New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-15

OF reconsideration at any time during Vhe
week, if he thought proper.
1t was SO agreed.
By Mr. Shaw:
An ordinance to provide for the settlement
of the account therein named.
Be it ordained by the Council Of the city
of New Orleans, That the Mayor and Ad-
ministratOr of Finance be and are hereby
directed to settle, in new consolidated
bonds, or by warrants receivable for licenses
and on account of taxes, with George
| Binder for the following claims, and interest
thereon at six per cent per annum, from the
second of June, 1866 to date of settlement:
Cash warrant No. 1902, dated May y,
cash warrant No. 1900, dated May %,
1862, for $3222 o.
Passed two readings
By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance relative to the payment of
taxes.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
| of New Orleans, That the provisions of
ordinance No. 1899, Administration series,
be hereby extended to all licenses for the
| full amount.
Adopted, Mr.. Lewis voting no.
Mr.. Shaw called up the ordinance, read
twice last week, making appropriations for
the expenditures of the Department of PO-
lice for the month of April
An item, John w. Madden, stationery and
office furniture for First District Recorders
Court, $123, was laid over, as were also
three items, Paul w. Dunbar, maintenance
Of dogs, First District pound, $S3, $50 95
and $63 20. The remainder Of the Ordi-
nance with two corrections of clerical er-
rOrs, was adopted.
Mr.. Shaw called up an ordinance for the
payment of sundry expenses Of the Depart
ment of improvements, read twice last
week, commencing John w. Madden, sta
tionery, s94 So
Adopted.
Mr.. Shaw called up an ordinance for re-
pairs to engine-houses, read twice last week,
commencing Il. Stewart, $2152.
Adopted.
Mr.. Shaw called up an ordinance, read
twice last week, commencing ]. A. MAST
cot, Criminal Sheriff, for costs and fees
for month of April, s267I IS.
Amended to read "$2636 35."
In reply to a question, Mr.. Shaw stated
this was only for costs and fees for the
month of April the SherifFs bill for main
tenanee of prisoners during the menth
amounted to $67SS 20 more.
Mr.. Lewis suggested that both these
claims be passed with a reference to the
Mayor and Administrators of Public Ac
counts with power.
Mr.. Shaw remarked that the Administra-
tor Of Police was the proper person to in
vestigate these claims, as he had the infor-
nation at command. The investigations
of the Administrator of Accounts could
only be conducted at the desk.
Mr.. Remick moved that the matter be re-
ferred to the Administrator of Police, to be
reported upon by him before action was
asked from the Council. He was opposed
to passing uninvestigated claims, with
power.
The Mayor said this was one of those
things on which the Administrator would
have to report; that it was the law, and
that would be the last OF it. He 1.-THE Mayor
had no doubt the Sheriff fed these prisoners,
but the law gave him sixty cents day for
what could be done in the city WOrkhouse
for eighteen or twenty cents. He had ex-
amined into the matter somewhat, and he
found that for every two or three persons
sent to the Workhouse by the recorders,
thirty or forty were sent to the Parish
Prison, where they cost the city sixty cents
a day. instead of twenty cents day. In
visiting the Parish Prison a few days
ago, he found thirty prisoners sent there by
one recorder for drunkenness, etc, and
some two or three only sent by the same
recorder to the WorkhOuse for similar
offenses.
Mr.. BOnzanO-Is not a recorder bound to
obey the instructions OF the Council.
The Mayor-That is what we have to
look into. The Parish Prison is crowded
with these prisoners at sixty cents day,
while in the Workhouse there are only
seventy or eighty.
Mr.. Remick proposed committee to ex-
anime into this matter.
Mr.. Lewis suggested remedy. In a few |
days the inmates of the Boys House of |
Refuge would be removed to the Girod |
Asylum. The Boys House of Refuge was
contiguous to the WOrkhouse, and it would |
be easy to make it house of detention. |
An ordinance could then be passed requiI- |
ing the recorders to send prisoners re-
nanded or those detained in default of bail |
TO the house of detention.
The claims of Sheriff Masicot were re-
perred to the Administrator of Police for in
The rest of the ordinance passed, bill
If Mayor Flanders for cash advanced
500 5Ol being added.
Mr. Shaw called up an ordinance for the
of the April expenses of the De-
of WAterwOrks and Public Build
ngs, read twice last week.
Adopted.
Mr.. Shaw called up claim of A. G.
Blanchard, surveying McDOnogh property,
,4O2 so.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
f New Orleans, That the sum of $4,000 be
nd the same is hereby appropriated TO de-
ray the expenses of experts in the exam
nation OF and reporting on the accounts of
OllectOrs of levee dues, reported to be de-
aulters, as authorized by resolution of the
'Ounci, August %, 1871.
Passed two readings.
General Business.
By Mr.. BonzanO:
ReSolued That the Administrator of -
% and is hereby authorized to advertise for
rOposals to place in a suitable manner the
ames Oh the streets on the corner lamp