New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-08

Public sOuaree OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l,4I5 IS
Total. ............. SbSOl II
Adopted.
Mr.. Shaw offered the following ordinance,
which was read first and second time:
An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
priations be and are hereby made and that
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant on the Administrator of Finance in
payment of the same:
NJ. o. Tracy, Clerk of Second District
Court, for 4374 orders of transfer in city
suits. at thirty-fivc cents per motion, APP
proved by acting City Attorney, $3.50.
Republican Printing Company, for adj
vertising list of delinquent taxpayers, from
August % to September l. 1870. Inclusive,
ssp asgss' 'y administrator y NANCE
+. S. Wurzburger, criminal Sheriff. for
maintenance of prisoners in the Parish
Prison during the month of August, 1870,
approved by the Judge of the First District
Court, $6l72.
Z. S. Wurzburger, criminal Sheriff. for
transporting convicts to Baton Rouge, $l0i.
N. Trepagnier, Clerk Of First District
Court, for costs and fees during the month
the First District Court, 1895 80.
Thomas Lynne, Clerk of Eighth District
Court, for cost of sundry suits, 81 %.
By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named
Be it ordained, That the following appro
priations be and are hereby made, and that
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant on the Administrator of Finance in
payment of the same.
German Gazette, for advertising proposals
for sale of bonds, $24.
B. +. Flanders, Mayor, for sundry ex
penses paid by him, as per bill rendered. SD
d. Earkengers, for jury certificate, First
District Court, SIS.
New Orleans Times for subscription fol-
one copy one year for wharfngers office
First District, SIG.
A. T. Turner, for examining printing &C
counts, $50.
CD. O'Hara. for painting in Office of Su
perintendent of Public Schools, City Hall
Sa.
Passed.
Mr.. Shaw called up his ordinance to pro-
vide for the punctual payment of employees
aud officers of the city of New Orleans, ant
to prevent the traffic and sale in and dis
counting of wages and certificates for work
performed due by the city. The first sec
ton which required to the administrator OF
any department discharging laborers, to
furnish to the Administrator Of Public Ac
counts within twenty-four hours pay rol
for such discharged laborersJ was stricken
out Some verbal notifications were made
in other sections, and the ordinance rs thus
amended was unanimously passed.
(Itwill be found officially promulgated il
another column.
Mr.. Walton called up the ordinance in
troduced by himself May 81, and printed il
the last weeks proceedings, to regulate the
mode of keeping public accounts in the De
partment Of Accounts.
In place of section two, the following sub
stitute was adopted.
SECTION 2. That all bills for work done
and materials supplied shall be approved b.
the Administrator OF the department incur
ring the same, referring to the Notarla
Contract when any exists, and shall then b'
transmitted to the Department of Public
Accounts. The Administrator of that de
partment shall examine and audit the same
and shall, on the first Tuesday of eacl
IL.
embracing all such approved bills, and sait
ordinances shall specially apply to each dc
partment, and comprise the expenditure
thereof of that character for the preceding
month. Upon the passage OF the ordinances
by the Council, the Administrator of Public
Accounts shall warrant upon the Admins
traitor of Finance for payment Of the &C
counts so approved and passed.
Section eight was stricken out, and 81
amended the ordinance was passed.
Mr. Shaw called up the ordinance for tn
relief of holders of floating debt certificates
which was unanimously passed.
Mr.. Shaw called up and passed to fina
reading the ordinance providing for tn
payment of a number of pay rolls an'
accounts, passed to a second reading An
gust 80.
Mr. Shaw also called up the ordinance 70
the settlement of number of accounts b.
seven thirty certificates, read twice Angus
30, and then printed. This ordinance wa
also passed. There were added to it claim
Of j. L. and E. H. Levy.
Mr.. Shaw called up the ordinance for tn
settlement of jefferson City pay rolls, rea'
twice last week.
He stated that this was an extensive pa
roll. Some of the items should be passed
and some not. The only way to &c
at them was to refer the matter to the May
or and Administrator of Finance, as h
proposed in this ordinance.
The Mayor asked the amount Of the pa.
rolls.
Mr.. Shaw said nineteen thousand dollars
The proposition was to pay those who ha
certificates; but they must first satisfy tn
Mayor and Administrator of Finance. III
Council could not act as body, to audi
these claims.
The ordinance was adopted.
Mr.. Pierce moved that so much of ord
nance No. 400, Administration series, as pro
vided for the payment of DR.. NJ. G. Conner
seven-thirty certificates be rescinded, an
= that DIR. Conner be paid in cash.
Carried.
Mr.. Walton called up the resolution re
specting deposit of old tax bill fund, offere
and read twice last meeting, which was no,
finally passed.
A claim Of E. E. Mongin, for sl69 SIS, fo
drugs supplied Insane Asylum, was ordere
paid under ordinance No. 1877, as was ais
another claim Of the same person fo
1892 IS, for drugs furnished to Paris
Prison.
An item of $96 so, in a cash ordinanc
lust passed, to Paul Bruce, for sexton fee
was referred to the Administrator of Polio,
&c II Tr;co,1 sol for hats f.,