New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-09

CITY cCuaclL--oFEIClAL
Snecinl ees.son.

z The Council met at : P. NJ, according to
( call.
Present-B. F. Flanders, Mayor, in the
chair, s. T. Delassize Joseph R. West, John
s. Wakon. D. B. Macarty, Alfred Shaw, ..
C. Emley, and L. w. Pierce.
On motion, Mr.. H. C. Clarke, Mayors
Secretary, was appointed to act as Secretary
pro tenn.
Roll called and minutes Of last meeting
read.
The following ordinance was called up IN
der the rules:
Be it ordained bv the Council of the city
of New Orleans That i'll the month OF April,
eighteen hundred and seventy, and every
two wears thereafter, there shall be eleCte u
by the said Council, as City Notary, a duly
commissioned and qualified notary pubic OF
the parish OF Orleans, before whom shall be
passed and executed all contracts, agree
ments, acts ofsale or purchase, and all other
authentic acts TO which the City OF New Or
leans may DC d party or have any interest
therein, and whose compensation Ter sucn
acts, and the copies thereof hereinafter pro
vided for, shall be the fees established oy
law and the same shall be paid by the par
ties so contracting win or seillng 10 ana
buylng from the CRY OF New Orleans.
Be 1t further ordained, That upon the pro-
mitigation OF all resolutions approving the
adjudications Of contracts or other sales or
purchases, said City Notary shall notify the
contractors or parties thereof; and II the
contractors and securities fail 10 EXECUTE
and sign their contracts within Ten days
thereafter, the said City Notary shall there
upon inform the Administrator OF the de-
partment to which such contract pertains,
of such failure.
That said City Notary shall furnish the
n ms fr of dpndrtTnant TO when
any contract so entered into pertains, rs well
as to the City AttorneJ, copy OF each ana
every such act or contract, which copies
shall be preserved by said officers for refer
ence; and those SO furnished unto said City
Attorney shall be bound and indeXed, when
ever they reach the number of two hundred,
and shall form part of the archives OF the
office OF said City Attorney.
Be it further ordained, That all ordl-
nances or parts Of ordinances conflicting
herewith, to be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
MIR. Shaw moved to amend by striking out
the words land every two years there
AFTER" in the first paragraph.
Mr.. West seconded the motion, which was
carried.
No further amendments being offered, the
question of the adoption OF the ordinance as
amended was put, and on cicG coce vote
the same was declared adopted.
Mr.. West called up the following ordinance
under the rules:
Be it ordained by the - of New Or
leans l. That an election be held On -
for an official journal, in which the pro-
ceedings of this board shall be published, in
conformity to section twenty eight OF the
charter; that such election be made rlcG
roce.
9. That the official journal to be elected in
conformity to this ordinance shall be q
newspaper published in this city six times d
week; that there shall be published therein
all the proceedings OF the Council and Tor
publishing the same the said journal shalt
be entitled to charge and receive forty
cents doc per square, OF ten lines noppAreil
type.
3. That the proprietor of the official
journal selected under this ordinance shall
enter hereto bonds, with approved security,
to be made to, and approved by, the Admin
istrator of Public Accounts, to perform
faithfully the work assigned to his Journal
under this ordinance.
Mr.. West moved to amend By striking out
the word "nonpsreil," in the second sec
ton, and inserting in lieu thereof the word
agate" as being the type most generally
used blythe newspapers of New Orleans.
Mr. Emley seconded the amendment,
which WAS carried.
Mr.. West moved to amend further by
striking out the words "shall enter hereto
bonds with approved security" and insert
ing in place thereof the words "shan enter
into bonds in the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars $50 ,0OO), with approved security
Seconded and adopted.
The Mayor suggested that after The words
''shall be entitled TO charge and receive
forty cents (40c) per square" there should
lie inserted "and no more"
Mr.. West moved to amend in accordance
with the Mayors suggestion.
Seconded and carried.
Mr.. Shaw moved the adoption of the Or
dinance as amended.
Seconded ard adopted.
The Mayor called attention to the fact that
there were two blanks in the ordinance as
adopted.
Mr.. Shaw moved to reconsider, for the
purpose of filing up these blanks.
Seconded and carried.
Mr. Shaw moved to insert, in the first
blank, the words, Council of the city, s
Mr.. Macarty seconded the motion, which
was carried.
The second blank, On motion made anG
seconded, was filed up by the insertion o
the words. .the seventh Of April, 1870, an,
annually thereafter
The ordinance, as thus further amended
was finally adopted, and in accordance there
with, the Council proceeded to the election
of an official journal.
Mr.. West nominated "The New Orlcan
Republican Printing Company
Mr. Delassize seconded the motion.
The yeas and NAYS being called, the "Ne'
Orleans Republican, Printing Company Wa
unanimously appointed the official journs
OF the Council.
Mr.. Emley moved to proceed to the cleo
ton of City Notary
Mr.. Shaw proposed TO postpone the cleo
ton till Tuesday next,
MIR. Emley withdrew his motion and Mr.
shaw's proposition, which was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Emley, the Council pro
ceeded to the election OF a Recorder for tn
Fifth District.
Mr.. Macarty moved the election OF III
Andrew Dumont.
Mr.. Em!ey seconded the nomination.
On motion of Mr.. West, the nomination
were declared closed, and on the yeas an
nays being called Mr.. Andrew Dumont wa
unanimously elected Recorder of the FIT
District.