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The PRESIDENT put question whether Board would
agree with said proposed amendment.
Which decided In the Affirmative by the following
voto:-
Affirmative Aldermen Foley Stacom O'Brien,
eay, Har Kraus, Coddington, Strack, Pnckncy Wade,
dent-6
and McDonald-4.
. Assistant Alderman PINoKNEr moved that said substi-
tutcd resolution be amended adding thereto after
word 'kes0ved the words lf the Board Aldermen
cur"
The PRESIDENT put the question whether would
agree with SAID proposed amendment.
which was decided In the Affirmative
Assistant Aldermen STACOM said substituted
resolution, as amen ded, be adopted.
Inc PRESIDENT put the question whether the Board would
agree with said motion.
Which was decided In the negative by following vote
so ",mntivemAssstant Aldermen Hart Kraus, Codding-
and the Presdent-lI ' ' ""'N'
CAVE Aldermen Foley, stacom, oBrien
Dona mScoinson, Hcay, Costello, Gels Cumisky and Nc.
Assssns Alderman CosNoR moved that the unfavorabe
agree with said motion. f "er "'e Dosro "ouid
Wnch was decided In the negative BY the following voe
assistant Aldermen HART, Pinckney Connor
simonson, SCHWARTZ ard the President-6 ~ ''
Negauve -.Assstant Aldermen Foley, stscom. O'Brten
3alyn, ROBINSON Hcaly Costello, Ges Cumsky and
Fy Assistant Alderman Gxrs
Resolved TnAt the Commissioners Of Public works bs and
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SOUTH ORANGE, N J.-FINE DWELLING; ALI.
"A Improvements barn, &C.. 81 acros; beautiful location
mountain eide convenient and healthful; bargain
b. r. MATHEWS. - BroadwAY. n. and n, Orsan o..
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LlOR SALE-OR WILL EXCHANGE FOR SMALLER
House. large three story brown stone hiyn stoop vita
all improvements 2ox55 ySs4 lot il9 East Fortieth
street. For particulars appyto GEORGE SAMuELs, 40S
Broadway.
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A LII WANTING FARMs--0OOD SOIL, MILD CHI
N. j. -~
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TOR sALE-A NUMBER OF BROWN S STONE HOUSES .Js
ISAAC E. TATE, 1,s6l Broadway.
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LNOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-A TWO STORY FRENCH
IT roof and basement frame House brick hlled) In l5Nh
well built II perfect order price SS0W;
mortgaGed for $4,000 will exchange for similar house In
Brooklyn 10 ePAFAkp CLAtt,
1893 Remsen street, Brooklyn.
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nor SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR CITY PROPERTY-A
gentemans Residence. situated the Passac River,
Rutherfurd Park N J with three ACRES OF ground new
French roof house. modern improvements stable cehouso
and hennery. Address WILSON, box 2l5 Herald Office. NO
ansWer.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
NIard; s.ras at New Orleans.

We copy the following from the New
York Herald:
The Mardi Gras festivities of Tuesday
last in New Orleans, as will be judged from
the report of them which we give to-day
must have been, as Miss Lily Lovejoy would
express it, perfectly splendid" Indeed,
from all the descriptions that we have had
of such festivities in Paris for many years
we should Judge that Paris itself has at
last been ecIipsed in Mardi Gras by New
Orleans. Think of q great procession in
these latter days, and in this country of
hard facts and utilities, representing the
Dream of Homer" the living embodiment
on holiday parade of the heroes of the
Had and the Odyssey; and OF the gods and
goddesses, with the mortal champions on
both sides of the immortal siege of Troy!
Why, it marks a new epoch in our history
as people. 1t is the beginning of new
life to US, in which this eternal delving
and driving and drudging and scheming
for money will be modified and softened and
frightened and sweetened made merry by
charming festivals and days devoted to fun.
We have few enough of such days, God
knows, and we welcome this splendid New
Orleans festival as sign that we are going
to have more of them. And the Grand
Duke was there, and he enjoyed the festival
and the fun with a princely relish. We
dare say, too, that next to his buffalo hunt
in Nebraska, and the Arabian Nights en-
tertainment with Spotted Tail and his In
dams, the Grand Duke Will remember this
New Orleans Dream Of Homer most
wildly of all the events of his American
tour to the end of his life. Let our young
men Of this city read the account of Tues
days day Of fun in New Orleans and see ii
they can not next year get up something
that will eclipse it in New York.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

