New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-04
CITY COuNCIL--oF FICIAL
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Regular Session.
Regular session.

| Cry HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
December l, 1865.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present: President Marley, and Messrs
Boguille, Brady, Kaiser, Pessou, Poynot
Prados and Shields-S.
On motion, the reading of the minutes Of
last meetings was dispensed with.
DIT. Kaiser, the rules being waived, moved
that the market ordinance previously exist
ing be adopted as substitute for the one
recently passed by the Council.
MIR. Prados moved this said substitute be
amended by requiring payments to be made
IN currency. Which motion prevailed on
calling the yeas and nays, but was after
ward Withdrawn by consent. ''
The substitute was then adopted OF each
reading by unanimous vote, the rule be-
ing waived and ordered to be sent to the
other Board for concurrence.
Mr.. Prados, the rule being suspended,
offered the following resolution:
ReSolued, That the Superintendent of the
FIRE Alarm Telegraph be and he is hereby
| directed to extend the telegraph, with fire
| nre alarm box, to the depot OF the Orleans
railroad Company, on La Harpe street, be-
tween White Street and GentilIy Road.
Which was adopted unanimously on its
several readings, and ordered to be sent to
the Lower Board for concurrence.
On motion the r,lo, ,roro s,,svo,,zoa l.,
order to take up the unfinished business of
| last session.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following report received last meet
ing but not read. was accented:
~. -
FINANCE So o NJ TEE I hfooM
New Orleans. Noyember' q as" 1888
To the Honorable the President and Mamn.rs Of the
Board of Aldermen:
GENTLEsEEN-Your committee have had
under consideration the subject of expendi.
lures, and are of opinion that retrench-
ments are necessary, the city not being
prepared 70 ehter into new contracts on
finances. The folIoWinS resoiutinn n rob So
ing the views of the committee on this sub.
Inc ;ioiloWlng communication M from the
COMMITTEES sccomnsniad h1 to stato w ms
marked "An and "Bn showing the exact
o;J u t ~; SiIy loI tng purchase OF
,nittoJ ~ no anu ats nsSai Is SUI
ton. The committee will, in their next
report suggest the action necessary to be
taken by the city to settle the whole matter
definitely.
Respectfully submitted, |
THOS. R. BRADY
Tho follouir, rooo1,tio,.
"InS Ae'oiu'iou'
heS9toeo, mat no contracts shall be ap..
proved oy the CITY Council for repairs of
~ sTre s, OF LOT any other improvements, un-
I'll Lle CIV snail be enabled to its 11htq |
on demand, ana that no expenses of any |
klhu shull De incurred from this time forth,
except such as are already provided by eX-
istlng contracts and ordinances, and that
lhe street commissioner and Surveyor be
.L tney are hereoy instructor TO reduce
Lhelr FORCES 10 the very lowest number ne
;essaTY 10 complete the works already or
lereu oy the Olty council, .ae.
Was read. A motion to lay on the table
vas lost.
AZ. ,.
~ 100 'I'O ~ SsiA'eho ny eAceptihs
'uch repairs as paght be 1nd1spensabiy ne
cessary. ..sgss
On.rNhffon this auendmart vos +ob,od
- ---I1..l1
on motion tue resolution was laid on the
table.
An Ordinance for tho protaction of tho ryitr,
Watarwarrs Va 'AA0 Oi'J
N- "
HeSOt0ed, SECTION l. IL shall be unlawful
or any person unauthorized by city ordi-
ances or not employed by the Waterworks
to take, water from any pub
&c ctstern or fire plug, or to open the same ,
o as to expose the water to waste; or to turn
ny public or private stopcock, or in any
way or manner injure the buildings, reser-
olrs or other property belonging to the
ity Watarworks; and the person so offend. ,
ng shall be subject to fine not less than
twenty-five nor more than one hundred
ollars, or in default of the payment of the
ne shall be imprisoned not less than ten 1
or more than thirty days.
SEC. 2. No person shall make any attach. {
lent to the street mains Of the City Water {
forks, or to any private attachment con.
ected herewith, or any alteration in such [
rivate attachments, without special per r
ut IN writing, signed by the proper officer I
the Waterworks; and any one so offend. | {
ig shall be subject TO fine not less than
Renty nor more than ole hundred dollars; b
r, if the fine be not paid, imprisonment for \
OF less than ten nor more than thirty days /
SEC. 3. Whoever shall himself or by any u
his family, or by any of his servants or 4
gents, use or waste the water from any r
art OF the WaterHorks, or open any stop. v
ock or valve, or shall let on or shutoff the a
aier into or from any pipe, without written
lthority from the proper officer of the
IS than twenty or more than fifty dollars, b
IN default of payment of said penalty h
iall be imprisoned not less than FIVE nor
ore thantwenty days.
SEC, A. Whoever, having a water license,
lal use the water. or suffer il to he used b