New Orleans Republican., 1868-10-14

resolution previously offered, to the effect
that all city employees, except those Of the
public schools, whose salaries are not over
$50, receive an additional pay of twenty
five per cent from the first of March TO the
first OF October The reasons why the
school teachers are excepted was that the
School Board had already allowed them
thirty-three and one-third per cent addi-
tional pay.
Mr.. O'Brien said he did not think that
there was city money sufficient to pay the
debt Of the city.
The resolution, and with it the substitute,
failed Of adoption. aH...
A joint resolution authorizing the ap-
pontment of joint committee of three
from the Upper Board and three from the
Lower BoaId, to investigate and report
upon the causes of the late overflow, was
adopted.
The President appointed on said COM
mittee Messrs. Kaiser, Pessou and Shields.
The petition Of NJ. Llambias, contesting
the seat OF Mr.. Pessou, was returned to the
gentleman with the remarks made by Mr..
Shields that the petition addressed to the
Council should be couched in respectful
terms and without insiuuations.
The special committee appointed to in
tigate the matter of contest for the seat OF
Alderman Tor the Third District, reported
that there was no evidence shown that Mr..
Lhambias had the right to contend the seat
of Mr. Pessou. The committee is of opiu-
ion that the question should be decided by
the Courts, and not hy this body. The
Board thtn adjourned.
Board Of 'AsSiStdnt Aldermen. the
regular meeting of the Board last night
President Kearny was in the chair, and the
following members present: Messrs. Breen,
Farrell, Walker, Athens, Rose, Wynne, Fish
er, Camp, Pemberton, Grandpre, S;urcken
and Pandely.
The Treasurer submitted report. The
receipts for the week were $50, ,l85 AZ; ex-
penditures. S257,598 SO; balance on hand,
Sl65, ,235 50.
The City Attorney submitted report in
regard to the matter of public printing.
which was referred to him. He stated in
his communication that since 1906 never
has the public pricing been done by more
than one paper. The Crescent claims the
printing by virtue of contract for one
year, under the act of 1856, and that this
contract cannot, under the existing laws,
be annulled.
The claim of the Republican is based
upon section ten of the act of the Leglsla-
ture dated July 10, 1868. The City At
torney stated that the General Assembly
has the power to direct in what way the
printing shall be disposed of. TIL. act
adopted by the Legislature in regard to
printing is said to be unconstitutional be-
cause it sets aside the contract with the Of
fetal journal. This is q mistake; it only
HraaFod al1itinnoI A.
torney's conclusion is that the printing
must be given to both journals-the
Crescent, by act of the Council; the RepuNt-
can, by an act OF the Legislature.
The matter was laid over subject to call.
The resolution from the upper Board
abolishing the publication of specifications
in regard 10 contracts was concurred in.
Mr. Camp offered a resolution that ioiI t
committee be appointed by both Boards to
investigate matters in relation to the late
overflow in the rear of the city. Adopted
on its second reading.
A resolution to sell the contract for
building trunk railroad from the corner
OF Canal and Old Levee streets, down
Canal to Basin and other streets to Oak
land Race Course, was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Landings.
NlceslS' Jump CGulShcu eHu murphy
were appointed as joint committee in re-
lation to the inundatlon.
A resolution Was adopted requiring the
City Surveyor to furnish report relative
to what disposition is done with certain
III lie buili nys.
The question of the public printing was
again called up. MIR. Ptmberton ,hou ht
that the matter >hould be referred to joi t
committee. The matter was referred to
the Finance Committee.
A petition from the Colored Wesleyan
Society. asking an appropriation of $1,000
for the building Of dwelling for the aged
and iufrm Of this society, was referred to
the Committee on Finance.
A resolution to approve of the contract
with P. 0'Donnell, granting him $1,000 for
repairing the streets of the Seventh Ward
led to considerable discussion. Mr. Penn
beGton thought that the Street Commits
sioner should do this work and that, fur
ther, he believed that official labors should
be more closely scrutinized. Referred to
the Committee on Streets and Landings.
A resolution extending the lease Of the
Kel ar Market from fifteen to twenty years,
was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.
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