New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-26

OetcT duu Il. L. MefC1ck, ESQEbs
Respectfully, yours, ETC.,
GEORGE s. LACEY,
City Attorney.
request that this be received as the re-
port from the Administrator Of Assessments,
and that l may be discharged from the fur
Their consideration of the subject.
Fl. BONZANO,
Administrator
Agreed to.
Administrator Pierce called up the ordi-
nance organizing the Department of Assess.
ments, which he submitted in an amended
form, under suspension of the rules.
The first two sections, which were IN.
changed, were adopted.
The third section had been remodelled,
and read rs follows:
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc., That
it shall be the duty of the Administrator OF
Police to have prepared and offered to the
Council, for their action. such bylaws and
ordinances as he may, from time to time,
deem necessary and proper.
First-To regulate and preserve the peace
ana good order of the city, and the enforce
ment of SANITARY laws. (See charter section
IL, article ~
Second-To prevent gunpowder, petro
leum and all explosive materials from being
stored within the city and suburbs in such
quantities as to endanger the public safety,
and to regulate the manner and quantity of
storage of the same. (See charter section
II, article ~
Third-To determine what animals shall
not be permitted to rove in the limits OF the
city. or in what cases they may be killed or
confined and sold for the benefit of whom
it may concern. (See charter section12, ar
Fourth-To regulate the police of thea
tres, public balls, taverns, places for shows
and exhibitions, houses of public entertain
ment, and shops for retailing liquors, and
houses of prostitution, and to impose such
duties and regulations upon persons keep
ing such places as may be deemed necessary
and proper (Section IL. article 10y.
Fitth-To impose fines upon any person
or persons who shall maliciously break or
take off from the door or other part OF the
house, within the city limits, any knocker,
knob, bell handle, or other fixture, or
maliclously remove, or destroy, or deface
any sign or door plate put up by the owner
or tenant to denote his or their place OF
abode, business, or occupation. (Charter
IL, l5).
Sixth-To cause visits to be made by the
police officers ut all inns, boarding-houses,
taverns, vessels or crafts OF any kind, 10
ascertain if there be in such places any
destitute or sick person, that they may be
conveyed, if necessary, to the Charity
Hospital, or such other places as the City
Council may establish for their reception.
iSee charter, section II, article l6).
Seventh-To establish jails, houses OF re-
fuge and correction, and to make such re-
gulations for their government and admins
tration as may be deemed proper. (See
charter, section II, article ~.
The section was adopted, as were also the
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth
and tenth sections, which remained I'M
changed.
Section eleven read as follows:
Sec. IL. Article l. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the several Recorders shall re-
ceive each an annual salary OF twenty-five
hundred dollars and no Other compensation,
and that it shall be the duty of each Re-
corder to make to the Administrator OF Po-
lice, on the first day Of each and every
week, written report OF all moneys that
may have been collected by them during
the preceding week, and shall receive from
said Administrator q certificate OF the
amount to the Administrator OF Public Ac-
counts, who, on presentation thereof, shall
issue a warrant on the Department OF FL
nance for the reception of the same, which
shall be credited to the Department of Po-
lice.
Art. II. That the Recorder Of the First
District shall have one chief clerk, with an
annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars,
and three. assistant clerks, with annual
salaries of twelve hundred dollars each.
That the Recorder of the Second District
shall have one chief clerk, with an annual
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, and two
assistant clerks, with salaries OF twelve hun
bred dollars each.
That the Recorder of the Third District
shall have one chief clerk, with an annual
g hnp
assistant clerk, with an annual salary OF
twelve hundred dollars.
That the Recorder of the Fourth District
shall have one chief clerk. with an annual
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, and one as.
sistant, with an annual salary OF twelve
hundred dollars.
That the Recorder of the Fifth District
shall have one clerk, with an annual salary
OF fifteen hundred dollars.
That the Recorder of the Sixth District
shall have one clerk, with an annual salary
of fifteen hundred dollars.
That there shall be for each OF the Be
corder's Courts one porter, with an annual
salary not to exceed four hundred and
eighty dollars.
Mr.. West, referring to article l, asked
what the Department of Police wanted
credit for?
Mr.. Pierce supposed the object of the
present city government was to fix RESPONSE
| bility somewhere and make each Depart
ment answerable for its acts.
| Mr.. West remarked that the Council
| might as well credit the Department OF As
sessments with every tax paid. There was
only one way of doing these things, and that
was by putting the money in the treasury.
| Mr.. Pierce said he was very willing to
amend the section by striking out the words
(Which shall be credited to the Department
of Police"
| Amended accordingly.
Mr.. Walton desired to amend further, by
directing the Recorders to report directly to
the Administrator of Finance. He Endorsed
the remarks of the Administrator of I'm
| provements.
Mr.. Shaw favored the section as it stood.
It only gave the Administrator OF Police
supervisory powers.
The section was adopted without further
amendment.
Section twelve had been changed to read
as follows:
SEC. 10. Be it further ordained, etc, That
! ~ shall he the duty of the Administrator OF
| Police to nominate to the Council suitable
and proper persons for each and every po-
sition created by this ordinance; to exact
hand require from said persons such bonds
and security for the faithful performance OF
their duties as may have been established
by the Council; to require evidence OF the
solvency and sufficiency of said sureties,
| ond ~ coo that the bonds are filed in the