New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-28

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An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro.
priations be and are hereby made for the
month of May, 1876, and that ths Ad-
ministrator 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 sp-
propriate fund Tor each account, and not
otherwise appropriated:
Amos Morrison, transferee of William
Pagan, criminal sheriff, for the rnainten-
ance of prisoners arrested in the Sixth
and Seventh Districts, from May /, 1876,
to May TO- 1876, inclusive. AZ per bill ap-
proved by the judge of the Second Judi
cial District Court. 81 10.
Amos Morrison, sheriff of the parish Of
Jefferson, for fees in criminal SUITE, for the
month of May. 1876, charzesble to the par
ish of Orleans, as per bill approved BY the
judge Of the Second Judicial District
Mrs Frederick Kern, for reimbursement
of tax paid on erroneous assessment. as
per tax bill No. 4472. for 1876, and certiti
cate of State Assessors, $40 50.
Leonard g. Maxwell, for carriage hire Tor
use Of the grand jury in the month of May,
1876. as per bill approved by the Judge OF
the Superior Criminal Court and criminal
sheriff, $50.
New Orleans Times. one years subscrip-
ton to August II. 1876, for city attorneys
office, approved, Fla.
Eager, Ellerman & Co., for building five
cluster posts in the Sixth District, as per
bill approved by the Administrator Of Con-
merce and City Surveyor, $685..
Total, $472 50.
By Mr.. Burke, read twice and referred to
the committee of the whole:
WHtREAs, The lessees of the wharves
have failed to comply with the require
ments of the lease or contract made under
the provisions of ordinance No. 3l2l. Ad-
ministration series, adopted May Is, 1875.
Be it ordained, That said lease or con-
tract be and the same is hereby annulled,
the city reservrg the right to all legal
remedies against said lessees. and the
proper officers of the city be and they are
hereby instructed to take possession of the
wharves, landings and property embraced
in the provisions of the wharf lease, and
hereafter to proceed in the performance Of
their respective duties in connection with
the wharves and landings as may be re-
guired by law.
Be it ordained, That the Administrator of
Finance be and he is hereby instructed to
place and keep all collections OF levee dues
as q separate special fund to be applied
solely to the maintenance, repair and i'm
provemert of the wharves and landings; to
the payment of the necessary expenses of
supervision OF the wharves and landings
and collection of the revenues, and the re-
maiuder of said collections shall be applied
to the liquidation of wharf obligations by
purchase from the lowest bidder, or be dis
posed of as the Council may hereafter
direct
Be it ordained, That from and after the
fret day of January. 1877, the rates Of
Wharfage or levee dues shall be reduced to
at least one-half the present rates.
Petitions-Referred. Etc.
From Colonel w. NJ. Owen, asking the
Council to appropriate 5000 to pay for the
firing of cannon on The fourth Of July. 1876;
Misses Clarisse and Adele Duchamp, for re-
mission of taxes; citizens of the Third Dis
trict, for removal of nuisance wharf; citi-
zens on Drysdes street, against making
banquettes on the river side of said street
between Jackson and Philip streets. To the
committee Of the whole.
From Rebecca W. Wolf, for payment of a
judgment against the city, obtained in the
United States Circuit Court. To the Ad-
ministratOr of Public Accounts.
From Smith & Goldsmith, to erect a
steam engine on Religious, between Richard
and Orange streets. To the Administrator
ct Commerce.
From citizens. against making banouettes
on Jackson, between Dryades and Claiborne
streets. To the Administrator of Improve
ments.
From Mrs. E. C. Porter, to transfer tomb
lots in Carrollton Cemetery. To the Ad.
| ministrator of Police.
From the New Orleans Sanitary and Ex-
cavating Company. proposition to remove
focal matter Of public buildings for $275
per month.
Mr.. Bsrtol offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted
Resolred, That the Administrator of
Waterworks and Public Buildings be and
he is hereby authorized to advertise for
sealed proposals for the removal of closet
deposits, ETC., from the various public
buildings of the city, according to specl-
tications on file in the office of the Admins
traitor of Waterwolks and Public Build
ings.
The Council then adjourned.
j. H. HARDY, Secretary.