The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-25


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BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMES.-The regular
weekly session OF this board was held last even.
inc president Hepp in the chair and the fol-
lowing members present Messrs. Dunn. Flood
Sauyi1et. sullivan. Scott. Joubert. Straight. Per.
Inns. Davies Thezsn Sampsonssnd Sterry.
The MAYORS communication returning unsigned
the resolution authorizing the issuance OF "certi
fcates OF indebtedness - In view Of the ordinance
adopted by the council for the sale of the stalls
ofthe city markets, the object Of which u SINH
tr 10 lLaI OF tIt IDTmtI TttoIuttOus was Etcolttu
ard crdere. - he spread upon ie mnu' 'es.
The mayor also returned, withoqt ais signature,
aresolntion authorizing the surveyor 70 build a
bridge across the New Canal, 81 Felicity street,
for the reason that contract with Daniel Multi
gan, to build snch q bfilge, has already been
made by the city. Received and ordered TO be
spread upon the minutes.
The following resolution was also communicated
by the mayor, with the recommendation that II be
adopted In consideration that city money has
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ment is opportune TO withdrswit rom the market: !:
Resolred, That from and after the passage Of
this ordinance. the city treasurer be, aad he is
hereby prohibited from issuing or payiog out any
mere city notes Of any denomination Whatever.
2. That ihe treasurer be. and he is hereby au-
thofized to issue certificates of indebtedness,
bearing eight per cent. interest per annum. pay
able one earafer date in United States currency,
and receivable, bot4 principal and interest after
maturity for airy debts due the city Of New Orleans.
Said certificates to be countersiened by the con
iroiler snd avor. and TO be numbered and reg
tered in a suitable book kept for that purpose IN
the controllers Office: the same to De used in
payment for ali the liabilities of the CITY (except
the interest ON the consolidated debt and railroad
bonds) until such time as the city is relieved from
its present financial embarrassments
8. That. city employes and persons hereafter
contracting with the city shall be reqrired as a
condition precedent to further employment and
TO the entering into of such onf-acls to s1ree 10
nent of their claims against the city
4. That parties holding city notes will have the
richt TO invest the same in such certificates.
s. That il shall be the duty of the city treasurer
to notify the public through his weekly report to
the council of the amount on hand in United
States currency which can be applied 70 the re-
denpfion of snch certificates and that he ia ready
10 raw fbe same heeinning with No. /. and IN
cludiop as many as the fund so reported will
cover takioq them In the order In which they
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the interest on said certificates shall cease.
g. That all blank sheets of city currency on
hand and not signed be DESTROYED az the next
burning of city money the same TO be reported
according 10 law ,tt
7. That the city treasurer, controller and
fuapce committees are hereby Instructed 20 de-
strov all cifv notes maid into the CITY treasury
from any source whatever, from tinie to time
whenever the amount may have accumulated il
sufficient quantity, and report the same 10 the
Common Council
s. Tbet al ordinances and parts of ordinances
In fict with the foregoing be and the same
are hereby repealed. 'l'sl ls-I a ,31'4 Il !
The communication was received and made the
8 ecnl order of the day for Saturday next.
The tressurer's report shows that the receipts
of bis office during the two weeks ending on the
2lst of March were ls0 10l IL; the expenditures
s393 1886 80 and the balance on hand, $50 us 81
RI ferred TO the finance committee.
A lengthy communication was received from
received an order from the Sixth District Court
ordering him TO desist from collecting licenses in
his Office, and TO turn over to the assistant city
attorney all not paid up TO the 1st of March
1868; that Judge Heistand assistant city attor-
ney, claims that he Is entitled TO the additional
ten per cent. paid the treasurer's Office on the
licenses already collected, although, he states,
the law is positive that the assistant city attorney
shall receive it only after Judgment and collec-
ZION. The treasurer refers the board to page so,
Leovy's Digest, and concludes by giving as his
opinion that the money belongs to the city, aud
that a suspensve appeal TO the Supreme Court
can be taken from the Judgment rendered on
Monday in the Sixth District Court The commu
nicstion was referred to the city attorney
resolution from the upper board authorizing
the MAYOR TO contract with Judge H. D. Ogden to
defend two suits 10 which the city is involved one
at $500 and the other st $3.50, was concurred in.
The following petitions were received:
From B. Lacoste, 2l2 Poydras street, asking for
a reduction Of license on coffeehouse and billiard
table to the prices now levied by the city. Re-
ferred.
A petition from the farmer of the Magazine
street market asking that the fish stalls which ar
In TIE center of said market be removed to its ex.
treme north end. Referred.
proposition from Henry and Mayer Stern
Cwho claim ten years. experience In Bavaria and
that they are loyal, naturalized cit;zens) asking
for the contract of daily removing the dead ami.