New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-16

REGULAR MEETING.

CITY COUUCl1s-OEE
REGCLAK MEETING.
CRY Hall, Esv ORLEANS,
Tuesday, December Is. 1874
The Council met this day at II NJ. in
regular session.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor,
presiding; and Administrators Bertoll,
Brown, Bouny, Landry, Mccarthy and
Pilebury.
The minutes OF the last meeting were ap
proved aud their reading dispensed with.
Communicative from the Mayor and Ad.
ministrators.
Mr.. Brown, Administrator of Public Ac-
counts, presented the following communica-
ton:
DEPARTMENT OF PuBI1c ACCOUNTS, /
December 8, 1874. )
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
deem it my duty to inform you that E.
" Eastman, late wharfnger and collector
of levee dues for the First District, and +.
r. Chevally, superintendent of wharves
| and acting whartinger, vice Fassman, ls IN
default tO the city for collection OF levee
dues, admitted by them in their reports to
E. V. Eastman for $l409 IS, as per re-
R Isss. anu RECEIVING warrant ''''"''' ~
E. r. Chevally for 1854 60, as per report
and receiving warrant, November ~, 1874.
Also, that the police Judges named below
| have failed to pay into the city treasury
the collections for fines acknowledged by
them, according to their reports made to
the Administrator of Police, viz: Eugene
| Staes, Second District, from August Is,
1874, to Deco mber 5, 1874, SOFA so; Webster
Long, Third District, from September 5,
1874, to d -cember 5. 1874, 1852 50; Lucien
Adams, Fourth District, from October 3,
1874, to December 8, 1874, 1898 SO.
1t is but proper should add, in justice TO
| the persons named, that they claim the
right to offset the amounts due by them to
| by the city, and in the case Of Mr.. Chevally,
he alleges that he paid the amount OF the
receiving warrant to the Hon. B. NJ. Turn
bull, Administrator of Commerce, on his
| demand, and with the understanding that
he, Turnbull, would assume the full respon-
sibility of said act, Chevalley not being a
bonded officer.
However equitable the proposition may
| appear ON the face, it's concession would be
not only to give q preference in the cases
| under consideration over other creditors Of
| the city, but would open the door for SINH
| lar demands of the part officers intrusted
with the collections Of funds.
Under the law it is clear the duty Of all
| officers endowed with such trusts to pay into
| the city treasury the funds collected by them,
| and their claims for compensation be audit
ed aud paid in the same manner as all other
| creditors of the city.
therefore submit the matter fOf such
| action az you may deem proper.
| j. G. BROWN, Administrator.
After the reading of which Mr.. Landry
called for the reading OF the following COM
munication from B. NJ. Turnbull. ESQ.,, late
Administrator of Commerce.
|. New ORLEANS, December l0.lS4.
| To the City Council Of New Orleans
| In the matter Of the amount withheld in
nv hands and by the collectors of levee
dues reepec tfully represent, that I claim
for the officers of the Department Of Com
merce ard myself compensation for our
services in conducting and discharging the
business Of the city upon the wharves and
and levess Of the city out vt the revenues
Of the same.
| Our predecessors have settled their &C.
counts in this manner, among whom can
cite f. c. Remick, Esq, ex administrator
of Commerce; George Crosby. Esq. late
superintendent Of wharves and landings.
| ana CLloTS W0O60 uduleS WIZ appear
an examination OF the account in the De-
psrtments of Accounts and Finance.
The fund created by the collections of
levee dues is special in its character and in
| tended for the payment of the interest upon
the wharf bonds and to meet the bonds as
they fall due and to defray other expenses
incurred in conducting the city's business
upon the wbarves and levees.
It is indeed q hard case with those who
| LII. copuicao n 0nIlQafin q
over $500, 600 per annum for the city, and
who have discharged their duties to the
| satisfaction Of the Council. that they should
| 20 unpaid and to-day are Impoverished and
| in debt owing to their reliance upon the
good faith of the city to remunerate them.
The city has no right to appropriate any
surplus from the collections of this fund
after paying int rest, etc. to any other purc
pose than that of defraying the expenses OF
said collections.
I am prepared to settle on this basis OF 20
abide by the decision ct . competent civil
! tribunal.
Hoping that you will give this proposition
tour favorable consideration, am very
respectfully your Obedient servant;
B. M. TURNBULL.
Late Administrator Of Commerce.
! And, on further motion of Mr.. Landry.
both comm unlcaiions were referred to the
City Attorney.
Financial apd Other 3susiness On Fiuai
Passnges
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances
described as follows. which, having been
read twice. we're now on third reading. and
passed unanimously. the yeas and nays
being called On each. and all the members
present at roll call voting:
providing for the payment Of the eeveral
accounts therein uamed." beginning Leeds
&. Co.
providing for the payment Of the several
accounts therein narned." beginning New
Orleans Gaslight Company. $l4.463 o..
Amended. on motion of Mr.. Brown. by
striking out the item ''advertis;ng sale Of
city property in the matter Of Myra Clark
Gaines vs.. the city OF New Orleans. $685."
Reports or Committees.
Mr. Mccarthy reported favorably. by
resolution, on the petition Of w. II. Smith.
to erect . camera obscurs on the neutral
ground, corner Of Basin and Canal streets.
Received.
Mr.. Bouny, % whom was referred the
petitions of BENJAMIN Gerson, John G..
Ryan, G. Boye, by s, Belden, attorney. Mrs.
l. L. Morgan, NJ. & G. Morgan. Kendig &
Co. and T. G. Richardson, reported that
they had been acted upon by his predeces'
sor. Received and adopted.
Mr.. Bouny, 60 whom was referred the
na.;t;on of r. POcheln. reported upfavor.