New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-18
CITY CoUNc1L-oFFIcIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

Cry HA--, NEW ORLEANS,
| Tuesday, Ju-e II. 1873.
Tie Counci. me: this dag &. Twelve
| o'clock n. in regular session.
| Presentation. Louis 4. Wilt. Mayor.
| presiding, and Adm Illustrators Brewster.
| Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis. ard Turn
| bal.
The minutes OF tie las: meeting we:e ap-
proved.
Communications from the Mayor and Ad-
n,inistratOrs.
The following communication from tie
Administrator u Police was read ami re-
ceived:
DgeAErMssr op p".-c.
June I. l5... !
Tc the City Ccunci. Of New Orleans:
have the honor to report that the con-
tractors for furnishing tresh meat to the
City Workhouse and Bo-s' and Girls
Houses of Refuge have failed tc furnish.
such meat as required by the specifications,
but on the contrary have been furnishing
an article unwhoiesone and utterly unfit
tor human food.
The supe,i1senients cf said institution,
having repeatedly complained to me. I
caused the meat to be Inspected by the city
physicians. and they pronounced the same
TO De uUut ~ eat anu plOtSHtcA against
being given to the inmates. then gave
orders to the supnrintendents to receive 70
more meat from the said contractors and
also notified said contractors to GiscOu-
time furnishing said institutions: where
upon sui, was instituted by sheU IL the
Superior District Court against tue Cit;
ana citation and petition served upon me,
which | referred to the City Attorney
would respectfully ASK that the contract
ha tba cftC Y tISra. ~ f'c ha
nulied.
R. BREWSTER. Administrator.
Financial Business aud Other Bill, on
Final Passage.
Mr. Calhoun called U, :he ordinances
described DIS follows. which had been read
twice. Said ordinances being now on .nirt,
reading. were seve-aiIy passed, the yeas
nays having been called on each.
providing tor the paym en-. cf the seve-a:
accounts therein named" with an amend
ment striking OUT for further consideration
from the appropriation to I. W. Patton
crtuina. sheriff. the item fee BIZ. $23iJ 40.
anG changing the item of Prisoners and
turkeys fees. from S5a6i :! to S525i y.
Appropriating 5000 20 Miles Taylor and
James Mcconnell. 70. the rcc.essiona. ser-
vices in the Gaines case.
Providing for the payment OF the several
accounts the rein named. with an amend
men. striking OF. tie words aud figures:
New Canal Company. foliage si6i 30. and
inserting III lieu thereof. the words and
figures following.
New Canal Company. foliage 70: 1872.
$3.50 Is.
New Cana. Company. foliage fos 1875.
1926 Is.
On motion Of Mr.. Lewis. the items. H.
Curtis, $l5. and II. Weber. S.; %. struck
out from. the ordinance passed a. the las:
meeting. entitled an ordinance ''providIrg
for the paymen. o: tie several accounts
therein named beginning witt. T.. c.
Bruce $50. were taken Up aad passed uran.
imous!y.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr. Calhoun. under advice OF tie CITY
Attorney. reported uufavo.aaly on tie pe-
t;t:on OF JoLn T. Michel, fo- salary as Re-
corder of the Sixth Dis.cis., aud the reoor.
was received.
The Mavo-. from: the committee O. tie
whole. in relation to the charge a.ai1s: I.
J. Burke. III connection VITA tie MC,..:.ar
Claim. submitted the tc:iow:n; report.
which was ordered t, oe printed:
CHARGES AGAINST :. :. BURKE EY CHARLES
E. HHITEGY.
The committee OF the whole 70 wh!c': was
referred the written sta-eneu, Il ,.i- April
50. BY Charles E. Whitney. resoect.a: the
Muliyan claim and .i!e connection o:
Thomas J. Burke tlecewi.l. met Nav - -
consider the same. II. SAID Whtney and
Burke. and the Hon. Leonard Sewei. L..y
ing been notified to a.ce..: -.t.l t.Ie.: wit
ne5ses. At the request Of Mr Whitney the
case was postponed to "Wednesday. June !!
he stain that it was impossible 10 obtain
tie evidence by the time fed toc tie eX
animation" For the same reason the case
was again postponed 70 June Il. when tie
committee met. cons sting OF Aduinlst-a-
tors Calhoun. St'ircken. T.crnul.. Brewster.
Lewis aud ItzeIreter. ii ayGr WIZ. Il tie
chair. I. }. BIrke. Mr. SeweIi and William
Woeiper We're present. Nr. Whitney Ce-
c!ined attending to- reasons previously
s.a.e: - The Mayor. :ha. the persons or
whom he had deI,ende, &c eor:"E,ora te his
s.ateIneu: refused 20 attend. and :.Aa- he
:.ad been ni.s."d in the matter and wished
70 withdraw h.s charges. Tue object OF tie
meeting being announced. tle statement OF
MS Charles L. Whitney was read by the
chairman. M. William WOeipec testified
as to statements made 10 him by Multi gan
concerning dis claim. ana the persons aaG
means used to get il passed oy :ne late
Council. The statements o: NJ. Wo..per
were objected 20 as Laacsa- evidence auC.
ruled cut. VIXEN the cha: yea! the to-.oW-
ils.
New ORLEANS. Ju.e 10. 1875.
Hon. L. 4. VIII Ma-o:.
DEAR S.I-lr the pat:.:o. s'el with you
bv on' Whitney. there $ no .rGt... as tar
as my uaiae IS used. II hr.b.l@ O- biacs-
mailing any body. AID 10 one either n:ibet
or back.naled ne. The Cc.nc;. passed
portion: o. NJ claim. and l intend I" prose.
cute for she balance a. ~ distant day.
Ne.T respectfully voU-s.
DANIEL MCLLIGAS.
a s:a'erian. was then made hv TIE f.on.
Leonard Seweli. explanatory o. i..s coa-
nection witt. the Mu.:!.aa CLAIM. al'. 20 the
effect that he had II 40 vaT Travelled out
OF the ;eyula: course OF business as az
aGen. il thu matter.
NJ. M;...-s. rot appearing. anG 70 ev:.
dence aavin- bee,. presented ii. suI..J-. Oh
.he charges against ~: 7 !. Burke. after
su-tlc.eDt delay anu opportunity. tt-e con-
.nittee recommend unanimously tia. TIE
Council. pc-tpoHe Indefinitely ~. further
consideration o. tie sag.".
LO,;S a VILE.
Msrcr and Cia::::..:.:. 9: The Cc-.:...:::::.; g:
:,e Whole.
New Orleans. june -. iS--
Ordinances and Reso:r,!on- offered.
b; NJ. Brewster AMI adopted:
To anna. The Coatrac: VII. '. C.sta.
X Co. to. s-ppiy.n. :.e Wo-i,aous: an.
the Ec..5.. 6: He:u.. Wit. fresh tee:. and
.c authorize police justices 70 commit GER
tain classes of cu!priss aad Q: accused pa.
les 70 tie police jail.
H,- ,k.-G ,.o,.A..S.