New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-28
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Mayor Flanders called the Council to
order this evening at seven o'clock,
Roll called.
Present: 3. F. Flanders, Mayor; Admins
traitors West CImprovements), Shaw (Ac-
counts), Delassize public Buildings), En-
lev (Commerce) Walton (Finance), and
Bonzano (Assessments).
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
Department Reports.
Administrator Shaw presented the fol-
owing report:
The undersigned, to whom was referred
the bond of Warner Van Nordea, as Treas
urer of the Board of School Directors of
and for the city of New Orleans. respect
fully reports that the same is in due from, for
a sufficient amount, and the sureties are
sufficient, and recommend its acceptance.
ALFRED SHAW,
Administrator OF Public Accounts.
He moved that the Council concur in the
bond.
Administrator West seconded the motion,
which was carried.
Mr.. West, to whom was referred the petit
ton of the New Oreuns, Mobile and Chat
tanooga Railroad asking permission to erect
sheds, reported favorably on the petition,
and offered resolution thereon, which was
laid over to be taken up with unfinished
business.
Administrator Ewley, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the farmer of the LIE
Breton market asking q release, asked for
further time in which to report.
Granted.
Resolutions.
Administrator West called up his resolu-
ton respecting the Chattanooga railroad
sheds. He stated that conformity with the
ministrator of Commerce he had examined
the ground, and finding that the buildings
were intended merely for the protection of
proper y, he recommended that the per-
mission asked for be given, provided the
premises are really the property of the Com
pany in fee simple.
He moved the following:
Resolution granting permission to the New
Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Rail
road Company to erect buildings.
ResOlUed, That permission is hereby
granted TO the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattanooga. Railroad Company to erect
upon part of the block bounded by Water,
Caliope, Pile and st. Joseph streets, q one
story building, to be used for storing Of
locomotive engines; such building to be
constructed of wood. with roof of slate, or
other fre-proof material; provided, that the
end wall of the building toward Calliope
street shall be built of bricks. And further
permission is hereby granted to the said
company to erect upon a part Of the block
bounded by st. Joseph, Water, Pile and
Julia streets, a one-story building, TO be
constructed of wood, with roof of slate, or
other tre-proof material; such building to
be used for storing and cleaning passe. ger
cars.
Resolced, That the permissions granted by
the foregoing resolutions shall continue
during the pleasure of the government of
the city OF New Orleans tor the time being,
and the said company is hereby bound (and
to remove said buildings within sixty days
after being notified to do so.
The resolution was adopted.
Administrator Shaw offered the following
resolution, and moved It's reference to the
Department of Commerce, which was agreed
to.
Resolced, That the Canal and Claiborne
streets Railroad Company be authorized to
Change Tue ulTectlUu Vi IuulllfS Lue cars OF
their lines where it may be necessary, in
order to conform to the general rule of run
ming to the right; provided the same is eff
fected in manner satisfactory to the City
Surveyor, and provided further. that no
change shall be made at the starting points
of the lines OF said company, and that the
fare to or from The starting point and the
terminus, or any intermediate point of each
line respectively, shall be five cents and no
more.
Administrator Emley proposed the ed
dition to the rules adopted by the Council,
of the following:
RULE NO. -.
The Secretary shall keep calendar Of re-
ferred and deferred business, which shall at
ali times be subject to the inspection of the
Mayor and Council. Deferred business may
be taken up by a vote Of the Council among |
unfinished business. Referred business,
when not reported upon at the next regular |
meeting of the Council after reference, may
be taken up by vote at the succeeding regu-
lar meeting thereafter.
Laid over subject to call.
Mr.. Shaw offered the subjoined resolu
ton, which was referred to the Department
of Finance:
Resolred, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts warrant on the Administrator
OF Finance, in favor of Louis Senechal, for
the sum of two hundred and seventy-seven
dollars and sixty.thTee cents (S277 63) for
i've per cent commissions on interest col
lected from ground rents paid to the Ad-
ministrator of Finance April %, 1870.
On motion Of Mr.. Shaw, it was
RESOLVED, That the use OF the meeting
room OF the Council be rendered to the
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such times as the same may not be required
by the Council.
ResolUsd, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Buildings be req iested to report relative
to allowing the use OF 8 suitable 70 m in
the City Hall for the office OF Superintend-
ent of this division.
Administrator Pierce offered the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the Administrator of Police
be ana he is hereby authorized to purchase,
for the purpose OF conveying the INDECENT
sick to hospital, and the dead to cemetery,
such wagons, horses and harness as may be
necessary for the same, at a cost not to eX-
coed eight hundred dollars.
That, from and after the expiration of the
current month, the conveying of the lndl-
gent sick to hospital and the burial of the
INDECENT dead shall be done under the direc'
ton of the Department of Police by the en-
ployes of the Workhouse.
Mr.. West inquired whether the contract
entered into by the city for burying the
INDECENT dead had expired, or whether the
Administrator Of Police proposed to amend
Il.
Mr.. Pierce replied that the contract had
already been broken, and the parties now
performing the duties were acting under an