New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-26

CRY HHI, NEW ORLEANS,
! January u, 1871.
The Council met in regular session at
| p. NJ, Mayor Flanders presiding.
Present: Administrators j. H. West (Im
provements,, Alfred Shaw (Accounts), l.
I. De!assize Public BuiIdings), Jane;
Lewis Police, j. S. Walton (Finance)
Absent; II. Bonzano lAssessments)
sick.
RepOrts from Departmental
BY Mr.. Walton
DyP>RTms:r or FINANCE, I
January "a, 1871. }
To tie CITY Council of New Orleans:
In carrying into effect the license ord--
nance, l find that sections fitty-two and
iiity-nine require special collectors OF Pc
culiar qualifications, who must do then
work outside of the office. at such times
and in sucI. ways az they may find best
adapted 20 detect persons who have no reg
uiar places for doing business.
For stock dealers under section fifty
two have selected Mr.. Harvey Pierce, at a
compensation of ten per cent upon the
amount collected, and respectfully ask the
Council to appoint him.
JOHN S. WALTON. Administrator.
Received and approved.
BY Mr.. Shaw:
DEPARTMENT or PrarIc Accouars |
January "a 1911
TO the City Co.nci! of New Orleans:
On the basis of :he proposition contained
in my report of May "a, 1870, in considcra-
ton of the city's assumin. the cost
isll,3lS 5oi of the grading and Smelling of
the extension of St Charles street from the
upper line of the late city Of jefferson to
the lower line of Carrollton. all Of which
lies in the late parish of Jefferson. but is
now part of this city, the present Police
jury OF the parish Of Jefferson agreed to
assume al! the other debts of said parish
as an equitable settlement of the total i'll
debtedness of the parish, both for what re
manned and for the portion of the parish
annexed to New Orleans; and in conformity
with this understanding, we have paid
under ordinance No. SD Administration
series, to the present Police Jury, $539l, in
reimbursement of moneys which said Police
Jury had expended on the work. There vet
remains, to fulfil our agreement a balance
to be paid Of 1886 20; Of which Sl3S2 20 is
due the Police Jury. and the remainder
S4574, is due the contractors on the road
making. OF this remainder of S457i, the
sum of $1,000 is now overdue, being the un
paid balance of Il note of the parish of JEFF
fersOn. and S3574 is the One-third Of the to-
tai cost of the contract to be reserved from
the contractors until March II, 1871, az a
guarantee against imperfections in the work,
and to enforce that part of the contract
which requires the contractors to keep the
road in good repair until the date mentioned.
No formal act of settlement has heretofore
been signed. In view of these facts, l sub.
NIT the amended ordinance.
ALFRED SHAW, Administrators.
An ordinance to complete the settlement
with the parish of Jefferson of the adjust
ment and division of its debts with the
city of New Orleans.
Be il ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That the sum of thirteen
hundred and eighty-two dollars and seventy
cents (si3S2 10Y in seven-thirty certificates
be issued to the Police Jury, parish OF JEFF
i"rson, and that the SIM OF forty-iivc hun
dred and sevcnty-four dollars is457i) be and
Is hereby assumed and appropriated to be
paid Ut the maturity OF their claims to the
a,Signces of the contractors. for tho debts
allowed by the Police jury of the parish OF
Jefferson to he due for the cost of Smelling
st. Charles street. These payments to be
conditioned on n tina! settlement with the
parish OF Jefferson as to an equitable divi-
SION OF its debts In consequence of the an
neXatiOn OF part of said parish to this city.
And further. that the Mayor DO and is
hereby authorized and instructed to sign
whatever notaria! papers may be requisite
to complete a final settlement of warrants
with the Police Jury of the parish of } et1er-
son. on the basis of the report made May
q. 1870. by the Administrators Of Public Ac-
counts.
The report was laid over to be printed.
and the accompanying ordinance was read
twice by title.
New Ordinances ani Resolutions.
BY Mr.. West
Reso'ned. That permission be and is hereby
granted to McCloskcy. Biglcy & Co. to
erect coal scale. in dimensions eighteen
by twenty-five feet. upon the batture op-
posite the coal landing at the foot of Robin
street. the same to be subject to rcmoya!
by order of the Council.
Read and laid over to be printed
Mr.. West. with view of preventing the
pcddlns Of dry goods, notions, etc, in the
comcstiblc markets, to the injury OF the
lessecs Of the Bazar Market. offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was laid over to
be printed:
Hcsolrcd, That from and after the passa &c
of this resolution 10 goods. wares or lncr-
chandisc shall be sold in any Of the mar
kets belonging to the city of New Orleans
BY Mr. Shaw:
An ordinance to fix the salary of the City
Surveyor.
BE it ordained by the Council of the city Of
New Orleans, that the salary of the CITY
Surveyor be and is hereby fixed at the rate
of five thousand dollars per annum, pay
able monthly. and that the salary as 80
fixed shall be considered as commencing
January !, 1871.
Read twice and laid over
BY Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of tho bills OF Manuel p. Avila for his
services as Coroner for the Second and
Third Districts.
BE it ordained, etc. that the sum of seven
thousand, seven hundred and fourteen dol
lars be and is hereby appropriated in full
payment for services rendered by Manuel
=. Ayila as Coroner for the Second and
Third Districts Of the city Of New Orleans
for the months as follows:
For March. 1870, amount of
bill. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50
Less deductions. ....... IT, slIl5
For April, 1870. amount of
bill S12iO
Less deductions. .......... 100 $50
For May, 1870, amount of bill Sl539
Less deductions. .......... 40 s1osa
For June. 1870, amount of bill sll70
Less deductions. ..... 25o- 1920
For July, 1870, amount Of bill 1929
Less deductions. ......... 300 1929
For August, 1870, amount Of
bill ................ slOn
Less deductions. ......... a,5- sslS
For September, 1870. amount
nf hill Sl1E,