New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-06

october 4, 1870.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
l have the honor to report that / have
suspended or discontinued the services of
following gentlemen, who have acted as
clerks in the Department of Public Ac-
counts: Victor NJ. Dechaine, J. Delavigne,
Louis Senesclal. G. Liantaud. +. Gauthier
and W. +. Durham. and ask the confirm
alton of the Council thereto.
1t is but justice to these gentlemen to say
that they have been good officers, and re-
greet to part with them. The sole cause of
their discontinuance is that their services
are no longer necessary TO the public in
terest in consequence of the decrease of
work in the department.
ALFRED SHAW, Administrator.
Received and approved.
Mr.. Shaw offered claim connected with
the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph.
which he moved should be referred to the
Department of Accounts and Police.
SO referred.
The ordinance for the protection of the
Watcrworks was adopted, with some
verbal amendments.
By Mr.. Delassize:
DEPARTMENT WArxRwoRKs AND
Public Buildings, Oe'ober4, 1870.
To the City Council of New Orleans
/ beg leave respectfully to report I'M
favorably on the petition referred to me of
Mr.. James McGowan. The petitioner
asks relief in the sum of six hundred dol
lars, on account of loss sustained by fire on
the twenty-scventh of September. 1869.
basing his claim on the ground that the fire
would not have extended to his property
were it not that the tire-plugs in the neigh
borhood had been plugged up by order of
the then superintendent Of WaterwOrks
The claim is too prcpOsterOus for serious
consideration. l have but to remark that
petitioner should have thrown around his
property the safeguard of insurance. | beg
leave to be discharged from further con-
sideration of the petition.
L. +. DELASSIZE, Administrator.
Adopted.
Mr.. Shaw moved to amend a clerical CT
ror in the resolution passed for the payment
of M. A. Sonthworth, Recorder of Mort
cages, making the amount S4365 50.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Pierce reported unlavorably on the
petition of A. j. Mendal and l.. V. Mcunier
to erect building on the levee.
Adopted
Mr.. Walton in the chair.
A resolution for the payment Of the Sep
TENDER salary OF the Secretary ($l50) was
passed.
AIr. Pierce called up the resolution amend
ing the ordinance organizing the Depart
ment Of Police by making the salary OF the
secretary S2i0O per annum, which, after
some discussion. was passed. Mr.. West
voting in the negative:
Mr.. Walton presented the following re-
port:
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
October A. 1876.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The assessment of the Metropolitan Police
Board for thirty per cent discount on the
nav of the force. amounting to s., was
referred to me at tn, last meeting OF the
Council.
AS the time had elapsed by which this
assessment became binding upon lis, before
it was referred to me- it is of no avail to say
| plumbers which the Legislature in its wis
dom thought proper to impose upon our I'M
| fortunate city; and in my opinion, the law
by which we are compelled to pay it ought
to have been entitled "An act to benefit
| brokers at the expense of the city"
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator.
The assessment referred to was as fol-
lows:
CENTRAL DEPARTMENT MErRoPoL1rAN Poll, PoIIcK
September II, 1870. )
| TO the City Council of New Orleans
have the honor to enclose herewith q
| duly certified copy of q special assessment
| made under the provisions Of section two,
| ~ oct No 70 reoulnP aaasiop Of 1870 onti-