New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-23
CITY coUMcIL--oFFIcIAL.
REG ULAR AEETlN G..

Acting Mayor Emley called the Counc
to order at 7 P. N.
n Present: Administrators J. r. West Qn
1 provements), Alfred Shaw (Accounts),
T. Delsssize public Buiidings), 8. c. Emile
Commerce and Acting Administrator of F
nance), and H. BoBzano (Assessments).
Absent: Mayor Flanders and Admins
traitors Pierce (Police), ard Walton Of
. nancel.
Reading of the minutes of last meetin
dispensed with.
The Order of Bu,iness.
Mr.. West moved to take up the propose
change in the order of business, introduced
by Mr. Emley. According to the existing
rules the order of business was as follows
1. Communications from the Mayor.
2. Reports from Administrators.
3. Communications from officers of tht
CITY,.
4. Reports of committees.
S. Offering of resolutions.
6. Petitions.
Z. Unfinished business of last preceding
meeting.
8. Order of the day.
The alteration proposed was as follows:
l. Communications from the Mayor.
2. Calendar of referred and deferred bust.
ness.
3. Reports from Administrators, new or.
dinances and resolutions.
4. Communications from city officers.
5. Petitions, etc.
8. Order Of the day.
He moved the adoption of this amended
rule.
Mr.. Bonzano seconded the motion.
Mr.. Shaw opposed the giving precedence
to unfinished business over new business.
The Council held stated meetings every
Tuesday night. and when they could not
finish their business at that meeting, they
referred and deferred it to the next meet
ing. At that next meeting there would
often be new business Of a pressing char
acter, and petitions from the public, which
ought at all times to be received; and that
business, he thought, should have the
preference. 1t WAS contrary to the custom
of all parliamentary bodies, that past bust.
ness should take precedence of current
business.
Mr.. West thought the gentleman's argu-
ment told exactly against the course he
wished to pursue. The proposition laid
down by the Administrator of Accounts
amounted to this-that new petitions and
new business should have precedence over
the old; that is, that when a petition had
been presented and weeks had passed, and
the Council, through stress of business or
some other cause, had been unable to take
any action upon it, a new petitioner coming in
fresh, ought to take precedence. The object
of the proposed change was to give some
thing like regularity to the proceedings Of
the Council. If, under the present rules,
business included in the calendar was contin-
ually being introduced under the second head
Reports of Administrators" when prop
cry it belonged to the seventh head /" Unfin.
ished business last meeting" or else to the
fourth head "Reports of committees" it
was very difficult, in fact almost impossible,
Tor Administrators to keep the business
separate, under the divisions now in force.
Mr.. Emley remarked that the change had |
been suggested by the Secretary, TO avoid |
he confusion now prevailing.
Mr.. Shaw said on Tuesday night financial |
business came up, and could only be passed |
N that night. II the calendar were taken |
Up second in the order OF business. the |
whole night might be consumed discussing
be calendar, and we would have to wade |
through eighty or hundred items, three
ourths of them requiring no immediate
ction, before he could bring forward the
BUSINESS of the night. He would have no
bjection to holding special meetings to take
p the unimportant business of the calen.
ar.
Mr.. West said he would not urge the pas.
Age OF the amendment now. He would
cave 1t for the decision of a larger Board.
Reports frem Aamlnistrators. II
From Mr.. West:
Resolution relating to suspension of Off
ers.
RESOLVED, That whenever an officer is sus.
ended by an Administrator Of Depart
ent as provided by section eleven of the
ty Charter, the pay Of such officer shall .
ease with the date Of such suspension.
In moving the passage of the resolution,
r. West explained that it was to avoid hav-
g to pay his men if one was suspended
nd another appointed in his place before a
Ieeting of the Council.
Carried. ~
From Mr.. West: Il
WHEREAS, The proper legal time having c
kplred, and no objection having been made,
Id the petitions having been published in a
he official journal for and during the time
-escribed by law; therefore be it
ResOtued, That the Administrator of I'm. q
'ovements be and he is hereby authorized c
10 directed to advertise for proposals to Q
axe brick banquettes, with wooden lev d
'ess) curblng, on each side of Locust 9
rect, from CalliOpe to Washington streets. t
ID ON each side OF Freret street from CAL o
ope to Washington streets, in accordance o
it'll request of petitioners.
"
From Mr.. West: i
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS |
City Of New Orleans June q, 1870. | G,
} the Honorable the Council of the city of New q
Orleans: | q
The undersigned having considered the 81
,tition from John Peltier, asking that he be
lowed to keep lumber ETC., on the leyee.
'gs to report favorabiy on same, aud res r
'otfuliy recommends the adoption of the :
resolution.
Very respectfully, l.,
Your obedient servant, II
j. K. WEST,
Administrator. F
Resolced, That permission be and the
me is hereby granted to John Petier to +
,ep. on the levee, in front of his place of
lslness. corner OF Peter and Independence c.
reefs, Third District such lumber, etc., Il
he has for sale, provided, however, that
ny such portion of the levee b. occupied
shall be designated by the Administrator
Improvements. and provided further, p
at this permission shall be subject to