New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-15

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each additional ten thousand inhabitants
one delegate This will allow the city OF
New Orleans nineteen delegates.
In view of the intimate and vast CONNER
cial relations between the cities OF Cincin-
matt and New Orleans. and especially III
| view of the deep interest New Orleans has
in the entire schedule of subjects to he CON
| sidered by said convention. l have the
honor to recommend the appointment OF a
full delegation. and respectfully herewith
Vsubmit a resolution authorizing the same.
S. c. EMLEY, Administrators
Resolred, That the Mayor is hereby au-
thorized and requested TO appoint nineteen
delegates to the Southern Commercial Con
| vention. at its session to be held in Cncin-
natl, commencing on the fourth day OF De-
tOber next.
Mr.. Shaw asked how the ,penses were to
| be paid.
The Mayor said it was generally under
stood that these appointments were hon
orary-both honorary and onerous.
! The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Emley, on behalf OF Mr.. Pierce,
handed in the following report:
| DEPARTMENT OF PoL,CE.
September Y, 1870
| To the City Council of New Orleans:
| L udNt tNtIl!lIcQ tlc pctltlOu VI " iIil'tHi
| F. Mead, ESQ. of September G, 1870, re-
terred to this department same date, and
| find that under the provisions of resolution
| No. 6l49, approved August 8. 1868. Mr. Mead
was authorized to select vault in Lafayette
| Cemetery No. ?. Accordingly vault No. -,
| size A, in Lafayette Cemetery No. :. was
| assigned him, and the fact is SO recorded i'll
| the sections books.
| In the absence of any higher proof of
ownership than that just mentioned, and
| which is unsatisfactory to Mr.. Mead. | re-
| spectfuIly recommend that the Adninistra-
| tor Of Police be authorized to issue GER
| tiicate emitting him to vault No.75. side \.
| in Lafayette Cemetery, No. =, city OF New
Orleans.
T. ". PIERCE, Administrator.
Adopted.
By Mr.. West:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
September 2, $50.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully returns
herewith petition Of the Chattanooga Rail
road Company for the consent OF the city
to the occupancy 10y that company OF square
27\A."
Crder the proper legal advice the prayer
of the petitioners is reported against by
J. K. WEST, Administrator
Tine Consolidated Debt.
Mr.. Shaw said on behalf OF the Com
missioners of the Consolidated Debt
he had verbal report 10 make
The Commissioners had ordered the Fiscal
Agent TO take up, on the first day OF October,
all bonds of the second years issue Of the
one million loan. and us much of the bonds
Of the first year as the surplus would take
up. The sum of forty-nine cents on a dol
and a half was set apart by law for the
taking up Of the bonds of the one million is
sue. The first years coupons became due
on the first October. 1869, but were not then
taken up. neither was the money reserved
Tor that purpose. so the present Council
were obliged 70 do the best they could out
of the taxes Of this year. AL this years
coupons would be paid at maturity. fer tie
Council did not want any OF the city's paper
ii their time 70 80 20 dishoner.
They propose to take all This
years coupons mp. and as many
of the others as possible, giving preference
to the small denominations. He regretted
that the late hour at which this decision
was arrived at prevented the Commissioners
from making written report.
The Mayor: Tie whole amount viii be
what!
Mr. Shaw: Four hundred and twenty
thousand dollars. The Commissioners would
also take up fifty thousand dollars OF the
consolidated debt.
Appropriations. Etc.
M. Shaw called up the ordinance 20 pro
vide for the settlement of accounts therein
named, passed 10 a second reading last
week.
4 claim Of L. Leon Bernard. 5000, was re-
fcrred to the Mayor, and a claim Of Z. y.
Keller. $500 20 the Administrator Of Finance.
The remaining items We're passed.
Mr. Shaw called up the ordinance for the
payment Of the Sheriff and other claims also
read twice last week.
The Mayor remarked that it was costing
the city seven1y-tive thousand dollars year
for the maintenance of prisoners.
Mr.. Bonzano thought it would not he
bad idea TO extend the dog ordinance 20 the
prisons.
The ordinance was passed.
A claim Of Thomas Lynne. clerk OF the
Eighth District Court. for sl05 for copies of
a record was reduced to sevcnty-tive dollars
and passed.
Mr.. Shaw called up the ordinance appro-
priating four thousand dollars Tor catching.
keeping ana poisoning the dogs, which was
passed.
The repor. of the Mayor on the claims OF
L. Pessou, Z. j. Rioney and the Louisiana
State Register. presented at the last meet
ing, We're adopted.
On a claim of the Bulletin referred 70 him,
the Mayor reported as follows:
MAYoKALTY OF NEW ORIEAys,}
September IS 1870. : |
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The New Orleans Commercial Bulletin |
presents a bill for 2iG5, for advertising sales |
IN suits brought by the city in the months |
Of September. October and November, 1868 |
The account is certified by Sheriff Maxwell |
(pcr Michael de Arlnas). as being still due |
and owing by the city of New Orleans and |
there is q further certificate that the sales in |
all the cases enumerated have either not
been effected or We're discontinued by the
Finance Committee.
The account appears to be correctly stated
as to quantity and price bU5 the question
arises. is this a claim for which the city is
liable
On the twonfy-fourtL July. 1868 more
than year previous to the date OF these adj
vertised sales, al act Of the Legislature was
passed proy!Ging: That in ad III O.
TO the 0Cher duties herein i'm
posed upon the State Printer he
Shall he required to publish in his Official
journal all Judicial advertisements required
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