New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-26
S97,l71 Oh

Renairs - q 800 go 1892 Al
Total. $97,l7l Oh
The expenses of the department have
been increased about $4,000 by the over
flow of June 3, leaving the ordinary eX-
penditure for the month at about S5I ,OOO.
For the first half of the month the atten-
ton of the department was given almost
exclusively to stopping the breaks III the
canal levees. OF course very large extra
force was required for this purpose, and
very valuable assistance was rendered by
the Fire Department, the bell-boat Usage,
and the pumps of Messrs. Ivens Il Hunt.
Bv constantly working night and day the
break at Hagan avenue was stopped, and
the water pumped out of the overt1Owed
portion of the city in comparatively snort
space of time. 1t is now considered un
necessary to dwell upon the cause of this
disastrous overflow, as the facts are known
to yourself and the Council.
Every effort was made by this depart
ment to remedy the damage done in the
overfowed portion by the construction OF
new bridges and fences in place of those
which had been washed away, and by the
end of the month very much OF the damage
had been repaired. An extra force OF car
penters and supply of lumber was neces-
sary for this purpose
During the time that attention was being
solely devoted to overflow matters, the
streets of the city were necessarily neglect
ed, but later extra gangs were employed,
and before the end of the month the streets
were in good average repair.
During the month somewhat extensive
repairs were made to the Dublin avenue
draining machine, at an expense OF about
$4,000.
JOHN COCKREM, Administrator.
Financial Business.
Mr.. Shaw called up the jury warrant or
dinance of Mr.. McMurdo, which was re-
ferred to the Mayor, with power.
By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the redemption
Of Metropolitan Police warrants now out
standing, and TO defray the current police
expenses.
SECTION |. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city OF New Orleans. That the sum of
fifty thousand dollars be appropriated and
paid by the Administrator OF Finance, and
warranted for by the Administration OF Pub
lie Accounts, to take up the Metropolitan
Police warrants of the year lS7C-1l, issued
for the parish OF Orleans, now outstand-
ing.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the sum of So, 407 6S be appropriated in
like manner in settlement of accounts upon
pay rolls OF the Metropolitan Police Board
for the month Of June, 1871.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc. That
the Mayor and Administrator of Finance be
authorized to redeem outstanding blue war
rants issued for the parish OF Orleans,
against which no objections exist on the
ground of fraud, duplication or any other
illegality, by the issue OF certificates under
ordinance No. SS2.
SEC. A. Be it further ordained. etc. That
this ordinance is adopted IN the spirit of
concession and compromise, and is not to
be construed as waving any point of de-
Tense, or conceding any adverse position
taken in any suit now. or hereafter TO be,
instituted against or by the city; and hold
,ers of warrants are admoHished that this
ordinance is repealable at any time, and
will be available to none who do not come
forward promptly for settlement according
to its provisions.
Adopted unanimously.
The ordinance apprOpriating for William
Cullinan, intersections, William Henry, bal
last, Bureau of Streets, cart hire, and Sur
veyor's Department, cart hire, read twice
last meeting, was adopted with some cor
rections.
Mr.. Shaw called up a resolution intro
duced bv the Administrator of Police, ap-
propriating $500 to the Louisiana regiment
field artillery for salute ON the fourth of
July.
Mr.. Walton did not think this resolution
ought to pass. The Council, in committee,
had decided that they had no money to
celebrate the Fourth of July.
Mr.. Lewis said Colonel Owens and other
gentlemen had advanced this money to pur-
chase powder for the occasion, looking to
the Council for reimbursement.
Mr. Shaw suggested that the resolution
be postponed until the next meeting.
Mr.. Walton said he did not see any neces-
sity of postponing it. If these gentlemen
had celebrated the Fourth of July on their
own account, they must pay for it. The
Council had claims upon them much more
sacred than these.
Laid over.
BY Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named.
BE it ordained, That the following appro
nriatiops be and are hereby made, and that
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant on the Administrator of Finance in
payment of the same:
laurence Duffy, blacksmithing, Sl53 so,
S437 Ia, Sl64 49, S49o 10, S429 40
Approved by the Administrator of I'M
provements.
BEAD twice and iaia sYsr.