New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-29

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
CRY CouNcIL.-The Board of Admins
traitors met at half past seven O'Clock last
: evening.
+ On motion of Mr.. Pierce, the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with.
Mr.. Walton, acting Mayor, stated that he
Ibid not think he would be called on to pre-
side. but he would say as the Mayor had
not returned. that they had been to New
kork and had attended to the business on
<t~ch they were sent. The Paris agent of
e. ~ Ink OF New Orleans had undertaken to
ese of the 81, 900, 600 in bonds of $4,000.
ne and the Mayor had visited the various
charitable institutions, and, no doubt. the
Mayor. when he returned, would have ideas
to offer and suggestions to make which
might be adopted when the city had money
- me time was lost in discussing q new
- of rules for the government OF the
bofd. The new rules were not adopted.
EAdministrator West offered resolution,
constituting the twelfth. thirteenth and
fourteenth wards of the city of New Orleans
from the old city of Jefferson. Laid over.
An ordinance was passed through its
second reading, directing the payment Of
certain expenses of the Department of In
J provements.
Aresolution was adopted, allowing the
/ keeping of fruit stand on the levee.
An ordinance to pay the City Surveyors
department passed its second reading.
Other ordinances. offered by Administra-
tor West we're referred to appropriate CON-
mittees.
An ordinance authorizing the New Orleans
Sugar Shed Company to remove and rebuild
the wharf between st. Louis and Cont
streets, at their own expense, was received,
ordered printed and laid over.
resolution was adopted ordering the
<transfer of thirty-six iron posts and chains
p Tor the firemen's cemetery.
Mr.. West offered the names of the persons
appointed in his department, and asked that
their appointments be confirmed. Con-
frmed.
A resolution providing for the quarterly
payments to the orphan asylums was
adopted.
WcI0 duOPtCO On sAO AASS
reading for the payment of certain sums.
An ordinance passed it's second reading
providing for the payment of certain claims.
Resolutions, ordinances and other bust
ness passed their second reading.
The pay roll for the month of June was
passed.
Mr.. Shaw offered an ord nance providing
for the payment Of the interest on the one
million bonds. Adopted.
A resolution was ordered printed and laid
over for the burning of city notes handed in
for claims against the city.
Mr.. Pierce offered resolution to provide
the railing of Coliseum square. Adopted.
A resolution to defray the expenses OF
police for the month of June, was adopted.
The Sanitary Inspectors salaries were Or
dered paid.
A fourth of July celebration was ordered
for the boys and girls House of Refuge.
A resolution making the Sanitary In
spector of the right bank a city physician,
was ordered printed.
The pay of the Librarian and his assistants
was ordered.
!
! yicious dogs, by order of the Recorders was
read and ordered to lie over.
Employees in the department of the As
SCISSOR under the old regime had their sala
ries attended to.
A petition of Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines was
referred to the City Attorney.
Ordinance 1919 was repealed.
A resolution directing the Administrator
of Police to investigate all inquests, and SEE
whether they have been held on reasonable
grounds, created considerable debate.
Mr.. West was opposed to ordinances
which could not be enforced.
Mr.. Shaw did not think that this was thu
right way to meet the question, and movee
that the matter lie oyer for one week and b'
printed.
Mr.. Walton said that the city attorney
had instructed him to receive Coroner
warrants.
The ordinance was ordered printed.
Mr.. Emley reported on petitions iron
wood dealers, and stated that he had no pc
titions from wood consumers. He ofteret
an amended ordinance.
Mr.. West thought that the board had no
the power to direct the measurement o
carts, although they had the right to dlrec
the measurement of wood.
On the petition of J. Rashbam, who paid
license on wheel of fortune for one year ant
! who was stopped from continuing the bust
mess of turning the wheel. the Administered
pf Police reported unfsvorably. The who'll
matter was referred tothe City Attorney.
The board adjourned.
BRIEF MENT1oN.-Eighty ponds o
meatfound by the police on Poydras marke
stall wanted an owenr. The police put tn