New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-23

tions of such streets as he may select orna
mental pillars designed for the purpose o.
advertising business houses, places Of
amusement, etc. that said pillars shall moi
be more than three feet in diameter, MOI
shall the elevation be of greater helgh'
than eight and half feet from the base te
the top of the pillar, allowing two and 2
half feet for tho dome and ornamental
design which is to. adOrn the summit /. the
whole to be securely fastened at the base
so as to preclude the possibility OF falling
That the pillars shall be located at the
outer edge of the banquette. and wherever
it may not be detrimental said pillars shall
be erected around the lamp posts so as &c
offer the least possible obstruction. That
the pillars shall be kept Clearly, and nc
patent medicines, or advertisements OF an
offensive or indecent character shall be
placarded thereon under penalty OF having
this permission withdrawn. That sum
Gent space on each pillar shall be reserved
near the top to be used free of charge By
the city for posting official notices by any
of its officers The city further ieseryes the
right, without charge, to attach free drink
ing fountains to each and every pillar
erected.
Resolred further, That this permission
shall be revocable at the pleasure OF the
Council.
Mr.. Remick desired to know whether the
terms of this resolution had been accepeed
by the applicant, and he moved to post
pone its consideration for one week.
The motion to postpone was lost.
Mr.. Walton said this ordinance gave the
grantee the right to put up his pillars in
any part Of the city.
Mr.. Remick remarked that allusion was
made to the pagoda fountain as sample
Of the taste to be displayed in these pillars
He certainly did not think the pagoda
fountain Il model that ought to be fol
lowed.
The resolution was adopted.
By Dr.. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT OF Police, /
August22, 1871 )
To the City Council OF New Orleans:
On the petition of D. Lopez. referred to
the Department of Commerce on the twenty
fifth ultimc, and transferred TO this Depart
ment as more properly coming under police
regulations, | have the honor to report
favorably, and recommend that the permis
sion asked for be granted. subject, how
ever, to revocation at the pleasure of the
Council.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT or POLICE, /
August p, 1871 :
To the City Council of New Orleans:
On the petition of the Good Intent Fire
Company No. IS, asking that fire alarm
box and gong may be placed in their
engine house, l would respectfully report
that however desirable it may be to comply
with their request, the ordinance organizing
the Fire Department provides for certain
number of companies, and disallOws any
other association or company of tiremen,
except as authored by that ordinance. The
Good Intent Company are therefore de-
barred, under article three hundred and
ninety-four, Revised City Laws and Or
dinances, from any benefits, they being an
independent and separate organization
from the Fire Department.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE,
August %, 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
On the petition of Mrs. Anderson for the
sum of five hundred dollars, based upon a
Judgment against the city OF the Sixth Dis
trict Court in favor of Thomas Wallace,
said Judgment having been purchased in
good faith, would respectfully report the
following facts:
Under some pretended authority of the
old Council, Wallace was TO receive extra
for certain violets which
he planted in jackson Square
during the time he was city gardener. After
his removal from office he put in his claim
for five hundred dollars for this service,
which was not entertained by my prede-
cessor. Subsequently he brought suit be-
fore the Sixth District Court, and that
tribunal rendered judgment in his favor
ON the nineteenth of June, 1871, decreeing
that Wallace have ten days time to re-
move the flowers. and if he was impeded or
prevented from so doing, then, and in that
event, the city was adjudged to pay him
the sum of FIVE hundred dollars, with legal
interest, etc.
Instead of offering any impeachment to
every facility was given him to re-
move the violets. As the ten days allowed
him. by the court were about to expire, he
a proposition to this Council, Of
fering to sell his claim for two or three hun
bred dollars. This was referred to me with
power to act, and believing that the city
was in no condition to pay anything for
flowers, | notified him that his proposition
was rejected and ordered him to remove
the viOlets.
/ am inclined to believe that, having failed
to avail himself of the time allowed by the
court, the violets became the city, property;
but even now have no objection to their
removal by Wallace.
/ do not see why the city should now be
called upon to pay W, rthless claim be-
cause a worthy lady has purchased it in
good faith" more than a month after the
Judgment became nullity by action of the
very party in whose favor it was given. /
doubt the good faith of the transferee.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
August p, 1871
To the City Council of New Orleans:
l have the honor TO report the resignation
Of John Z. Staes, assistant clerk Second
District Recorders Court, to take effect
from the fourteenth instant.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Referred to committee of the whole.
By Mr.. Lewis
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
August y, 1871. J
TO the City Council of New Orleans:
| have the honor to report the following
Tit OtCOuu biSUIlCG INe-
corder, to take effect from the fifteenth in
slant, viz:
: K. Henry Ringgold, chief clerk, vice
Lusto, resigned.
Frederick j. Stevens, assistant clerk, vice
Staes, resigned
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Referred to committee of the whole.
BY Mr. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE,
August q, 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
have the honor to report the appoint
nent of Thomas Hulihan as acting pound
keeper Of the First District, vice j. Diepert,
deceased. to take effect from the nineteenth