New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-12
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Cry HALL, New ORLEANS,
Wednesday, April s, 1868. 7

Adjourned Session.
Cry HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
Wednesday, April s, 1868. !
The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by the President.
The roll was called and the following
Aldermen answered to their names:
President Graham, and Messrs. Burbank,
Clay Devices Kellogg, and Woolfey.
CONGREGATIONS FROM OFFICERS OF THE CITY.
The President presented the resignation
of Hon. A. Carriere, which was accepted.
The President stated that he only gave
expression to whath he knew to be the unani-
nous sentiment of the Board when he
said that the resignation of their honorable
colleague was received by them with feel
ings of the profoundest regret. The inter.
course of the honorable member with us as
individuals and collectively has been SO
honorable, dignifed, impartial, and kindly,
and his attention to public affairs
so faithful as to have especially endeared
him to all of us. Our best wishes attend
him wherever Providence may lead him.
New ORLEANS, April Z, 1868.
Honorable President and Members Board of Alder
men
On account of some family matters, being
| compelled to be absent from the city, very
respectfully beg leave to offer my resigna-
ton as q member of your honorable body.
A. CARRIERE.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following resolutions came up in their
regular order upon their second reading,
and wee concurred in by the following
votes:
Resolred That the City Surveyor be and
| he is hereby authorized to protect the levee
| and repair and build the bulkhead which
has become rotten, broken down, ana use
less, from point on the river bank opposite
| Elysian Fields street for three squares down
| ward, the work to be done under the super
vision of the Committee of Streets and
Landings Of the Common Council.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
Burbank, Clay, Devices, and Woolhey.
Nays: None.
| WHEREAS, Although the commissioners OF
| the first draining distriCt--a body created
by an act of the legislature of this state, APP
| proved March Is, l65S-have received their
proportion of the SSl 900 appropriated by
| said act, and are now collecting the sixth
nstallment of the tax imposed, with the
object of draining said district, they have
il return done nothing whatever but to
make the required plans and to take the
legal steps necessary to enforce payment OF
the tax by subjecting the property to mort
gage; and
Whereas The large amount of money
which the commissioners have received and
collected should be at once used to meet the
| general demand for the much needed drain
age of said district; be it therefore
Resolued That the City Attorney be anc
he is hereby authorized to take such lega
| tf,f nal
said board of commissioners to perform INT
duties imposed on them by the said act, o.
to show cause why these duties have no
been performed.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs
Burbank, Devices, and Woolfey.
Nay; Mr.. Clay.
The resolution authorizing the Controlle
to receive sealed proposals for the repair
to railing of Lafayette square was laid OF
the table.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARD OF ASsISTAS
2 ALDERMEN.
The following for concurrence was re
=. ceived and concurred upoA its first reading
: Rescued, That from and after the passag
of this ordinance the City Treasurer be an
D he is hereby prohibited from issuing or pay
+ ing out any more city notes OF any demon
y nation whatever, except for amounts du
! to parties whose claim is less than one hume
s red dollars, and who may receive sal
il notes or certificates of Indebtedness as her'
matter provided at their option.
= SEC. q. That for the payment OF the Gu
T rent expenses of the city, subject TO u
n above execution, until such time as I'll
If treasury is relieved from its present ina
is cial embarrassment, the Controller be an
II he is hereby authorized to issue his warran
Il | L. - Of indie htp1UAEs hpa
ing eight per cent interest per annun
Ie PAYABLE in United States currency, to be
| deemed whenever the city treasury hi
j. thirty thousand dollars, due notice of whiC
shall be given to the public by the Treasu
l. er through the Common Council; sa
a certificates to be countersigned by Il
r Mayor, and to be numbered and registert
in a suitable book kept for that purpose
IN the Controllers office.
as SEC. 3. That city employees, and perso
it hereafter contracting with the city, shi
of be required as a condition precedent
of further employment, and to the entering
ne to of such contracts, to agree to receive SUI
II. certificates of Indebtedness in payment
i'd their claims against the city,
a. SEC, T. That it shall be the duty OF t
ne CITY Treasurer to notify the public throul
his weekly report to the Council OF /
ed amount on hand in United States curren
to which can be applied to the redemption
snch certificates and that he is ready to p
nj die same, beginning with No. l. ana
Guiding as many as the fund so report
g. will cover, taking them in the order
Dr. which they are issued, and from and All
". such notification the interest on such cert
70 cate shall cease.
ia SEC. 5. That all blank sheets of city C
OF rency on hand and not signed be destroy
mt n the next burning of the city money,
same to be reported according to law.
SEC. G. ReSolued That the City IRE
m. urer, Controller, and Finance Commits
-. are hereby instructed to destroy
les CITY notes paid into the treasl
ur- from any source whatever, from u
yg. to time, whenever the amount may hi
Is, accumulated in sufficient quantity,
PP' report the same to the Common Coun
on, SEC. Z. The Treasurer is hereby authori
lii to procure suitable blank certificates for
The purpose of carrying out the provisions
this ordinance.
SIC. 8. That all ordinances and part
lcil ordinances in conflict with the foregoing
and the same are hereby repealed.
ms The Board adjourned until Tuesday n
aS HUGH ]. CAMPBELL,
on Secretar,
and BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMl
'e Adjourned Meeting
per- CITY HAL