New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-23
NEW ORLEANS, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1870.

for the Administrator OF the Floating
Debt to exchange or dispose OF 10 &C
cordance with said approved proposals.
And negotiations or calls Tor proposals shall,
il peces sary, be from time to time renewed
under the direction OF the Mayor by the
Administrator of the Floating DEBT
iu place OF unsatisfactory bids ana pro-
posals. and to continue ard complete Inc
neoo' iaiion of the entire three millions Of
bonds.
SEC 5 Belt further ordained, ETC.. That no
bonds 10 be issued by the city OF n Orleans
il pursuance and under AUTHORIZATION Oh
section fOrty-one of the act OF the Legltl&-
ture aforesaid shall be Issued eXcepI upon
approved proposals or bids, made 10 ana
submitted by The administrator OF the Float
ing Debt, and approved and accepteo ny
the Council.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
for the negotiation of bonds and the eX-
charge, payment or sale thereon, ana Tor
performing all other dnties, the Admins
traitor OF he Floating Debt shall receive IN
full con- per sati0n OF Services as wei as lof
ali expenses thereof, One-halt OF one per cent
of the f;ce Of the bonds so negotiated ana
exchanged, paid out or sold, and no more.
SEC z. Be it further ordained, ETC., 1hat
this ordnance shall be incorporated IN
and be made part of thecontract, TO De
entered into nCtarially with the DanR 10
be chosen az Administrator OF the tIoaung
Debt. and The same shall bind ltseI 10 the
city to act fully IN accordance there"nh,
and not otherwise; and It IS further ordained,
that no issue CT bonds, rs authorized unuer
section forty.one of act OF March sixteen,
aforesaid shall be made or held valid, unless
done in full compl auce with the provisions
of this ordinance, and with sucn further
rules, provisions and regulations as may
be hereafter made supplementary thereto
by the Council.
On motion. q resolution was read and laid
over under the rules, appropriatiog S50OU,
or so MUCK of it as may be required 70 pay
the expenses of engraving the - ,OUO,U UUU
bonds authorized by ACT OF the Legislature.
AresCluton was laid over, appropriatlDg
$50 & month to pay the rent Of central
notarial office, directing the Administrator
of Public Accounts to warrant monthly Tor
the amount on the Administrator OF FL
nance.
The Council then took Up the considers
tion of the resolution offered at TIE last
meeting for Facilitating the auditing OF the
floating debt The resolution was adopted.
PETITIONS.
A netition was received from several pro-
prietors of beer saloons, where concerts
have been stopped by the police, asking per-
l MISSION 10 CDELllu5 luOSc
! and arguing that the saloons by their music
we're in the intetests of morality, drawing
| people away from coffee houses, where in.
| toxcating liquors were sold.
| Mr.. West wanted to know who had stop
ped the saOons rom having music.
| Mr.. Pierce said that it was the Chief OF
| Police, who probably acted on the theory
| that the permit of Mayor Conway, under
which they had been running. expired with
| that gentlemsn's term Of office.
Mr.. West said that he knew dust had
been kicked up, but he did not understand
| it. II this business WAS legitimate one,
| as the prOprietors represented, why ne!
allow them 10 proceed?
| Mayor Flanders said that these concert
| saloons from small beginnings had in some
| instances grown 10 be great excesses. Some
, Of them had theatrical performances. The
| police found the morality Of the Black
| Crook in the concert saloon. and considered
it out of place. Some of the proprietor;
had seen him and expressed their intentions
Of king out theatrical licenses.
| After lengthy discussion resolution
was adopted allowing the saloons 10 have
music, until he subject could be examined
and suspendng the ordinance prohibiting
the music until such time.
The petition was referred to the Ad-
min;stratOr OF Police.
memorial from DR.. J. J. Hayes, OF th'
Gutenberg Hospital, was read by title.
| MaYor Flanders stated that numbers 0
complaints were being made about thes'
small -pox hospitals.
The memorial was referred 20 the Admin
istrator Of Public Buildings.
| A petition was received from the owner
of the Southern Cotton Press, asking for ,
relief from taxes. Referred TO the Admins
ira or of Accounts.
On motion OF Mr.. Emley the Council tool
up the ordinance for the inspection of woo'
and coal, laid over at the previous meeting
The ordinance was adopted with some Sigh
| notifications.
The ordinance offered at last meeting
relative to the cleanliness cf the city, wa
called up. Alengthy discussion followed.
MIR. Shaw was in favor of delay, as h
wanted to consider the ordinance. and th
citizens would not have timely notice if
was now passed 10 go into effect on the tlrs
of May. Besides, he objected to requirin
the stores to be swept out before elk o'cloc
: in the morning.
Mr.. Emley considered that feature of tn
ordinance obiec louable. Il interfered wat
commerce. Uarghter).
Mr.. Bonzano wanted it published in fou
| languages.
The ordinance was finally adopted. afte
being amended so as to require stores to b
swept ont not earlier than ) 4. H., nor late
than A. "
An ordinance offered by Mr.. Pierce wa:
on a suspension of the rules, adopted, ostat
fishing Sixth District pound:
An ordinance requiring the Recorder
courts to open at FIVE O'Clock in the morn
, ing, after meeting with opposition from ii
| Shaw, was laid over under the rules.
An ordinance requiring the City Physicia
TO visit smallpox hospitals, containing Cit
patients was adopted.
The board adjourned to meet this eveninl
at seven O'Clock.