New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-19

are specified or contemplated therein.
II. Joseph Hernandez 1904 so. city notes.
Issued without the authority of the Council.
beg leave to refer to my report OF this
date, on the subject OF city notes, for further
calculation of the matter.
ID. II. C. Caulkins, 1926 40, Jefferson
| City warrants, tor a bill rendered for
S264s 20, for $50 tax suits in Justice Caulk-
| ms court, Section niue of the charter Of
| Jefferson City restricts the costs to one
/ dollar for each tax bill. Mr.. Justice Caulk-
ms charged S5256 40 for his services, and
his Constable. as per next item NO. l4)
charged SCH for his services in the same
| suits. The JeGe7SontGn newspaper Gtem
!! 10y charged for advertising sales under
same suits, $685., and the Republican Stand
ard Gtem No. lG) charged S7j62, making
| upward Of 81 600, excluding extra law
charges for prosecuting l4I suits, aggregat.
| ing about $1,000, none of them yet collected.
| The worst feature in this item Nc. IL is that
| the amount of warrants lssued-s5z96 ~
is thrice that Of the bill rendered, S264o 20.
| IA. Moses Fox, S2G7l, Jefferson City war
| rant issued for constable's fees IN one hun
| dred and fifty tax suits, which the city
| charter restricts &c one dollar for eacn SUIT.
| The bill on which these warrants issued WAS
! $685. 80, but double that amount OF var
rants were paid out. (See item No. 49,
| This bill IS not due by the city, but by de-
! IiDQucnt taxpayers. 1900 .
| Is. JefeTS0a5an newspaper, $685.. in
| the name of John Tabor, Jefferson
| City warrant for ubishing above sales.
| This paper rendered a bill of Sj936, being
| for one hundred and forty-seven sales,
| of FIVE squares each, at two dollars per
| square for each of four times.
| l6. Republican Standard, 1862. Jefferson
| City warrant for same publication as Item
| number fifteen.
II. D. ". Bisbee Sheriff. S3i65 20, Jeifer.
| son City warrant. The Sheriff originally
presented bill for $23l0, for which war
! rants were paid out and his receipt taken
| III full settlement. He alledged that ne had
sold these warrants (523l0) for 1924, and
thereupon claimed from the Council Of JET.
| ferson City the difference, Sl3S6. The
| Council allowed his claim for $l3S6, and or
dered him to be rewarded with warrants to
| the amount of S3465 20 additional TO rep
resent his lost discount OF Sl386. In other
| words he has received $5795 70 in warrants
| for 3 bill OF S23l0.
| Is. John Coleman & Co., S57 SIS 81, orders
of the Finance Committee. This amount
purport5 10 be registered certificates
| for work done, issued under ordinance No.
| 1867, new series. which allows John Cole
| man 4 Co. twenty five per cent additional
| on the city's portion OF their contract for
! paving Rampant street. Whether or not
| this ordinance will stand as valid and bind
ing, after judicial investig CATION it is certain
| that Rampant street is not yet paved
| throughout its length on botn sides, and
| that this attempted payment IS premature
and has not been ordered by the Council
| that the Finance Committee can only at m0s'
! approve bills previously sanctioned by the
| Surveyor and Committee OF otl Gets and Land
ngs; that, of course, the work being un
finished, no such sanction has been given
that the Finance Committee has no right tt
order the Controller to warrant for any
thing, and particularly when, az in this IN
stance, the city has not yet received value
tor these quasi obligations. Twenty hvt
per cent on the value of the city's portion
of the WORK done would not exceed SIS 600
Whether the twenty-five per cent Is lega
obligation of the city remains to De seen
These orders OF the Finance Committee ar
valuelesa.
! Mr.. Shaw moved that so many of tn
claims as were contained in the first lis
which he recommended for approval, be re
farred to the Mayor, the Administrator c
Finance and the City Attorney, with powe
to act in the matter, SO that there shou.
be no further delay; and that those claim
! contained in the second list be laid over t
be reported upon by the salAo oiaoers'
The Mayor desired to correct p0oslol
misunderstanding which might arts
from the phraseology of the report. Ih
Mayor snd Administrator OF Finance had nc
aWithheld their approval" The sheets,
frat su omitted, did not contain all the II
form. ton which he (the Mayor desired
namely as to what the certified account
were for, He desired 10 have that iniorm'
ton furnish, d, SO that the Council could a.
unders tandingi,'
Mr.. Shaw said ii tn. It was all the Mayo
desired tba informstior Hould be supple
! Dsing a week
in an hour or two, without !. ''nS a "oon
do it. He engaged that it sht,A ~ w 8"Ne
before the statement was printed.
The Mayor farther stated that Sne Que
tions which had arisen under the eli
charter, with regard TO the foath 'g deo
had been submitted to the attorneys OF u
city, who were now examining into ther
They were questions of law, not Of fact.
The resolution of Mr.. Shaw, to refer u
first list to the Mayor, Administrator I
Finance and City Attorney, with powe
to act, and to refer the second list to tn,
same officers for investigation and report
was seconded and unanimously carried.
New Appropriations.
Mr. Shaw introduced the following ordl
nance which was read first and SECOND
time, and laid over under the rules:
An ordinance providing for the payment O
the several accounts and ray rolls therein
named.
Be i ordained by the Council of the cit,
Of New Orleans. That the respective sum:
hereinafter aamed be appropriated and thu
| Administrator cf Pubic Accounts shall
warrant on the Department Of Finance fol
| their payment:
Pay roll Of Public 5ehoois q
Fifth and Sixth Districts Nate
A!giers aud JetfersonTy certified
by Nathaniel 7. Kendall, H+cre.
tary, for April, 1870. ... 50 5I2 20
D. G. Byerly, Clerk Third District
Court, for taxed costs in $500
suits, Nos. 1881 TO 10, 400, insti-
tuted for the collection of city
taxes, in conformity to act No.
So of the acts of the I.eoisla
turc, approved March Is, 1853 3O7 o.
D. C. Byerly, Clerk Third District -
Court, for taxed costs in 956
suits, Nos. 1880 to 1I,457. in
conformity with the act of the
>, LtSiSlat9Ie Already referred to-. l,l91 -
! ,. @. Byer!y, Clerk Third District
| Court, for taxed costs in 8O3
quits, Nos il, 533 to 1875, in
conformity to the ACT Of the
| Legislature already referred to-. 317 -
| Simeon Reldon, Attorney General.
| for prosecution and conviction
c IN twe We I csisz:nal cases. 1870 co
sundry copies furnished City At
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