New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-17

stitute to the resolution of Mr.. Camp, which
was adopted on its Grst reading:
RESOLVED, That all contracts entered into
by Mayor Conway for cleaning the streets
of the Second, Third. Fourth, Fifth, sixth,
tenth and Eleventh Wards, and other wards
now in contemplation to be contra led for.
are here annulled.
JOINT SESSION.
The Board of Aldermen having entered,
the Council went into joint session for the
purpose of electing city attorney, vice J.
B. Eustis, Esq, resigned.
Mr.. Thomas H. Shields in the chair, stated
the object of the joint session, and declared
nominations to be in order.
Mr.. Fisher nominated Mr.. H. ]. Leovy,
who received the unanimous vote of both
branches of the Common Council, and was
declared elected.
The Board of Aldermen then retired,
Mr.. Camp introduced the following reso-
luton, which was, under suspension of the
rules, adopted on its several readings with
the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Walker. Pemberton, Camp,
Grandpre, Pandely, Wynne, Farrell and
Breen.
Nays: Mr.. Kearny.
Mr.. Rose voting blank; Messrs. sturcken
and Fisher absent.
Res0lued, That the stone or stones now
being prepared for the striking off of the
one million bonds be transported to the
Treasurer's office before they are linked, and
that the bonds be struck off in his office.
The following resolution, introduced by
Mr. Camn waa rafarrad IN 4ha Nop, ;+t m
| on Improvements and Buildings:
WHEREAS, The Legislature have now he
fore them bill to establish an Eighth Dis.
| trict Court in the city of New Orleans; and
Whereas, 1t is advisable to have all the
courts in or as near the same building; and
Whereas, A plan has been drawn for a
Seventh District Court, to be located in the
building now containing the Second, Third.
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth District Courts; and
Whereas, The said building can not be
| made or altered so as to contain all the
courts; therefore be it
ReSOtUed, That the Committee on Build
ings and Improvements be and il is hereby
| instructed to examine the building contain.
ing the First District Court and report to
the body the possibility of establishing the
Seventh and Eighth District Courts in said
building. ..
Mr., Camp introduced the following reso.
luton, which was adopted on its several
readings:
Ayes; Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Walker, Penn.
berton Camp, Grandpre, Pandely, Wynne,
Farrell and Breen.
Absent: Messrs. Sturcken and Fisher.
Resolved That the Street Commissioner
be and he is hereby requested to furnish this
Board with correct statement of all this
work done by him and his predecessor, and
that done under his supervision by the con-
tractors, and that he also furnish this Board
with the cost of work done by contract ard
| that done by him.
On motion the above resolution was trans.
mitted to the Board of Aldermen for con-
currence.
The following resolution from the Upper
Board was read, when Mr.. Breen moved its
reference to the Committee on Improve
ments AMI Buildings, which motion was laid
on the table:
ResOlued, That permission be and is hereby
granted Mr.. G. VOm Hote TO erect a small
steam engine on his premises on Magazine
street, during the pleasure of the Common
Council, any ordinance to the contrary not
wlthstandlng, and provided that Mr.. Vom
Hole be required to build a brick wall
around the engine sufficient to guard the
boiler, and to be approved by the City Sur
Veyor.
The above resolution was then concurred
in on its several readings.
Yeas: Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Walker,
Pemberton, Sturcken, Grandpre, Fisher,
Pandely and Wynne.
Nays: Messrs. Camp, Farrell and Breen.
The following resolution from the upper
board was referred to the Committee on Po-
lice and Health. .r
Res2loed, That the Controller be and he is
hereby authorized to adiudicate a contract,
after i've days notice in the official journal,
for cleaning the sinks of the public build
ings of the city for aud during the term of
one year; the work to be done in strict ac-
cordance with specifications on file in the
office of the Street Commissioner.
Mr.. Pemberton introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted on its first
teading, but upon its second reading a
motion prevailed to lay on the table subject
to call:
Resoloed, That the Mayor, Controller and
Treasurer be and they are authorized to
contract for the engraving OF a sufficient
number of coupons to place four to each
city note of each denomination, viz: $50,
%ANf Pui tos NA5 plI DCaAtii5 N4Sho pSA SNht
interest per annum, payable semi-annually
in greenbacks; so that the interest on each
note will be payable at six, twelve, eighteen
and twenty-folr months at the counters of
the City Treasurer. 1t shall be the duty of
the Treasurer to attach the four coupons to
each city note that he may pay out, and
it shall be the duty of both the Treasurer
| and Controller to keep record of the dates,
| numbers and denominations of each and
every note thus paid out.
Before adjournment Mr. Pemberton moved
for the adoption of the above resolution on
its second reading, which was adopted.
Yeas: Messrs. Kearny. Pemberton, Camp,
Grandpre, Fisher, Pandely, Wynne and Far.
rell.
Walker voting blank.
The following resolution from the upper
Board was read:
Resolued, That in the bill for borrowing
one million dollars, the words cat not less
than par" be stricken out.
A motion to refer to the Finance Commit
tee was lost; it was then moved that the
above resolution be adopted, which motion
was lost by a vote Of five yeas to six nays.
The reading of the following resolution,
which had been returned by the Mayor with
out his signature, was called for:
WHEREAS, The suffering of the creditors
of the city demand some immediate action
for their relief; and iH
Whereas, The Legislature has been in ses-
sion several weeks without atfording the re-
lief desired; a
Resolred That ordinance s15. which pro-