New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-28

! Tuesday. July q. 1875. 5
The Council met this day at twelve
! o'clock NJ. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor,
presiding. and Administrators Brown,
Bousy. Burke. Landry. Mccarthy and
Pilsbury.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're approved and their reading dispensed
with.
| Communication from the Mayor nnd Ad.
ministrators.
| None.
Financial and Other business on Final
Passage.
Mr.. Brown called mp 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 81! the
members present at roll call voting:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, be.
ginning "Firemen's Charitable Association
Of New Orleans"
An ordinance providing for the payment
l
named beginning municipal police courts"
An ordinance making appropriations for
charitable institutions for the quarter end
ing June 30, 1875, beginning ''St. Mary's
Catholic Orphan Boys Asylum"
An ordinance beginning ~. W. Madden
stationery" ETC., as amended.
An ordinance beginning III. Tebbe, trans.
ferree Of T. A. Martin. late sheriff of JET.
ferson parish"
| Mr.. Landry announced that committee
from the Mechanics and Labor Association
Grange Council was at the door and moved
that they be admitted. Whereupon the
chairman of said committee read a COM
municatiOn from the association. which
| was received and referred to the committee
Of the whole.
[ Reports of Committees.
By Mr.. Landry and adopted:
!. Favorably by resolution on the peti-
! ton of w. Henderson.
y. Unfavorably on petition 0; Joseph
| SeitheH and others.
3. Unfavorably on report of Dr.. Newman.
! sanitary inspector Second District.
By Mr.. Bouny and adopted:
Favorablv by resolution on the following
| petitions for reduction of assessments: w.
| H. Peters, V. L. Favre. Widow P. Smith, E.
| L. and l.. A. Flowers and Mrs. II. Henry.
Mr.. Burke returned the petition of Mr..
Burbank for damages caused by digging
canal, and it was referred TO the Mayor and
City Attorney with power to act.
The City Attorney reported on the peti-
ton of the vidanguers relative to licenses
paid, stating that the matter was within
the discretion of the city; also on petition
of citizens tor the opening of St. Joseph
| and other streets, that the matter was be-
| winter.
| DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
| July p, 1875.
| To the City Council of New Orleans:
Numerous complaints have been received
| from citizens Of the Sixth District concern
| ing the drainage of the section below the
park and between st. Charles and Camp
| streets.
The City Surveyor reports in favor of
digging a canal along the line of Peters
avenue from Claiborne canal to the section
| complained of, and resolution providing
| for said work will be offered on Tuesday
next The delay in presenting said res0lu-
ton is for the purpose Of developing any
objections that may exist to the digging OF
said canal.
e. A. BURKE, Administrator.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
By Mr.. Landry, and adopted:
Resolution granting w. Henderson pei
mission to remove his sugar refinery to the
Pelican warehouse, on Commerce street.
BY Mr.. Bouny, and adopted:
Resolution reducing assessments on the
property of the following named persons:
w. H. Peters, V. L. Faivre, Mrs. p. Smith,
E. L. g. L. A. Flowers and Mrs. H. Henry.
BY Mr.. Burke. and adopted:
Resolced, That the Administrator Of Ac-
counts warrant upon the Administrator of
Finance for the unexpired portion OF Ii.
censes paid by parties engaged in remov-
ing night soil.
BY Mr. Brown, and read twice:
An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the pay rolls therein named1
Be It ordained, That tho sum Of $l5,lG4 IS
be and the same is hereby appropriated to
pay the labor and cart hire rolls Of the De-
partments Of Improvements, Waterworks
and Public Buildings and Commerce for
the month of July, 1875, and that the AID.
ministrator Of Public Accounts warrant on
the Administrator Of Finance in payment
of the same.
Department Of improvements-
Bureau of Streets, labor $3.50 So
Bureau of Streets, carts 46li 20-$l3,ljl %
Bureau Of Wharves and Landings,
labor.... :........... 10 0O
Bureau Of Drainage. labor. ...... Dab 90
Total. 4.3l9 70
Department of WaterwOrks. and
Public Buildings, street service. 20 90
Department OF Commerce, wharves
and landings. i2U w
Total. ..................... lb4 20
An ordinance providing for the payment |
of the several pay rolls therein named.
Be it ordained. That the following ap-
preparations be and are hereby made, and |
that the Administrator Of Public Accounts |
warrant 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 therwise Appropriated:
Court officers employed in the sew.
eral municipal police courts in
the month of May, 1875. ....... 1889 -
Court officers employed IN the sew.
eral municipal police courts in
the month of June. 1875. .. l,i61 Sc |
Sanitary police officers for June.
Total. ........ .............s35ls o3