New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-30

ent; President Kearny, and Messrs. Rose,
Aitkens, Walker, Montgomery, sturcken,
Fisher, Pandely, Wynne, Farrell and Breen.
Mr.. Fisher submitted the following reso-
luton, which was adopted on its first read
ing, the rules suspended, and being put
upon its final reading was adopted unani-
mously, after which, by unanimous con-
sent it was forwarded to the Board of Alder
men for concurrence:
ReSo!Ued, That in view of the Illegally
and unconstitutionality of the statute of
1865, approved September ID, and entitled
an act to establish Metropolitan Police
District, ETC., and of the utter incapacity of
the police organized under that bill to
maintain order and suppress disorders in
the community, that the Mayor be instruct
ed and authorized to organize a police
under and in conformity with the laws and
ordinances existing prior to the enactment
OF this said act, approved September IA, en-
titled as aforesaid.
Resoloed, That the Mayor be further au-
thorized, ia case the said police force thus
organized by him prove inadequate to main.
tain order, to appoint and organize sufh.
cient number of extra policemen to act in
conjunction with the regular police.
The following resolutions by Mr.. Farrell,
oeing called upon their second reading, was
unanimously adopted, and transmitted to
the Board of Aldermen by unanimous con-
sent:
WHEREAS, An application has been sub
mitted to the Finance Committee of the
Common Council for payment of salary al.
legged to be due members of body styled
the Board of Police Commissioners, and as
grave doubts exist as to the legality of the
pnoPtmaDfa caiI Rnard nf pn1ipo
Commissioners, as well as of the appoint
ments made by them, and
Whereas, 1t is the duty of this body to
protect the citizens and tax payers as far as
possible against all illegal usurpation of
power or increase of the already onerous
taxation under which our people are suffer
ing; therefore
Be ii resolued, That the Controller and
Treasurer are hereby ordered not to audit
or pay any of the pay rolls of the Metropoli-
tan Police, the officers and large portion
of the force having been placed on duty by
an authority considered unconstitutional
and Illegal, oppressive aud odtous to tax
payers and property owners of this city.
RESOLVED, That his honor the Mayor be re.
quested to resist further payment of any
police force, except such as may be organ
lied under the charter of the city, and
placed on duty by the proper municipal
authority of this city. 80.
ReSolued. further, That the Controller be
and is hereby instructed to reject all appli-
cations for supplies made on him by the
Chief of Police, Board OF Police Commits
sioners, or any of the police department,
known as the Metropolitan Police force.
Rescued, That the chairmen of standing
committees and all other officers and en-
ployes of the city of New Orleans be and
they are hereby instructed to abstain from
acknowledging or in any way recognizing
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lice Commissioners and their appointees to
the positions which they assume to hold
and that the Common Council respectfully
request his honor the Mayor to conform to
the spirit of the foregoing preamble and re-
solutions.
RESOLVED, further, That the attention of
the City Attorney be specially called to the
foregoing, and that he be instructed to take
such steps for the protection Of the interests
of the city in this matter as may be neCes-
sary, the Common Council hereby pledging
itself to sustain him in any efforts to prevent
what is believed to be a violation of the
rights of the whole community.
Mr.. Farrell submitted the following reso-
lutions, which were unanimously adopted
on their several readings; after which, by
unanimous consent, they were sent to the
Board of Aldermen for concurrence:
IlbSDLCSQ, mat Lle treasurer De anu ne Is
hereby instructed to submit Immediately to
the Finance Committees q statement of the
number, denomination and amount of the
million loan bonds paid out by him and now
on hand, with a detailed statement as TO
whom and on what account said payments
were made, and
Resolved. That in future a similar state.
ment shall be made daily to the Finance
Committee, who shall keep the same on file
in their rouAs subject to examination by
the members of the Common Council.
ReSoiped, further, That the Mayor and
Controller be and they are hereby requisite
to furnish the Council at its regular weekly
meetings a statement ofsthe number, demon
ination and amount of the aforesaid bonds
that shall have been signed by them re.
speotively.
. The Board here took recess for fifteen
minutes, at the.expiration of which time they
were again called together when Mr..
Breen offered the following resolution,
which was adopted on its several readings
unanimously:
ResolUed, That J. A. Maybin be and he is
hereby authorized to repair, with similar
material the shtngle roof now upon the one
story brick building owned by him on Mag
azlne street (west side) between st. Joseph
and Delord streets. As there is some doubt
as to the right of Mr.. Maybin to do so, he
asks permission of your honorable body to
do so.
The Board then adjourned.
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