New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-05
CITY couNcIL--o FFIcIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Extra Session.
CITY HALL, New ORLEANS,


October IS, 1868.
The Board met at Il o'clock NJ, pursuant
to adjournment.
Present: President Markey, and Messrs.
Brady, Kaiser, 0'Brien, Pessou, Prados and
Shields-7.
The following resolution of the Lower
Board was concurred in:
Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen be
and they are hereby requested to meet this
board in joint session, at haltpast twelve
today for the purpose of electing a Super
intendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph.
AT halfpast Il o'clock P. NJ. the Board ad-
journed to the hall of the Lower Board for
the election as per resolution above; after
which it resumed the session in its own hall.
(For proceedings of joint session see minutes
of Lower Board.)
On motion the Board took recess till FIVE
o'clock P. NJ.
On reassembliug at that hour there were
present: President Markey and Messrs.
radv, Kaiser, Prados and shields-5.
The following resolutions of the Lower
Board were received by unanimous consent
and concurred in on first and second read.
ings by the vote annexed to each, the rule
having been waived for that purpose:
Resored, That in view of the illegality
and unconstitutionality of the statute of
1868, approved September IA, and entitled
an act to establish a 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 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.
Resolued, That the Mayor be further au-
thoriZed, in case the said police force thus
organized by him prove inadequate to main.
tam order, to appoint and organize sufi-
cient number of extra policemen to act in
conjunction with the regular police.
Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs.
Brady, Kaiser, o'Brien, Prados and
Shields-6. l Ha.
Nays: None.
Resolced, That the Treasurer be and he 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 detailed statement as to
whom and on what account said payments
were made, aud
ReSolued, That in future a similar state
ment shall be made daily to the Finance
Committee, who shall keep the same on file
in their room, subject to examination by
the members of the Common Council.
ReSolued, further, That the Mayor and
Controller be and they are hereby requested
to furnish the Council at its regular weekly
meetings statement of the number, denom-
ination and amount of the aforesaid bonds
that shall have been signed by them re.
spectiyely.
Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs.
Brady, Kaiser, oBrlen, Prados and Shields
&c.
Nays: None.
ReSolued That lin consequence of the in.
creased litigation in which the city is in
volved, the City Attorney be and he is here.
by authorized to employ an additional as
sstant whose salary shall be one hundred
and seventyive dollars per month, during
the pleasure of the Common Council.
Yeas: President Markey, and Messrs
Brady, Kaiser, Prados and Shields-5.
Nays: Mr.. O'Brien-l.
Resolution of Lower Board prohib
iting payment of Metropolitan Police, q
motion was laid on the table subject to call
On motion, adjourned.
W. B. LANCASTER,