New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-06

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REGULAR MEETING.
CIrY HALL, new ORLEANS, /
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| October 4, 1870. )
Mavor Flanders called the Council to
order at seven p. NJ, and presided over
| the meeting.
The roll was called.
Present: Administrators J. r. West I'm
provements), Alfred Shaw (Accounts), L.
T. Delassize Public Buildings), E. w.
Pierce (Police), J. s. Walton (F'inance), and
II. Bonzano (Assessments).
Absent: Administrator S. c. Finley (Com-
merce).
The reading of the minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting was dispensed with.
Communicates from the Mayor.
The Mayor laid before the Council the fol-
lowing communication, received by him:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Adjutant Generals Office, ,
New Orleans, October j, ls1o)
To His Exeelcncy II. c. Warrnoth, COMMANDMENTS
Chief:
Although we have enforced Tstrict econ
omv in organizing the State militia, We
find that our limited appropriation will
barely be sufficient to arm and equip our in
fantry and part of our cavalry, leaving a
very fine body of men, enrolled and mus
tered rs artillery, without arms or equip
mcnt.
As our artillery is city organization, and
likely to remain exclusively so, IT seems
proper that we should seek OF our Honora-
bic Mayor and Board Of Administrators the
assistance Of the city, in order to complete
this organization, say twenty thousand dol
lars. ..
In submitting this proposition for your
consideration. may suggest that all classes
of our citizens will be pleased if this CON-
mand can be handsomely armed and
equipped.
/ am, sir with great respect,
Your most obcdient servant,
JAMES LONGSTREET.
Adjutant General.
The requisition was Endorsed AS follows:
EXECUTIVE DErAgTNEST,}
State OF Louisiana, Z
New Orleans, October 3, 1870
Respectfully referred to the Honorable
Mayor and Administrators OF the city OF
New Orleans with the recommendation that
it receive their careful consideration.
H.. c. WARMOTH,
Governor Of Louisiana.
Communication from City Officers.
The City Attorney, to whom had been re-
ferred State Superintendent Conway's let
ter asking the Council to concur in the
bonds Of the ward school treasurers, Mr..
Shaw's ordinance fixing the bonds at ten
thousand dollars, and Mr.. Enley's resolu-
ton fixing the bonds at five thousand dol
lars, reported thereon as follows:
OFFICE Cry ATTORNEY,
OctObpr l. 1870. !
Respectfully returned to the Council:
There are no legal wards in the city of
New Orleans. and consequently there can
be no legal ward school board of directors,
and no legal ward school board treasurer
Such being the case, the contemplated or
dinancc is perhaps unnecessary. Should the
Council. however, desire to anticipate the
existence of a lawful ward school board
treasurer, and to provide for the bond which
that officer shall give, the ordinance pre-
scented by Alderman Shaw Offers better
guarantees than that proposed by the Adj
ministrator of Commerce, and for that rea-
son, and because the amount OF the bond re-
Q,nrcd by the former corresponds with that
adopted by the State Board of Education. it
will be well, III my opinion, for the Council
to bestow a preference upon Mr.. Shaw's or
dinance.
GEORGE S. LACEY,
City Attorney.
Mr. Shaw called up the ordinance alluded
to, and on Il yea and nay vote it was unani-
mously adopted.
Monthly Reports.
Mr. Walton presented the monthly report
of his department as follows:
REPORT or ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE FOR
MONTH ENDING SEPTEMBER 80, 1870.