New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-28
CITY COUNCIL--OFFIC1AI
REGULAR MEETING.

The Council met this day at J: NJ. IN
regular session.
Presentation. Louis A. Wilt. Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Brewster
Calhoun, Fitzenreiter Lewis. Schneider.
Sturcken and Turnbulle
The minutes OF the last meeting %ese
approved
FiunnciaP Business and Other Bills On
Final Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances de-
scribed as follows, which, having been read
twice and passed both readings were now
on third reading, and passed unanimously.
The yeas and nays having been called on
each, and all the members 2resen: at roll
call voting:
Providing for the payment Of the sew
eral accounts therein named beginning
A. Hero, Jr Passed with an amendment,
proposed by Mr.. Calhoun, TO substitute
1927 IS for $227 80 in the item Of Louis
Schneider.
Providing for the payment OF the sew
eral accounts therein named beginning
Joseph Careras, $50 10.
providing for the payment OF the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
New Orleans Picayune, S2i. Passed with
the following amendments, proposed by Mr..
Calhoun: Changing the item OF Bostick,
Seymour g. Cohen from $l9j % to 1892 81;
the item of John Coleman from $40 to
$500, and the total to correspond.
To issue wharf improvement bonds TO
Thomas Hasam on account.
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Sturcken reported unfavorably on
the petitions of DR.. BeriOt, I. 5. Barton,
Eustis g. Bourgeois, Pierre Coussirat, Rev.
George Dardis, Jacob Weilbrenner and A.
Ruttkay, relative to their respective assess
ments. Received.
The Mayor, for the committee OF the
whole, reported unfavorabiy upon the petit
ton of Louis de Rege for compensation fos
damages averred to- have been caused TO
his property by mob. Received.
Mr.. Lewis presented the annexed report.
which was received:
DEPARTMENT oF sMrHosENENy.,,
New Orleans, January 30 asa. 5
go the City Council OF New Orleans;
On the petition of E. d. Frost. general
manager of tine New Orleans jackson and
Great Northern Railroad Company, request
ing the aid of the city to build new bridge
over the New canal at Magnolia street,
have the honor to report tavOrably. recon-
mending that an appropriation OF $1,000 be
made as city's donation towards paying for
said proposed bridge when completed, pro-
vided it be constructed according to plan
and specifications prepared by the City Sur
yeyor and approved by the Administrator
OF improvements; and further provided,
that the present iron bridge be retained by
the city as old material. and that the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Rail
road Company continue to fulfill all its OBJ
legations in relation 10 keeping in repair the
Magnolia bridge, ant certain streets as pre-
scribed in ordinances No. 1929. new series.
and No. 669, Administration series.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrators
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
BY Mr.. Sturcken. and adopted; For the re.
lief of Mrs. l.. E. Carr and J.. 4. g.sed.
man.
BY Mr. Calhoun. an6 :ea1 twice.
An ordinance providing Tor the payment
of the several accounts and pay rolls
therein named.
Be it ordained, Tha. enc foilcwin. apprc.
rriations be and are Hereby made for she
month OF January, Isl /, and that the Ad
on the Administrator of Finance in pay
ment of the same, whenever there shall
lie money in the city treasury 90 The credit
Of the appropriate fund for each account
and not otherwise approprlatet.s
Officers. clerks and employees in the DE.
partment of Improvements. viz:
Department proper. s5Ir a.
Bureau of Streets 1888 -; |
Bureau of City Drainage. ......... i2' oe
Bureau of Wharves and Landings. 81" =.
Total. 1894 .:
Officers, clerks and employees in he
surveyors Department. sl:,, &c
Officers, clerks anu employees III
the Department of Assessments. :o...' =.
Officers. clerks and employees in the
Department of Finance. ...... IL: 90 !
Officers, clerks ana employees IN slc depart. ;
ment of the Mayor, viz
MAYORS q tlice. observation-disclosures. SS7: 90
City Council. ...................e ID w |
City Hall building. porters....... $40 90
$1,000.
Total, Observation-Disclosures lilo 80 |
Officers, clerks and employees III /:
the Department of Commerce. S.i5L 80 |
officers. clerks ana employees III |!
tb. Department of Public Ace
counts esCc ee
1ificers and clerks employed in the
registry of mortgages. under act
No % of 1872. 90 w
yrs II Dunn. keeper of archives $50 90 |
IRIS. Mary Cuibertson, librarian. 100 w
)tficers. clerks and employees IN the Depart
ment Of Waterworks and Public Build
ings, viz: 400, M
office. ........... x5ol w