NEW ORLEANS, January 10, lc'%.
To the City Council of New Orleans
Your attention is respectfully called to
the accompanying communications OF prop
erty holders owning property on Eighth and
Coliseum streets, protesting against the
privilege of laying a railroad track along
said streets being granted by your honor
able body to the Carondelet Street and Car
rollton Railroad Company, or to any body
or person.
There is no necessity for such a road.
Four other roads now run over almost the
same route. The Carondelet and Carroll
ton road now connects with the st. Charles
street road that now runs to Canal street
The streets are too narrow. These are
few objections to the grant.
The protests are igned by large num-
Der of prominent citizens, and a majority OF
property holders. and l am satisfied nine
tenths of the property holders along said
streets would sign these petitions If suffl-
Gent time was allowed, the matter having
few days. W. VAN BENIHU1SEN.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, the protests
were ordered printed and the matter was
referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Walton called up the ordinance for
settlement of the Sickles fund.
Referred to the committee of the whole.
Mr.. Remick called up an ordinance leas-
ing certain spaces to J. +. Dick for an i'm
proved fish market.
POSTPONED on motion of Mr. Lewis.
An ordinance concerning drainage canal
on Poydras street, laid over some weeks ago,
was called up and adopted, Mr.. Cockrem
voting no.
Mr.. Remck called up the Keller market
railroad ordinance.
Objection was made that the forty-eight
hours notice required by the rules had not
been given.
Mr.. Shaw gave notice that at the next
meeting he should move the repeal Of that
rule.
The Council then Adjourned.
Il. CONQUEST CLARKE,
SecrptGry-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
Retired Pay.

A Washington special to the New York
Tribune says:
The abuses of the system of retired paw
for army officers are likely to be ventilated
again this winter in Congress. There are
many officers on the retired list who are
drawing twice as much pay for doing moth
ing as they received while in active service
This is brought about by law passed dur
ing the war for the benefit of a few officers
who had friends in Congress, under which
authority is given to retire regular army
officers upon the rank and pay Of the grade
they held III the volunteer service during
the rebellion. In this way captains have
been retired as Brigadiers, and Majors as
Major Generals. II an officer is retired
IN 1872, it is too frequently discovered
that his disability was incurred be-
fore 1865, particularly if he held
high rank at that time as a volunteer.
The injustice of this system will be best
made apparent by citing two specimen
cases. Captain A. and Captain b. served
through the war and were wounded in the
same battle. They were regular officers,
but Captain B. held a volunteer commission
as Brigadier General, retaining his captain
cy IN the regular army. They are now re-
tired, and Captain A. gets over $4,000 a
year, which is about $1,000 more than he
received before he was retired, while Car
tain B. gets but $500. Another case is still
worse: General +. and General p. were
both volunteer Major Generals. and each
lost leg in battle. General +. is retired.
not upon his actual rank in the reguIsT
army OF captain, but as General, and gets
about $4,000 annually. while General p.
who was only volunteer. receives lint $40
inonth as a pension.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

For labor Observation-Disclosures, Isl 80
Eor old iron 100 90
Cin6ars e 25
Total monthly collections. 80: sls,54 20
'o Hssr nis' 4aa4 w. sa,32a 50
Total four months collections. $l00,Sis %
Number of gallons water pumped l55, s14 500
Number of hours worked. 800. 5OoA
Amount of coal consumed, bar
relS ................... I,''o
INSANE ASYLUM.
In the hope of having a few Of the in
mates of the city Insane Asylum trans
ferred to the State asylum, and thus ale
yiate the condition of those remaining.
communicated, during the past month, with
the secretary and treasurer OF the, State
asylum as to the pracUicability OF such
transfer. To my sorrow, the answer returned
was that there were more patients IN the
State asylum than could properly be cared
for.
The number of patients in the city
asylum, at the close of the past month ti23),
was smaller than at any period during my
administration, owing to the preponderance
of Withdrawals and deaths over admissions
The deaths-six-werec chiefly caused by the
impossibility of making the asylum build
ing even endurable to the weakly constl-
tuted among its inmates during such III
tense cold weather as We have recently ex-
perienced.
CHARITY.
The following statement shows the mum
ber age and sex of the inmates of the char
table institutions receiving aid from the
city on the first of December, 1871, together
with the allowance for the year 1872 per in
| mate, quarterly and yearly:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

