New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-23

Rent and repairs of stations. 5,OO9 eg
Cleaning and Lighting soap,
brOoms, oil, camp coal, gooo
| 9natches, gtc.............. $500 GA
| Pro rata of general expenses, "a
| 572 men at l44 IS perman, W
Or 572-599 Of $3.50 3d.. 82Y@ % oe.,a oo
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4 true copy:
| Mr. B0nzano moved that the Mayor be ut
once authorized to notify the Metropolitan
Board of the disapproyal Of the assessment
by the Council.
ar Shaw said there was cocoon foP such
an assessment in any budget Shat qheeity
could carry.
The communication was referred Co the
Mayor and the Administrators Of Police,
Finance and Accounts, % report 60 the
Council on Thursday.
Department Reports and Eesolu8ionso
| By Mr.. Lewis
Res0lped, That Che adjudication BY Che
| Administrator Of Police of contract per
resolution No. 1897, Administration series,
| for the lighting, eXtinguishing, cleaning
| and keeping in repair, etc, the lanterns,
| lamps, etc, in those portions of the city of
| New Orleans lighted with oil for term of
two years to j. w. White as principal,
| with John Thorn as security, at the price
| and sum of $27 IS per lamp per annu2n, be
and the same is hereby approved, the Sc
curity accepted, and the Mayor authorized
to enter into contract in behalf of the city,
per notarial act before she &icy $otafyo fog
the performance OF the e9iG contract
Postponed.
Mr.. Lewis submitted communication
from che Chief % Police respecting the
dangerous gate of speed Of Che Mobile and
Texas railroad. through the streets Of the
Uity, which.was received and fled.
fIr lewis said he had forwarded copy
Of she complaint 90 2he superintendent of
She railroad and expected tlat lie would
remedy the eviJ.
! BY s5r. Taltoos
8BpoRrqRse op gssaxGR,
October -, 1G62.
. the 6,iqy g0ugeiI ~ Eeyy carleans:
On accordance with official notice Cor Ghe
sale Co the city OF fifteen wharf improve
Inent bonds. bids were opened by the Mayor
and Administrator of Finance. Ihe fol
lowing, being the lowest, were accepted,
ana fhe bonds Cancelled: RichSrd Jones,
five, af IS 95-l00o PeteS &agheyo geno at
! JOHN S. WALTON, Administration.
Received and approved
By Bdr. DelassizeS
DEpARraES9 % T,areHw0Rzs $50 )
Public Buildings, GetobeS %, 1872
| 20 She QJiSy Council Of New Orleans;
! There was but one bid received in re
Spouse to an advertisement for proposals
for rebuilding the wing Of the SOrapuFu
market, that Of John Page, whs bid $1,000.
I would state, for the information OF the
Council, that the bid is below the estimate
of the City Surveyor. | ask the passage of
the accompanying resolution.
L. Z. DELASSIZE. Administrator.
Ees0luea That the adjudication by the
Administrator of WaterWorks and Public
Buildings of a contract under resolution
No. 1919, Administration series, tor rebuild
ing the wing Of Soraparu Market for the
sum of $500 unto John Page, with APP
proved security be and the same is hereby
approved, and the Mayor authorized to
sign and execute ON behalf OF the city, the
necessary contract to carry the same into
effect
The amount OF security was fixed at $4,000
and the resolution was adopted.
BY Mr.. Delassize:
DEPARTMENT or WArERwoHEsaND
Public Buildings, October p, 1872. :
To the City Council Of Eew Orleans:
| would state for the information Of the
Council, that I have been notified By the
agent Of the owner of the building in
which the Waterworks office is located,
| that the rent of said building for the COM
ing year, commencing November /, 1872
will be $500, instead of $1,000, the depre-
citation of city paper being the cause of the
increase.
L. T. DELASSIZE, Administrator.
Received and referred to to the Admins
traitor of Waterworks to report.
Mr.. Shaw presented report in regard to
the proposed change Of the budget, accom-
panied by legal opinions, and moved that
they be printed.
Mr.. Lewis opposed the printing Of legal
opinions on the grounds so often urged by
the Administrator of Public Accounts him
self, that the printing Of legal opinions was
inexpedient He moved to refer the matter
to committee Of the whole.
The motion to refer was lost, and the re-
port and accompanying documents were
ordered printed
They were as follows
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
| October %, 1872, )
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
Suggestions Of doubt having been made
relative to ordinance No. HIT, | hesitated
to carry it into effect until the return of
the City Attorney.
| In the meantime, and before his return.
so numerous were the solicitations for nav
ment or action under the ordinance, that
with the assent of the Mayor and all the
Ad mi i then il the city, applied
to Mr Roseliusy for advice. His answer is
hereto annexed, as well as relative to the
alternative ordinance offered BY Admins,
traitor Cockrem at our last meeting.
ALFRED SHAW, Administrator.
New ORLEANS, October 5, 1872.
Hon Alfred Shaw, Administrator, etc:
The question which you submit for nv
opinion. in conjunction with the City At
t5rney, is, whether the ordinance No. 1777,
Administration series, entitled IAN ordi-
nance to readiust certain items Of appro-
priations in the current budget, is author
| lied by the city charter2