New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-26

FL. BONZANO,
| Administrator Assessments.
Resolued, That Messrs. William S. Don
nell & Co., be and are hereby relieved of tn
payment of the costs of the Clerk and Sheri
in the suit of the city of New Orleans vi
w. s. Donnell Co., known as suit No. Il
ISL, docket of the Second District Court pal
ish of Orleans.
Laid over to be printed, on motion of MI
Shaw.
| Reports of city Officers.
The subjoined report and resolution fror
! City Attorney Lacey, were ordered to b
printed and laid over:
| OFFICE CITY ATTORNEY,
| New orleans. May q, 1870,
70 the Honorable the Mayor and Members of tn
| City Council:
! GENTLEMEN-I have reason to believe tina
an order may be obtained, by the consent o.
parties in interest, referring to arbitration
| tine suit of Daniel MulliSan vs.. City of New
| Orleans, No. II, Sixth District Court, anC
John +. Rust VS.. The City Of New Orleans
| No. 2S,8l6, Fourth District Court. Thos,
| suits involve the Investigation Of nitric ate
accounts and claims, and for that reason
| am of the opinion that justice to all parties
may better be had by an arbitration, il
| preference to a prOtrGcted and expensive
! litigation in the courts,
Your honorable body will select one arbi-
traitor, whom, respectfully suggest, should
be one OF the Administrators; the plaintiff
another. The other arbitrator or umpire
to be selected in case of disagreement, by
the two thus to be chosen.
/ have the honor to transmit herewith a
resolution in relation to the subject matter
of this communication.
Yours, truly,
GEORGE { LACEY
City Attorney.
Res0lUed. That the City Attorney be, and
he is hereby, authorized to submit to BIZ
tration, the suit Of Daniel Mulligan vs the
city of New Orleans-No. II, Sixth District
Court. and John F. Rust vs.. the clty-No.
23,8l6, Fourth District Court, parish of Or
leans; one arbitrator to be named by the
Council, one by the plaintiff, aud the third
arbitrator, or umpire, in case of disagree
Aent. to be chosen by the other two.
'ReS0tred. That the administrator of -
- be, and he is. hereby selected, as ar
bitrator, on the part Of the city.
The same disposition was made of the
claim of the Commercial Bulletin and the
report Of the Attorney General, which were
as follows:
COMMERCIAL BULLETIN,
New Orleans, La, April 8, 1870
To Ben; ,min F. flanders and Board of Administra.
tors, City OF New Orleans, Louisiana:
We observe from the proceedings of the
Council meeting held last evening, that the
New Orleans Republican Printing Company
have been chosen City Printer for the term
OF one year, from the seventh instant. We
consider this election of said printing COM
pany in violation of the contract we have
entered into with the city of New Orleans
for the period OF one year, dating from the
seventh day of July, eighteen hundred and
for the publication of its laws
and other advertisements. We shall require
the city to comply with its contract, and
also hold it responsible for damages result
ing from its failure to do 500
respectfully,
SEYMOUR, JEWELL & co.
OFFICE CITY ATTORNEY,
New Orleans, May l6. 1870. !
10 the Honorable the Mayor and Members of the
GEsTIEMES-The City Council, having
elected the New Orleans Republican Print
ing Company as city printer, can not well
the demand of Messrs. Seymour,
Jewell & Company contained in their letter
under date the eighth ultimo. No action in
reference to that demand is deemed neces.
sary.
have the honor of returning the commu-
lication OF Messrs. Seymour, Jewell Il Com
lany. Respectfully. ETC.,
GEORGE S. LACEY,
City Attorney.
The subioined report was received and
spread upon the minutes:
OFFICE CITY ATTORNEY
Room No ID, City Hall, (
New Orleans, May la, 1870. |
lis Honor the Mayor and Members of the City |
Council:
GESTLEMEN-Judgment has lately been |
'endered by his Honor Judge Cooley, of the |
in
he city OF New Orleans, and A. N. Gardner |
IS. same; and, IN both Gases, adversely to |
he city.
The Judgment in each case amounts to |
500, with interest and costs.
Judge Cooley did not look upon the |
PARTIES suing as public employees. liable to |
,e discharged at will, nor did he regard the |
ate charter as justifying a termination of |
heir office at the time they were dismissed. |
lie treated them as clerks, hired by the |
month, and discharged without good cause |
before the expiration Of the month, and for |
hat reason rendered judgment in their |
avoT.
The amount in controversy being less than !
800, no appeal will lie to the Supreme |
jourt Of the State.
Respectfully, etc.
GEORGE S. LACEY,
City Attorney.
On the question Of claim of David |
tickney against the city, the Attorney re-
'orted as follows:
The application of N. NJ. Cohen. in be-
alf Of David Stickney, for compromise of |
nit now pending in the Seventh District |
'ourt simply involves aquestion of erpe.
lency, the determination of which proper
= belongs to the City Council.
Therefore, respectfully return the papers
For -ot
Judgment may suggest.
Respectfully,
GEORGE S. LACEY,
> City Attorney.
The report was received and laid over.
Assistant Attorney NAPLES rendered the
Glowing reports on the subject Of the JET
4rson City contracts referred to the Mayor
nd himself for action:
CTR HALL, New Orleans, May 90, 1870.
ON. B. f. Flanders. Mayor:
SIR have before me the report of the
department. of Public Accounts, on the
lbject of the 8; Jefferson City contracts"
preferred to your honor and myself. I
ave nothing to change in the opinion read
efore the last meeting Of the Council. on
le contract Of MIR. G. Mcneil for painting
ne City Hall. Nor can | see any difference
etWeen that and the pretended contracts
nth John Marks to keep certain streets in
,palr for FIVE years, at the price of $l9,500
er annurn; with Joseph Kaiser to dig
tches, clean out old bitches, etc; with H.
i. Roman to shell certain streets; with H.
. Trephagen 10 lay sidewalks; with Frank
ettevain to fill up and inclose market
luare, ETC., and with Messrs. Kaiser and
Atchell to build new levee; for all of
lese contracts, like the one first mentioned |
,ptn br, |
AISLE and Brown, without any authority
bind the city. MAYOR ]. nwa alsn sinnoS |