New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-04
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burials in the month q Septsnoes, 1871,
|, Norbert Trepagnier, Clerk of the First
District Court, for fees and costs in sundry
leases in the month of September, 1871, as
biz .pp'9yfd 81 The Judge Of the First
| J. A. Mascot, Criminal Sheriff Of the par
| ish Of Orleans, for maintenance of prison
ers and turkeys fees for the month Of
| September. as per bill approved bv the
Judge of the First District Court $685. 10.
j. A. Mascot, Criminal Sheriff of the par
ish Of Orleans, for costs and fees in sundry
cases in the month Of September, 1871, as per
bi!l approved By the Judge OF the First Dis
James T. jackson, Coroner Second and
Third Districts, for inquests. views and
burials in the month OF September, 1871,
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Republican Printing Company, printing
| for the Department Of Public Accounts for
| September, 1897 81.
Republican Printing Company, printing
for the Council for September, 1892.
Republican Printing Company, printing
ordinances for September, $227.
Read twice and laid over.
administrator H. Bonzano Assess
ments) entered the Corncil.]
Mr.. Shaw called up the ordinance appro-
priating for the payment of George C..
Oliver, $3275 so; William Henry, Oil, 29e,
and John Lasky. $3.50, which was adopted.
The pay roll ordinance for the month of
September was passed with slight amend
ment
The ordinance making appropriation for
the various orphan asylums was passed;
Mr.. Walton voting no.
pristing $4,000 for police expenses for the
month of September, and moved that it be
passed and referred to the Mayor with
power.
Mr.. Lewis asked the object of referring
this appropriation to the Mayor.
Mr.. Shaw said the object was this: The
city had been for some time issuing this ap-
preparation paper in place Of police war
rants, under An arrangement which had
not the force of contract, and he was told
that the Police Board, on the first Of o.
tOber, would resume the issuance of their
police warrants.
Mr.. Lewis remarked that the pay roll was
for the month Of September. It was either
due or it was not due; if it was due, why
not let the Administrator of Accounts war
rant for it as had been done heretoforea
Mr.. Shaw said it was due to the city to
have an understanding on this subject. He
had regarded the arrangement entered into
as beneficial one on both sides, and if the
agreement was an agreement he. for one,
was in favor of keeping: but if it was not
an agreement he wanted to know it ct once
before the city piled up its paper pile upon
pile.
Mr.. Lewis said whether it was police
paper or city paper, made no difference.
Metropolitan paper was receivable for taxes
and city paper was receivable for taxes.
The arrangement entered into he believed
was, that the police were to be paid as
other employees. and in that case the board
agreed not to issue warrants. The police
board had kept that arrangement in good
faith up to this time, and if they did issue
warrants it would be for the month of o.
tOber. and he did not think there was any
intention Of issuing warrants even for that
month.
Mr.. Shaw said the Administrator knew
quite we'll there was a litigation going on
between the city and the Police Board, in
which the city took ground that the police
apportionment was excessive and illegal;
that the issuing of paper on account Of this
spportionment was a damage to the city's
credit, and prevented the collection Of the
citys revenues. In place of this litigation,
an agreement had been entered into with
an understanding it should continue as long
as adhered to in good faith by both parties.
The Administrator Of Police himself, who
belonged to both bodies, had admitted that
the Police Board meant to break this ar
rangement for the month of October.
Mr.. Lewis remarked that the Admins
traitor of Public Accounts had misunderstood
him. He had not said so, because he
did not know of any such intention.
but he did say that if the city did not
keep good faith the Board Of Metropolitan
Police would issue warrants, and there was
nothing to prevent them.
The Mayor stated that if the matter
were left to him, as was proposed by this
motion to refer the ordinance to him with
power, he would certainly keep good faith
with the police board in the arrangement
inquestiOn.
Mr.. Walton said it seemed to him the
city had agreed to issue these certificates
for the month Of September, and ought
not now to refuse to do so. The month
was passed. and the police expected their
pay.
Mr.. Shaw said he would not make the
motion he had made unless he had good
reason for it, The Mayor could in one
hour settle this matter by affixing his sig
nature to the ordinance. The city had un.
dertaken to stand the whole expenditure of
the Metropolitan Police, provided it was
not made Q preference matter. The city
had told the police board they must suffer
with the rest of the city's creditors by the
reduction of the city's power of taxation
from two and ive-eighths to two per cent,
and had asked them to share that common
misfortune with the other employees
and creditors of the city. The board agreed
accordingly to waive their right of issuing
warrants, without specifying, in paper or in
any other way that would bind them to this
agreement. He (Mr. Shaw had been told
by police commissioners that in October the
board intended to resume the issuance of
warrants, and he therefore proposed that if