New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-18


Adopted.
Petitions.
Mr.. Pierce presented petition from
Behan g. Thorn, asking that they might be
allowed interest on certein warrants held
by them, which was referred to the Mayor.
Mr.. Pierce presented petition from w.
Morano and others residing near the Third
District Pound, representing said pound to
be a nuisance, owing to the bowling of the
dogs confined therein; and further, that the
police are allowed to shoot the dogs so con-
fined, thereby endangering the lives of
people residing in that vicinity.
The petition was referred back to the
Department of Police.
Mr.. Emley presented a petition with re-
spect to the condition of. the streets in the
Third District, which was referred to the
Administrator of Improvements.
A petition of residents of the Sixth Dis
trict to have road made, was referred to
the DEPARTMENT. of Improvements.
Mr.. Emley presented petition from Mr..
Joseph Ellison, asking to have some of Cor
oner Roche's bills, of which he is the hold
er, put on the floating debt, and moved that
it be referred to the Mayor.
The Mayor read the petition to the
Council as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, August Is, 1870.
To the Honorable Board OF Administrators of the
city of New Orleans:
GENTLEMEN-Your petitioner respectfully
represents that he is the owner by purchase
IF Of nhn
against the city of New Orleans for the
month of january. 1870, amounting to nine
teen hundred and five dollars, the same be-
ing duly certified as just and correct by the
Finance Committee February 3, 1870, and
registered by j. o. Landry, Controller, Feb
ruary5, 1870.
That in accordance with the published
order of the Administrator of Finance this
account was presented, filed with and re-
ceived the approval OF that Bureau to take
its place as portion of the floating debt OF
the city; but owing to difference of views
held by the Mayor of the city, that officer
has had said claim stricken from the rolls,
leaving your petitioner only the cOercive
and expensive redress of the courts, unless
this act ton be corrected by your body.
Your petitioner therefore, requests such
action Of your Board as will save him use
less delay and expenditure in the collection
Very respectfully,
JOSEPH ELLISON.
This was matter, the Mayor said, with
which the Council had nothing to do. The
law prescribed who were to put claims upon
the floating debt. That Office was limited
to the Administrator of Accounts, the
Administrator of Finance and the Mayor.
He believed nearly all these Coroners
claims were illegal and almost scan
dalous. The CorOners held inquests on
smallpox patients, on fever patients, and
still-born children, and returned verdicts of
''died from smallpox" died of fever OF
''died of premature BIRTH Not one in ten
inquests was death by violence or unnatu-
raj causes; but instead of simply holding a
'.view," for which they would be entitled to
charge five dollars only, they held an inquest
in every case, and charged the city thirty
dollars. In this way they ran up bills of
nineteen hundred dollars month, when,
if they did their duty, the bills would not
amount to more than "a hundred and ninety
dollars month.
Mr. West moved that the petition be laid
on the table.
Mr.. Walton seconded the motion, which
was unanimously carried.
Mr.. Finley presented a petition from Mr.
Julius Hardouin. and on that petition of
fered the following resolution. which was
passed:
Resolred, That permission is hereby granted
Il, nd 70 4,
steam engine at No. 273 Roman street. for
saving wood and lumber, for box making.
etc
Mr.. Shaw presented petition from the
executors of the late Joshua PEBBLES, which
was referred to the Administrator of FL
ance.
Petitions of DIR. B. Dowler, c. c. Haley
and Green A. Elder, agents of j. w. Price,
were referred to the Department of Assess
ments.
An account of Charles Lauer, P. Irwin
and G. w. Roper was referred to the De
partment of Accounts.
A petition to erect a steam rice mill at the
corner of Port and Peters streets was re-
ferred to the Administrator of Commerce.
A proposal of j. o. Belknap to erect an
ornamental fountain on Canal street was re-
ferred to the Department OF improvements.
A petition of residents of Cont street
against the establishment of livery stable
was referred to the Department of Police.
An offer of William Green to undertake
the superintendent of the repair OF the
markets was referred to the Administrator
of Commerce.
The claim of II. C. Brown, contractor,
was referred to the Administrator of I'm
provements.
Resolutions, Etc.
Mr.. Finley offered the following, which
was adopted:
WHEREAS. Mr.. O. NJ. RedOn, contractor
for collecting the revenues of the Ninth
street. Magazine and SorapHfu Markets, for
the year of 1870, has failed to comply with
the terms and conditions of said contracts,
be it, therefore,
Resolred. That the contracts between O..
M. Redon and the city of New Orleans be.
and the same are hereby, declared null and
void, and the Administrator of Finance be
instructed to place collectors in the above
named markets to collect the revenues
thereof Be it further
Resolrcd, That the Administrator OF Com
merce resell the leases of the Ninth street,
Magazine and Saraparu markets after ten
DAYS publication of notice thereof in the
official journal, on the same terms and con
ditions, for the uneXpired portion OF o. M.
Redon's lease. Be it further
Resolred, That the City Attorney be in
structed to enter suit against Q. M. Redon
and his securities in solido, for any loss the
city of New Orleans may sustain by the
failure of O. nj. Redon to fulfill the condi-
tons of his contract.