New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-25

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Mr.. Shields offered the tolIowihk: / 90 T
RESOLVED, That the Finance Commits b
sad- afes y efSs &HSh6fized to make any
arrangements. Tor the pfOsecufioH I6f any
GAINS o. the city, which IL mayhem ifof
tne penens ct the corpoFatiOn !; provided,
Snht sac ciaiE1s have not already been con-
Attorney, or other ofIiciah or emOioyea 81
the city. or any contracts heretofore de.
SermIuea by law or ordinance; and provided,
forther, that the ci y shall fn nd wise be
responsible for any Ices, costs or other en-.
penses attending the prosecution Of said
sults; and IN no case .ahsu compensstion
recovered beallowed upon the prSceeds AZ
said suits returned 70 the city. f.1IR 4
Which was adopted on frst reading, ~
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The following from Finance COMMITTEES
was received: sraFh9 g"Hih'il tas
--r III. a. Ia FrxAScx COMMITTEE RooM,
io li9 New Orleans, sept s. Sss r. IN Iva
To the Honorable the President and MerubeaX of
Fac boArd Of Al1ermsn! III ~ TIjI-'lI7i ia :.
GEETLEnEs-=Your committee beg leave,to
ON the resolution providing that so much
o. oToinsnce No. 2lS6, approved May eighs
teenth. 1856 as relates TO the publication in
the ofhciai journal Of specifications for
public works be repealed, and that the Con-
troHer be authorized to have all speci6ca.
lions for public works printed 10 slip form,
and posted in conspicuous places in the
City Hall and in the Mechanics Exchange,
fayorsbly. Wd OF HIT1T va - -
Herewith is submitted a report TO this
committee by the experts appointed to ex.
anime into the books of the Controller and
Treasurer. You will see at 8 glance the diff
ference existing between the accounts of
these two officers, and form correct iudg-
ment Of the amount Of labor performed by
said experts. Il w
On the petition of DR.. J. L. Crawcour.
praying to be paid the amount of $1,000 for
snsiyzing the stomach and viscera in three
different cases of poisoning, in the years
1861 and 1852, fsvorsbly by resolution.
Respectfully submitted.
H ~ 49, JOHN A. o'BRIEN,
TIL. R. BRADY,
o. POYNOT.
The accompanying resolution: g..
ResoIved, That the Controller be and he
Is hereby authorized to warrant on the
Treasurer in favor of DR.. J. L. Crawcour,
1or the sum of one thousand and six hun
dred dollars, for services rendered 10 1861
ana 1852 in analyzing several bodies in thret
different cases of poisoning. sar
Was adopted on first reading.
Ine accompanying resolutions: t.-t
Resolved, That so much of ordinance No.
2l76, approved May Is, 1855, as relates to the
publication in the official journal of specifi-
cations for public works, etc., be and is
hereby repealed. s..i .
Resoloed, further, That the Controller be
and he is hereby authorized to have all spe-
cihcations for public works printed in slip
form, In quantities sufficient to be exhibited
In the offices OF the Controller, City Survey
OF, Street Commissioner, Committees on
Streets and Landings and Finance, and in
places, about the Hall, and in
the Mechanics Exchange
Were amended by striking out the second
portion thereof, authorizing the printing of
slips.
As amended, concurred in by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas: President Marley, and Messrs. 30
guile, Brady, Kaiser, o'Brien, Pessou, Poy.
no., Prados and Shields-9.
Nays: None.
The report of experts alluded to was re-
Ierred to Finance Committee.
The following from the Committee on
Streets and Landings was received:
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS, |
r c,. r, Board OF Aldermen, |
City Hail. September q, 1855.
To the Honorable the Board OF Aldermen
GENTLEMEN-Your committee have the
honor to report upon the following subjects
referred to them, viz: -,
Upon the resolution sent from the Board |
Of Assistant Aldermen for concurrence. |
that permission be and is hereby granted to
J: II. Williams to erect steam engine on
MS premises, in the square bounded BY
Piety, Desire, Greatmen and Cssacalyo I
itreets; your committee beg leave to report
aYorably by amending said resolution SO as
o read in addition thereto: "and to remain
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THOMAS Fl. SHIELDS,
"a. .eslt Chairman;
L. PESS0U, al5-