delet and Coliseum streets, respectfully
protest against any privilege or grant being
given to any railroad company to lay
track along said street. An ordinance Civ
ing this permission was passed by your
honorable body last year, was vetoed, and
the veto sustained by you at the request Of
nearly every property holder along said
street.
w. Van Benthuysen, Harvey Cree,
B. NJ. Pond, S. Block,
P. Irwin, e. Shoemaker,
George Soule, V. +. Cotton,
J. P, Moore, Mrs. Margaret Finley,
Joseph Breiner, Albert Y. Macs, Tor
Mrs. c. Macs.
The above named persons own the greater
portion of the property on that portion OF
Eighth street between Carondelet and Col
iseum, for which the grant is asked.
w. VAN BENTHUISEN.
We. the undersigned property holders on
Coliseum street, protest against the pro-
jected city railroad, as it will depreciate.
our property, des4roy the privaee use OF
the street.-the street not being wide enough
for carriages to stand before our residences
if the road is built. And we consider that
the said road is entirely Unnecessary, as
roads are now in one square from each
side of Coliseum street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
FRIDAY, February ., IS1 >.
FLOATING DEBT INVESTIGATION,

FLOATING DEBT INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Elackman called up resolution pro
Vldlng for an investigation into the funding
of the floating debt of the State.
Mr.. Lynch-During the last regular ses-
sion of the Senate, at an early stage OF the
proceedings, bill of an important charac-
ter was offered with instructions to have 1t
referred to special committee. During that
session the Senator from Claiborne ur.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

The only place in the world where young
lady is not missed is at home. There it
ia always plain Susan or Bet.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following ap-
preparations be and are hereby made, and
that the Administrator of Public Accounts
warrant on the Administrator Of Finance in
payment Of the same:
c. S. Sauvinet, Civil Sheriff, for five per
cent additional commission on collections,
tax bills in suit, of 1866 and 1867. as per re-
port for the month Of December, 1871
Si9 80.
A. Hero, Jr., for Office rent for the month
of January, 1872, as per ordinance No. AZ,
Administration series, $50
A. NJ. Uolbrook. for one years subscrip-
ton. approved by the City Attorney, SIC.
A NJ Holbrook, advertising for Depart
ment of Public Accounts, 50 -:
V. Hetlierman, jury warrant. St9.
j. Siebert, jury warrant, soy
j Eeddy, Jury warrant, Sb9.
n. Weber, coroner jury warrant. Sl2.
II. K. Poland, jury warrant, 500.
II. r. Poland, coroner jury warrant, 80.
j. Klein i, Co, jury warrants, S94o.
G. A. Niiltenberger. one fatboat load Of
Pittsburg coal for City Waterwcrks, APP
proved, as per ordinance No. 1887, Admin
lstratlon series, S74S0 q.
). W. Madden, stationery for Department
OF Public Accounts in the month Of Janu-
airy, 1872, $3.50 %.
j. a. Mascot, Criminal Sheriff, for trans
portation of convicts in the month Of Feb
ruary, 1872, as per bill approved by the
Judge of the First District Court, Sl9J.
j. A. Mascot, Criminal Sheriff, fuel for
the Parish Prison in the month of February.
1872, as per bill approved by the Judge Of
the First District Court, sos
Charles Lauer, p. Irwin, and G. W.
Roper, three months house rent for prop
erty on the corner of St. Charles and Lafa-
yette streets, $1,000.
James Gleason, altering locks of fire
alarm boxes and fitting keys to same, APP
proved, $l60.
J. w. Madden, stationary fer tax bill
makers, approved, $l3 Is.
A. NJ Holbrook, advertising for Depart
ment of Finance, approved, S3S %.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

