New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-17
THE CITY COUNCIL.

regular meeting of the Board was held
at the usual hour last evening. All the
members of the Board were present, the
Mayor presiding.
A long report was received from the
Mayor on the claim of Mrs. Myra Clark
Gaines, and her offer to compromise with
the city. The Mayor declined making any
recommendation, as the lady had since
withdrawn her offer to compromise her
claims. The report and accompanying doc
uments were ordered printed.
The Administrators of Finance was au-
thorized to include in his expenditures the
sum Of fifty dollars month for horse keep
ing since the commencement of the term.
w. Morano and others petitioned to have
a stop put to the Third District Pound. as
the hOwling of dogs was nuisance; and
that, furthermore, lives were endangered
by the police shooting and killing these
dogs.
Petitions for steam fire engine for the
Sixth District, and for street in order to
make the engine useful and serviceable,
were referred to the proper Administrator.
petition was received from the pur-
chaser of the claims Of Coroner Roche,
against the city, for the month of January,
1870, amounting TO over $500.
The Mayor said that these coroner's bills
were scandalous. The Council could not
put tleIu tilc iIOdtluS ucbI, uub VI
der them paid.
The petition was laid on the table.
Permission was granted TO Julius Har-
donin. of 273 Romaine street, to erect a
steam engine for saving wood and lumber
for box wood.
A number of petitions and communica-
tiOns were received and referred, without
being read to the appropriate committees
The city relieved the lessees OF the Maga-
zine and Ninth street markets from their
contracts. and ordered suit to be entered
market for any loss the city may have sus-
tanned through him.
Mr. BOnZanO offered a resolution that 1000
copies of the bird ordinance be distributed
on the outskirts of the city, and that the
police guard the whole line of the Chatta-
nOOga, jackson, Pontchartrain and other
roads.
Mr.. Walton said that peoples lives were
endangered by the prOmiscuous shooting on
the outskirts of the city.
The resolution was referred to the Admin
istrators Of Police and Commerce.
The payment of certain bills due by the
Waterworks was ordered. Bills incurred
in other departments of the city government
coming under the supervision of the Admin
istratOr of Public Buildings. were also or
dered paid.
The ordinance offered for the assize of
bread was stricken from the calendar as it
was impracticable.
Article lightweight of the calendar, re-
specting the storage OF petroleum oils, was
also stricken out.
A number of bills We're ordered paid.
and ordinances directing the payment of a
number of creditors of the city passed their
third reading.
An ordinance to prevent accidents on
street ears and the spread of disease in
cars, and also the entering of intoxicated
persons in cars failed to pass
Bills for medicines furnished public in
stitutions were ordered paid.
The Administrator of Police was author
lied to have the gas burners, eleven hun
dred in number in all the public buildings
removed and replaced by IA patent burner,
at an expense not to exceed S400.
An ordinance regulating the tax on con-
cert saloons, was adopted.
Mr.. BOnzano gave notice that he would
move reconsideration at the next meeting.
Upon discussion which arose upon a bill
of Sl100, for clothing furnished to the In
sane Asylum in 1868, Mr.. Walton stated
that the Superintendent of the Asylum at
that date had signed his name. approving a
bill for seventy-two fine shirts, at five dol
lars each, furnished to the inmates Of the
asylum. ....
Several financial bills. of no general in
terest, were adopted.
The ordinance authorizing the extension
of the police telegraph to the Charity Hos
pitai and the WorkhOuse. was adopted.
After some further business the board
adjourned.