New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-30

Council were prohibited from selling pro-
erty or making an appropriation exceedin
{ 500 in amount, except at regular NEE
=. ing subsequent to previous regular NEE
ing, at which the same should have bee
g passed to first and second reading. II
~ held that if this ordinance was a givin
! away OF city property, it was somethin
4 which the city could not do. and was wors
). than a sale. If the gift was attended b
such valuable considerations as to
virtually sale, then it must be read twic
at one regular meeting, and called up fo
final passage at the next
In answer to question, the secretar
stated that according to the journal tn
ordinance was introduced by the Admins
tor Of Commerce (Mr. Remick) at the resu
lar meetingion Tuesday last, and ordered t
be printed for consideration on the follow
ing Thursday.
, administrator James Lewis (Polce) en-
tered the Council.
Mr.. Remick remarked that the practice O
taking recess and thus continuing a resu
lar meeting from day to day, had been in
augurated by the Administrator of Public
Accounts (Mr. Shaw himself He (Mr
Remick) had no particular desire to pass
the ordinance, but he wanted to get a vote
one way or the other, so as to show the com
munity how the Council stood on the ques
ton. If the ordinance was illegal its pas
sage now would be just as harmless as a sum.
mer shower, and the Administrator of Ac-
| counts knew it. If the Council were willing
to satisfy the community by passing this or
dinance to build up the the trade of New
Orleans, which was fast decaying day by
| day, according to all accounts, let them do
! so at once. On the other hand. if this ord-
nance was sham, and by passing it the
Council could induce people to put out
money for great public enterprise in con-
sideration of something which they sup
posed the Council were doing, but which
the Council were really not doing, he said
again, let the Council pass the ordinance at
once.
The Mayor asked the Administrator of
Commerce (Mr. Remick) if the ordinance
was passed this day friday whether it
would be expected that the Mayor must
ing it next Tuesday.
Mr.. Relnick replied yes, but he, for one,
would be willing to consider any objections
the Mayor might have to make to it this day
week.
The Mayor decided the point of order
raised by the Administrator of Accounts
(Mr. Shaw well taken, namely, that this
was not meeting at which the ordinance
could be put on its final passage.
Mr.. Cockrem appealed from the decision |
of the chair.
The yeas and nays were called and the
decision of the chair was sustained.
leas-Shaw. Delassize, Lewis and Wal
toni.
Nays-Cockrem. Remick, Bonzano-3
Mr.. Remick moved that the ordinance be
now passed to a first and second reading.
He wished to hear what the opponents of
the measure had to say on the subject. He
had endeavored to get private consulta-
ton on the matter in the Mayors parlor.
out very few Administrators were present,
and whenever he had endeavored since to
1raw out the opinions of Administrators,
hey all seemed to fly the track. He thought
t was due to themselves, due to the public,
Tue to the commercial interests of the city
II New Orleans. that the Council should |
llscuss this thing, and should not be
shamed to give publicity to their opinions.
Mr.. Shaw observed that he was opposed
o the passage of this ordinance, and should :
axe advantage of all proper parliamentary !
actics to defeat it. /;
Mr.. Remick asked the Council to reject '
he ordinance at once, and declare that they
'Ould do nothing for the commercial inter
SITS of New Orleans. He wanted them TO y
lake move one way or the other +
Mr.. Shaw raised an objection that the 5
rdinance could not be passed to either a D
rst or second reading row. this not being y
he day appointed for the regular meeting Il
the Council. t,
The Mayor remarked that if this plan of a
'ntlnulng a regular session from dav to =
~ by recess became a precedent the u
Ouncll might take recess from the regu- o.
r meeting of Tuesday to the following II
onday, and then pass an ordinance which Il
e Mayor would be required TO sign or II
Ito at the next regular meeting ON the fol- IL
wing day Tuesday, whereas the law al
I'VE him a week tor consideration. d'
Mr.. Renick suggested that the Council r.
lSht take recess to seven days hence. ut
ID regard that as this meeting It
Mr.. evils said he understood this Was
meeting OF last Tuesday, which, not u u
ting through its business, had been con ~ u.
lued from time to time till to day. If the ia
uncil were to go ON with these contin- by
noes till next Monday evening. the Tues ~
y following being the next regular meet he
:, he did not think this would be giving til
9 Mayor sufficient time to prepare any
'sons he might have for vetoing the or 81
lance. He tMr. Lewis was willing to Sc
lsider this ordinance as now coming up p,
first and second reading, but he should I'
pose its final passage at this meeting. I,e
The Mayor-I decide that this is not BE
,ular meeting Of the Council Ca
lr Bonzano moved that the ordinance y,
proceeded with regardless of technical X.
nts. ca
he Mayor repeated Lis decision. that G1
was not regular meeting at which, r
ording to law, the ordinance could be w,
sed to even first and second reading. 7
lr. Remick asked the Mayor if he was cia
pared to rule then that all the other Mr.
tiers and things which had been passed As.
lnal reading at a meeting held under a of