Total FoC.clo III
The very unfavorable weather during
January has tended to place the streets III
in a bad condition. So soon as the weather
will admit, and material is at hand, meas
ures will be taken to repair them.
The work of repairing the levees on the
right bank of the Mississippi river is rapidly
progressing and being well done.
On excavation Of draining canals and
construction of levees under ordinances
Nos. Sl4 and $40, Administration series:
IS. so cubic yards of earth were excavated
on Orleans canal. between Bayou st. John
and the lake and Taylor avenue canal, in the
rear of the City Park; ID 984 cubic yards
were excavated in the upper drainage canal
at Metairie road and near the lake ; 1914
cubic yards were excavated on Marlgny
canal: 1886 cubic yards were eXcavated on
Netairie road levee, and 1862 cubic yards
of protection levee constructed near the
i"A' JOHN COCKREM. Administrator.
Ordered printed.
By Mr.. Delassize
DEPARTMENT OF WArERwoRKs AND
Public Buildings, February ~, 1872. }
To the Hon B. F, Flanders, Mayor:
In accordance with charter requirements,
7 submit the following as my repori 1or the
past month:
wATERwORKs.
Tn respouse to a petition of the citizens
residing on Greatmen street, and by au-
tIority Of Council, l, during the past month,
caused to be commenced the laying OF a six
inch pipe on said street. from Press street
to the corner Of Piety street.
The collections from water rates, ETC.,
during the month past were e,o nm m
SanorJ de district 6,540 so
Toto, ........... sr7, $50 Sc
For RrIE11iege n Oh "assi ~ ., 80 90
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY p, 1872

bread furnished by the Boys House of Re-
fuge, was $6S7 s..
The total average number of officers and
prisoners subsisted per day during the
month was 1924. During that period SO
destitute people applied for shelter and
subsistence, which made the average num-
Der per day in the institution 95a4, at cost
Of about twenty three cents each.
INDECENT SICK AND DEAD.
During the month there were 81 sick re-
moved to the hospital, and q buriais.
BOYS HOUSE OF REFUGE.
The average number of inmates in this
institution per day during the month was
IO3Is. The cost of subsistence for this num-
her. and thirteen officers and employees: IN
Guiding bread furnished by themselves.
amounted to SSOS 81, or about twenty cents
per day each. =,
Heretofore the expense of prisoners IN
tbe Workhouse. has been less than the cost
of subsistence for inmates Of the Boys
House of Refuge. The difference this month
is accounted for by the fact that the inmates
of the House Of Refuge were transferred 10
the Workhouse the night of the fire, which
DESTROYED the former institution, ana LOT
three days were subsisted on supp1les pur-
chased for the use Of and charged to the
Workhouse. This reduces the cost OF leed-
ing prisoners in the WOrkhouse to twenty
cents per day-an amount long since as
covered to be amply sufficient, ana when
could be further reduced IN proportion 10
the number committed there, so that II TINS
prison was full to completion, l am conn
dent the cost would not exceed fifteen cents.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
REGULAR MEETING.

---. CITY HALL, NRw ORLEANS,
:-. Tuesday, February 49, lS12 }
The Council met in regular session at
noon.
Present-Mayor Benz. +. Flanders IN the
chair, and Administrators L. 7. Delasslze
(Waterworks and Public Buildings), John
S. Walton (Finance), and H. Bonzano las
sessments).
There being no quorum present the Coun-
Gil adjourned.
H. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

EARNINGS,
As per report of work performed for other
Department of improvements. 49,. 81 50
Burying INDECENT dead and convey
ing sick to hospital, collins fur
nished, horses cared for, repairs to
wagons. etc 357 80
Prison wagons, care of horses, etc. .2l5 90
Boys House of Refnge-hire of horse
and wagon for delivery Of bread,
hire of female prisoners for wash
ing. etc. so 50
City Hall, washing towels. etc. IS 90
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph. =. =. % IS
Cash receipts ,.........,,,....2 "a 90
Oldl. Tco~ ~
EXPENDITURES.
The total cost of subsistence, including
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
MONTHLY EXPENSE ACCOUNT.

