New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-23
CITY CoUNcIL-oFFIcIAL
REGULAR MEETING.


Tuesday. Septerc Der a. 1874. 5
The Council met this Gay at IL NJ. in
regular session.
Presentation. Louis A. Wilt. Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Brewster,
Calhoun. Fitzenreiter. Lewie. Schneider,
Sturcken and Turnbull.
The minutes of the last meeting were
approved.
Communication from the Mayor aud Ad.
ministrat0rs.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
monthly report, for August. Of the Admin
istrator Of improvements. and it was re.
ceiyed.
Financial Busincss and Other Bills ON
EisaI Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances lie.
scribed as follows. which. having been read
twice, were 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:
To issue wharf improvement bonds to
w. w. Walker.
"Providing for the payment OF the sew.
eral accounts therein named beginning
German Gazette, with an amendment. pro-
posed by Mr.. Calhoun. striking out the item
Of tue United States marshal. for costs.
"Providing for the paymen: Of the several
accounts therein named. beginning German
Gazette.
ITO fix the compensation Of the constable
of the Fifth Justice Court Of Orleans. right
bank, in criminal cases.
Reports Of Committees.
BY the Mayor. for the committee Of the
whole:
Favorably. by resolution, on the petition
Of William Maybe s. Co.. farmers Of the
market revenues. for an exten sion on their
September payment. Received.
In behalf OF the same committee. In ,eIa-
ton to the communication Of Henry j..
Leovy, written as the attorney Of Charles
Morgan. and demanding the contamination
of contract. claimed by said Morgan to
have been made between him and the city,
| in 1869. for the transfer Of a certain square
OF ground, the property OF the city. to him.
the Mayor reported unfayorably. and the
report Wah duopVeus
Upon the petition of W. P. Green for pay
ment of salary. claimed to be due to him for
services as Controller Of the late City OF
Carrollton; and upon the petition Of Law
renee Duffy. to be reimbursed for discount
suffered in sale Of city appropriation to
him, the Mayor for the committee of the
whole, also reported adversely. and both re-
ports were adopted.
/ Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
By the Mayor, for the committee Of the
whole, and adopted: Granting to William
Maybe & Co. indulgence in the payment OF
the September intai!ment Of the market
revenues.
By Mr.. Sturcken, and adopted: For the
relief of the Rev. II. kleinhagen, pastor.
BY Mr.. Turnbull. and adopted:
/. Granting permission to the Crescent
City Rowing Club to cree: a boathouse Ga
the leyee.
=. Granting permission TO &. w. Henry
and James Mccoy to erect steam gr;st
mill in square No. 10, Fifth District.
3. Granting permission to F. A. Behan to
use steam engine in the Gauche or Eagle
building. and to lay water pipes from it to
the river. with an amendment proposed by
Mr.. Fitzenreiter. and providing that the
| privilege shall be reyocable at the pleasure
| OF the Council.
By Mr.. Turnbull and laid over:
Resolred, That the Mayor is hereby au.
| thOrized to sign o lease with l.. Tore for
| the friangl lar plot of ground, the property
of the city, situated at the head OF st.
Philip street, Second District; said lease to
be for term of three years for the cum OF
5000 per annum. payable quarterly in ad.
vance. for the purpose of conducting fruit
business thereon, the lessee to construct a
suitable booth or stand at his own expense,
which shall not cost less than $500, and
which shall belong to the city at the expira-
ton Of the lease. The lessee shall pay to
the present lessees Of the markets the Gus.
tomary market dues additional until the
first of January, 1875.
By the Mayor. for the committee Of the
whole, and adopted: To employ Thomas j.
Durant as associate counsel in the suit OF
Fuentez vs.. Myra Clark Gaines, pending in
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
BY Mr.. Lewis and adopted: Authorizing
the Administrator Of improvements to pur.
chase hardware, ETC.. for repairs of wharves.
payment to be made in wharf improvement
bonds.
BY Mr.. Lewis and read twice:
Resoired, That the Administrator Of Fl
nance be and he is hereby authorized to is
sue wharf Improvement bonds. at the rate of
ninety cents on the dollar, in settlement
Of the following claim. under CONTRACT
authorized by ordinance No. 2639. Admins.
tratiOn series:
Henry Oertling. for $4,000 fee: Of
three by twelve plank, furnished
and delivered, at SlS 60 per 1000. $685. 90
Less ten per cent retained in guar.
antee until the whole delivery. 232 80
On account. ........... .......S2092 80
}. Equal in wharf improvement bonds, at
the rate Of ninety cents on the dollar, to
$685..
An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained. That the following appro.
priations be and are hereby made, and that
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant ON the Administrator of Finance in
payment of the same whenever there shall
be money in the city treasury to the credit
Of the appropriate fund for each account
and not otherwise appropriated:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR SEP.
TENDER, 1874.
bureau Of SireciS-
Archie Mcclure, ballast. S225 GO
Samuel Mcdonald, ballast. 80. % 90
Barrett d Wiemann, hardware. 800 80
st. Elizabeth Asylum, brickoats... 125 90
Ah0mas Duffy. repairing tools. 81 80
bureau Of WARES and L0ndings--