New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-08

BY Mr.. Pierce:
Resolred, That under the provisions OF
| ordinance No. l66, administration series
| the sum of one hundred dollars is hereby
appropriated for the police surgeons, acting
| in their capacity as city physicians, for the
month Of August, 1870. and that the Ad
ministrator Of Public Accounts warrant
on the Department of Finance in favor OF
Drs. j. Il. Cooper and D. Mackay, for the
sum of fifty dollars each.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Pierce:
Rcsolred.. That under the provisions o.
ordinance No. 254, Administration series
the sum Of forty-one dollars and sixtysix
cents is hereby appropriated for the pay.
ment of the Sanitary Inspector acting in the
capacity Of City Physician. for the right
bank of New Orleans, for the month of
August, 1870. and that the Administrator Of
Public Accounts warrant OF the Depart
ment of Finance in favor of DR.. c. P.
Ames accordingly.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Pierce:
Resolred, That the Adnlinistrator of Pub
lie Accounts be and he is hereby authorized
in favor of +. Is. Albers. for the sum of
twenty-four dollars (S2il for disintccting
material furnished the Board of Health IN
the month of August, 1870.
By Mr.. Pierce:
ReSolred, That under the provisions of a
contract between the city of New Orleans
and w. j. Behan, dated twenty-sixth day of
June, 1870, TO continue for a term of five
years, by virtue of resolution No. 6l5, new
series, approved Tune Is, 1867, the sum of
i've thousand two hundred and forty-two
dollars and fifty cents. ts52i2 I), is hereby
appropriated in favor OF w. j. Behan, being
ten per cent retained as guarantee of his
monthly bills from first of August, 1863,
to t~hirty-frst of August, 1870. as follows 4:
1900 lamps at $34 95 each per annum,
So, 425, and that the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts warrant on the Department of
Finance accordingly.
Read twice and laid over.
By Mr.. Shaw:
Resolred, That tile Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts is hereby authorized to furnish
the Administrator of Finance with q cor
rected tax bill for 1862, against E. Wood
Perry, by emitting the assessment of three
thousand dollars, property tax upon capital
used on Poydras street. IN square No. lib,
said capital not belonging to 4. Wood Perry,
but to his deceased brother, Henry Perry,
in whose name the same has been assessed
and paid by tax bill No. 1879. and assessed
in error to E. Wood Perry.
Mr.. Shaw said, on the first September
there was promulgated al ordinance passed
the t~wenty-third of August, authorizing the
City Attorney to cancel the judgment
against the South western Bible Society.
He found that the laws of 1859 forbade the
City Attorney TO do any such thing, and he
o moved that the MAYOR and Admins
traitor of Finance be substituted for the
City Attorney in ordinance No. 427, add
ministratiOn series.
Carried.
Election of Surveyor.
Mr.. West moved that the Council now
proceed to the election IF a City Surveyor.
Agreed to.
Mr.. West nominate alr. William H.
Bell.
No other candidate being proposed. the
nominations were closed. ard Mr.. Bell was
declared unanimously elected.
Petitions.
A petition of Robert I;owes and John l..
Yule to compromise Their judgment claim
against the city, was referred to the Mayor.
A petition for the establishment of a sash
was referred to the Administrator
of Commerce.
Petitions against aud N favor of the beer
saloon of julius Socha were referred to the
Administrator of Police. as was also a Pc
tition of William F. Mead regarding a vault
in Cemetery No. 2, FORTH District.
Tax petitions of Jonas Pickles, Henry
Fox and the German Protestant Church
were referred to the Department of Assess
ments.
An invitation from the Southern Com
mercial Convention to send delegates to
Cincinnati was referred 10 the Administra-
tor of Commerce.
A claim of William Aapie for services as
porter in the court building. jackson Square,
was referred to the Administration of Public
Buildings.
A petition Of f. l. Levy was referred to
the Department ofFIaa1ce.
A petition of J. T.. C'Hemecourt was re-
ferred to the Department of Improve
ments.
A petition Of J. Il. Win.feld was referred
to the Department % Commerce.
A petition of residents Of the Sixth Dis
trict was referred to the Department of I'M
Two accounts o. the clerk of the Eighth
Court were referred to the Mayor.
A petition of Il. Foley was referred to the
A petition of ST. V.lrent's Orphan Asylum
was referred to the Administration of Public
Buildings.
Report, and Unfinished BUSH
The Mayor presented the following re-
ports, which were serelallr read and laid
over to be printed:
H.E,zALTY or NV OeLEANs.)
September 6, 1870.
To the City Council OF se~ Orleans:
l.. Pessou's claim OF s2377, for recording
INDECENT deaths n January and February,
1870, comes under the provisions of the act
Of the Legislature referred to in my report
on a similar claim presented August %.
The city is required to pay for recording
these deaths, but all the vouchers should be
exhibited to the Administrator of Accounts
before any warrant is issued in payment Of
the account.
BENZ. +. FLANDERS. Mayor.
MaToEAL-y OF NEW ORLHAys,}
September 6, 1879.
To the City Council o. Me- Orleans:
l transmit to the Council herewith a re.
port of MI. S. d. Moody. late Controller of
jefferson City, on sundry Jefferson City
printing bills, referred to me for investiga-
ton. Ilearn that the entire amount of tax
bulls put in suit does not exceed ten thousand
collars. and to collect this amount the Coun-