L. 7. DELASSIZE, Administrator.
Ordered printed.
By Mr.. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT oP POLICE,
February 20, 1872
Hon. Benz. F. Flanders Mayor:
l have the honor 70 submit the following
report of this department for the month
of January, 1872:
pEC0pAEpS' ClI-prg
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

OF this number 36l were committed to
the Parish Prison; 10l to the Workhouse;
9 to the Houses Of Refuge; to the Insane
3Oi were fined; 728 dismissed; GO released on
peace bonds, and 4S were miscellaneously
disposed of by being continued, etc.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

German Gazette, advertising notice to tax
payers OF 1870, approved, Sc.
Recorder of Mortgages for recording tax
judgments, $27Ol 20.
Z. b. Soares, coroner jury warrant, So.
Z. II. Gutenberg, District Attorney, for
ruary, 1871, as per bill approved by the
Judge First District Court, $i65.
j. hieln u Co., jury warrants, $27.
=. Johnston, jury warrants, S75.
M. o. Tracy, clerk Second District Court,
for costs in the case of Joseph Fuentes ct
ais; vs.. Myra Clark Gaines, $3.50.
y. b. Prague, extra services rendered City
Attorney, approved, $50.
1. Gerhard. jury warrant, 500.
John 5. Walton, cash advanced for law
charges, etc, as per vouchers attached,
$523.
John w. Madden stationery furnish ed
Department Of Finance, 500 Is.
b. F. Flanders, for sundry expenses,
$34 So
w. F. Durham, services for City Attor-
neys office, approved by Mayor, S25.
The item of C. A. Miltenberger, coal,
S74S0 81, being a cash transaction entered
into before the passage Of the recent Ordin
ance limiting the issue of special orders
| was adopted and referred to the Administra
tors of Finance and Public Accounts, te
make arrangements for its payment by
means of loan or otherwise. The rest o.
the ordinance was read twice and laid over
| By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment OF
several accounts therein named.
| Be it ordained, That the following appro
priations be and the same are hereby
made, and that the Administrator OF Puoli'
| Accounts warrant on the Administrator o.
| Finance in payment of the same:
A. Suffer- COroner's jury warrants, S6i.
! ii. Kopman, jury warrants, S3OO.
| IL. kopman, coroner's jury warrants, so2
Read twice and laid over.
By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the paymen
| of the several accounts therein named
Be it ordained, That the following appro
| priations be and are hereby made, and tina
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant on the Administrator of Finance IL
payment Of the same:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Ordered printed.
Department Report.
By Mr. Walton:
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
February 20, 1872.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
In answer to an advertisement in the Off
cal Journal for the sale 10 the city of eight
~ wharf bonds, the following proposals
were received, viz:
Richard Jones, four bonds. al 7i7s cents
on the dollar.
Richard Jones, four bonds, at 1J7s cents
on the dollar.
Eager, Ellerman & Co.. eight bonds. at
Il 95l00 cents on the dollar.
The proposal of Richard Jones being at
the lowest rate, was accepted, and in ac-
cordance Herewith, the bonds were pur-
chased and duly cancelled.
Holm & WALTON A1,uiniS-ra rnT
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
Resolutions.
BIZ Mr.. Cockrem =:

Reso!ted, That the Administrator of I'm
provements be and he is hereby authorized
to advertise for proposals for digging a
ditch on Toulouse street. from Claiborne to
Galvez street; also small ditch on the
river side Of Claiborne street, from Toulouse
10 Canal street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

Received and adopted.
Financial Business.
By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
priations be and are hereby made, and that
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant on the Administrator Of Finance in
payment Of the same:
A. Suter, jury warrants, S2ol.
II. Kopman, jury warrants, s2.6.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance appropriating money to de-
fray the expenditures of the Department
of Police for the month of January, 1872.
Be it ordained, That the following sums,
or so much thereof as may be necessary,
are hereby appropriated to defray the expen-
ditures Of the Department of Police for the
month of January, 1872, and that the Ad-
ministrator Of Public Accounts draw his war
rants on the Administrator of Finance in
payment Of the same:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21

CITY WORKHOUSE.
The average number of prisoners in this
institution per day during the month was
1888: number subsisted during the month
males 1894; females, 1899; total, 2i73.
EXPENDITURES.
Paw rolls. $60S 81
Groceries and provisions, fresh beef,
milk and vegetables ........ 500 IS
FueI Observation-Disclosures. 90 90
Paints. hardware etc 81 80
Forao Recommendations. 2ll IS
Medicines. - is
Total. SIJl8 II