New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-21

Administrator West called up the resOlu.
ton authorizing the Mayor to sign con-
tracts with Peter Marley and William
Henry, which was passed as follows:
Resolved. That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to sign and execute, on
behalf Of the city, the requisite acts before
the City Notary to secure and carry into
effect: first, the contract with Peter Marley,
) under resolution No. Z, for $4,000 feet of
William Henry, under resolution No. 9, for
1000 barrels Of lake shells.
Administrator West called up the follow
ing ordinance and moved th st it be printed
without reading, as it would not take effect
till May.
Agreed to.
An ordinance to promote the cleanliness
and saiuority of the city.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Council
OF the city of New Orleans, That ordinary
refuse and sweepings from stores, dwelling
houses and other tenements, and kitchen
otfal, shall be deposited in tubs, boxes, bar
rels, baskets. or other suitable receptacles,
and be placed on the outside of the ban
quotes, convenient to be taken off by the
offal carts; and that from the fifteenth OF
March to the fifteenth OF October such de-
posts shall be made not earlier than three
O'Clock A. NJ. nor later than six O'Clock A.
M; and from the fifteenth of October to the
fifteenth of March such deposits shall be
made not earlier than three o'c ock A. NJ.
nor later than half past seven O'Clock A. Ii,
and the receptacles used as above shsii not
DE left on the banquettes after the hour OF
$50 A. M. during the year.
SEC. 2. Be it ordained, ETC., That any
person who shall fail to comply with the
preceding section, or who ehal make any
such deposit, except within the hours OF the
day that are therein specified. shall be
liable to a fine of not less than five dollars
Or more than twenty-five dollars for each
and every offense, to be recovered, with
costs of suit, in the Recorders court Of the
district wherein the offeuse was committed;
and the fines SO collected shall be paid over
to the Administrator of Finance, and accrue
to the benefit of the Metropolitan police
tag.
SEC. 3. Be it ordained, etc., That the Ad-
ministratOr of Improvements is hereby in
structed to have ten thousand copies OF this
ordinance printed on slips, for circulation
throughout the city.
SEC. 4. Be it ordained, etc, That all Or
dinances or parts Of ordinances. in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SEC. 5. Be it ordained, ETC., That this
ordinance shall take effect on and after the
first day of May proximo.
Mr.. West moved that the subjoined reso-
lutions be received and printed.
Carried.
WHEREAS, Two contracts were entered
into on the seventh day of September, 1868,
between the city,of New Orleans and James
J. O'Hara for cleaning the streets and re-
pairing the unpaved streets Of the First and
Second Wards; and,
Whereas, The said contractor, James J.
O'Hara. has failed to comply with the con-
ditions and terms of said contracts. and has
in violation of the spirit and letter thereof,
allowed paved aud unpsved streets in those
wards to become filthy in the extreme, and
has failed to keep the unpaved streets in re-
pair; and,
Whereas, By the terms of said contracts
the city of New Orleans is empowered to
declare the same ipsO fdctO null and void
upon any failure on the part of the contract
or to comply strictly with the terms and
conditions of his contracts; therefore, be it
Resolred, That the foregoing contracts are
hereby declared null and void, and the Adj
ministrator of Improvements is directed to
withhold all payments to said contractor.
Be it further
Resolved, That the City Attorney be and
he is hereby auth orized to take legal steps to
recover from said contractor and his sure
ties such damages as may be just in the
premises and are due to the city of New Or
leans and the citizens thereof By reason Of
the failures Aforesaid.
Mr.. West called up the ordinance organic.
ing his department, and moved that it be
read by the title and printed.
The ordinance was as follows:
An ordinance organizing the Department of
Improvements.
SECTION L. Be it ordained by the Council
OF the city of New Orleans, That the Depart
rnent OF improvements is hereby organized
INTO the department proper, with the fol-
owing bureaus:
l. A Bureau of Streets.
z. bureau OF Mharves and Landings.
SEC. 2. Be it ordained, etc. That the de-
partment proper shall consist of
One Administrator.
One secretary, with an annual salary not
to exceed $4,000. AO'
One clerk, with an annual salary not to
exceed $1,000.
One special agent, with an annual salary
not to exceed $500.
One chief of labor, with sn annual salary
not to exceed $500.
One clerk to chief of labor, with An animal
GALAXY not to exceed $1,000.
One messenger, with an annual salary not
s to exceed $500.
SEQ. 3. Be it ordained, etc., That the b.
reau OF Streets within the Department of
Improvements, shall consist of one snperin-
tendent amounted at his own expense). at
an annual salary. not to exceed $4,000.
One chief clerk, at an annual salary not
to exceed S21OO.
Two clerks, at an annual salary not to ex.
coed $1,000.
One district superintendent; First District.
~ an annual salary not to exceed $500.