New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-09

Surveyors Department:
The undersigned having submitted tn
within accounts for material and worl
; done, prior to the incoming of the present
Council, to the City Surveyor, begs leave II
, submit the report of that officer, to thu
effect that he finds the same correct, an
recommends that they be referred to tn
Department of Public Account for settle
) ment.
J. R. WEST, Administrator.
Adopted and referred in accordance wit
the recommendation Of the Administrato
, of Improvements.
Mr.. Shaw called up an ordinance to pro
vide for the payment of certain amount
therein named.
The ordinance was read item by item, ant
payment of the following were ordered, tn
yeas and nays being called on all sums ex
ceeding five hundred dollars:
Resolued, That the following appropria
tions be and are hereby made, and that til,
Administrator of Public Accounts warran
on the Administrator of Finance in pay
ment of the same:
John Krey, for twelve months clean
ing of the Fish Market. Second District, in
1869 aud 70,ending February %, 1870, at
S25 per month, $500.
William Herman, for Repairing furni-
ture for Office of City Attorney, sl3.
A. ". Dearie, repairing locks and fitting
keys in Office of Administrator of Public Ac.
counts, Sc.
Hasam & Pooley, lumber furnished the
City Surveyor for repairs to fence, etc., OF
| the Female Infant Asylum, $ll3 IS.
A. BrOusseau & Co., for carpeting, mats,
shades. etc. furnished City Attorney
office, S17l 80.
A. W. Dearie, for repairing locks, fitting
keys, ETC., in Mayors Office, So 80.
John Brugniens, for repairing and fitting,
taking down and putting up gas fixtures,
etc, in the office Of Administrator Of Pub.
| lie Accounts, SGT.
New Orleans Gas Light Company, for bal
ance of their bill for month of March,
1870, s27l3 Sc.
Mr.. Shaw moved that the following claim
be paid:
NJ. A. Southworth. Recorder of Mort
cages for parish OF Orleans, for making one
hundred and thirty-fve general indexes
OF all conventional mortgages in the mort
gage Office prior to March, 1869, twenty
seven indexes of all judicial mortgages and
twenty seven indexes of donations, $27, 500;
for transcribing from the old record books
OF the office acts for ground rent, partial
releases of the same, judgments, con.
SCAtAOudA clCss dS per dCCOuuL
rendered, with interest at seven per cent per
annum from March Is, 1870, $4,000,
S37 sol.
Mr.. Bonzano said this was very large
amount, and he should like to give some ex.
animation to the matter
Mr.. Shaw stated that the Legislature had
ordered this work, and specified how it was
to be done, and how it was to be approved,
and the city was bound for the claim.
The bill had been referred to the City At.
torney and reported on as correct. The
auditors appointed by the Legislature had
also reported it correct.
Mr.. Bonzano moved that the account be
laid over until the next regular meeting.
Mr.. Pierce seconded the motion, with the
explanation that where there was so large a
bill. and any member of the Council asked
time to investigate it, he thought that time
should be granted. For himself. he was
satisfied with the account of the Admins
traitor of Accounts.
Mr.. Shaw did not object to the motion,
and the account was laid over accordingly.
Payment of the following items was
ordered:
E. S. Wurzburger. Criminal Sheriff, for
convicts to Baton Rouge, as
per bill rendered and approved by the
Judge of First District Court, Sl34.
Steel & Co., for stationery furnished the |
City Attorney, $40 Is.
John w. Madden, for bills of stationery,
rs per accounts filed, for sundry depart |
ments, books for metropolitan and park |
tax, tax bills, books and stationery for |
tax books for Algiers, Fifth |
District, ETC., Sl219 65.
North, Bush d Mason, pencils and pins for |
office Of Administrator of Finance, So 80.
Chapsky IL TeetZel, new die and ribbon
'or cancelling stamps, Administrator Of Fl.
nance, IS.
A. W. Dearie, repairing locks. keys, ETC.,
or office of Administrator Of Finance, So so.
Steel d Company, printing and binding
If Finance, S25.
T. E. Camus, transferee of John O'Connor,
or five days services as juror in the First
District Court, during the month of Deem
Yer, 1867, at three dollars per day, as per
ury certificate No. 80, signed by Deputy
Jerk of First District Court, dated Deem
'er "a, 1867, SIS.
Mr.. Shaw said the next question was the
ay rolls of teachers, etc., amounting to
ONE ninety thousand dollars, as follows:
Pay roll of city officers for the month
f March, 1870, S2O,535 50.
Street Commissioner, for month of March,
$40, 1870 Is.
Salaries of teachers, porters, rents and ex-
enses upon public school, pay roll for
larch, 1870, with salaries of officers of the
oard. to sixteenth of March, 1870, inclu-
i've, $751; 30.
Pay rolls of Surveyors department,
[arch 1870, S15,O05.
Pay roll of Criminal Sheriff. expenses of
arish Prison, month of March, 1870,
1890 10.
Expense of criminal prosecutions, fees of
irst District Court, for quarter ending
arch 81, 1870, S513l 90
Pay roll of special officers to Mayor,
arch, 1870, $3.50.
Pay roll commissaries of markets,
Pay roll City Workhouse, S573 20.
Pay roll salaries Boys House of Refuge,
L20.
Pay roll salaries Girls House of Refuge,
los SO.
Pay roll wharfingers, laborers, Second /
I'd Third Districts, $3.50.
Pay roll wharfngers, laborers, First and
ourth Districts, $3.50. ,
Pay roll employees Insane Asylum, 1920.
These did not come in the floating debt, I
Id he suggested that they should be paid
1t of the proceeds of the sale of the Jack
N Railroad stock.
Mr.. West said at the last meeting there :
as an ordinance offered which had not yet \
zen acted upon, as follows:
n ordinance providing for the approval ,
and recognition of certain claims not in
o1u6n6 in tho floating 6oht |