New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-30


Dryades Schools. +. Hitch.
Jersey Street SchOol-Louis Nafe.
LeOntine SCHOOL,. g. AucOin.
Chalmette SehO0l-H. A. Morse.
Other petitions were referred as follows:
Hugh Gillen, to the Administrator of Pc
lice.
Property owners of Toledano and Apollo
streets, ETC., to the Administrator of Inn
provements.
McCracken & Brewster, to the Admin
istrator of Commerce.
Davis & Freret, to the Administrator of
Commerce.
D. C. Mclean, to the Administrator of
Commerce.
Complaint of moss pickery on Peters
street, to the Administrator of Police.
Abatement of horse infrmary nuisance,
Tchoupitoulas street, to the Administrator
of Police. r. ra a
Complaint of bakery near Derbigny and
Roman streets, to the Administrator of PO-
lice A -AA
The Assistant City AttOrneyship.
81 Mr.. Remick now made the motion, which
under section two of ordinance No. So, Ad-
ministration series, which reads that the
Office of Assistant City Attorney "may be
dispensed with at any time by the vote of
the Council" the office of Assistant City
Attorney be and is now dispensed with.
Mr.. Coekrem seconded the motion.
Mr.. Bonzano moved that the resolution
apply to all the Assistant City Attorneys.
Mr.. Delassize seconded the amendment.
Mr.. Remick withdrew his motion and ex-
pressed hope that the Assistant City At
torney, if agreeable to the Administrator of
Assessments, might remain in office in
definitely. Pr
Mr.. Remick subsequently offered another
resolution, as follows: s.
Resolved That from and after the passage
of this resolution the control of the legal
business connected with drainage shall be
vested in the City Attorney, and the Assist
ant City Attorney is hereby directed to re-
port to the City Attorney for assignment to
such duties as he may think for the best in
terest of the city.
Mr.. Cockrem seconded the motion.
Mr.. Lewis moved that it be laid over to
be printed.
The Mayor said he was willing the reso-
luton should be adopted if the Council
thought proper after the information he
had to give them. Mr.. Lacey, before he be-
came City Attorney of New Orleans, was en-
gagged as counsel for the defendants in the
drainage suits, in which the city was now
trying to collect the drainage tax Mr.
Lacey himself had filed all the pleadings
and caused all the objections that could be
raised by him-and the Council knew how
able lawyer he was-against the collec-
ton of this tax. To put the prosecution of
these suits now under his charge would be
very unwise, unless he and his whole firm
recused themselves. He 1.-THE Mayor did
not want the City Attorney to be dismissed,
but the passage of this resolution would
place that officer, he thought, in a very
delicate position.
Mr.. Remick expressed an opinion that
the Mayors confidence in the ability of the
Assistant City Attorney to undertake these
important drainage cases was not shared
by the bar or the public. He understood
that Mr.. NAPLES did nothing in the City At
torney's office, answering to all requests to
attend to the city's litigation that he had
nothing to do but to look after the drainage
cases.
Mr.. Shaw said he did not think there was
any ground for want of confidence in Mr..
NAPLES, but it was never intended he should
not be under the control of the City Attor-
ney. As to the delicate position the resolu-
ton placed the City Attorney, he was sure
if the Mayors information was correct that
the City Attorney would recuse himself
He offered the following as a substitute for
the resolution offered by the Administrators
of Commerce
Resolued, That the City Attorney, in the
opinion of the Council, has control and di-
rectiOn of all suits by or against the city,
including drainage; and all special or as
sistant attorneys, and officers of the legal
department, be required to report to him
and act under his direction in all cases to
which they may be assigned, in which he
may not recuse himself.
Mr.. Remiek accepted the substitute.
Mr.. BOnzano moved that the substitute
be laid over
Mr.. Delassize seconded the motion.
Lost.
Mr.. Shaw's substitute was adopted by
the following vote:
Yeas-Walton, Remick, Shaw, Cockrem
4.
Nays-BOnzano, Lewis, Delassize-3.
The Council then adjourned.
H. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Secretary.