New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-12
CITY couNc11-oFF1c1AL
REGULAR MEETING.

+ | Tuesday, November ii, 1873.
r Inc Council met this day at II NJ.
n regular session.
Presentation. Louis A. Wilt, MAYO
presiding, and Administrators Brewste
Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis, Sturckel
: Schneider and Turnbull
The minutes OF the last meeting wei
, j approved
communication From the Mayor an
Administrators.
The Mayor laid before the Council til
traitors for October, and the same were ri
ceived:
L. administrator OF Improvements.
=. Administrator of Police.
Bills on Final Passage.
MIR. Calhoun called up the ordinance
described as follows, which had been reat
twice. Said ordinances being now on thirt
reading, were severally passed, the yea
and nays having been called on each:
Providing for the payment OF the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Firemens Charitable Association of New
Orleans, Sill $3.50 81.
" Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
New Orleans Bee, Sli.
Providing for the payment of the sew.
| eral accounts therein named" beginning
A. W. Dearie, 49,
To issue wharf improvement bonds to
Eager, E!lerman & Co., and others, in set
| Element Vi claims.
| To issue street improvement bonds to
John Coleman. to oettle a claim,
Providing for the payment of the several
accounts therein named" beginning, r. l..
Bruce, $50. This ordinance was amended,
on motion of Mr.. Calhoun, by changing the
item of M. Condram from 1916 So to $S5l Sc
and the total to correspond.
The items of Bureau of Wharves and
Landings" and Bureau Of Drainage 70
struck out, at the last meeting. FROM the
ordinance providing for the payment Of
the pay rolls of the Departments OF I'm
provements and Surveyor. for the thirty
one Gays ending October 81. 1879 were
taken up, on motion Of Mr.. Calhoun.
and amended as follows: In the item
Of bureau Of Wharyes and Landings"
Sl2990 II was substituted for $4,000: in
the item of bureau Of Drainage" s749s s.
was substituted for $500. and an item
added. viz: Supplementary pay roll Of
Surveyor. So330 e5"- total. s22,sl9 81.
Thus amended. the items passed.
Reports Of Committees.
The Mayor. in behalf Of the committee Of
the whole, submitted the following report
which Was adopted:
The committee of the whole, to whom
was referred communication from the
Board Of Health, giving notice that the
board had fixed the salaries of sanitary in
spectors for the coming year, respectfully
report that they find the salaries, amount
ing to $4,000, by much too high and entirely
out of proportion, both to the duties to be
pc performed and to the estimated re-
sources OF the city. The committee, there
fore, recommend that the Council do au-
thorze the Mayor to communicate with the
Board Of Health with the view OF obtaining
a reduction of the said salaries.
LOUIS A. Witt.
Chairman of Committee
Mr.. Lewis reported that he had received
two proposals for building steamship
wharf, between Esplanade and Barracks
streets, viz: Eager, Ellerman & Co. $50 As,
per square, and Jerome Hanley So 80 per
square, and recommended the acceptance
of the latter bid as the lowest.
Report received.
The following report by Mr.. Brewster
was received, and on motion of Mr.. |
Schneider the recommendation contained IN
the same was adopted:
DEPARTMENT OF PoLICsl
November TO- 1915. ! |
To the City Council of New Orleans |
l have the honor to present herewith a |
statement of expenditures on account of |
disinfectants from January to October 81, |
1873, inclusive:
Amount appropriated as per bud
Amount expended ............. 1914 50
Balance unexpended. ..... $685. AZ
On the seventh instant the accompanying
bills were presented by Page & Co for d9so
nfectants ordered by DR.. White, president
If the Board of Health, without the Know.
sHse of this department, aad amounting to
bl6,Ai. foy my approval.
This an,o~nt being mach 10 excess Of tho
Balance Of appropriation. I respectfully
,efrr said bills to the Council unsupported
md recommend that they be not paid.
Il. BREWSTEK. Administrator.
Nj. Lewis reported favorably on the pc.
,ision Of tho Society for the Relief Of Desti-
ute Orphan Boys. for compensation for
for the Carrnliton avenue
,aua'; and damage caused by the excava-
ion Of the aame, and the report was, on
mutton Of Mr.. Schneider. referred to the Ad-
Illustrator Of Accounts.
The following report, from Mr. Brewster. !
vas on motion Of Nr. Schneider, referred
o the Mayors
November ~, 1855. |
. the City Council Of Rev Orleans:
have the honor to report to the City
,ouucil that have becn informed through
Ia Department Of Finance that the Judges
f the second third and fourth municipal
oiice courts have, iatterly. failed to make
egniar weekly payments Of moneys collect.
d hy them FOR. fines, ETC.. u rv4uired by
fsy ordinance M 2,l3e
r. EREWSrEIs. Administrator
95s Mayor, from the committee " the
yhNle, reported unfovorably on tAe petition
the appointment Of DR.. j.
!. Redon, physician of the city Insane
sylum. Received.
Mr.. Brewster reported that steps had
cen taken to abate the nuisance at the
'ebuys or Andrews estate. Received.
The Mayor, from the committee of the
hole, recommended that the petition of
10 ladies of Providence, for relief for their
narity, be referred to the Administrator of ,
uhIio Accounts with Instructions 70 in |
ude the society in the list of quarterly