New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
REGULAR MEETING.

CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
Tuesday, February 20. 1872.
The Council met in regular session at
noon.
Present-Mayor Benz F. Flanders in
the chair, and Administrators John Cockrem
Improvements), Alfred Shaw Public Ac-
counts), L. T. Delassize lWaterworks and
Public Buildings), James Lewis lPolicel,
+, C. Remick (Commerce). John S. Wal
ton (Finance), and H. Bonzano Assess
ments).
The reading Of the minutes of the pre-
yious meetings was dispensed with, and the
journal was approved.
Communications from the Mayor.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
following communications:
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS
City Hall, February 20. 1872
To the City Council Of New Orleans
On the third instant l caused to be adj
dressed to Mr.. A. Kuhuert a notice to alb
stain from putting up any more advertising
pillars, under ordinance No. lO39 Ad-
ministration series, until the Council could
determine whether the permission given by
this ordinance, subject to revocation at
their pleasure, should be recalled.
/ now recommend that the Council with
draw the conditional privilege conferred
bye ordinance No. 1899 Administration
series, for the reasons that the pillars are
an obstruction to the public streets, and
are complained Of as nuisance:
BENZ. F. FLANDERS, Mayor.
Received, and laid on the table subject to
CALL
Subsequently, on the receipt Of sundry
protests from citizens against the advertis-
ing pillars, the matter was referred to the
committee of the whole for action.
New Orleans February g. 1872. }
To the City Council of New Orleans
The Board of School Directors for the
city of New Orleans adopted the following
estimate of the expenses of the public
schools of the city, and directed the same
to be transmitted to your honorable body,
in accordance with the requirement Of the
school act of March 16, 1871
Resolred, That the amount of funds neces-
sary to carry on the schools under the
charge of the board for the current year
be fixed and adopted at S4S0.0OO, Of which
$38S,0OO viii be required of the city of New
Orleans by assessment and levy on the tax
able property of the city:
The requirement Of the school act re-
ferred to is as follows: ~
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Board of School Directors for the city
of New Orleans shall, Immediately upon
their organization, and also at the COM
mencement of each year thereafter, ascer-
tain the amount of funds necessary to carry
on the schools under their charge for the
current year, and report the same to the
Board of Administrators of the city of New
Orleans, who shall, at such time as they
may deem necessary, levy the amount on
the taxable property of the city, and direct
the same to be collected in the manner and
at the time by them deemed most desirable,
but the time shall not exceed six months
from the date Of their notification Of the
amount required.
The communication was received and
ordered printed, and referred to the Admin
istrator of Public Accounts.
OFFICE BOARD OF HBALTH,
February 10, 1872. {
To the City Council of New Orleans:
Ihave the honor to inform your honorable
board of the death, on January 2, 1872, of
DR.. Manuel P. Avila, member of the Board
of Health, appointed on the part of the city
of New Orleans.
Also, to inform you that the time for
which the three members appointed on the
part of the city-Drs. Avila, Mas and
Hire-has expired.
C.B. WHITE, NJ. D.,
President Board of Health.
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