New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-12

, made at present. would therefore asl
me passage OF the accompanying resolu
L. T. DELAssIZE,
Administrator.
Resolced, That the Mayor be and he
hereby authorized to sign and execute, o.
behalf of the city, the requisite acts befor
the city notary for the lease of room know
AS the Orleans Ball Room, in the Secont
District Of this city. Said room to be f.tet
up for the use of the First Distric. Court
the rent OF said ball room not to exceed
sixty dollars per month.
/ The resolution was amended to make the
lease tor one year with a privilege of renew
al on the part of the city, and so amended
it was resd asecond time and laid over.
On motion of Mr.. Delassize it was resolved
as follows:
Resolved, Tint the Administrator of Wa
terworks and Pubic Buildings be author
lied to procure from the Administrator o.
| Police, tables, benches and other furniture
required by the Insane Asylum not to ex.
coed five hundred dollars-the said furniture
to he made in the City Workhouse.
ReSo}Ued. That the Administrator of Wa
terworks and Public Buildings be and he is
hereby authorized to procure for the City
Insane Asylum sundry articles, such as men
and womens' hose, towels, ETC., the cost not
to exceed five hundred dollars.
Administrator Shaw submitted the follow.
second time aud laid over:
An ordinance allowing interest on accounts
and payrolls for March, 1870, and the
qnarter ending March 81, 1870.
WHEREAS, Doubts exist as to the power of
the Councli to provide for the payment of
payrolls and accounts for the month of
March, 1870 and the quarter ending March
u, 1870, by the method provided by law for
the. liquidation of the floating debt:
BE 1t ordained, That the holders and own
ers OF such accounts be entitled to interest
at the rate of seven per cent per annum,
from the time their accounts become due
until payment; and they shall be entitled to
receive certificates to that effect from the
Administrator of Public Accounts, so soon
as their accounts or DayrOlls shall have been
approved and passed the Council.
The annexed resolution, introduced by
MIR. Shaw. was read d first and second time,
aud referred to the Department of Improve
ments:
Resolred, That the sum of Sl99l IS be ap-
and the Administrator of Public
Accounts warrant upon the Department, Of
Finance for its payment upon the April roll
OF the Surveyors Department.
1t was also resolved, on the motion Of
MIR. Shaw, that the payrolls of the Street
Department of the late City
Of Jefferson be referred to the Administrator
Of Improvements for examination, and re-
port.
Mr.. Shaw further offered the following
resolution, which was read first and sec |
md time and laid over:
Resolued, That the sum of eight hundred |
Ind sixty dollars be and is hereby appro-
)rlated to meet the expense attendant upon
Ict OF contract aud mortgage by and be.
ween the city of New Orleans and Bank of
New Orleans Gncluding revenue stamps and
ecordinS same). and that the Administra
or OF Public Accounts is hereby instructed
o warrant on the Administrator of Finance,
n favor of AnHero, Jr.. for the aforesaid
UNI OF eight hundred and sixty dollars.
Mr.. Shaw laid before the Council an eight.
hundred dollar bill from Roger T. Boyle
Or catching and watching a nuisance boat.
Referred to Department of Improvements.
An account from W. H. Burroughs, ap-
roved by City Surveyor, was referred to the
department of Commerce.
Two ice bills were respectively referred
} the Administrator of Police and Public
uildings.
An account from Louis st. Martin and | :
theirs was referred to the Department of /
nance. (
The subjoined communication from the
tie Assistant City Attorney was referred
the same department:
NEW ORLEANS May 10, 1870.
on. Alfred Shaw, Administrator of Public Ac- t
counts: |
DEAR SIR-According to the very hasty
capitua tion of my books, which | have Il
ade, the licenses you refer to have been Z
sposed of as follows:
1tal licenses received. $50 6sS 97
'tal orders issued. ........... O435 20
Aotoi'' .$lUl ia IL | IL
ess payments NATURALIZATION. 80 OS9 46
Balance .................... $50, 034 II t.
This balance is distributed as follows: G
censes returned. .............. $16,9l7 Is
censes retained for decision l,73O 40 II
censes received on account of 81
other licenses. .. 4OI 20 d
dgments to suits pending, as tt
per returns: RI
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