New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-21
and he left it about eight thousand dollars

and he left it about eight thousand dollar
short.
Then it came into the hands of Nave
Conway, who contracted for the building {
an asylum. The fund having been place
in the treasury of the city during the wal
as stated by Mr.. Walton, and the city ha,
ing no money to pay the contractor, tn
result was that the contractor had bee
sued for the debts of the building, an
judgments had been rendered against hin
and the city garnisheed. The building wa
now completed, or nearly so, but the claim
Of the laborers, and those who ftlrnishe,
materials, had never been paid, and thei
importantly had been constant source o
annoyance to the Mayor ever since he ha,
been in Office.
Mr.. Bonzano asked for an explanation o
the eight thousand dollar deficiency, durin.
the administration of Mayor Monroe.
The Mayor believed that it went into til,
city defenscs, but he was investigating the
matter.
The yeas and nays were called and the
ordinance was adopted.
Mr.. Shaw explained that the next and
last item in the ordinance consisted of sun
dry accounts included in the pay rolls OF
the late Finance Committees. The salaries
of officers had been put in the floating debt
by order of court. He proposed now to pay
y these other amounts by seven-thirty Ger
tifcates
Adopted on a call of the roll.
By Mr.. Shaw:
RcsOlred, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts warrant on the Administrator
of Finance in .favor of c. II. Gutenberg,
District Attorney for four hundred and
sixty-fiye dollars for thirty-One convictions
obtained in the First District Court, at tif-
teen dollars each, in conformity with law.
Adopted.
Mr.. Shaw called up the following ordi-
nance, passed to a second reading at the
last meeting:
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
priations be and are hereby made, and that
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant OH the Administrator of Finance in pay
ment thereof
Children's Home, Protestant Episcopal
Church, for allowance for seventy orphans,
$a45. ~ ' ''' '''' "a ' -0'''
Children's Home, Protestant Episcopal
Church, for allowance for seventy orphans,
for quarter ending thirtieth of June, 1870,
$245.
Jewish Widows and Orphans Home, for
allowance for eighty-siX orphans, for quarter
ending thirtieth of June, 1870, 1901.
c. Lauer, p. Irwin and G. w. Roper, for
seven months rent of house occupied by
First District Recorders Court and lookup,
from fourteenth of October, 1869, to four
teenth Of May, 1870, $500.
Benjamin F. Flanders, Mayor, for sundry
expenditures, 81 u.s.
New Orleans Times, for advertising float
ing debt etc, S25 so.
German Gazette, for advertising floating
debt, etc, 81 50.
Norbert Trepagnier, Clerk First District
Court, for fees and costs in June, 1870,
1890 05.
The ordinance was adopted, with an
amendment that the rent claims of Lauer |
and others should be settled by seven-thirty |
certificates up to April first, and the balance |
be paid in cash.
Mr. Shaw called up sundry accounts of |
the New Orleans REPUBLIC AN Printing Com
par, introduced at former meetings, the
total amount being reduced from S3O34 40 |
to 1855 40.
Passed.
Also another claim of the Republican of
sl24s
Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Delassize. it was,
Res0lced, That the Administrator of
Waterworks and Public Buildings, be and
is hereby authorized to advertise by
ten days notice in the official journal, for
proposals for repairing Vegetable and
IRENE markets.
Mr.. Pierce introduced the following ordi-
nance, which was read twice and referred to
the Administrator of Accounts.
An ordinance providing for the settlement
OF certain claims against the city of New
BE it ordained; etc., That the following
claims be and they are hereby approved.
and that they be paid in conformity with
the provisions of ordinance No. 1877, Admin
istration Series; adopted June 81, 1870.
Louis Ruch, for fresh beef and vege-
tables furnished the City Work
house during the month of Febru-
airy, 1870. 49,: 1893 80
Louis Ruch, for fresh beef and vege-
tables furnished the City Work
house during the month Of March,
1870. 1879 50
Louis Ruch, for fresh beef furnished
Girls House of Refuge during the
month of March, 1870. ...~..... % 90
Louis Ruch for fresh beef and vege-
tables furnished Boys House of
Refuge during the month of March,
1870 ........................3 76 50
Total. .........................s 64a 70
BY Mr.. Pierce: {
Resolred That the Administrator of Pub |
lie Accounts be and is hereby authorized to
warrant upon the Administrator of Finance
in favor of the following named persons, for
the sums set opposite their names respect s
lively: S
Joseph Craig, for cleaning butchers
carts in Third District Pound by
order of the Board of Health So 90 I
Johanna Cherry, for bedding infected I
with smallpox, destroyed by order v
of Board of Health at No go Spain
Margaret Hawkins, for bedding, etc,
infected with smallpox. destroyed
by order of Board of Health at No. d
100 Urquhart street. 8 90
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1913 30
Adopted. ',
A large number of petitions were re- >.
ceived and referred to the proper depart
meutS,