New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
CITY CoUNCu.-oFFIcIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

| tIuesOay, july Il, ioi1.
The Council met this day at u NJ, in
regular session.
| Presentation. Louis A. Wilt, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Brewster,
| Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis and Schneider.
! The minutes of the last meeting were ap-
proved.
! Financial Business and Other Bills on
Final Passage.
Mr. Calhoun called up the ordinances de-
scribed as follows, which, having been read
twice, we're now on third reading, and they
| 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 several
accounts therein named" beginning Peter
| Marley.
providing for the payment of the several
accounts therein named" beginning New
| Orleans Times.
Reports CT Committees.
The Mayor, for Mr.. Sturcken, submitted
q report adverse to the petitions Of Frank
Waiter, w. B. Bowman, Edward Thompson,
! w. n. Siebrecht, E. Conery & Sons, Widow
B. Carcelin, A. de Monasterio and John An
! drews. Adopted.
Upon the recommendation Of Mr.. Lewis
| the petition for a lamp post and street
bridge at the intersection of Spain and Sol
idelle streets was taken from him and re-
ferred to the Administrator of Police.
The Mayor, for the standing committee
created by ordinance No. 932, Administra-
ton series, reported favorably upon the
petitions of Henry Denis, Georgina Cook
and Mrs. E. Degruy, and the report was
adopted.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
By the Mayor, for Mr.. Sturcken, and
| adopted:
For the relief of Edward Burke, Mrs. A.
| Ledoux, T. R. Finlay, Henry NJ. Mayer, P.
Morere and William A. Busch.
By the Mayor, for the committee Of the
whole, and adopted:
Authorizing advertisement, by the Mayor,
for proposals to sell to the city site for the
| fourth McDonogh schoolhouse, in the Fifth
| District.
By the Mayor, for the committee OF the
| whole, and read once:
| An ordinance to repeal an ordinance OF the
late City Council of New Orleans, No.
1852. approved April 5, 1861 entitled IAN
ordinance providing for the proper man
agement and administration OF the fund
derived from the sale Of the property be-
longing to the succession of the late john
d. Fink" and all other ordinances, resolu-
tons and regulations on the same sub
| iect. and also providing for the appoint
ment of commissioners for the erection,
| maintenance and support OF an asylum
to be called the Fink Asylum, to be used
solely as an asylum for Protestant widows
| and orphans IN this city.
SECTION |. Be it ordained by the City
! Council of New Orleans, That the nine per-
| sons hereinafter named and residing IN the
| CITY of New Orleans, be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners, for the erection,
maintenance and support OF suitable
ASYLUM in the city of New Orleans, for
| Protestant widows and orphans in said
| city, to be called the Fink Asylum, and to
| fully carry out and execute the intentions
| of the aforesaid John D. Fink, as expressed
| in lis last will and testament, and the COM
| missioners shall be called by the name and
| title of Commissioners Of the Fink Asylum,
| q majority of whom shall constitute quo
| rum for the decision of all matters. And
| the said nine persons shall be as follows,
| namely: l. William c. Black. member CT
| and representing herein the First Pres6y-
| terrain Church and congregation in the city
| OF New Orleans; 2. Moses Greenwood
member of end representing herein the
| Presby terrain Church and congregation
| called the prytania Street Church, corner
| of Josephine and Prytania streets: 3. John
II. Keller. member of and representing
| herein the German Methodist Church,
| Dryades street; 4. G. l.. Walmsley, men,
Der of and representing herein the Caron-
| delet Street Methodist Church and con-
| gregation, called the McGhee Church;
! 5. Richard II. Browne, member OF and
| representing herein the Coliseum Baptist
| Church and congregation; 6. William NJ.
| Perkins; member of and representing
herein the First Baptist Church and con-
| gregation in this city; 7. Henry V. Ogden,
member of and representing herein the
| Protestant Episcopal Church and congrega-
ton. called the Trinity Church; s. William
| G. Coyle, a member of and representing
| herein the Protestant Episcopal Church,
| called St. Paurs Church; 9. George Stro-
| meyer, member Of and representing here
| in the Evangelical Church, Chippewa
| street-which said persons shall serve as
| said commissioners until the first Monday
| in May, 1875, and until their successors shall
! be appointed
SEC. p Be 1t further ordained, That the
| vestries, trustees, or other proper repre-
sentatives each Of the aforesaid churches
and congregations shall annually ap-
| Asylum according to the number above
stated, which said commissioners shall
serve and act as such during one year
| from the first Monday of May, 1879, and
| for each and every year thereafter; ana
until their successors be appointed; and any
vacancy occurring by the death or resigna-
ton of any commissioner, or otherwise,
during the year of his appointment shall
be filled by the trustees or other proper
representatives Of the church and congre-
cations which appointed him.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That the
said commissioners shall, as soon as pos
sible, proceed to elect among their own
number a president and such person as
secretary of the board as they may deem
proper, each of whom shall be entitled to
such compensation for their services as said
commissioners may decide, provided that
the same shall not exceed the sum Of $500
per annum for each, and to be paid out of
the Fink fund, which president shall be
| annually elected; and in case of vacancy
the office shall be filed by said commits
sicners from their own number. The Sec
rotary shall hold his Office during the
pleasure of ma ority of the commissioners,
and perform such duties as they may direct.
The said commissioners shall proceed to
execute the duties and trusts delegated to
them by this ordinance, and make such by
laws, rules and regulations as they may
think proper for their own government and
for the administration of the affairs and
business of the said asylum, and also for
the employment, occupation and instruc-
ton Of the inmates in said asylum.
SEC A. Be it further ordained That all