New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-11
CITY COUNClL--O OFFICIAL
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Regular Session.

II Y Regular Session.
T CITY HALL. NEW ORLEANS
March &, 1870. !
The board convened pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: Aldermen Brady, Hassinger,
O'Brien, Pessou, Prados, Shields, and Presi-
dent Potthoff in the chair.
The reading of the minutes Of the pre-
vious session was, on motion, dispensed
with.
FROM THE MAYOR.
The following communication was read
and received:
u.,ot STATE e. OF Ssw L00p rIsaAs
City Hell, March 6. 1870
To the Honorable Presidents and Members of the
Common Council:
4 GENTLEMEN-T transmit herewith a COM
muu1cation from the president of the Com
missioners of the "City Waterworks" en-
hodying a resolution appropriatlng from
the collections an amount sufficient to pay
the interest due On the outstanding City
Waterworks bonds, subject to the approval
of the Mayor and the Common Council.
| would respectfully recommend the pas
sage of & resolution authorizing the commits
sioners to pay over to the Fiscal Agent, from
funds in hand, SO much as may be necessary
to retire the interest coupons due on the first
January 1870, agreeably to the resolution OF
the commissioners.
Very respectfully, etc,
JOHN R. CONWAY, Mayor.
OFFICE CITY wATERwoRKs,
New Orleans. February "A, 1870. }
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council,
New Orleans:
GENTLEMEN-At the regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners, City WaterWorks,
held at their office yesterday, the following
was unanimously adopted, and is reported
tor your infOrmatlon:
"WHEREAs, There has been collected and
is now on hand to the credit of these works
sum, over and above what is necessary for
current expenses, sufficient to pay the inter-
est coupons of bonds issued for the purchase
of these works, due on the first day OF Janu-
ary last for the sixmonths expiring on that
day:
"Resoloed, That the amount necessary for
THAT purpose be and is hereby appropriated,
subject to the approval of the Mayor and
Common Council"
ain. gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
F. Fl. HATCH,
President pro TEN.
Mr. Prados moved for suspension of the
rules, for the purpose of presenting reso-
luton on the subiec! of the above communi-
cation.
| Carried.
By Mr.. Prados:
Resolued, That the Board of Comm ission
ers of the City Water Works be and they are
hereby authorized and directed to transfer
to the Citizens Bank, Fiscal Agent, to be
placed 10 the credit of interest on Water
works bonds, the sum of thirty-four thou
| sand eight hundred and thirty five dollars
| 1884 $3.50, amount interest coupons on said
| bonds, due month of January ultimo, and
! the further sum of thirty-three hundred and
| thirty-fve dollars (s3335), amount of inter.
est coupons previously due and remaining
unpaid, making sum total of thirty eight
thousand one hundred and seventy dollars
| (S3S, 100, and in the event of said Board Of
| Commissioners being unable from lack o.
funds to deposit the whole amount above
mentioned Immediately, they shall transfer
such amounts as may be in their possession
| and finish said transfer as soon thereafter az
they may be placed in funds.
Unanimously adopted on both readings
under suspension of the rules.
wATERwoRKs.
The weekly statement of cash from the
Waterworks Commissioners, was, on mo
ton, referred to the Committee On Water
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