New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

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thereof is directed to cause the removal G
said foundry and machine shop at til
earliest period possible
Laid over to be printed.
Tax relief resolutions, laid over tror
previous meetings, in favor of Mrs. J. Il
Walters and P. Norton, were adopted.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
ReSolred, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts is hereby authorized to substi
tute the name of Mrs. Mary Van Osten il
place of Charles Petrie, tax bill No. 81 1913
for the year 1871, Mrs. Van Osten being tn
owner of property taxed in SAID bill.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Bonzano;
Resolrcd, That in order to correct an er
ror made in the assessment for 49, on thu
undiy ided property of Amile and Rosa
mOnd Legars, situated in square No. 9
'tlirt zenith assessment district, the Admin
istratOr of Public Accounts. is hereby au
thOrized to cancel tax bill No. 1885, tol
the ear 1871, against RosamOnd Legars
amc IN ng to $ll.
Adopted.
Mr. Cockrem called up claims Of j. M
Larousse Ordinance No. I454), $1,000
(amended to read $1,000, and succession 0.
H. Presburg Ordinance No. 1929, 1896 rs
and moved to make them special orders.
Yeas-Cockrem, Shaw, Delassize-3
Nays-Remiek, Lewis, Walton, Bon
zano-f.
! Cost.
election of City Officers
Mr. Bonzano moved to go into an election
of city officers whose terms had expired
under the charter, namely: City Surveyor,
! City Attorney and alternate recorders.
Mr.. Cockrem moved to amend by also
| going into an election for Secretary of the
Council, as provided by the charter.
The amendment was adopted, Mr.. Shaw
Voting no.
Mr.. W. H. Bell was unanimously elected
City Surveyor.
SIR George s. Lacey was unanimously
elected City Attorney
Mr. Shaw nominated Mr.. H. Bonzano as
alternate recorder of the First District.
Elected, Mr.. Bonzano voting blank
For the Second District, Mr.. Henry
Heidenhain was unanimously elected alter
nate recorder.
Mr.. V. Pessou was reelected alternate
recorder of the Third District.
Mr.. Tim Draper was elected alternate
recorder of the Fourth District.
For the Fifth District, Mr. Shaw nomi-
mated Mr, w, H. Toy, the present ineum-
bent
Mr.. Lewis nominated Mr.. A. Dumont.
For Toy-Administrators Shaw, Remick-
2 (NIr. Remick stating he voted for Toy be-
cause he was the present incumbent).
For Dumont Administrators Delassize
Lewis, Walton, Bonzano-4.
Mr.. Cockrem voted blank.
Mr.. Dumont was declared elected
Mr. H. NJ. Van Solingen was elected alter
nate recorder of the Sixth District, Mr.
Cockrem voting blank.
The Council went into an election for
Secretary.
Mr.. Remick nominated Mr.. q. Conquest
Clarke.
Mr.. Shaw voted blank. Administrators
Cockrem, Delassize. Remick, Lewis, Wal
ton and Bonzano voted for Clarke.
The Mayor announced Mr.. Clarke elected
Secretary Of the Council
The Waterworks.
Mr. Delassize called up the ordinance ad-
Indicating to Sylvester Bennett the con-
ttact for the extension of the waterworks.
My. Shaw moved that the consideration
of the subject be indefinitely postponed,
and On thaG motion called the yeas and
nays.
Yeas-Cockgem, Shaw Remick, Walton
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Hays-Delasstze Lewis, Bonzano.-3.
Postponed accordingly.
Mississippi Fire Company.
SIR Shaw called up an ordinance amend
ed to read as follows:
An ordinance relative TO the property of the
city on which the engine house Of MIssis-
sippi Fire Company No. 2 is built.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans. That the prop
ertv of the city on which the engine house
of Mississippi Fire Company No. 2 is built
be appraised by two persons, one appointed
by the Mayor of the city, another by the
president of the company, said appraisers
to appoint third, if necessary.
SEC. g Be it further ordained, etc, That
in case of the purchase of any other prop
erty by the company, exceeding in value
the present lot according to appraisement,
the city will accept first mortgage thereon
for the amount, said mortgage to bear no in
terest, and to be uncomfortable SO long as
the new property so mortgaged shall be
devoted to and used for the public fire
service; and on the giving Of such mort
gage to the satisfaction of the Council, the
city will give quit-claim title to the pres
ent property.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the Mayor be authorized to negotiate for the
sale to said company of the property and
building known as the iron building, at the
head of Canal street, on terms to be here
after agreed upon by said company and the
City Council.
Mr.. Bonzano urged the passage of the
ordinance, stating that Major Burke, the
efficient foreman of the company, was very
DESTROYS of some such settlement.
The ordinance was adopted.
Petitions Etc.
The following communication was re-
ceived:
OFFICE OF ORLEANS RAILROAD CoMpAyY,}
New Orleans, October l. 1872. )
To the City Council of New Orleans:
Pursuant to a. resolution passed by the
board of directors of this company at its
special meeting held on the fifth instant,
the following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, This company has, through
its proper officers, petitiOned the Council of
the city of New Orleans for some additional
riphta and Drivilnpas deemed of thn GREATEST