New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-31
CITY coUNCu-oFF1C1A1
REG CLAIR MEETING.

Sturcken and Turnbull.
The minutes of the last meeting were ap
proved.
revenues was about to take place. q recess
was taken until half-past one O'Clock.
The Council reassembled at the appoint
ed hour. all the Administrators present anG
the Mayor presiding.
Communication from the Mayor and Ad.
| ministrators.
4 Mr.. Turnout reported as follows:
have sold this day at public auction the
! revenues of all the markets over which the
city has control, for the year 1874, to Will
| liam Maybe & Co. for the sum Of $3.50, 900
in accordance with specifications of an ad
vertisement published in the official journal
under date of December %, 1873, aud ask
that my action be approved by the Council.
The action of the Administrator was ap-
| proved, as asked.
Fl1Rl Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances
described as follows, which had been read
twice and passed both readings. Said ordi-
nances being now on third reading were
severally passed, the yeas and nays having
been called on each, and all the members
voting:
Providing for the payment Of the several
accounts therein named" beginning John
son, Armstrong & Co., 1926.
Providing for the payment of the several
accounts and pay rolls therein named" be-
81 nj 4
Department of improvements.
To issue wharf Improvements bonds to
Thomas Hasam.
providing for the payment Of the several
accounts therein named" beginning Will
liam Henry, s273.
nances described as follows, the first of
which was read twice, on the third Of June
ultimo, and the second on tho fifteenth of
July ultimo. Said ordinsnces being now
on third reading, passed unanimously, all
the Administrators voting G, viz:
l. To issue bonds to James J. O'Hara
for $1,000.
2. To issue bonds to James j. O'Hara
for $500.
Reports of Committees.
Mr.. Lewis presented the following report,
which was received.
DxPARrNKsr InPRovBNByrs,
receembcr &c. 1873. J
To the City Council of New Orleans
On the petition of citizens to enforce or
dinance No. 1855, Administration series, in
relation to streets and banquettes. l have
the honor to report that strict orders have
10, 49,
to the proper officers for prompt execution of
said law, and that, have no doubt, of a
good result, provided the judges of the
several police courts will rigidly enforce
the penalties prescribed therein upon offend
ing parties against whom afdavits are
made.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
MIR. Lewis reported that he had received
no proposal in answer to the advertisement
to sell "a contract for lowering the grade of
the New Orleans and Carrollton railroad.
Received.
Mr.. Sturcken reported adversely upon
the petitions of W. H. Deeves and d. Da-
Wis, for reduction of their respective assess
ments. Received.
The Mayor, from the Committee of the
Whole, to whom had been referred the Sec
ond and third sections of the ordinance to
provide smallpox hospital, reported the
same back with an amendment, that the
salary of the physician thereof should not
exceed $3.50 per month. The amendment
was adopted, and thus amended the ordi
nance passed.
Mr.. Lewis introduced IAN ordinance pro-
VIC for% ho of of 1874 |
in unpaid Indebtedness of the city for the !
year ending December 81, 1878"
MIR. Fitzenreiter moved to lay the ordi- |
nance on the table.
The motion was not seconded.
Under suspension of the rules, the ordi-
nance then passed, all the Administrators,
except Mr.. Fitzenreiter voting in the at
irmative.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
BY Mr.. Lewis and adopted: Providing
or boundary monuments to designate the
corners and intermediate points
n the survey Of townships covered by the
ity.
By Mr.. Lewis. and read twice:
Resolred, That the Administrator of
finance be, and he is hereby authorized
0 issue, on the warrant of the Administra- |
or OF Public Accounts, wharf improve
nent bonds. at the rate of ninety cents on
he dollar, in settlement of the following
lain, authorized by ordinance No. 240l, |
series:
GubernatOr g. Terry, for furnishing and
elivering to the city of New Orleans ii 500
eet running measure) OF square timber, I
Or repairs on the wharves, at twenty cents
er foot on account, 5000.
n ordinance providing for the payment !
of the pay rolls of the Department of I'm {
provernents and Surveyor for the thirty
one days ending December 81, 1873.
Be it ord aimed, That the sum of $35, 764 %
g and is b, 'eby appropriated to pay the ,
Dor and G trt hire rolls of the Depart
ent of Improvements aud Surveyors Office ,
r the thirty-one days ending December 81, y
73, as per certified rolls approved by ,
10 Administrator of Improvements, and
at the Administrator of Public Accounts \
arrant on the Administrator Of Finance in y
iyment OF the same, whenever there shall
money in the city treasury to the credit
the appropriate fund for each account
ID not otherwise appropriated:
Bureau OF Streets
abOr and carts. SIS, 40 90 |
lreau of Wharves and Landings j
Labor and carts. ............. s., $50 90 NJ
lreau of Drainage j.
Labor and carts. ............... $500 90
Total $50, 200 90 j
rveyor's Department. ..... 1854 25 J'
Total. ..................S35,76 i %
ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named TT
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
atoms be and are hereby made, and that
Administrator of Public Accounts war Z;
It on the Administrator of Finance in
rment of the same, whenever there shall