New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-23
CITY CQUNCIL.--OEEtClAl
49,
REf:Uf.AR MEETING,

CRY R.il. NEW OR&sA1s. Z
Tuesday. June -. 1873. :
Tina Couucn the: This day =. twelve
O'clock NJ. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles J. Leeds. Mayor.
presiding. and Administrators BertoIi,
BROWN. Bouny. Burke. Landry. Mccarthy
and silsbury.
Tho minutes Of the Previous meeting
Kere approved and their reading Dispensed
~ith.
Communications from fhe Mayor and Adj
sninistrRfOrs.
The Mayor laid before the Council; che
following communication:
DEPARTMENT or wArEKwoRx. AID
Public Buildings, June q. 1879.
SS'".hes.ty council Of New Orleans:
We have the honor to inform sOu that we
have. on behalf of the city. received the
Washington Avenue Market. as in our
opinion the building has been erected in
compliance with ordinance No. 2563. and &c.
@ordiDg to plans and specification. in pos
sessiOn.of :he City Surveyor, said accept
ance dating from April IA. 1875. and the
lessee, Joseph RAYMOND, in turn accepting
ard acoedlng TO the terms and conditions
cot ordinance No 3iJS.
LEON BERTOLi.
THOMAS S. HARDEE.
City Surveyor.
Financial and Other business ON Final
Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances de-
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:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named. be.
ginning johnson Armstrong. stationery"
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the seyera! accounts therein named. be.
ginning succession OF Y. Mckay. lat. dis.
trict attorney for the Second Judicial Dis
irict.'
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Mccarthy reported iavorably by orii.
nance on communication of w. +. Loan.
Superintendent of Police. relative to We.
ihices carrying light, at night.
Mr.. Bouny reported untavorab'y on peti
lions. Tor reduction of assessments. of o.
Tamboury. X. ID. Sereven. Mrs. Emily LIE
besque, Mrs. NJ. Villa, IL. c. Amy. Thomas
ii. Hunt and John McMains.
Mr.. Burke rose to privileged yues.i. n.
and made the following remarks:
Mr.. Chairman-I arise to question of |
privilege, and beg the indulgence of this |
Council in referring to matters persona! 10 |
myself.
Since the agitation Of III. subject Of the |
lease of the Nhar,es. j. has become favor
ite custom of friends of that measure, cut
side OF the Council. to attack me personally
and officially through the puoic prints.
Recognizing the right of the pres. and
public 10 iully critcse the ac's of public
officials, have heretofore submitted to cen
serious statements. even when they called |
in question my personal motives. Surely, |
however. every gentleman will a,i Hit that |
there are bounds within which that crit; !
Cism must be col fined.
To the public who placed me IN office.
beg to- present the following comparative
state luent OF the results -; my AuuIInistv.I
ton. viz:
from December /.
1870. to June l. 1871. $50. 66: Is
Expenditures FROM Dee, l.
1871. 10 June |. 1872. 1881 81
ExprnGi urcs from December I.
1872. I" June 1873. Gals -
Exp. ndiiures from Dec-I be. |.
1873. ~ June |. 1874. iSi, i36 :,3
f.. m ID. c, mber 1.
1871. to june !. 1879. ........ 1871. 56i C6
Showing the expenditures ~ 81, first ak
months 1T administrators! Z" b.. $500. 900 less
than the average Of Xix. six mon lis tor the |
previous ,.ur years. NV SEM annual r.. .
port. "u the first -: July, p'"x'm". vii! !
show that thu community la. I.c.:v. d ben. /.
stits equal Ia corresponding Years.
hold in ms i'anG an article which 10. .
pear.d in che New O'.an. Tines. Satur. )
lay, ju.. ~. 1873. ;r.m correspondent. p
,ead.d TIT. Whar! Question" ascribin. =
he - junc'ion III tais .as. ~ ms. attribut
ng shy Vpposltnn 80 feIsdla. or politics' b
O.t,v.s. AM. by implication and ,nGnendo d
tfien.ly yetie"ling upon me. ] desire ~ !.
rSp"uncc This aricie false. Cu~ardiy snt. | I,
hwsrtby or gen,ltm.n's pan. My o.. +.