New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-15

~ Wow OI Cn0 TACT, although enOuI0 y
willing to assume any reasonable RESPONSE.
Council calculated to accomplish certain
good, shrink from the attempt to popular
ize an undertaking which would start out
with such disfavOr, especially when thu
good sought to be accomplished IL, upon in
vestigatiOn, 90 extremely problematical.
therefore respectfully request that the
said resolution he repealed; and recon-
mend that this Council enter into negotia
tons with the Firemen's Charitable AssO
me, ON twenty-ninth Of August last, rs 9
basis; and to that end, that the Mayor ap
point committee of three from this COun
Gil to confer with q like committee from the
Firemen's Charitable Association to arrange
details. F. C.REMICK,
Administrator.
The report was adopted mem. con and the
Mayor nominated as . committee the Ad-
ministratOrs of Commerce Mr.. Remick),
Police (Mr. Lewis), Public Accounts Mr..
Shaw.
| Mr.. Shaw said the Administrator of Ac-
counts had the budget on hand and begged
to be excused from serving on the COM
mittee.
The Mayor substituted the Administrator
of Improvements (Mr. Cockrem).
Mr.. Remick asked that the committee
act at as early day as possible.
Mr.. Lewis. at a subsequent period of the
meeting. introduced an amended ordinance
providing that the chief engineer and as
sistant engineer Of the fire department
should be elected by the seven members of
tho o;<r administration oud sovou eo1actn6
members of the Firemen's Charitable Asso
citation, and that the chief engineer should
be removable by the Council for neglect
Of duty, incompetency or malfeasance
in office, and providing further, that
The city should expressly reserve to itself
fire department such further companies, Or
CARNATIONS, engines, machinery, improve
ments and inventions not provided for in
this contract, as might be found necessary
and expedient to add to the security and
protection of property and to prevent con-
hagration in the city; provided the same be
solely at the expense IF the city or other
contributors, and should not impose any OBJ
legation, charge or expense to the Firemen's
Charitable Association not contained in this
ordinance and their contract. He moved
that this ordinance be printed and referred
to the committee.
Mr.. Remick said this was not in accord
ance with the report, and he did not think
it necessary to have it printed.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, the ordinance
IN f1o PC
being ordered printed.
The City Park.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
following communication:
NEW ORLEANS. November IA, 1871.
To Hon. BENZ. F. Flanders, Mayor of the city of
New Orleans:
l beg to inclose herewith copy of the
proceedings of meeting Of the Board Of
Park Commissioners held yesterday, and
most respectfully urge upon your early at
tention the subject matter of the important
resolution passed by the said board.
j. r. WEST, President
New ORLEANS, November -, 1871.
At meeting of the BOerd of Park Com.
missiOners this day, it was
Resolred, That the president of this board
be directed to require the payment in the
oanh' ny Tue Otv Nouncli' VI Tue amount
collected to date, on account Of the fund for
the improvement of the City Park.
Icertify that the above is correct copy
of the resolution passed by the Board Of
Park Commissioners this day.
WILLIAM. G. BROWN,
Assistant Secretary.
Received and referred to the Department
Of Public Accounts.
Monthly Reports.
By Mr.. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT OF PoLICK,l
November Ii, 1871. !
Hon. Benz. F. Flanders, Mayor:
I have the honor to submit the following
report Of this department for the month Of |
October, 1871: