New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-12

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When a vote was taken, the resolution
and amendment were lost.
| The Mayor transmitted Communication
from the City Attorney, asking that legal
assistance be given the City Attorney in two
| important suits now ia progress in two of
the District Courts.
Dir. Pemberton was opposed to allowing
assistance. If the present Attorney is inca
pable or unwilling to perform the duties of
his office he was in favor of electing an Off
Ger who could and would give all his atten-
ton TO the place.
| The suits are Scott VS.. the city Arrow
| smith VS.. the same. In one Of the suits
100000 are involved.
Messrs Wynne and .Sturcken were opposed
to allowing assistance.
Nj. Fisher offered resolution proposing
fee of not less than $1,000 for additional
counsel.
Mr.. Farrell advocated obtaining assist
ance, in view of the fact that the suits
spoken of demanded great deal of time
and talent.
Resolution offered by Mr.. wynne that the
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cutters of the Third District, was referred.
A petition from six or seven beerhouse
keepers asking that they be Above to have
music in their places was read.
| A motion was made to repeal ordinance
26l (Which refers to the subject).
Messrs. Pemberton and Camp were op-
posed to repeating the law.
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legcs.
Resolution repeating ordinance 261 was
adopted on first reading.
Resolution to transfer inmates of the Lu-
matte Asylum to quarters in the Parish
Prison was finally adopted.
Resolution to hold Joint session next
Tuesday evening for the purpose of electing
Commissioners for the House of Refuge and
director for the 0pelousas railroad was
adopted.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Pemberton
on the thirty-frst ultimo, relative to city
money, was brought up and discussed, but
finally referred.
The City Treasurer having extended the
time for taxpayers, by authority of the FL
nance Committee, to pay their taxes, the
Assistant City Attorney gave notice that as
such action was illegal, he would hold the
city responsible if the extension was per-
sisted in. Referred to Finance Committee
and City Attorney Jointly.
A vote being taken on Mr.. Fishers reso-
luton to appropriate $1,000 for additional
counsel it was declared lost
Mr.. Fisher gave notice that at the next
meeting he would move reconsideration.
Mr.. Conway returned the ordinance sell
! ing the revenues of Claiborne market with
out his signature.
The ordinance was adopted by two
thirds vote, tn Us making it law notwith-
standing the Mayors veto. Sent to Upper
Board for concurrence.
J. B. Eustis rendered his written opinion
that the election of Commissioners for the
House of Refuge, held on the ninth of June,
was illegal and contrary to law. Received.
Committee on Streets and Landings res
ported favorably on recommendation that
the Controller sell contracts for cleaning
the several draining canals.
Messrs. Camp and Pemberton were oP
posed to adopting such resolution, princi-
pally on account of the city's financial con
dition. Laid on the table subject to call.
Motion to adjourn was lost.
The Treasurer reports receipts for the past
week S76,395 IS; expenditures none; bal
ance on hand S345, 1876 55.
Coroner Roche was voted the lofty privi
lege of occupying the last room in the City
Hall.
Committee on Fraudulent Contracts re-
ported progress.
Committee to ask permission from Gen
eral Buchanan for use of military prison for
insane asylum reported that the General
had given his consent and the prison had
been turned over to the city.
Mr.. Camps resolution allowing all claim
ants on city treasury to accept city bills in
payment if they chose was lost.
Resolution to sell the iron building at the
head of Canal street was adopted on second
reading,
Mr.. Fisher made statement to the Board
that on the part OF the Finance Committee
he wished it understood that they had
never done otherwise than oppose further
issuance of city money, Mr.. Treasurer
Mounts assertion to the contrary.
After one of the warmest sessions of the
season (colloquially), the Board adjourned,
] GRAND Row IN ALGIERs.-Ertra and Ultra
judicial Proceedings part of Algiers
in the vicinity of the courthouse was the
scene of wild excitement about five o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Like tie circles pro.
duced in a pond of water by dropping a
stone in the centre, the perturbation
spread, until in a short time people from
the remotest part of the town were seen
thronging to the courthouse, expecting
they knew not what. The cause of the
effervesence was little scrimmage be.
tween Judge Mccarthy and citizen, Mr.
W. F. Duncan. The origin of the dispute
was the incarceration of colored boy in
whom Mr.. Duncan took some interest. At
any rate from soft words the parties pro
ceeded by easy gradutions to hard ones,
until forgetting that
Algerines should never let
Their angry passions rise,
the affair resulted in a struggle worthy Of
Sampson Agonistes himself.
The event proved the truth of Napoleon's
axiom that Providence favorssthe side hav'
ing the heaviest battalions, for aided by
several policemen the Judge succeeded in
capturing his antagonist, who was summa'
rily locked up.
Afterward there was vivid illustration