New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-23

be rejected.
An ordinance to provide for the auditing O
certificates of pay Of jurors in Coroners
| inquests
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That certificates OF pay Of
jurors on coroner's inquests before beine
| paid or received for taxes by the Admins
traitor Of Finance, shall be submitted to the
Administrator of Police, who shall exam.
inc whether there has been reasonable
ground of suspicion Of death by violent
means. justifying in law the holding of an
inquest. If he find there has been such
reasonable ground Of suspicion, he shall
val, the Administrator of Public Accounts
shall issue warrant for it's payment or re-
ceipt for taxes, as the case may be.
Mr.. Emley thought the ordinance very
proper one.
Mr.. West agreed with the Administrator
of Accounts, that these Coroner's inquests
were great imposition, but doubted if the
ordinance would meet the evil. He doubted
if it could be determined off-hand whether
these inqUests had been legally held or not.
He suggested that it should lay over.
Mr.. Shaw had no objection.
| Laid over accordingly.
|
Mr.. Shaw said there were some matters in
an ordinance introduced May II, he wished
to call up on third reading.
Claim of Steel & Co. for books furnished
! the city on requisition, dated twenty-eighth
December, 1869, S202.
Adopted and carried to second class float.
ing debt.
Claim of Steel & Co. for record book of
City Attorney, SIS so.
Adopted and ordered to be paid in cash.
Claim of Steel & Co. for books for office of
City Attorney, s132 so.
(Misprinted in previous proceedings
1892 5O).
Adopted, and carried to second class float.
ing debt.
From an ordinance introduced June IA,
Mr.. Shaw selected and called up the follow
ing item:
S. F. siskron, one copy of acts of 1870, S..
Adopted, and ordered to be paid in cash.
New Orleans Republican Printing Com.
pany, printing for city of Jefferson, Sl99.
Adopted, and carried to second class float.
ing debt.
The pay roll of the Department of Assess
ments from the sixth to the twen:y-third Of
april, was referred. on motion of Mr. Shaw,
to the Administrator of Assessments.
Calendar.
The Council took up the referred and de-
ferred business on the calendar.
An ordinance introduced by Mr.. Emley,
June IA, relating to party fences, and re-
ferred to the City Attorney, was called up
with amendments suggested by the City
Attorney.
The ordinance, as amended, was read, as
follows:
An ordinance relating to party fences.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That whenever the owner
of any lot OF land shall desire to enclose the
same by fence, he shall give notice in
writing to the owner or owners of the ad-
joining lots of such desire, and also notify
ing such owner or owners to join in build.
ing such party fence or fences. fully de.
scribing the premises thus to be lnclOsed,
and the character of fence to be constructed,
and after the expiration of ten days from
the delivery Of such notice to such
owner or owners, if they shall still
neglect to join such petitioner in build
ing such party fence or fences, such petit
toner may proceed to build such fence or
AOASSS, @Au SAdlA NC CutlIlcu W TeCOteI ltUu
such owner or owners thus notified one. half
the cost or value of good, substantial and
suitable fence, before any court of CON-
petent jurisdiction.
Be it further ordained, That whenever
any party fence shall need repairing, notice
as aforesaid may be given by either or any
party interested in such party fence to other
parties interested in the same, to join in
making such repairs, and on failure to join 4
as aforesaid, the party making such repairs 7
shall be entitled to recover from such owner
or owners their just proportion of the cost
Of such repairs.
Mr.. Shaw moved its adoption.
Mr.. West seconded the motion.
MIR. Bonzano moved to lay over.
The amendment found no seconder.
The motion to adopt was carried.
The City Attorney presented the followl1
report on a matter referred to him:
OFFICE CITY ATTORNEY
Room No. IL, City hall
New Orleans, June II, ls7
10 the Honorable s. O. Emley, Acting Mayor,
Council City of New orleans:
GENTLEaEN-I am in receipt of the
,eedings of the Council, of date fourte
instant. in reference to a certain judgme
AN old employe OF the Assessors Dep
nent" obtained against the city; and TO
Information of the Council will state
he suit of White VS.. the City of Me-
ears, was turned over by me to the
mt City Attorney for attention. Tn
er, under the pressure of the city
lees, neglected to nile an answer in u
augment upon default was enter
assistant City Attorney was immef
)rmed of the fact, and applying
ounsel, the usual professional co
and the judgment wi
n answer was thereupon fl ed, a.
.ied. Judge Cooley in this, a.
1its of like nature, unhesitati
~ opinion without justifcatio
luity, condemned the city to P,
The amount claimed will
ppeal to the Supreme Court:
take this opportunity to
ouncil that il is almost lmpos
ice, with its present staff,
every interest OF the city