New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-07
Neiu @rlea..s Republiea.s.
CITY couNciL--oFFlclAL
Organization.

one o'clock P. n, and were received by a
committee appointed under resolution Of
the late Board of Assistant Aldermen, com
posed of Messrs. Fish and Staes.
Mayor Flanders, presiding, directed q call
of the roll, when the following gentlemen.
responded to their names:
Mr.. s. T. Delassize, Administrator Of
Waterworks and Public Buildings.
Joseph +. West, Administrator Of In
provements.
John s. Walton, Administrator Of Finance.
ID. d. Macarty, Administrator Of Assess
ments.
Alfred Shaw, Administrator of Accounts.
S. G. Emley, Administrator of Commerce.
e. ". Pierce, Administrator Of Police.
Mayor Flanders in the chair, submitted
his commission and certificate Of qualifca-
ton to p committee consisting of Messrs.
West and Shaw, who reported that gentle
man to be duly commissioned and qualified
as Mayor of the city OF New Orleans, and on
motion of Mr.. West, he was so recognized
and declared by the Council.
The Chair then examined the commissions
Administrators, pronounced them to be cor.
rect, in due form, and in accordance with
law, whereupon the Council was declared
to be organized and ready for business.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw. d recess Of half
an hour was ordered.
Upon reassembling, the roll being called,
showed full Council present.
Mr.. Shaw offered the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted upon call
of the yeas and nays:
Resolced. That pending the permanent
organization of the Departments Of Finance,
Commerce. Improvements, Assessments,
Police, Public Accounts and of Water
works and Public Buildings, the respective
Administrators thereof are hereby author
lied and empowered to make acting ap-
pointments of such officers and clerks as
may be necessary to operate the govern
ment and preserve the property OF the city
of New Orleans.
On motion of Mr.. West, the Board then
Adjourned to meet at seven o'clock this
evening. JOHN TOBlN,
Secretary pro TEN.
CITY HALL NEW ORLEANS,
April L. 1870. :
The Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Mayor Flanders presiding, and
Messrs. Delassize, West, Walton, Macarty,
Shaw, Emley and Pierce present.
On motion of Mr.. West, it was ordered
that the Council proceed to the election Of
City Attorney.
There being no objection, the election was
ordered to be held Uird uoce, when Mr.. j. f.
Beckwith was nominated. There being no
other nominations, the roll was called, re-
s1ltipg in Mr. Beckwi;h receiving unani.
NOUS vote, whereupon he was declared duly
elected City Attorney.
On motion of Mr. West the Council then
proceeded to elect uipa uoce Recorders for
the various districts throughout the city
with the following result g.:
Mr.. G.. P. Houghton was unanimously
elected Recorder Of the First District with.
out opposition.
Mr.. Eugene Staes was unanimously elected
Recorder Of Second District without oppo-
sition.
Mr.. J. A. Masicot was unanimously
elected Recorder Third District. No oppo-
sition.
MI. ulldUl NcDDtE Wdo GAoSiiALiAc Lcl y
elected Recorder of the Fourth Diatrice. No
opposition.
There was no nomination, and c0nse.
quently no election for the Fifth District.
MIR. BENJAMIN Campbell was unanimously
elected Recorder of the Sixth District. No
opposition.
Mr.. Shaw introduced the following ordi-
nance, which was unanimously adopted
upon call Of the yeas and nays:
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That the City Attorney be
instructed and directed to take legal
measures to have annulled and avoided all
action which has been taken by any of
the late city officials under the pretended
ordinance promulgated in the city journal
of the second day of April, 1870, relative to
the sale of stock in the New Orleans, Jack
son and Great Northern Railroad Company.
belonging to the city, and to have returned
and restored to the city treasury the certiti-
Gates of said stock; and, if it be necessary,
to prevent the transfer OF said stock on the
books of the company; also, to institute the
proper legal proceedings to have punished
or mulcted in damages, all parties who may
be implicated in any fraudulent acts or mis-
demeanors in the passage of the ordinance
referred to, or by any acts done under said
plGltuutu UIulHtuC0.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Shaw, was declared adopted, the yeas and
nays being called, resulting in a unanimous
vote:
Resolued, That The Mayor be requested to
have prepared and presented to this board,
for consideration, such drafts OF ordinances
as may be required for immediate adoption,
to put into effective operation the various
Departments of the city of New Orleans, and
regulate the manner of transacting business
between ard within thersame.
The regular weekly meetings Of the Coun-
Gil, were on motion of Mr.. Shaw, and in
accordance with section twenty-eight of the
charter. fixed on every Tuesday, at seven
O'Clock P. n.
On motion of Mr.. Pierce, committee OF
two was appointed to prepare rules for the
government OF this body in its Deliberations.
Messrs. Pierce and Emley were appointed 10
compose said committee.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, the Council ad-
iourned to meet on Tuesday evening tiitth
instantly next, at seven O'Clock.
JOHN TOBIN,
Secretary pro tenn.