New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-15
CITY CoUNCIL-OFFIc1AL
REGULAR MEETING,


presiding, and Administrators Brewste
Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis, Schneide
Sturcken and Turnbull.
The minutes OF the last meeting wer
approved.
Communications from the Mayor and Ad
| ministrators.
| The following communication was read
| and, on motion of Mr.. Lewis. the thanks n
the Council were voted to the partie
| therein named:
DEPARTMENT OF lNP2ovRMayrs
| rev Orleans, April IA. 1874.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
nave the honor to report that the fol
lowing named captains and steyedores hay,
generously donated ballast to the city fo]
public use:
Captain o. H. Woodward, Of ship Eller
Southard, at post twenty-eight, First Dis
trict.
Captain of ship Emma, Fourth District
Stevedore c. Martinez, of steamship ). s
Risa, opposite Picayune cotton press, Third
District.
Stevedore Carl P. Scymer. of ship B. D
MetcaH. Clouet street, Third District.
Stevedores Thompson i Scymer, bark
Gusta Helene, post thirty Weight, Third Dis
trict
respectfully ask that vote of thanks
De rendered to the gentlemen above named.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
The annexed communication having been
read was ordered to be received and the
action Of the Administrators was approved:
DEPARTMENT OF PoLICa /
April 10. 1874 :
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
have the honor to report that in accord
ance with ordinance No 1903, the building
known as the Boys House of Refuge. ad,
joining the city Workhouse, has been fitted
up and put in proper condition to receive
those that will apply for food and shelter
and that the same was opened on the tenth
instant; have also appointed two suitable
persons to assist in the management Of the
same. Respectfully,
r. BREWSTER, Administrator.
Financial Business and Other Bills on
Final Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances de-
scri6ed as follows, which, having been read
twice, were now on third reading and
passed unanimously, the yeas and nays
having been called on each and all the
members present at roll call voting:
Providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
New Orleans Republican Printing Com
pany.
providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Joseph Palmeson, with an amendment,
by Mr.. Calhoun, changing the
total to 1878 O6.
:" providing for the payment of the sew
eral accounts therein named" beginning
Henry Ballard.
Authorizing the Mayor to sign an act con-
veying certain property to Homer Kellogg.
with an amendment in the first sentence OF
the ordinance, substituting for the words
the balance" the words '$I5OO in certiti
Gates of appropriation, being the amount"
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Sturcken reported unfavorably upon
he petitions of J. p. Harrison, A. b. Girls
void and Mrs. James McGarey. and the re-
bort was received.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
By the Mayor, for the committee Of the
whole, and adopted:
Authorizing the Mayor to purchase the
American Cyolopedia fo- the library
Dom.
By Mr.. Lewis and adopted:
Authorizing the Administrator of I'm
'royements to advertise tor proposals for
travelling Rampant street, between Du.
maine and Hospital streets.
By Mr.. Sturcken and adopted:
For the relief of the Mutual Association
ociety, the Morris Brown Congregational
ociety, the Little Sisters of the Poor, Mis-.
issippi Fire Company No. 2, S. H. Ken
edy, A. w. Wheeler, P. Irwin, Louis |
Wagner and the Union Benevolent School !
nd Church.
By Mr.. Calhoun and read twice:
N ordinance providing for the payment of |
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
riations be and are hereby made, and that |
ne Administrator of Public Accounts war
ant on the Administrator of Finance in
ayment of the same, whenever there shall
9 money in the city treasury to the credit |
f the appropriate fund, for each account,
nd not otherwise appropriated:
New Orleans Republican Printing Com
any, advertising notice for Department OF
approved, 81.
German Gazette, advertising notice rela-
We to nuisance wharf, approved by Adj
Illustrator of improvements, 81 80.
New Orleans Times, advertising notice
,lative to nuisance wharf, approved by Ad-
illustrator of improvements, 81 30.
New Orleans Bulletin. advertising notice
n Department of Improvements, ap-
roved 81 40
H. NJ. Dibble, recorder of deaths, etc, for
,cording deaths in March, 1874, approved,
80.
j. n. Folwell, M. D., coroner OF the First,
ourth, Fifth and Sixth Districts; for in
uests. views and burials in March. 1874,
Dproved, 1907. n
j. Grayer. coroner of the Second and
bird Districts; for inquests, views and
urials in March, 1874 approved, $l24.
Louis Schneider, Administrator of FL
ance. for cash advanced for freight on
alter pipes, as per voucher, S2S 81.
J. McPhelin, district attorney, for twenty
20 criminal convictions in the months of
arch and April, 1874, approved by the
d ge of the First District Court, $3.50.
T. H. Thomason, blanks for Department
Public Accounts, approved, Sl9.
j. Davidson Hill Il Co, agents, for rent
premises ON Carondelet street known as
avidson's court used for police purposes,
r the month of March, 1874, as per lease,
$50.
By Mr.. Lewis and read twice:
q ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
ifions be and are hereby made, and that
9 Administrator of Public Accounts war
MT on the Administrator of Finance IN
,yment of the same, whenever there shall
money in the city treasury to the credit
the appropriate fund, for each account,
d not otherwise appropriated:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. ,
Bureau of Streets
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