New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-22


3 warrants presented by Louisiana
National Bank; CarrOllton precinct.
2 warrants presented by Janney d
Hyams; Carrollton precinct.
3 warrants presented by Janney q
Hyams; St. Bernard.
4 warrants presented by Janney d
Hyams. amounting to 1924 SO, being dupli-
Gates or parts of a warrant which was re-
turned and should have been cancelled, but
which found it's way agsin upon the market
and was disposed Of.
These four warrants are made in favor Of
Samuel Weeks, and bear his Endorsement.
Mr.. Weeks admits that these four war
rants passed through his hands. that he in
dOrsed them at the request of Mr.. burbank,
and handed them back to Burbank.
Further information Mr.. Weeks is unable to
, give about them.
Nine warrants, to the order of different
names, presented by J. Hernandez, all in
dOrsed in the same handwriting.
One warrant, presented by j. hernandez,
$77 sc, belonging to st. Bernard.
Nine warrants presented by Nicholas
Burke; not properly indOrsed.
One warrant presented by Nicholas
Burke; duplicated.
Fifteen warrants presented by c. Tiblier ::
not properly indorsed.
One warrant presented by &. Tiblier; not
Endorsed at all.
Two warrants presented by c. Tibller; st.
Bernard precinct.
Fourteen warrants presented by john
DolhOnde: drawn to order Of bearer and
noted on margin. OF warrant book as loan
to Treasurer Burbank"
Three warrants presented by John Klein;
not Endorsed.
One warrant presented by John Klein; St.
Bernard precinct.
Four warrants presented by J. p. Coulon:
st. Bernard precinct.
One warrant presented by r. J. Kerr not
Endorsed.
One warrant presented by Charles Fou-
RE: St. Bernard.
Two warrants presented by Charles Fou-
RE; CarrOlltOn.
One warrant presented by DR.. Smith, st.
Bernard.
Two warrants presented by F. Pister;
not properly indOrsed.
Two warrants presented by J. Gourdon;
not properly Endorsed.
Three warrants presented by NJ. Pagan;
drawn to order OF c. ID. Ludeke, chief clerk,
and purpOrting to be for telegraph poles
erected in CarroIltOn, amounting to $244 %.
-Four warrants presented by Samuel Smith
& Co., for $208 50 each; total, 1888 81, pur-
porting to be for salary OF s. n. Burbank,
treasurer, for four months.
One warrant presented by Frank & Hass,
&or sos 80, for one months salary OF Treas
urer Burbank.
Six warrants presented by A. Cassard, for
500 each; total, 5000; drawn to order OF 5.
n Burbank, for contingent expenses"
One warrant presented by K. J. ker, for
$20S 33, for salary of Oscar j. Dunn, Tor
month Of February, 1869.
One variant for SOB 81, drawn to order OF
Oscar J. Dunn, for LAW charges"
One warrant for $l2S 81, drawn to order OF
j. A. Raynal, for Flaw charges
Thirty warrants, amounting TO $393O,
drawn to order Of E. Filleul, for :" law
charges"
TWeutyseyen of Mr.. Filleufs warrants
were presented by l.. Merle, and fourteen
of them do not bear Filleurs Endorsement.
Six other warrants, amounting to $3.50 for
law charges were also presented.
twenty three warrants drawn to order OF
William McCubbin, amounting to <2447,
purporting to be for REPAIRS were pre-
scented.
Warrants in favor of other parties, to the
amount of $500 for repairs" are also Oh
hand.
Warrants for "secret service" to the
amount of $1,000, were presented. This
"secret service" appears to be indepen
dent and apart from the regular detective
| service.
| One warrant drawn to order of W. IL
Long, special officer, for 1890. accepted OF
| the face by O. j. Dunn, and noted on mar
| gin of warrant book null and vOid.'
In the hands Of Mr.. Maxwell, late Sheriff
| are S5.7 $40 SO of warrants seqnestered
| They are the proceeds OF the sum turned
over to Treasurer Burbank by the State
| Treasurer. / do not see how any correct o.
| safe examination of the Metropolitan obi
l ho bo1 yrifhnut trninu az
| comparing all these sequestered warrants
| with those l have in hand. In no otherwise
| can we avoid paying duplicates, and settling
| both for split warrants and the originals
| for which they were substituted. But thu
| urgency of the holders of those submitted
! for examination has prevented me keeping
them any longer. l, however, recOmmenc
that measures be taken for getting posses
sion of and Oyerhauling the sequestere(
| warrants
| This may be effected, presume, by TIL
consent OF the parties at whose instance
! the writ of seqUestratiun was taken.
! 1t seems that the premises place us in
| position to answer, partially, the question
! How much do we owe? The city authori
| ties, after long resistance, effected wha
they considered settlement of the obliga
ton by giving $5O5, 900 in bonds. This, how
! ever, it seems, will not hold, and the city
therefore, owes for the late parish OF Or
leans $lG9, 563 80, and for A'giers and Jeffer
son underlined sums, which must be exact,
| fixed by further investigation.
The next question is: In what manne
shall this be paidl
Act No. a., approved February q, 1869
makes warrants issued in payment Of sala
ries of "Officers, employees and members
of the Metropolitan Police force receivable
for municipal licenses and taxes"
Act No. Al, approved February &c, 1870
| hekes all such warrants, "apprOved by IT,
president" as well as % for the supplies ant
expenses Of said board" so approved, there
for municipal licenses and taxes" but ais
! for "debts due or to become due"
All the blue warrants were issued unde
the former law. They are not approved a
required by the latter. Such of them
therefore, as were for salaries of 50 officers
employees and members" are alone re
ceivable, and these only for municipal
| licenses and taxes"
We are pressed to take them of all kinds
and tenders of them are made in paymen
| of market notes and other debts. It is 70
| the Council to determine whether we shal
yield to this pressure.
The danger in doing so is that VIC shal
exceed our liability, and pay q part of til
! debt over again.
The warrants out arc. .$229,071 3
In Sheriff-s hands. .......... 537, $40 S
Total $767, oil 9
How many there are unpresented ! ca
not tell. The receipt of these for take
should be refused until audited, for there
every reason to suspect some fault Or frau
| in them.
II we redeem the whole So29, 07l, whic
were presented for auditing, we exceed on
Liability by hundred thousand or more do
lars Part of this represents the defalca