New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-15

der the law providing for the manner OF the
adoption Of their estimate and appOrtiOn
ment. ALFRED SHAW,
Administrator Of Public Accounts.
The yeas and nays were called on the
question of adopting Mr.. Shaw's substitute
Yeas: Cockrem, Shaw.
Nays: Delassize Remick, Lewis and Bon
zano-4.
The substitute was declared lost, and the
yeas and nays being called on the adoption
of Administrator Lewis report, it was unani
mously adopted.
veto from the Mayer.
Tie MAYOR said he had some obje ctions
to certain items in the ordinances passed on
Tuesday last, which he had put in the form
of a message, and he would suggest that
this message be printed and referred to the
Administrators of improvements and PO-
lice. to afford them an opportunity of rem
dering the necessary explanations at the
next meeting of the Council.
Mr.. Lewis: move that the report be re-
ing costs great deal.
The Mayor: l ask that the message be
printed.
| Mr.. Lewis When the committee has re.
orted, the message can be brought back,
but l am opposed to the matter being
| tee Of tle whole.
| MI Remick seconded the motion.
Mr.. Shaw said he did no. know what this
matter was. but he presumed the Mayor
had found objections to some bills passed by
the Council.
The Mayor suggested that if the Council
allowed the message to be read, they
woald know what the objections were.
Mr.. Lewis: My motion is pending, and
has a second. don't know what the mat
ter is. but the Mayor says it is connected
with my department.
The Mayor: l claim have the right to
put in a message. think if you heard it
you would have no objections.
Mr.. Lewis said if the Mayor desired to
have the message read he would not oh
ject. but he desired it to be referred to a
committee of the whole.
being imposed prior to the reading Of
message from the Mayor.
Tie message was then read by the Secre-
tarv. as follows:
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS
October IL, 1871. :
To the City Council of New Orleans:
In the ordinances passed at the last meet
ing Of the Council. arpropriating money to
a. <.~l
severa. items which think require further
examination and consideration by the CouE
CT. They are the following:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Department Proper
John ". Madden. stationery....... $50 20
Bureau Of Streets
Charles Holman. crossings on st.
Charles avenue. DECENTRALIZATION. 4bS w
j. Root. lake shells ......... lS} -
j. Root. lake shells. .............. $50 90
George [. Oliver. repairing street
bridges. .......... 800 90
George c. Oliver. building street
bridges. ................... 1850 30
F. SMirhkv. ballast . $50 90
Hasam II Pooley. lumber ........ 1916 q
J. w Madden. stationery .......... 10 80
Bureau Of Hharres and Landings
Ssmuelz and Oliver. lumber 5000. 800 ~
Hasam Il Pooley, lumber. ........ $40 -
Bureau of City Drainage
Spencer Field, Jr., coal. ........... l447 90 |
c. Tyler. coal. Observation-Disclosures. 1914 90 |
Hasam Il POoley. lumber ~ $50 ~ |
c. Hoffman. bridges ............. 800 % |
Second Drainage Sec'iou-
Hasam Il Pooley. lumber. ..... 81 u
S"rreyoa''s Department.
John ". Madden. stationery. l23 81
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE.
Adminis'rator's OFFICE
John W. Madden. stationery So %
City Worlhouse-
Spencer Field. Jr.. coal . $50
Daniel Mo-iarty, groceries and pro-
Nlslous. ............. ooO 20
Boys House Of Refuge
Hasam s. Pooley, lumber . b 90
Daniel Moriarty. flour for bakery. 2S7 -
Daniel Moriarty, Hour for bakery. $50 IS
Girls House Of Refuge
Daniel Mociarty, groceries and pro-
VISIONS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~ "a
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
John w. Madden, cash book, sta
ti0nery. etc. Observation-Disclosures. Sl3 ID
Several of the items passed in favor of j.
Root are for carriage of shells and spread
ng them on Canal street and other Streets"
It the price Of nineteen cents barrel, which
seems exorbuant. The items. G. e. Oliver.
,epairing street bridges, $500, and building
street bridges, $3.50 80, need explanation.
The charter requires all work exceeding
$500 in amount to be given out by contract.
William Henry and F. Smithky present
claims exceeding $500 in amount for ballast.
This also should have been supplied by con-
ract A number of items, exceeding $500,
appropriated to Hasam l. POoley. for lum-
,er. come under the same provision, and
he prices charged seem much above the
market rates at the time the lumber was
applied. Coal, furnished by Spencer
Field. in September, at 81 10 a barrel.
S above the market rate, and SO are the
prices of groceries and -four supplied by
Daniel Moriarty. John w. Madden. for
'tationery, presents some ten or dozen
TENS. aggregating more than $500, and the
PRICES charged, l find, in several cases, to
"a more than twice the current rates I will |