New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-23

| Contract with William Henry for clean
ing, etc, streets in the Fourth District
expires July 5, 1870.
| Contract with John Bietry for cleaning
1 ETC.. streets in Second District expires Jul
S, 1870.
| Contract with Joseph Antiques for clean
| ing, ETC., streets in Third Ward-expire
| July 5, 1870.
Contract with NJ. Golding for cleaning
ETC.. streets in Third (3) District expire
December z, 1870.
Mr.. West stated that on the first thre
| contracts there would be only a few day
to run after the first of July, and it woul
be convenient not to break into month TO
the sake of few days. The other contrsc
ended in December, and the city, h
thought, would make good bargain b
releasing the contractors. All these partie
had already signed agreements to abandon
their contracts.
Adopted.
Mr.. Shaw introduced the following, to b
printed and laid over:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
New Orleans June. 1870.
To tina Council of the city of New Orleans:
Samuel Smith & Co. claim interest OF
$3.50, 9O3 IS city notes. at the rate of five pc
cent per annum. from January 1, 1863.
And on S5735 20 in warrants on thu
city treasury, from date of issue.
Thomas Hunton claims interest on SIS 80!
city notes.
1 respectfully submit the matter for the
consideration of the Council.
ALFRED SHAW,
Administrator.
Mr.. Shaw offered the annexed resolution,
which was read first and second time and
laid over under the rules:
RESOLVED, That the following appropria-
tions be and are hereby made, and that the
Administrator of Public Accounts warrant
on the Administrator of Finance in payment
thereof:
steel g. Co., for stationery and printing for
the City Attorney, ST. IS.
Catharine Lynch. for painting and var
nishing in sundry Offices in City Hall, s22 so.
Ocean saw-mill, for lumber for market
house, school houses, etc., in Jefferson City,
S297 46
M. Herman, for repairing and vanishing
furniture in sundry offices in City Hail,
$3.50.
House of the Aged and Infirm, for allow
ance Tor May, 1870, under existing ordi-
nances, $3.50.
Mitchell, Craig & Co., for desk for wharf
niger. sl2.
s. Reichert. for thirteen super royal
lockets, and one hundred and ninety con.
indexes for Recorder of Mort
cages, $5O55.
6. L'Hote, for blind for City Attorneys
,ffice, S. rs.
Clerk of Fifth District Court, for twenty
light copies of judgments, $50.
Mr.. Shaw called up, in an amended form,
he ordinance introduced and read second
lime, at previous meeting. providing for
he relief of creditors not included in the
loating debt. As amended, the ordinance
vas as follows:
IN ordinance to provide for the relief of the
creditors OF the city, holding claims not
crowded for by the city charter.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Council
f the City of New Orleans, That all holders
4 claims Except judgments) against the
ity of New Orleans, matured prior to the
ourth of April, 1870, or under contracts ex-
sting at that time shall, upon application
0 the Administrator of Public Accounts and
be surrender Of their evidences of debt for
hat purpose, and on his report and the ap.
roval of the Council, be entitled to cert.
cate under the provisions Of this ordinance;
r in default of approval, the evidence of
ebt shall be returned.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
lch debt shall bear interest from the issue
the certificate at the rate of seven and
per cent per annum; and said |
ate of interest shall continue until further |
nd otherwise ordered by ordinance of the |
ouncil or by act of the Legislature pro-
lded, that in case of suit against the city, |
le same shall terminate from judicial de. |
and, and the city shall not hold itself |
able to pay more than the legal rate OF |
We per cent per annum interest from the |
of such suit.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained. ETC., That |
lie first payment of interest under this or
nance shall be due on the first of Jan.
ary, 1871, and thereafter semi.annually
1tii the extinction or liquidation Of the
,bt or the repeal or modification OF this
dinance by the Council or the Legislature.
II interest due on interest bearing regis.
red bills of the city of New Orleans, sur
ndered for the substitution of a certificate
lder this ordinance, will be paid in cash
, to the issue of the latter.
SEC. a. Be it further ordained, etc., That
e certificates shall name the prin.
pal due, and shall refer and be sub.
It to the terms of the present
They shall be signed by the
Iyor and Administrator of Finance, and
tested and registered by the Administrator
Public Accounts. They shall be payable
the original holder or bearer, and shall
eA"AoiOioo'O W uCAlNCIYs |
It was read section by section, and on
a and nay vote, was unanimously adopted.
lr. Shaw said he had an ordinance pro-
ling for the payment of certain sums
der the ordinance just passed. It was as
lows:
ordinance providing for the settlement
u certain claims against the city of New
Orleans.
Be it ordained, That the following claims
and are hereby approved, and that they
paid in conformity with the provisions of
ordinance entitled ian ordinance to pro.
e forgthe relief of the creditors of the city
ding claims not provided for by the civ :
lrter." passed June -, 1870:
,ialms OF Solomon g. Simpson, offered
passed second reading, May 81, 1870.
A. Scuthworth, recorder of mortgages {
parish of Orleans, for making one hun :
d and thirty-five general indexes of all i
ventlonal mortgages in the mortgage !
ce prior to March, 1869. twenty-seven in. I
,es OF all Judicial mortgages, and twenty.
en- indexes of donations, 1921, 500; for
from old record books of the.l
&c acts for ground rents, partial releases
The same, judgments, conventional mort.
es, etc, as per account rendered, $lO,.
-$37 SOL. I
fered and passed second reading, June Z,
D.
andell Hunt, for professional services in /
of A. Barre vs.. city of New Orleans in +
ordance with resolution No. 1914, new 7
es, $500. i
hered and passed second reading, May t
1870. p
. kirwin. for wcrk on enginehouse of 8
Company No. IL, under resolutions Nos. Il
and 1885. new series, $2l35.
ian and passed second reading, May >,
he ordinance was taken ND item bv item. |