New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-18

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By Mr.. Shaw:
Resolpcd, That the Administrator Of
| Finance be and he is hereby directed to is.
sue new consolidated bonds, drainage Sc
ries, at par in settlement Of the following
| claim:
w. Watt Divine, transferee of J. J.
| O'Hara, for wooden revetment on the lake
| shore, on account, $4,000
| Adopted; Mr.. Walton voting no.
An ordinance for the payment of num-
Der Of bills of j. T. Hamlin, laid over since
September 3, was called up and adopted,
Mr.. Shaw voting no.
By Mr.. Shaw:
Res0lDed, That the Administrator Of Pub
lie Accounts be, and he is hereby author
lied to issue a certificate OF appropriation
in favor of j. L. Conway, eX-MayOr, for the
sum of 500, in compromise of claim for
moneys expended by him; provided, said
certificate and amount herein specified be
in full settlement Of said claim.
Mr.. Walton opposed the resolution. He
said Mr.. Conways original claim was three
or four thousand dollars, 1t was referred
to him MR. Walton), and he could get no
evidence whatever that the claim had any
foundation in justice, and so he reported,
and the report was accepted. Mr. Conway
then sued the city for the amount and had
obtained judgment for only $3.50, which was
paid him. Then the bill came back to the
Council in some way for the original
amount after being rejected by the Council
and rejected by the courts, and now it
came up again in the shape of 500 com
promise.
Mr.. Shaw expressed an opinion that the
Judgment of the court did not dispose of
the whole claim; that it amour ted virtu-
ally to nonsuit with respect to all the
claim except $3.50; He thought something
was due to the Office Of Mayor, Every
Mayor of the city incurred expenditures for
which it would be impossible to produce
vouchers.
Mr.. Walton said he had investigated all
the circumstances, and had come to the
conclusion that this money never was dis
bursed. Mr.. Conway, in fact, had never to
him asserted that it had been he only
urged that he had a claim for this amount
under the agreement with the Council. The
chairman of the late finance committee as
sured him Mr. Walton) that there was no
ground for the claim.
Mr.. Lewis moved that the resolution be
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Delassize seconded the motion.
Yeas-Bonzano, Walton, Lewis, Remick,
Delassize-5.
Eays-Shaw, CoCkrem-2.
The resolution was postponed accord
ingly.
BY Mr. Cockrem:
An ordinance to provide for the liquidation
of certain accounts and expenditures and
for the sinking and payment Of interest
upon the debt thereby incurred.
WHEREAS, 1t has been found necessary to
incur certain debts and liabilities from
causes to an extent unforeseen and unpro-
vided for, estimated as follows:
Drainage, general service. ........o $74, 400
Cemeteries, general service. .....o.o 400
Repairs, other public buildings.e 90. $4,000
Public sinks, general service. ......o 1900
Insane Asylum, general service .o..o 23,500
Office expenses, city attorney. o...o 200
General service, Boys House of Rec
fuge ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. J0,500
Office expenses, Department of line
pT0vements. oe ......o .e.os..o 4,O00 |
Office expenses, Department of Flo
nance .........o',.os.so .. 90 .e.o 200 |
Wages, streets. IS, 900 |
Wages, drainage. ........o.........o 10000 |
Streets, repairs. o...........,.......o $4,000 |
Wharves and landings, general se1o
woe. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1,2O0 |
Inquests, general service. .........o. $500 |
Jury service general service. ...... 5000 |
Judgments .,...','.........,.O b,O0O |
Total. ;..,..:....;; ..;;.;...:.. $295,7oo |
SECTION |. Be it ordained by the Council |
IF %ha ~ rP -
of its powers according to section forty |
seven Of the city charter, that debt or
loan be authorized for the several purposes |
above named.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That any
person holding a claim approved by the
Council and ordered to be settled under
this ordinance, shall be entitled to present
his bill, certified by the appropriate officer
or department, to the bOOk-keeper OF the
Department of Public Accounts, and t6e
said claimant shall be entitled to a certi6
cate signed bv the Mayor and Administra-
tor of Finance, bearing eight per cent in
5erest from date, and transferable to bearer.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc, That !
Until further or otherwise ordered by the
Council such certificates be receivable for
Ill taxes and licenses. not otherwise appro-
Driated or required to be paid in cash. And
or further and sufficient provision for sink
ng and payment of interest, the Council
orders that one fourth of the revenue from
markets be set aside for the payment of in
crest semi-annually on the first of January
md July, and for the purchase, at times
prescribed by the Council, of outstanding
certificates from the lowest oferers till the
anne are all retired.
SEC 4. Be it further ordained, etc, That |
shall be understood between the city and
be holder of such certificate that the city
hall not be sued or suable thereon until
be adjournment of the next regular session
the Legislature, and in default Of the
anne being retired according to the proyi-
ions of this ordinance, or authorized by the
legislature to be funded upon terms salts
lctory to the holder thereof,
Passed two readings.
General Business.
Mr.. Cocbrem submitted affidavits Of =
herif Masicot Of the loss of certain certif-
'tes of appropriation, and offered the fol
wing ordinance to be printed: I
n ordinance to issue to j. A. Mascot du- :
p(icate certificates.
Be it ordained That the Administrator
Public Accounts issue duplicate certif- ;
etes of appropriation, under ordinance No.
Al, Administration series, to j. A. MasicOt
1928 rs. n
Be it further ordained, That bond for 2