New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-31
CITY COUNCIL.


Mayor Flanders presiding. and Admins
traitors West, Shaw, Pierce, Walton. Emley,
Bonzano and Delassize present.
Administrator West informed the Council
that he had dropped three clerks from his
roll.
Administrator Delassize asked that au-
thOrity be given him to make repairs on
certain public buildings. Lies over.
An ordinance by Mr.. Walton, to regulate
the salaries of employees i'll his department,
was read and laid over.
Administrator Shaw offered the following
ordinance, which was read twice and lad
over:
An ordinance to provide for the punctuai
payment of employees and officers OF the
city of New Orleans, and to prevent the
traffic and sale in and dlscountlnS OF
wages and certificates for work performed
due by the city.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That upon the
discharge of laborers or persons employed
by the day by any department OF the city
government, the Administrator OF the De
partment shall, within twenty-four hours
submit to the Administrator OF Public Ac-
counts a statement of the name OF names
the number of days for which pay Is due,
and the rate of wages, and upon the APP
prevail thereof by the Mayor, the Admins
traitor of Public Accounts shall Immediately
draw up pay roll and issue his warrant
there with to the Administrator of Finance
for the payment of the same.
SEC 2 BE it further ordained, etc. That
in all other cases laborers and employees
by the day shall be paid weekly and the
Administrator of the Department for which
the labor is performed shall on Saturday
morning of each week make statement OF
the names wages and number of days due
for the previous week. which for this pur-
pose. shall be considered as beginning with
Saturday, and ending with Friday; and the
Administrator Of Public Accounts upon the
approval thereof by the Mayor shall imme
diately draw up IA pay roll, and transmit the
same to the Administrators of Finance, with
his warrant for its payment: and such pay
ment shall be made at the Department OF
Finance between the hours of seven and
nine, or as soon thereafter us practicable on
Saturday evening.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the necessary amount be and Is hereby APP
| propriated for the purposes of this ordi-
| nance; and all warrants issued and pay
ments made in accordance herewith shall be
| reported monthly to the Council by the Adj
ministrators of Public Accounts and OF
Finance.
| SEC 4. Be it further ordained. etc, That
| on the Saturday preceding the last Tuesday
| of each month the Mayor and several adj
of Public Accounts with lists of the officers,
! clerks and other monthly employees in theirre-
| spective departments, the time due and rate
| of salary of each, and the Administrator of
| Public Accounts shall audit and examine the
| same and offer ordinances on the last Tuesday
| of the month for the payment of such
| amounts az may be due. which shall pass to
| a second reading. and be subject to a third
| reading on the first Tuesday of the follow
| ing month. Should any ground for deduc-
| ton or abatement of salary occur between
| the Saturday preceding the last Tuesday
| and the close of the month"; the same shall
| be notified to the Administrator of Public
! Accounts in order that the correction may
| be made by amendment on third reading.
| And upon final passage the Administrator
| of Public Accounts shall make and furnish
| to the Administrator of Finance pay rolls
| with the names and amounts due to each
person. with his warrant for the payment
thereof according to the appropriation
made and passed.
| SEC s. Be it further ordained. etc. That
| no certificate of salary or time shall be de-
livered by any department to any officer or
| enploye. and that all certificates OF work or
contract performed or money and accounts
| due BY the city, shall be transmitted by the
| respective departments direct to the Admin
istrator of Public Accounts, who shall act
| Immediately thereon or submit the same to
the Council as may be required by law
| and ordinances; and no certificates OF
| moneys and accounts due shall be delivered
| by anv department to the parties claiming
them except warrants upon the Admins
| traitor of Finance, or certificates or bonds
| due under ordinances 1877 and 500. and the
| several ordinances supplementary thereto;
| it being the true intent of this ordinance to
discourage traffic in the immature obliga-
| tions Of the city, and prevent the losses and
frauds occasioned thereby: and to facilitate
and secure to the parties to whom they may
| be due the prompt payment or settlement
of all current obligations of the city.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, etc. That
| no officer, laborcr or other cmploye shall be
| allowed by the Administrator of Finance
to draw his pay by order to any other per
son or transteree. except in case OF sickness
or absence from the city at the time OF pay
ment: and payments shall be made. as far
| as practicable. at the office of the Admins
| traitor of Finance. to the payee individually
who shall duly receipt therefor.
The same gentleman handed in large
| numbes of bills. which were ordered to be
paid
When Administrator Pierce called VI
some business relative to musical beer
houses Mayor Flanders called his attention
to the fact that a portion OF St. Charlie:
street was crowded with gambling anC
dance houses that have no licenses. The
assertion was not denied.
petition from j. o. Belknap asking th'
right to erect an ornamental fountain o1
Canal street, was laid over until next week
Mr.. Finley explained that certain citizen:
had misunderstood or miscOnstrued thu
meaning of the bird ordinance. He sup
posed that people could comprehend tina
he did not intend to prohibit the shootin!
of wild ducks and geese.
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