New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-24
CITY COUNCIL.

Mayor Flanders presiding. Present-Ad-
ministrators Shaw, West, Emley, Delassize,
Bonzano. Pierce and Walton, at the meeting
last evening.
Several unilnportant reports were received
and referred.
nav roll of the Department OF Commerce
was read and referred.
A resolution of a similar character, con-
corning the Department OF Accounts, was
received.
resolution to provide for expenses In
cured in improving the Boys House OF
Refuge was passed to its final reading and
adopted.
A resolution to pay laborers Of the Water
works for the month of August was adopted.
Mr.. Shaw presented resolution for the
payment Of several bills.
Mr., West said in relation to his approval
of certain bills. that his approval merely
showed that such contract existed, and dld
not pronounce upon their Legality, or deter
| mine whether such contract had oeen 1ulc
filed. 1t made him appear to be Auditor OF
Accounts.
Mr. Shaw differed from the gentleman,
! and thought these things should be IL some
way brought to an issue.
The Mavor announced that he had ap-
pointed Joseph 2. Hornor Esq. 10 act as
| CITY Attorney in the absence OF the regular
attorney. The Council confirmed the ap-
pointment.
A number of accounts were referred,
under rule Mr.. Shaw stating that SAD bills
were approved and registered.
| The Mayor inquired if there were any OBJ
| iections 70 the passage Of the bills in cues
Mr.. Bonzano objected on the ground that
| the examination of these bills had been
| sufficiently full, and moved they be lad
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passed.
! COMPANY. asking relief in relation 70 taxes
for 1869. and denying that they possessed the
capital of $4,000 when the assessment was
| made, was referred.
\ petition Of Pelican Fire Company fol-
assistance, was referred.
A petition signed by a number OF hunters
asking for reconsideration o. the ora olol
| nance. was referred.
Several petitions praying re4le1 Hoh
| taxes. were referred.
An ordinance to increase the pay OF tho
NIGHT watchmen of the Boys House o
Refuge. was referred.
petition asking for an assize q bread
was referred to the Department OF Com
| merce. -,
Mr., West offered resolution 20 build ;
protection levee in the rear of the city. an'
asking State aid therefor The same bein:
an amendment to an ordinance prevlousl,
offered to the same effect, was adopted.
Some discussion took place between
Messrs. Bonzano and West in relation TO
claim for payment OF mnie allied b,
falling through a hole. The claim wa
| made the subject OF much fdcetltt among
: the mem ers. and then passed
Mr. Shaw called up the bill OF M
Bernoudy. clerk of the Seventh Distllc
Court. for $500 % for costs III various cit,
| suits. Passed.
A bill of the New Orleans Republican
Printing Company for advertising tax bills
amounting to S537l. was passed, as BEN
i'll accordance with law.
A claim of DR.. Anfoux Of SLIGO IL
treatment Of smallpox patients, was ordere
to be paid.
: A claim of the New Orleans San;tar
and Fertilizing Company, amounting
Sl400, was ordered paid.
4 report in relation to altering the lowe
story Of the City Hall III Mgiers. for til
i, purpose of a police jail. was adopted.
= A petition of William Green was laid 0
the table.
A bill of DR.. Crawcour, for 500 wa
passed.
o passed
r A resolution was passed TO pay the e;
: merits who examined the claim OF Dr.. Sout
: worth the sum of $500.
A motion to reconsider the ordinance
- relation to concert saloons was lost; so Il
ordinance as adopted is now in force.
}, Considerable discussion occurred On re
l. olution to relieve from taxation the Sout
+ western Bible Association. Mr. West ref
> the law showing that charitable institution
were exempted from taxation. Inc FesoA
ton was passed.
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