New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-19

duplicate certlncales Oh dppropr4dG4oA
and certificate for fve-eighths excess due,
alleged to be lost by Patrick McGinn.
Be it ordained bv the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That the Administrator OF
Public Accounts be and is hereby author
lied to issue 20 Patrick McGinn, transteree,
duplicate certificates OF appropriation and
certificate for fve-eights lax excess. as de-
scribed herewith, viz:
Certificate OF appropriation No. 2lj07.
dated July ), 1872, n the name OF n. Crum'
horn, for SIS.
Certificate Of appropriation No. 23.55'.
dated July II. 1872, in the name 0! n. Crum"
horn, for S2S.
Certificate of appropriation No. 2soi9.
dated July -. 1872. n the name 0! y. CTaLn-
horn, for SIS.
Certificate for fve-egh.hs FAX excess No.
1904. dated July %. 1872, n the name o!
Patrick McGinn, for $50 -.
The said certificates. /: - alleged, were
lost on the teutl. day OF August, 49, and
have been duly advertised: provided. tne
said McGinn pay the expense OF the puph.
cation OK this ordinances: and further lnaI
he furnish bond OF indemnity to tie cay
against loss in the premises.
By the President. N behalf OF the com
1nittee of the whole. 20 whom his message
in relation 20 the financial condition OF the
corporation was referred:
An ordinance 20 provide for further re-
ductior of expenditures.
WHEREAS. Actual cash receipts into the
city treasury from taxes. licenses anu otnei
sources are only sufficient tor the payment
of the interest upon the city S bonded aeot'
for the redemption OF d par, OF the prlnc:-
pal as required by law. ana tor such other
expenditures for public service as are N
dispensable: ana
Whereas. The limit prescribed by law TO
the bonded and certified debt OF the city.
now nearly reached. prevents the further
issue of bonds and certificates OF apprOpra.
ton in payment Tor new public works and
improvements: anc .
are not willing nor il their belief author
lied, TO anticipate tine revenues OF futUre
wears for the present benefit OF the CITIZENS
whom they TeyreseH. as agents; theEe'
fore,
Be it ordained by he City Council, Tha.
a committee. consisting % the Mayor anu
the Administrators OF improvements. 70
lice and Waterworks andiPublic Buildings.
be and is hereby raised. authorized and d.
rected to inquire into and examine all con-
tracts for public works now IL progress. III
order to ascertain what works can be suS-
pended by cons, NJ o! contractors and with.
out public damage or serious danger. and
to report the result of such inquiry at the
next regular meeting of the Council.
Be it further ordained, etc. 1hat the
Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and
required to arrange with the present con-
tractors for temporary suspension OF con:
tracts for lighting the streets with gas ana
oil, and that all works upon the streets. eX'
cept the repairs OF wharVes and bridges. be
suspended from and after the passage OF
this ordinance.
| Mr.. Turnbull moved TO strike on: The las.
section OF the ordinance.
Mr.. Schneider moved that the ordinance
be adopted in its entirety. as reported.
Mr.. Calhoun moved that the passage il
! the last section. Tibet the Mayor be and Is
hereby authorized and required to arrange
with .Le present contractors for tempo
ra1y suspension Of contracts Tor lighting
the streets with ga. and OIL he amended
so as 10 read: THAT the Mayor be and lac
is hereby Authorized and required 20 ar
range with the present contractors Tor
lighting the streets with gas and oil. 10 fur
nish not more than one-thiTG OF the lresen;
lighting with gas an,! OIL"
Mr. Schneider accepted the ameadmen:
and it was adopted.
Upon notion to pass the ordinance as
amended, the yeas and nays were called
and the molten prevailed. The vote being -
follows:
Yeas-Brewstcr, Calhoun, F..zen:e::er,
Schneider ana S.r.cheI-j.
Nays-Lea!s and Tu.nbUli-2.
Nr. Lewis changed lis vote from ray 70
yea. and then gave notice that he woU,d
move reconsideration a. the mex: meeting.
Petitions. etc.
The Mayor presented the aforementioned
petitions. wnicl. were SeveCa.ly referred as
stated:
From David Moore. Ter lease OF the site
Of the late De Soto schoolhouse. To the
Administrator OF WaterwoIks and Public
Buildings.
From D. NageI. relative 70 his bid Cor a
contract for the treatment OF INDECENT small
pox patients. To the Administrator OF
! Waterworks and Public Buildings.
| From merchants near markets Of Second
| District and vendors in the Bazaar Market,
demonstrating against parties being allowed
to have stands On the neutral ground. To the
Administrator of Commerce.
| From P. Power. Jr.. and A. Bourges. pro
posing to contract for the collection OF
licenses from peddlers and other itinerant
dealers. To the committee of the whole.
From property owners IN the teurth
drainage district. Third District, pro
testing against TIE policy of allow
ing the City Attorney 20 sue property
holders in said drainage district, FOR tax
sought 10 be collected through the Superior
Court. for ''pre:eLded drainage" To the
committee OF the whole.
| From Charles II. Merritt. State registrar
of voters, inc:osing statement Of the ex-
penses chargeaIle TO The city for the special
election OF February -. 1873. To the COM
uittee Of the whole.
From Charles D!nanco. relative 20 a
claim Of his against the city growing ont
OF the litigation OF Mrs. Gaines. 10 the
Administrator o: Finance.
From Au.uste FUuc!Ier. 20 be relieved OF
costs on tax bill. 10 me Administrator OF
Finance.
From Z. Ns:'e. Who paid certificate OF
Indebtedness which came into bis hands
and which has. been pu,!vned from the Adj
ninistrator Of; p.:r..: Accounts. Unan!-
.ously rejected.
From the Rev. y. Wayne. pastor OF the
Presbyterian Church on Napoleon avenue.
to be relieved from taxation on churci.
property. 70 the Administrator Of Assess