New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-22
THE CITY COUNCIL.

A regular meeting Of the board was held
at half past seven o'clock last evening.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
A new set of rules of procedure was not
adopted.
After discussion between Administrators
Shaw and West, the matter was laid over
until next meeting.
A resolution respecting the suspension of
officers and their pay, offered by Mr.. West.
was adopted.
resolution respecting the pavement,
ETC., OF Locust and other streets was
adopted.
Several reports were received from the
administrators and acted on.
Claims for heavy interest on city notes
from several parties, were submitted by
the Administrator of Accounts.
Mr.. Shaw offered an ordinance providing
for the payment of repairs, etc. Second
reading had, and ordinance laid over for
final action.
An ordinance was called up by Mr.. Shaw
for the relief of parties holding claims, not
provided for by the city charter. Adopted
finally. section by section.
An ordinance to provide for the payment
Of certain creditors who could not be put
under the provisions of the floating debt,
was adopted.
A number of claims were allowed as re.
ported by the several administrators.
The City Attorney, in reference to the
Jackson Railroad stock, reported his action
in the case.
The City Attorney notified the Council
that he had entered the Chattanooga
contest, and made issue with Mr.. Morgan.
The City Attorney reported at some
length concerning the opening of q park by
Mr.. Chandler.
The claims Of Mulligan and Rust for
certain drainage work were referred to the
Department Of improvements for examina-
ton.
A motion to repeal ordinance 1915 was
ordered to lie over.
Several claims of the Sheriff and of other
parties, offered by Mr.. Shaw, we're referred.
A petition from the wood dealers OF New
Orleans, objecting to the present tax upon
them. was referred to the Administrator OF
Commerce.
petition from the City Railroad Compa-
ny, to lay track on Toledano street, was
referred.
Other petitions, of no public interest,
A communication from Mr.. Beckwith.
asking questions concerning his salary. was
referred to the Administrator of Accounts.
a communication from Philapelphia Fire
Company No. IA was referred to the Admin
istrator of Commerce.
Mr. Shaw offered an ordinance relative TO
the payment of certificates for pay of jurors
in coroner's inquests. Read once and laid
over.
Old accounts were called up on the third
reading by Mr.. Shaw, and ordered paid, or
put in the seven-thirty debt.
The City Attorney reported that the pro.
posed ordinance on party fences required
certain amendments, which he suggested.
The ordinance was adopted with the sugges-
tions embodied.
An opinion from the City Attorney rela-
tive to default judgments was ordered
printed.
The City Attorney reported upon the bill
of S. C. Percy, clerk of the City Water
works, unfavorably.
A communication was received from the
City Attorney relative to empowering the
Recorder Of Mortgages to record the tax
judgments obtained by the city. Laid
over.
The ordinance for the relief of George p.
Deshon. was. on motion, passed.
Relief was granted to G. King & Co.
The resolution to provide for the erection
(for S37s5) of an engine house in Milneburg,
was unanimously adopted.
A resolution was adopted to pay certain
laborers.
The board then adjourned.