New Orleans Republican., 1872-08-14

Tuesday August -, l5tZ.
Tho Council met in regular session at
noon.
Present-Mayor Benz. F. Flanders in the
chair, and Administrators H. Bonzano las
sessmentg), John s. Walton lFinance)'
James Lewis (Policel, F. G. Remich Com
ynerce). L. t. Delassize (Waterworks and
PubIic Buildings), Alfred Shaw Public Ac-
.counts), and John Cockrem Improve
ments).
The Mayor asked if there was any ohjec-
tions to the minutes Of the two previous
meetings.
MIR. Bonzano said there were several
things in the special meeting which he de-
sired to comment upon, but he would pass
them for the present.
Mr.. Remiclz raised the point Of order that
the. Administrator Of Assessments lhr'
Bonzano), not having been present at thaC
meeting, was not competent to discuss the
accuracy Of the minutes.
The Mayor said if any objection was
made to the minutes, it must be made at
once.
The minutes were approved without OBJ
The Weekly Pay Rolls.
The Mayor said: l would state to the
Council that the weekly pay rolls referred
TO me by the Council, at the special meet.
ing on Thursday last, have been passed as
far as have been able to 20 over them,
and the other names will be passed upon as
soon as possible. 1t requires considerable
time, under the circumstances, to go over
all Of them as they are, and have not done
so in full; | have not been able. l find a
very large number Of laborers engaged.
upon drainage, o-called-leveIing and fix
ING the levees along the line of the drains
age canals now being dug, under the act OF
the Legislature. Their number has been
largely increased. Some names l have
found on the pay rolls of persons who have
performed no services at all.
MT Remick offered the following resolu-
luton:
ResoIced, That the Mayor be and he is
hereby directed to prOmulgate an Ordl-
nance to pay the weekly pay rolls OF the De-
partment Of Improvements Tor the week
ending August >, 1872.
The Mayor said there were names on the
rolls of persons who had performed no
services
Mr.. Cocllrem suggested that the Mayor
be authorized to strike such names off the
rolls.
The Mayor said he had taken every step
TO obtain full information with regard to
those rolls, and if by tomorrow night no
further definite information was received,
he could not continue to keep laboring
men out of their pay, simply on suspicion.
He would strike from the roll the name Of
no man whom he could ascertain had per
formed services
MIR. Bonzano moved that the Mayor and
Administrator of Improvements be author
ized to suspend payment Of any person not
shown to have performed services.
The Mayor said lie found that to investi-
rate every case would involve distress upon
men why had actually worked, and this it
was not his desire to do, but wherever he
found men who had not worked he should
strike them Of:
Mr. Shaw moved that the resolution be so
amended as to include other departments.
Er. Lewis seconded the motion.
Mr. Remick accepted the amendment.
MIR. Bonzano moved that the Admins
traitor Of improvements withhold his ap-
proval Of such names as might be pointed
out by tho Mayor as having performed no
service.
Mr.. Shaw suggested that the Mayor and
the respective Administration be authorized
to withhold any names not found to have
performed services.
Thus amended the resolution was unani-
mously passed.
Appropriations.
MIR. Romano in the char
Mr. Shaw called up an ordinance, read
twice last week, commencing j. A. Masicot
$2567 10.
Some corrections were made; the claim
of ]. Chapus, jury warrant, $72, was
stricken out and the ordinance was adopted
Mr.. Walton and Mr.. Shaw voting no on the
coroner's bills.
Mr.. Shaw called up the ordinance pro.
viding for the expenses Of the Department
of Waterworks and Public Buildings, for
the month Of July, 1872, read twice last
week.
Adopted with the exception of one item
Of $500 for the Church Of st. Louis, whicl
was duplicated.
An ordinance read twice last week, pro
viding for expenses Of the Department o
improvements, commencing j. +. Braun
$40 80, was adopted.
BY Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment 0
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following apprO
priations be and are hereby made, and tha
the.AdministratOr Of Public Accounts war
rant on the Administrator Of Finance il
payment of the same:
A. Hero, Jr., office rent for the month o
July, 1872 as per ordinance No. As, $50.
New Orleans Republican Printing Com
pany printing for the City Council $9l5
G. 5. Sauunet, civil sheriff, for costs il
suit No. 1855, Second District Court
$I52 IS.
ID. Crowley, constable Second Justice
Court, for costs in the following s1its. No
1854, So; No 1885 S5 No. 1886. s. so: No
I4S7, s. 90; No. 1882, 81; No l4S3 A.. No
1907, SO so; No. 1903, 81 50; No. 1904 AZ 81.
No 1908, 81 80; No. 1906, So; No l503 SIn.
No. 1902. s.: No. 1901, S. 50; No. I4SS S5 50.
No. 1897, s. 50; No. 1898, S. so; No. I4qa
81 50; No. 1900, s. 30; total $50,
A. BOnitO, jury warrant = ,.
il. Bruning, jury warrant So9
". NJ. Samuel, jury warrants, $l32
Pat Cane, jury warrant 81
W. II. Pemberten, jury warrant SOB.
q. :. Samuels jury warrant, soy.
A BONltO. lWTy warrant. ST.