New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-05


ments shall, at the end Of every month,
render to the mayor written report OF the
| administration OF their department during
that month, their actual and prospective
| condition, and at the expiration of each
| fiscal year general report OF the depart
ments, respectively, with such recommends
tons az to them may seem advisable Tor
the benefit and prosperity OF the city. The
administrator Of finance shall receive an
| annual salary Of fifteen hundred dollars,
| payable monthly upon his own warrant,
| approved by the mayor and co Undersigned
| by the auditing clerk, and shall not be al
| lowed any other fee or compensation what
| ever. The administrator OF improvements
and commerce, and police, correction and
| charities shall each receive an annual sal
airy of ten hundred dollars, payable month
~, upon their own warrants, approved by
the mayor and countersigned by the audit
ing clerk, and shall not be allowed any
| other tee or compensation whatever. The
| four councilmen shall receive each the sum
| of five dollars tor each meeting, provided
that said meetings shall not exceed two in
| any month, payable monthly, upon their
own warrants, approved by the mayor and
| countersigned by the auditing Clerk. The
| mayor and administrators shall keep their
| offices IN the city hall, or such place as may
be provided, and the same shall be open for
! the transaction of business daily, Sundays
| and legal holidays excepted, from A. NJ.
| until p. NJ.
| SEC. 10. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
| the council shall have full power and au-
thorlty to make and pass such laws and
ordinances as are necessary and proper.
First-TO regulate and preserve the peace
| and good order Of the city, and provide for
and maintain its cleanliness and salubrity,
not Inconsistent with any State law relative
thereto.
Second-To regulate and make improve
ments to the streets, sidewalks and ban
quotes, public squares, wharves and other
public property, and provide for the light
| ing Of streets and public buildings; to order
and direct the ditching, filling, opening,
closing, widening and continuing OF any of
the streets, and if for such purpose the land
of any private person or body corporate is
necessary to be had the said city council
shall have the right and power Of purchas-
ing the same at d reasonable price, or caus-
ing the same to be appropriated, according
to the manner and formdlities prescribed
by existing laws upon the subject; to regu-
late the proportion and to make and repair
all common sewers, drains, canals, public
roads, levees, dykes, causeways and
bridges. notwithstanding any superintend-
ence which might be set up by any
corporation or individual over such works;
to determine the completion and dimension
OF the sidewalks and pavements of the
streets, to fix the squaring, and to prevent
any lncrOachments upon or stopping and
obstructing the streets, public crossings,
public squares. sidewalks, levees, wharves.
public roads, or any part of the city Of
Baton Rouge, and to order any object,
whatever may be its value, which may in
cumber the said places or prevent and EN-
barrass the free use of the same to be re-
moved, or sold for whom it may concern,
according to law for the reOpening of such
ancient natural drains as have been OBJ
structed by the owners of the adjacent |
lands or the filling up Of any watercourse
which is not navigable for the purpose of !
carving the public highways over the same;
provided that no injury be occasoned |
thereby to the neighboring inhabitants.
Third-TO prescribe the rates of levee |
dues and wharfage, and to designate the |
places for the landing of steamboats,, fat |
boats and other watercrafts within the linn |
its of the city, to establish and regulate |
the ferries within the city limits, to pre-
scribe the rates Of fecriage upon passengers
and all species OF property, and to sell at /
public auction to the highest bidder the
rights to said ferriage for a period not to
exceed five years.
Fourth-To fix the mode of inspecting all
comestibles and bread, and regulate the
sale thereof, either in the market or other
public places, or to private indi yiduals; to
regulate the sale of wood, coal, and its in
spection, and any other fuel.
Fifth-TO prevent gunpowder. petroleum,
and all explosive material from being stored
within the city and suburbs in such quanti-
ties as to endanger the public safety and to
regulate the manner and quantity of stor-
age OF the same; provided, this shall not
give the city the exclusive right to the stor-
age of gunpOwder, nor the right to grant to
any company, corporation, person or per-
sons, the monopoly of the same.
Sixth-To provide means and to make
regulations for preventing and extinguish-
ing contiagrations; to make such regulations
for the building of the partition and fire.
proof walls as they may deem necessary for
that object; and to regulate the service of
persons employed in working fire engines,
and their discipline.
Seventh-To determine in what part of
the city wooden buildings shall not be al
lowed to be erected, and to prevent per-
sons from reconstructing in wood old and
repairing the same in those parts of the /
city where it is lawful to build only in
brick, stone or iron.
EIghth-TO determine what animals shall |
not be permitted to rove in the limits of the
city, or in what cases they may be killed or
confined and sold tor the benefit of whom it |
may concern.
Ninth-To regulate the police of theatres,
public halls, taverne, places for shows and
exhibitions, houses of public entertain,
nents, and shops for retailing LIQUORS,
houses of public prostitution, and to order
The same to be closed whenever the public
safety and tranquility shall require, and to
impose such duties and regulations upon
persons keeping such places as they may |
leem necessary and proper.
Tenth-To regulate the proper govern
nent Of carts, drays, carriages, omnibuses
and other vehicles of every description, |
reight, locomotive and passenger cars
which run in the streets and within the lin
is of the city, and to require that the own
rs of said vehicles shall take a license, and
% fix the fees and charges of all vehicles
Kept for hire.
Eleventh-To establish ferries and market
,laces and to farm out the same.
Twelfth-To require the proprietors of
my ground to inclose the same, and to
eguate the form and height of Enclosures.
Thirteenth-To impose fines upon any
'erson or persons who shall .malcously
Freak or take off from the door or other /,
'art of any house within the city limits any
,nocker knob bell handle or other fixtures.
r malciously destroy or deface any sign
II door plate put up by the owner or tenant
0 denote his or their place of abode, bust
ess or occupation.
|
y the police officers at all inns, boarding
ouses, taverns, vessels or craft of any 6
ind, to ascertain if there be in such places (
ny destitute or sick persons, that they may
e conveyed, if necessary, to the city hos '
itals, or to such other place as the mayor '
r city council may establish for their re,
option. c
Fifteenth-To establish jails, houses of 8
efuge and correction, asylums and hospi- b
ais, ana to make such regulation for their a
Overnment and administration as they d
lay deem necessary and proper. C