New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-21
REGULAR MEETING.


REGULAH MEETING.
CITY HALL. Nxw OKLEAss.
Tuesday, Aptil 70. 1875.
The Council met this day at lively
O'Clock H., in regular session.
Pregent-Administrat Berto,i. Brown
Bouny, Burxe, Landry, Mccarthy an,
'PIls5ury; Mr.. Pilsbury presiding.
Tho minutes of the previous lneetin.
were approved and their reading dispens et
With.
The Mayor entering, occupied the chair
Communications from the Mayor and Adj
illustrators.
The Mayor laid before the Council iht
following communication from the Admin
istrator Of WaterwoIks and Public Build
ings, which was received:
DEPARTMENT OF WArERwoRxs AND
Public Buildings, April ~, 1873.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
In res ponse to an advertisement. inviting
proposals for the sale to the city OF three
hat5oat loads Of coal (Pittsburg), to be
delivered within the WaterwOrks Enclosure
Messrs p. e. X. DeVerges being the lowest
bidders, at thirty-nine cents per barrel
/ would respectfully ask for the passage OF
the accompanying resolution.
L. BEKTOLI, Administrator.
Also, the following communication, which
was referred to the committee OF the whole:
New ORLEANS, April l6, 1875.
To the City Council OF New Orleans:
For and on behalf of the American Bond
Funding and Banking Association, Limited,
of London. England, and other European
holders and owners OF the bond Indebtedness
of the city of New Orleans, beg to submit
to you the following proposition; The asso-
citation on behalf OF itself and such other
holders of said Indebtedness as it may rep
resent, Will settle the entire bond indebted
ness OF said city, and receive in payment
tor the principal thereof and interest that
will be due thereon, up to the first day of
January, 1876, new funded bonds which
shall bear date the said first day of January
next, and be payable to bearer in gold coin
. Of the United States, at some clearinghouse
in London. thirty years after date, with
interest semi annually, at the ratio of five
per cent per annum, in like gold coin; pro.
of the Legislature of Louis lana, which will
be in al respects similar to the draft copy
of q law lDclose you herewith.
have the honor to be, gentlemen, your
most Obedient servant.
JOHN J. MACKINNON,
Attorney, ETC., American Bond Funding and
Banking Association, Limited, and others.
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, tho 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 &c. Casanave, recorder of births
and Deaths" etc.
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, be-
ginning ~. B. Walton"
A resolution accepting the proposition of
the agent and attorney of various steam.
boats.
Reports Of Committees.
by Mr.. Bouny, and adopted:
Favorably, by resolution, on petitions for
reduction Of assessments. by Charles Chau-
Were, Mrs. John Russell and f. T. Merrck;
and unfavorably on petitions of L. Dagoret,
Mrs. N. A. Timberlake, C. Carlos, Mrs. G.
G. Osborne, DR.. w. B. Woods, John II.
Frericks, j. Gros, G. F. Sturns, Mrs. A.
Pepin and Mrs. Julia Der.
By Mr.. Pilsbury and adopted:
Unfavorably on petition of Louisiana Ice
Manufacturing Company claiming exemp.
tion from payment of license on carts and |
drays.
by Mr.. Bertoli and adopted
= Favorably by resolution on petition of E.
Daboval asking extension of time to COM
plete building market house.
BY Mr.. Landry and adopted:
Favorably by resolution on petition Tor
transfer Of lease of the Louisiana avenue
ferry from A. v. Shook to G. Gottschalk.
Reports Of City Surveyor on engine house
No. 20, and engine house of Brooklyn No. 3,
Algiers, were referred to the committee of
he whole.
Mr.. Burke made the following report,
md moved that it be spread upon the
minutes, stating that he wished the public
o know that the committee had been yery
arrest in their endeayors TO secure such
'gislative reform as the times required:
o tho City Council Of New Orleans
In behalf of the committee appointed to
repare and present such laws as NAV be
aquisite for the relief of the city, the fol.
wing report is respectively submitted,
Senate bill No. 4, schools. Referred to j.,
le Committee on Education.
Senate bill No. 5, police. Referred to the
on Metropolitan Police. a
Senate bill No. 3, printing. Referred to q
e Committee on Printing.
Senate bill No. 6, municipal courts. Re-
rrcd to the Committee on Judiciary. a
Senate bill No. 8, park. Referred to the A
on Parks and Public Buildings. ;,
Senator White has also introduced Senate
II No. %. drainage. Referred to tho Com D
lttee on Canals and Drainage. v
There has been introduced in the House Y
II regulating assessments To fix the =
nits of CarrOlltOn.
There has been presented to the Senators
ID Representatives from this city an act =,
r the relief Of the city of New Orleans: =.
provide for adjustment of the city debt. u
An act to provide for the manner of | IL
yment for street improvements; fixing m
to regulate the assessment and -
lection of taxes and licenses and trial It
suits; to impose certain duties on re- Pr
rider Of cOnveyances and owners of prop to
ty; providing for sittings of certain courts bt
ring vacation; to regulate the pay -
INT of taxes due BY deceased persons and ~
tQnfx the prescription of taxes
d licenses; tUauthorize the subrogration ty
persons paying taxes due by others, and -,
fix the compensation of officers paid by %
e city. tr
An act relative to the city of New Or
ms; to regulate the payment of its cur
II expenses, etc. -