The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-08
THE CITY ATTORNEYSHH.
MIR. WALSH WANTS TIT. OFFICE GADf.Y.

! NIX. WALSH WANTS TIL. GADfI.
The attempt on the part OF Mr.. II. Fl.
Walsh, who was employed by tie previous
Council as an assistant attorney to assume the
office OF city attorney upon the authority of q
commission is at once surprising and amusing.
inasmuch as it evinces on the part Of Mr..
Walsh a willingness to make himself a
stumbling block in the way of the present
City Council, and places him in the somewhat
ridiculous attitude OF attempting to occupy a
position which is manitestly untenable.
The affair il simply an attempt on the part
Of Kellogg to obstruct the Council. bat We
are quite sure i: will prove what kellogg; Is,
himself = miserable failure. If there were
any force il Mr.. Walsis claims. that the
! law gives Kellogg the right 10 appoint to ill
vacancy in municipal Office. the city char
ter gives the Council absolute power to dis.
charge any municipal officer other than the
Mayor and Administrators by a simple ma
jority vote. and the Council will not. there
fore, we take it, hesitate long about notifying
Mr.. Walsh OF the fact that there is a vacancy
in the City Attorneyshi ?.
Section y Of the amended city charter,
after pointing out the course to be pursued in
the event Of the Impeachment: of the Mayor.
or any OF the Administrators. says: "All other
officers, clerks and deputies shall be remova-
bic from office .. the pleasure OF the Council
BY q majority vote: and no contract shall be
made tor the services OF any officer, clerk or
deputy by which he shall claim to serve or
draw salary after removal from Office, or the
adjustment Of the Office by the Council nor
shall any annual salary be construed to entitle
the employee to more than his paya: SO mucl.
per amman until discharged 80
The City Attorney is the mere creature of
the Council. to be elected by them. removed
BY them q. pleasure. or his Office ..5lisied
ahoyetl,e,. Therefore say the .ttemp: Of
Mr. Walsh to hold an office from which he |
can be elected under the law in shor: order. |
or which may be abolished by the Council. is
1t once surprising and amusing.
We have received the following. communica.
ton:
OFFICE City ATTORNEY,
Room y, City Hall. |
New Orleans, Dec. :. 1878
Hon. Chas. ;. Leeds, Mayor, and the Honorable
Board Of Admins gators of the CITY Of New
Orleans:
Ge"tlemea-Ha Having been appointed by the
Governor OF Louisiana to the office OF CITY
Attorney fer the city OF New Orleans, made
vacant 10y the resignation Of the Hon. Geo. S.
Lacey, and having been duly commissioned
and qualified as such. | have taken charge Of
the City Attorneys office, and all the books,
papers and archives belonging and appertain-
ing thereto.
You are doubtless aware that when vacan-
cy occurs III any municipal Office arising from
death, resignation or otherwise, il is made the
duty OF the Governor to appoint a suitable
person to fill the unexpired term. See 2Ist {
An. Rep, page 53S, State ex rel. Attorney ,
General vs.. Ii. J. Leovy &C. No. 81 OF the |
Legislature of 1868; section first, 18th An |
Rep. page $40, Michel vs. Campbell Revised
sec. 1917, page 81, and under such
circumstances you will bear willing testimony J
to my right to the office in question Impor- s
tant interests OF the city require immediate !
attention in and out OF the coarts. and | can
not be too earnest in my assurance of readi-
ness to cooperate with the municipal authori- !
ties III the material and otLer interests OF the I
munici pality.
Very respectfully, your obedlent servant. '
II. II. WALSH, City Attorney.