New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-30

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He moved that the claims be settled
under the seven-thirty interest ordinance.
No. 1877. Administration Series.
Carried.
Mr.. Pierce called up an amendment from
the ordinance making appropriation for his
department. 1t had been passed to second
reading .. the last meeting, and it might, he
thought, relieve the sudden pressure on
the treasury which all these appropriations
would cause If it was passed to final read-
ing tonight.
Mr.. Shaw dissented, and Mr.. Walton ex-
pressed an opinion that this hurried passage
of ordinances after only reading them by
title, was not what the charter intended by
second reading.
Laid over till next meeting.
Mr.. Delassize called up the following reso-
luton:
Resolued, That the Administrator of Pub.
lie Accounts warrant on Department OF
Finance in favor of wardens of the Church
of st. Louis. for the sum of nine hundred
and thirty ($930) dollars, for rent of house
ON St. Ann street. and repair Of Cathedral
clock.
He moved to transfer the claim to the
second class floating debt.
Mr.. West remarked that the law required
all such claims to be reported on by the Ad-
ministrator of Accounts. He moved the
reference of this matter to him.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Delassize called up the resolution leas-
ing the iron building ct the foot of Canal
street to Samuel H. Houston for three years
at hundred dollars . month.
Mr.. West, to test the feeling of the Coun-
Gil. moved to amend by making the lease for
five years.
No seconder being found to this proposi-
ton, it was withdrawn.
The acting Mayor asked If the rent was
not small. Z.
Mr.. West replied in the negative.
The resolution was unanimously adopte,
Mr.. Walton explaining that he voted aye a
the understanding that the Lessee shoud
do all the repairs.
Mr.. Shaw called up the following resolt
ton:
RESOLVED, That ordinance 1915, approval
August II, 1856, relative to the paymentof
interest on claims due by the city be, ad
the same is hereby, repealed. E
He explained that the ordinance souht
to be repealed was the one that had cresed
the floating debt and involved the city in
endless difficulty. He thought they hadno
further use for it.
The motion to repeal was carried.
Mr.. Shaw called up an ordinance fol the
auditing of jury certificates, INTRODUCED BY
him at the last meeting, as follow, and
moved its adoption:
An ordinance to provide for the adding of
certificates of pay Of jurors in Cooners'
inquests.
Be it ordained by the Council of ne city
of New Orleans, That certificates o pay OF
Jurors on coroIer's inquests befoe being
paid or received for taxes by the Hminis-
traitor Of Finance, shall be submittd to the
Administrator of Police, who shtl exam.
Inc whether Lucfe udS Uccu IeSOHocAo
ground of suspicion Of death b violent
means, justifying in law the holding of an
inquest. If he find there has ben such
reasonable ground Of suspicion, he shall
approve the certificate, and uponiis apprO-
val. the Administrator k Publif Accounts
shall issue q warrant for its paytent or re-
ceipt for taxes, as the case maybe.
Mr.. West said he had grea'aversion to
ineffective laws, and this was oe of them.
It devolved upon the Department Of Police
the responsibility of investigating every in
quest held by the three or fou coroners of
the city of New Orleans, and pecifed no
time within which the investigation was to
be made. An inquest might btheld in JAN
uary, and the certificate presented the fol-
lowing December.
Mr.. Pierce did not see how.he Admins
traitor of Police could determie whether an
inquest was necessary or NOT That was
matter lett to the judgment ofthe coroners.
Mr.. Shaw said the city was obliged to do
one of two things. A maj presented
warrant and said, ''Pay IT," The city had
either to pay it without question or to ex-
anime it. Somebody must canine it, for
the fraudulent nature of many of these
claims had already been show. He thought
the Administrator of Police vas the proper
person to investigate these matters. The
juryman himself, If he preented the war
rant in person, would be abe to satisfy the
Administrator in one momeat whether the
claim was just. If broker brought it and
could not sustain it, we'll thlt was matter
about which the Council iced not trouble
themselves much.
Mr.. West remarked that the whole time,
of the Administrator of 1olice would be
taken up in these investigations.
Mr.. Shaw: Who is to do i?
Mr.. West: Nobody can do it. We shall
have to suffer these impostions till relieved
by legislation.
Mr.. Shaw said he was quite willing to let
the matter lie over until the gentleman
could produce something better himself.
Mr.. Walton stated that he had consulted
the City Attorney on the subject, snd his
opinion seemed to be that the Council could
not 90 behind the Coroner's warrant.
Mr., Shaw said he had seen no snch opin'
ion.
The ordinance was laid over without &C.
ton.
From Mr.. Emley:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.,
City Of New orleans s,o {
City Hall. june 20. 1870. }
To the Council of tho City Of New Orleans: