New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-25
BOARD OF As.I.,ant Aldermen,

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AT $40 P. NJ. the board adjourned.
Board OF Assistant Aldermen.
Regular weekly meeting. Mr.. Hepp in
the chair, and Messrs. JOubert, Straight,
Sauvinet, Dunn, Scott, Perkins, Thezan,
Sullivan, Flood, Sterry, Davies, and Samp-
son present.
A message from Mayor Heath announced
that he had returned, without his signature,
q resolution authorizing the city surveyor
to build bridge across Claiborne canal at
Felicity street, for the reason that a con.
tract has already been made for building a
bridge at that locality. Received.
In another communication the mayor
asserted that as city money had ceased to
circulate as currency, the present is an
opportune moment to withdraw it from the
market. He recommended the immediate
adoption of the accompanying resolutions, if
found to be in accordance with sound
policy and good judgment:
ResOlGed That from and after the passage
of this ordinance the city treasurer be and
he is hereby prohibited from issuing or pay
ing out any more city notes of any denom-
ination whatever.
.. That the treasurer be and he is hereby
authorized to issue certificates of indebted
ness, bearing eight per cent interest per
annum, payable one year after date in
United States currency, and receivable,
both principal and interest, after maturity
for any debts due the city of New Orleans,
said certificates to be countersigned by the
controller and mayor, and to be numbered
and registered in suitable book kept for
that purpose in the controllers office; the
same TO be used in payment of all the liza.
bilities of the city Except the interest on
the consolidated debt and railroad bond,)
until such time as the city is relieved from
its present financial embarrassments.
THAT pitv pmDlnvaa and YonysOna bnra-
after contracting with the city, shall be re-
quired, as a condition precedent to their
further employment, and to the entering
into such contracts, to agree to receive such
certificates of Indebtedness in payment of
their claims against the city; be it further
ResolUed, 4. That parties holding city
notes will have the right to invest the same
in such certificates
3. That it 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 to the redemption of such
certificates and that he is ready to pay the
same, beginning with No. l, and including
as many as the fund SO reported will cover,
taking them in the order in which they
were issued; and from and after such nOti-
hcatiOn the interest on said certificates
shall cease.
6. That all blank sheets of city currency
on hand and not signed be destroyed at the
next burning of the city money, the same to
be reported according to law.
ReSolUed, Z. That the city treasurer con.
troller, and finance committees are hereby
instructed to destroy all city notes paid into
the city treasury from any source whatever,
from time to time, whenever the amount
may have accumulated in sufficient quan,
! tity, and report the same to the common
| council,
9 That oil ordinancaa and nor4s Of or5i
nances in conflict with the foregoing be and
the same are hereby repealed.
| Referred for action at a special meeting
to be held next Saturday evening.
| Mayor Heath returned without his sigma
| ture the resolution authorizing the con
| troller to issue Certificates of Indebtedness
| of the city Of New Orleans inasmuch as thI
ordinance adopted by the council for tn,
sale of the stalls in the markets with view
| to the redemption of the city currency ha
already gone into operation, and those reso
| lutions, by pledging the revenues of thu
markets for the redemption of city notes
are in conflict with that ordinance" Re
| ceived and filed.
Treasurer Howell announced to the boar,
that a Tnsldanus had been served on hiIl
at the instance of the assistant city attoI
ney from the sixth district court. He say
that the order compel5 him to cease at ono
the collection o, licenses in his Office
and to hand over to the assistant al
torney all not paid up to the first c
March, 1868. Judge Hiestand, attorney
claims ten per cent fees on uncollecte
licenses. Referred to the city attorney.
The treasurer reports receipts for til
week $3.50, l04: expenditures 1888, ,335: ea
ance on hand $l5O,7l5 The treasurer
again notified to itemize in his weekly RI
port.
Resolution from upper board employin
In S,F4 81
giving him fee of $3.50, was concurred il
The finance committee reported in fayo
of giving Judge Walker $4,000 in full con
pensation for services rendered in obtainin
a revocation of national tax on city issue
of currency. Adopted.
The finance committee reported in favo
of giving $1,000 to Miles Taylor for protei
sional services. Action postponed unit
next week.
The committee on uolice and health IT
ported in favor of establishing q station
house ON Gentilly road, near the Fai
grounds, and it was resolved that tn
mayor be authorized to have station
house erected near LeBreton market. Fe
the present. the city will accept an offer O
; email building from the Fair Ground
association, free of expense. Adopted.
The street commissioner by resolution
authorized to select dumping ground nea
the jackson railroad depot for manur
from the first and fourth districts. AdOpte
On second reading.
1t was adopted or second reading, tina
the names of streets be placed inside of tn
street lamps, the cost not to exceed thirt
cents for each sign. Sent to upper boar
for concurrence.
The subject of the fence around Ii
fayette square was again brought up, 70
the thousandth time. Referred TO tn
finance committee.
Resolution by Mr. Flood exacted an oat
Of ownership from persons who draw pa
from the city for carts before the treasure
can pay for the services. Mr.. Flood state
that he knew of several rich men who hal
many carts employed by the city, but tn
carts were In the names of different persons
The subject was referred to the COMMITTEE
on streets and landings.
The subject of a street car protector wa
referred. The patent is for the purpose
preventing accidents to persons who ma,
accidentally fall in front Of cars.
President Hepp appointed Mr.. Sullivan
member of the finance committee, ten
Porarily. Mr.. Sullivan accepted the pos
zion.
The board adjourned until next saturda
evening.
PAYISG OUT CRY MoNEY.-The cOffee
house keepers paid their licenses amounI
ing to $500 each in city money. Since Cd
amount has been reduced 10 $3.50 the COZ
trollef has given warrants on the cit