The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-15
Chairman Finance Committee


The following reported resolution was sdoptec
on first reading, and the rules being waive,
read second time and adopted by the follOwinI
vote:
Yeas-President Marley, and Messrs Brady
O'Brien, Pessou, Poynot, Prados and Shields-7.
Hays-Mr. Ksiser-I.
SentdOwn for concurrence.
ReSol0ed. That ordinance No. 7O3 new series
approved September 10, 1867, which re ads as fol
lows:
:. That the city treasurer be and he is herebv
suihoriZed and instructed to receive city notes in
payment for the batture notes now in the treas.
uIy, charging the interest due up TO payment, as
expressed on the 'ace OF the notes.
. ReS0tued further. That the proceeds thus re.
ceiyed be set aside for the redemption of the
batiure issue Of city notes, which notes shall be
Cancelled and destroyed in the presence of the
treasurer, the controller and the chsirmen of the
finance committees; :"
Be and the same is hereby repealed.
And the following was adopted on its first read.
ing:
Resotred, That the controller be and he is hereby
instructed to have an inventory taken of all NOV
able pubic properly in possession of the various
city OhceTs and employees, includingltracks, carts
wagons, tools. stock, etc; desks tables. chair
book cases. carpets, curtains, sofas letter presses
iDkstands, rulers, pen racks, paper weights
stamps, water coolers, ard every species of offc,
and desk furniture not perishable; aud that said
controller be required 10 take receipts from tue
Lfhcers In possession for all of said articles aud
10 keep correct accounts Of any transfer that may
De made by any officer of said movable property
Whel her TO his successor in Office or TO any other
person authorized 10 receive the same.
Resotred further, phat the controller is hereby
instructed to furnish the council at its next meet
ing, with true and correct statement OF all Tia.
0llhes due by the city OF New Orleans, including
al outstanding city notes, together with detailed
statement OF all assets, such as bills receivable.
,b eseAle, etc. IN order to satisfy the public
VINO are cIamorous for such n report
On motion of Mr.. Shields, the finance oommiE
Tee was requested to make final report at next
meeting IS to the disagreements In the accounts
OF the late controller aud treasurer.
The following was received:
COMMITTEE OF STREETS AND LANDINGS
Board OF Aldermen,
CIty Hall, August H. 1868
To the Honorable Board O. Aldermen:
Gertemen-You our committee have the bono, 10
report upon the following subject referred to
them, viz:
Upon the resolution that the controller be and
be is hereby authorized, after ten days notice in
the official journal, to adjudicate to the lowest
bidder or bidders contract for the extension OF
Ninth Street MARKET the work to be done in strict
accordance with plans and specifications on file IN
the ONCE OF the CRY surveyor, your committee
respectfully report fsyorably.
4. H. SHIELDS, Chairman
PErER KAISER,
Is. PEsSOU.
And the accompanying resolution
Resolred, That the controller be and be is here.
By authorized after ten days notice 10 the official
Journal, to adjudicate 10 the lowest bidder or bid
ters contract for the extension Of ninth Street
Market" the work to be GOne in strict accordance
Nth plans and specifications on file in the Office
Of the city surveyor.
Was adcp ted on the first reading, and the rules
being waived, adopted on the second reading by
he following vote:
Yess-Prssident Esrkey, and Nsssrs. Bfsdy,
Kaiser, o Brien, Pessou, Prados and Shields.
Nsys-None.
Mr.. Shields verbally reported favorably on the
ohoWiDg resolution, which was laid on the table |
Or one week: |
hesOlced, That the mayor he and he il hereby |
inihorized to enter into contract BY notarial act /
N behalf Of the city Of New O-leins, With the
, ulnern Paving Compsny-seourity, E. j. Hart
o.-ior paving Race street. from Tchoupitou.
as 10 Cohseum street, with the Nicolson pave.
rent, at three dollars aud City cents fs3 sol Der
uperneM square yard, the work to be dine