New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-30
REGULAR MEETING.
CRY HALL, NKw ORLEANS, !
MAY %. I8I2.

REtEL LAX UAhEILNNSs
CRY HALL. NEw ORLEANS,
Wednesday, May %, 1872.
The Council met in regular session at
noon.
Ptesent-Mayor Benz. F. Flanders in the
chair, and Administrators H. BOnzano las
sessments), John S. Walton (Finance),
James Lewis tPolice), F. C. Remick Com
merce), L. T. Delassize (WaterwOrks and
Public Buildings), and John Cockrem Tim
.provements).
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Mr.. Walton rose to a question OF privi-
iege. He found, in the minutes of the last
meeting, an ordinance purpOrting to have
been read twice in the usual way, but
which, in point of fact, was never read at
all, except by title, creating a new depart
anent in the city government, and super
.ceding him in the duties imposed upon him
by the charter itself. He did not think the
Council had any right to entertain such an
ordinance, and, as far as it concerned him
personally, he would resist it. This ordi-
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the city in the hands of two persons, and
gave them enormous fees. 1t engrafted on
the city government the same system of
tax collection which prevailed in the State.
Mr. Remick submitted that this was
hardly a question of privilege.
The Mayor said the Administrators re-
marks would be in order when the Ordi-
nance was called up for final passage.
The Assistant AttOrneyship.
The following message was read:
MAYoRALrr or NEw ORLEANS,
May q, 1872 5
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
veto the ordinance passed last week
abolishing the Office of Assistant City At
-torney, and creating the Office of Assistant
City Attorney and attorney for the cOllec-
ton of drainage assessments.
No cause is assigned for dispensing with
the services of the present Assistant City
Attorney. 1t is not alleged that he has
been unfaithful, neglectful or derelict in
the discharge of his official duties. On the
contrary, have found him Jealous, able
and efficient officer of the city. Such an
officer, in my judgment, should not be dis
missed without cause.
A second objection is that Mr.. NAPLES, for
some months past, by special instructions
of the Council, has been devOting his whole
time to the study of the drainage question,
and now that he may be presumed to have
mastered that difficult subject, it would be
very unwise to dispense with his services
without cause and put some one else in his
place to begin at the beginning and study
the whole question over again.
The ordinance appears to me to be i'm
polite and unnecessary, and against the
interests of the city. l therefore return it
to the Council with my veto.
BENZ. f. FLANDERS, Mayor.
Mr.. Remick moved that the ordinance dc
now pass, the objections of the Mayor to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Mr.. Cockrem seconded the motion.
A motion to- postpone was lost
BIr. Shaw said he believed the official
terms of office of all the elected officers of
the Council had expired; that they were
simply holding on until their successors
were appointed. Hence he was in favor of
declaring all the offices vacant. He belieyed
a simple motion to go into an election would
be valid, if the Council had now the right
to elect On examining the ordinance he
thought there were defects which ought to
be amended before it should become law.
These he could not, perhaps offer as amend
ments, but presented them rather as objec-
tons. He would strike out the words land
attorney for the collection Of drainage as
sessments," and insert "whose duties shall
be the enforcement of the drainage laws,
under the immediate direction of the COun-
Gil, and to assist in the litigation of the city
in its proper corporate capacity, under the
direction of the City Attorney" He would
strike out the proviso Of the first section
and after the words "$55OO per annum, in
sert "but he shall not be entitled to any
fees for services under the statutes relative
TO draining" After the words "twO years"
he would also insert ''unIess sooner removed |
by the Council"
Mr.. BOnzano asked, if the ordinance were
passed over the Mayors veto, could it be
reconsidered, and these amendments be in
serted.
Mr.. Shaw replied no. 1t would become a
law as soon as passed over the veto.
Mr.. Lewis said he was willing to go into
an election, as Mr.. NAPLES term had ex-
5pired; but he did object to doing subordi-
nate officer an injustice by dismissing him
without cause.
The question was put shall the Ordi- |
nance pass, the objections of the Mayor to
the contrary Notwithstanding?
Yeas-COckrem, DeIassize, Remick and |
BOnzanO-4.
Nays-Shaw, Lewis and Walton-3.
The Mayors veto was sustained.
Mr. Remick moved that the Office of AS
sistant City Attorney be abolished.
The Mayor ruled that the motion was not |
in order at the present time.
Mr.. Remick moved to suspend the rules |
by two-thirds vote.
Yeas-Cockrem, Delasize, Remick, and /
Bonzano4.
Nays-Shaw, Lewis, Walton-3.
The rules were not suspended.
Department Reports, Etc.
ny Mr.. Delasize:
DEPARTMENT or WATERwoRKs AND
Public Buildings, May %, 1872.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
On the twenty-first instant removed from
Office Mr.. L. E. Converue, assessor and collec-
tor of water rents, and Mr.. Ernest Joubert,
assistant assessor and collector of water
rents; and appointed to fill the vacancies
thus created, Mr.. Ernest st. Cyr to the first
named position, and Mr.. Alphonse Fleury
to the last named.
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