New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-16

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ssr,-... NEW ORLEANS, June IA, $780,
TO the Honorable Adniaistyssess Oity Of New Or
GENr1zxxx-I desire to enter into con.
tract with the city of New Orleans 10 furnish
o recently patented coal oil lamp and lam
tern, for lighting streets, for which am the
claim for his iishi that it is .. brilli.nt
- n ordinary gas lamp end that the ex-
pense - NO greater than the old'fashioned
lamps now In uae, ,s.s-. y 80 sENCI
ID view Of the well known insult iency OF
The o n%ps nov SsS and Ct Ss ne bsns
made on that score, / trust the Council will
take fsvorsble action upon this, petition and
give the lamp repreeent . thorough -.
spectt0n. -el 3 81; p = -.sss Esss - e, sss
sIam FeutlemenS ,ss.s..ssas-.ss.s.
Yees obeaiient Jystv.nt.
-. - II. A. BAKER.
Mr.. Pierce offered wood and coal peti-
ton. to be referred to the Acting xayof
with power to act. -
A number Of other petitions we're duly re-
ferred TO the respective departments. ~
u,s New DssaAess Asain. az -
By Mr.. Pierce: E8 ,s-.afss1 sl4 .4..,...'
Besolued, That the Administrator Of Pub
lie Accounts b and no is hereby authorised
for the sum of one hundred and seventy-one
dollars end thirty cents (1l7l 800. in favor
of ]. @. Davey, for two (2) sets Of double
harness, one az extra horse collar and two
cav whips. furnished for driving the
s.Marias," or wagons used in conveying
prisoners to Workhouse, etc.
Adopted with the explanation that this
was one of the results Of the fire at the
workhouse. h.s. s-.e
By Mr.. Pierce: T.. 10 ~s- s-5a ..s.t T.
Resolred, That the Administrator OF Po-
lice be and he is hereby authorized to pur-
chase forty (40) iron bedsteads, for use of
Girls House of Refuge. at an expense not to
exceed two hundred" and fifty dollars
(s25o).
Adopted.
By Mr.. Pierce:
An ordinance to amend an ordinance en-
tilted IAN ordinance defining the duties
of the Department of Police, aud effect.
ing its organization" adopted May "A i,
1870. 0f ~ TO-.
SECTION /. Be it ordained, etc., That 50
much of section Eve of an ordinance entitled
"An ordinance defining the duties Of the
Department Of Police. and effecting its or.
kAulE6blOos AA&SOOSAs6SA
an annual salary of five hundred and forty
dollars,n be and the same Is hereby
amended 80 as to read: One messenger with
an anDusl salary of two hundred and forty
SEC. 2. Be Il further ordained, etc.. That
80 much of section six OF the same ordi.
nance as reads: Zone teacher with an an
nual salary Of three hundred dollars" %
and the same is hereby amended 80 a. to
read: One teacher with an annual salary OF
four hundred and twenty dollars. =, /
Adopted. IN, 80. 81 az
Dsfsrred Business Once More.
The Council took up No. 1l2 on the ca2en-
dar, which wss as follows: as s.oI
DEPARTMENT OF CoxMEzcx, J
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To the Council of the City Of New Orleans:
have examined the petition Of Protector
Fire Company No. q, OF the Sixth District,
together with papers herewith, referred to
this department., and ind from the papers
thus referred, and from other sources OF in
formation, that this company 10 an effective
and worthy organization; that they have on
many occasions done valuable service at
fires in the upper part Of the Fourth Dis
riot. as wei az in the Sixth District; that
they are located ct st. Charles street and
Napoleon avenue, the former being paved
street through the Sixth District; that they
are over mile and half beyond eny steam
is no steam fire engine in the Sixth District;
thai there are but two other hand engines
in the Sixth District beside the one in use
by this company, which Is nearly worn out.
I find, also, that this company have an
engine house and two horses, and that they
have contracted for steam engine for the
cum of $500, and, as they represent. they
will need. to put them in good WORK ling con,
dition, another horse, hose carriage, and
one thous sand feet Of hose, estimated to cost
| eighteen hundred dollars. The various In
surance companies Of this city have pre-.
sented to them sixteen hundred dollars, and
they now ask this Council to give them thirty
|. five hundred dollars to assist them in paying
| for the engine ordered, and in paying fot
other articles above mentioned. The Sixth
District being % large and important part
there should be steam fire engine within
| the District, and therefore respectfully re.
commend the appropriation ofthe sum asked
Very respectfully submitted.
II - - - "a A. : S. C. EMLEY,
.1s- Administrator of Commerce.
The following ordinance, which accom-
panied the report, and which had been read
a first and second time at previous regu.
lar meeting, wassput upon its final passage;
Be it ordained by the Council Of the city
| of New Orleans, That the sum OF thirty.fve
hundred dollars is hereby appropriated to
the payment for steam fire engine, con.
| tracted for by Protector Fire Company No,
2. of the Sixth District, and that the Admin
istrator of the Department OF Public Ac-
counts il hereby authorized to issue his war
rant on the Department of Finance for thai
amount and for that purpose.5 1r
Mr.. West moved to amend by adding the
words: 'ssaid warrant to be paid to the con
tractor when the machine shall have been
| accepted by the Administrator Of Com
| merce."
The amendment and the ordinance were
adopted. The yeas and nays being called.
New BusIAess Again.
Mr.. Bonzsno said he had heard to-day
that some of the old employees Of the A.,
SCISSORS Department had sued the city fol
their salaries for part Of the month of April
and some of them had obtained Judgment
by default, because the city was not repre-
sented. It would be we'll enough to ascer
tain whether the cit3s two attorneys wer'
able to take care of the interests OF the city
On motion Of Mr.. Shaw, the mstter wa
referred to TIE City Attorney.
On motion Of Mr.. Shaw. an account OF =
J. Rigney was referred to the City Attorney
AA1oarnneat.
Mr.. West, in view Of the approaching LON