New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-11

and wee concurred in BY the following
votes: q.
RESOLVED. That the City Surveyor be and
be is hereby authorized to protect the levee
and repair and build the bulkhead, which
has become rotten, broken down, and use
less, from point on the river bank opposite
Elysian Fields street for three squares down
ward, the work to be done under the super
vision of the COMMITTEES of Streets and
Landings Of the Common Council.
Yeas; President Graham, and Messrs.
Burbank, Clay, Devices, and WoolAey.
Mays: None.
WHEREAS, Although the commissioners of
the first draining distriet--a body created
by an act Of the legislature of this stats, APP
proved March 1S l658-have received their
proportion of the $751; appropriated by
said act, and are now collecting the sixth
installment of the tax imposed, with the
object of draining said district, they have
in return done nothing whatever but to
make the required plans and to take the
legal steps necessary to enforce payment of
the tax BY subjecting the property TO mort
gage; and
Whereas. The large amount Of money
which the commission ers have received aud
collected should be at once used to meet the
general demand for the much needed drain
age of said district; be it therefore
Resoleed, That the City Attorney be and
ne is hereby authorized to take such legal
steps as he may deem proper to compel the
said board of commissioners to perform the
duties imposed on them by the said act, or
TO show cause why these dutiesh ave not
been performed. fersrr
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
Burbank, Devices, and Woolhey.
Nay; Mr.. Clay.
The resolution authorizing the Controller
to receive sealed proposals for the repairs
to railing of Lafayette square was laid on
the table.
CONCENTRATIONS FROM BOARD or ASSISTANT
ALDERMEN.
The following for concurrence was re-
ceived and concurred upo2 its first reading
ResOlued, 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-
| nation whatever, except for amounts due
to parties whose claim is less than one hund.
red dollars, and who may receive said
notes or certificates of Indebtedness as here
/ matter provided at their option.
SEC. 2. That for the payment of the cur.
rent expenses of the city, subject to the
| above exception, until such time as the
treasury is relieved from its present finan-
cial embarrassment, the Controller be and
| be is hereby authorized to issue his warrants
PAYABLE in certificates of Indebtedness, bear
| ing eight per cent interest per annum,
payable in United States currency, to be re-
| deemed whenever the city treasury has
thirty thousand dollars, due notice Of which
shall be given to the public by the Treasur-
or through the Common Council; said
l certificates to be countersigned by the
| Mayor, and to be numbered and registered
| in suitable book kept for that purpose in
the Controllers office. 9E
SEC. 3. That city employees, and persons
hereafter contracting with the city, shall
be required, as a condition precedent to
| further employment, and to the entering in
/ to of such contracts, to agree to receive such
| certificates of Indebtedness in payment Of
their claims against the city.
SIC. 4. 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 in.
GLIDING as many as the fund 30 reported
will cover, taking them in the order in
which they are issued, and from and after
such notification the interest on such certif.
cate shall cease.
SEC. 5. That all blank sheets of city cur.
rency on hand and not signed be destroyed
at the next burning of the city money, the
same to be reported aoc0rdingto law.
SEC. 6. Resolued, That the City Treas.
urer, Controller, and Finance Committees
are hereby instructed to destroy all
city noted paid into the treasury
from any source whatever, from time
to time, whenever the amount may have
accumulated in sufficient quantity, and
report the same to the Common Council.
SEC. 4. The Treasurer is hereby authorized
to procure suitable 5lank certificates for the
purpose Of carrying out the provisions Of
this ordinance.
SIC. g. That all ordinances and parts Of
ordinances In conflict with the foregoing be
and the same are hereby repealed.
The Board adjourned until Tuesday nexl
HUGH j. CAMPBELL,
Secretary.