New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-01
City coUMcIL--oFFicML.
Extra session.

Extra Session.
New Orleans. August Is. 1853. !
The Board met in extra session last even
ing pursuant to a call OF his Honor, the
Mayor.
+ Present, President Kearny, and Messrs.
Rose, Walker, Pemberton, Camp, sturcken,
Fisher, Pandely, Wynne, Farrell, and Breen.
The following communication from the
Mayor was received:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Mayorality OF New Orleans, I
City Hail. August ~ 1865 }
10 tine Secretary of the Board Of Assistant Alder
SiR-You will notify the members of the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen that the Board
VIII De convened in extra session this even
ing, at Six O'Clock p. NJ, for the. transaction
OF special business,
Respectfully, by direction of the Mayor,
JOHN w. OVERALL. Secretary.
Mr.. Fisher moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the following resolution had
been referred to the Finance COMMITTEES:
Whereas, By virtue of an ordinance, No.
952, approved July 81, 1868, the city of New
Orleans has assumed the control of the City.
Water Works, under the management of a
G.
Whereas, In order to a more thorough
management and government of said works,
and meeting such expenditures as NAV be
necessary in the judgment of said commits.
sioners, be 1t, therefore,
ReSolued, That the Mayor and President
OF the Board OF Commissioners be and are
hereby authorized, jointly, to negotiate for
the sum oftwenty thousand dollars ($20, O0O)
for the purposes set forth in the above pre-
Die to this resolution,
The motion to reconsider having been
adopted, Mr.. Fisher moved its adoption.
The resolution passed its several readings,
and was, on motion, forwarded to the
Upper Board for concurrence by unanimous
consent:
Yeas +; Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Walker,
Pemberton, Camp, Fisher, Pandely, Wynne,
Farrell, and Breen.
Nays: None. .....
Mr.. Fisher offered the following preamble
and resolution, which we're adopted on
their several readings, and by unanimous
consent, forwarded to the Upper Board for
concurrence:
Yeas Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Walker,
Pemberton, Camp, Fisher, Pandely, Wynne,
and Breen.
Nays: None.
WHEREAS, It is necessary to close up the
back payrolls, the better to enable the Treas.
urer to continue and keep Nd with the
routine of business in his office; therefore
be it
Resoluea, That the Controller be and he is
hereby authorized to warrant on the Treas
urer for the amounts unealled for on all of
the payrolls up to and TO include the month
of May, 1865.
A petition from committee ofpolicemen,
appointed by the police force to represent
through the Mayor to the Common Council
their 'pecuniary condition, and the suffer.
ings they have been compelled to enduren by
the failure Of the city to pay them their
wages, was read, andiupon its conclusion
Mr.. Fisher offered the following resolution,
which was read andF adopted upon its
several readings and transmitted to the
Upper Board for concurrence by unanimous
consent:
RESOLVED, That the Mayor be and he is
hereby requested to transmit to the presid.
ing officers of the General Assembly, a peti.
tion Of certain police officers, referred by
him to the consideration of the Common
Council.
Mr.. Pemberton called for the reading of
an act which he had originated and pre-
sented TO the General Assembly for their
entitled ian act for the re-
lief of the finances OF the city of New Or.
leans, and for the redemption of the city
currency" which was read, and on motion
to the Finance Committee.
The Board then adjourned.
JOHN T0BIN, Secretary.