New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-02

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desire to convert said bonds into the stock
OF said company. provided for by section
three of said act, then the Treasurer is
directed to deliver at once the certificates
of stock, and to cause the transfer thereof
to be made to the name of the purchaser on
the books of the said New Orleans, Jackson
and Great Northern Railroad Company.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.. That
all ordinances or parts of ordinances incon-
sistent with or contrary to the provisions OF
this ordinance, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
An amendment by Mr.. Pemberton, substi-
tuting S500OoO in lien of $3.50, 600, was de-
feated. The ordinance was then adopted on
its first reading.
Amotion to suspend the rules to place the
resolution on it's second reading was de-
feated by vote of yeas to 4 nays-Messrs.
Kearny, Pemberton, Sturcken and Casanave
voting in the negative.
Mr.. Sturcken called up the following reso.
luton, which, after some debate, was or
dered to lie On the table, by a vote of yeas
to nays-Messrs. Pemberton, Sturcken and
Staes voting in the negative:
Resolced, That from aud after the promul-
CATION of this resolution, all small poX pa
tients shall be conveyed to the hospital OF
DR.. Hayes, ON Elysian Fields street, and fur
Their
Resoloed, That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances conflicting in their provisions
with this ordinance, are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Sthrcken here retired.
By Mr.. Carter
ResOlred, That the Finance Committee be
empowered to pledge or dispose of any secu-
rifles OF the city now in possession OF the
City Treasurer or Controller in order to
meet the salaries now due to the officers OF
the city government, az the same may ap-
pear upon the monthly pay rolls.
MIR. Walker resumed his seat, when the
above was unanimously adopted on it's
several readings, Mr.. Pemberton absent
while the vote was being had.
By Mr.. Carter:
Res0lued, That Messrs. Fish, Walker and
Staes be appointed q committee TO take
charge of the books, papers, and properties
pertaining to the Board of Assistant Alder
men, and on behalf OF the same wait upon
and receive the Council under the new char.
ter of the city.
The above resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Camp here called up the following
report, which had, at 8 previous meeting,
been ordered to lie over subject to call:
STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE }
Room NO. !, City Hall I
New Orleans, March Is, 1870. J
To the Honorable the Common Council, city of New
Orleans
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to repor.
my inability to clay wooden walks on Miro,
TOnti, Rocheblave and DOrgenois streets
as required BY ordinance No. 1872, new
series, for the reason that the eXhOrbitant
charges for lumber, when sold to the city,
has deferred me from purchasing without
further instructions from your honorable
body. Indeed, it is almost impossible to
find any lumber dealer who is willing to sell
to the city even at fifty per cent above the
usual rates.
Ihave also to report that in accordance
with the contract with the Gas Company, |
| have deducted from their bill for the month
of February, one dollar for each lamp for
the two nights during which the company
shut off the gas from the street lamps
making IN amount deducted Of Ave thou
sand nine hundred and ftty-two dollars
(s59j2). As the company did not charge the
city with gas for those two nights, did no;
think that in equity the tine should be
levied; but as, under the contract, no dis
erection was vested in me to remit the fine,
it was my duty to charge it. and leave the
remission to your honorable body, should
you think iC proper to make it.
have also the honor to request that you
viii authorize me to increase the pay OF
laborers in this department to two dollars
and fifty cents per day, instead OF two dol
lars which they now receive, because,
owing to the financial embarrassments OF
the treasury, brokers refuse to discount
their time at less than thirty per cent dis.
count, which leaves them but g small
amount to provide Tor their families.
am. gentlemen,
Very respectfully,
Your obedent servant.
JOSEPH MURPHY.
Mr.. Pemberton, having returned, resumed
his seat.
On motion Of Mr.. Camp, all of the above
report, excepting only so much as relates to
the bill of the New Orleans Gaslight Com.
pany for the month Of February, 1870, was
referred to the Committee on Streets and
Landings, when Mr.. Camp introduced the
following resolution, which was unani'
mously adopted on its several readings:
RESOLVED, That the Street Commissioner
be and he Is hereby instructed TO omit irou
the bill of the New O leans Gas Company
for February, 1870, the sum of five thousand
nine hundred and fftytwo dollars, being
the amount of fine incurred by them under
the agreement existing between said com
pany and the city OF New Orleans.
The board, on motion of Mr.. Pemberton
then adjourned, to meet on Friday (tirs'
ApriU next, at halfpest six o'clock P. NJ.
JOHN TOBIN,
Secretary.