New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-08

The report was received.
Financial Business.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinance,
read twice and adopted on second reading
last week, entitled an ordinance for the
payment of the several accounts therein
named, and commencing Louis Schneider,
1921.
Said ordinance, on motion of Mr.. Cal
houn, was amended to read, n regard to
the appropriation for Mr.. Schneider, $2jl 10
instead of $2jl.
Thus amended the ordinance passed
finally and unanimously. upon a call Of the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinance,
read twice and adopted on second reading
last week, entitled an ordinance for the
payment of the pay rolls therein named,
and commencing Department of Police,
public squares, $l52, which ordinance, the
yeas and nays having been called, passed
unanimously.
read twice and adopted on the second read
ing at the last meeting, entitled an ordi-
nance for the payment of the pay rolls
therein named, appropriating $559S ~ for
the weekly pay rolls of the Department of
Improvements, which ordinance, the yeas
and nays having been called, passed unani-
mously.
Mr. Calhoun called up the ordinance en-
titled an ordinance for the payment of the
pay rolls therein named, and commencing
Bureau CT Streets, labor. $767S %, which Or
dinance, on motion of Mr.. Calhoun, was
amended in the pay roll Of the Department
of Commerce so that for the week ending
December u, 1872, the amount should be
81 30 instead of So b, and that the total
of the same should be 1927 10 instead OF
1927 is; SO that in the reorganization the
first amount should be So, 1923 o. instead of
go, 1913 o.; so that the Department of Com
merce should be 1927 ~ instead of 1927 IS,
and so that the total should be $30,9Sl II
instead of S30,9S 46.
Thus amended, the yeas and nays having
been called, the ordinance passed unani-
mously.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the resolution
appropriating $7357 in favor OF C. Tyler,
read twice mt last meeting, which, on a
call of the yeas and nays, YVES finally
passed.
Mr.. Calhoun presented the following
ordinance, which, the rules having been
suspended, was read three time and passed
finally by unanimous vote, the yeas and
nays having been called:
An ordinance authorizing a contract with
the Louisiana National Bank as Fiscal
Agent of the city of New Orleans.
WHEREAS, The Louisiana National Bank
has been elected by the Council Fiscal
Agent of the city Of New Orleans, in con.
iormity to section seventeen of an act en-
titled IAN act to authorize the Council of
the city OF New Orleans to levy police
tax; to regulate levies of taxes, the pro-
ceedings of tax suits, and the jurisdiction
OF the district courts for the parish of Or
leans in reference thereto; TO define and
punish forgery in certain cases; to authorize
the funding of the floating debt; to consoli
date, limit and provide for the debt of the CITY
OF New Orleans, principal and interest; to
authorize tax for the support of the city
government, and TO establish a fiscal
agency, defining its duties, and for the
better enforcement of the collection of all
taxes approved April 26. 1872 therefore,
Be it ordained. That the Mayor is hereby
directed 30 make a notarial contract with
the Louisiana National Bank for the fiscal
agency Of tie city OF New Orleans, in ac-