New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-24
CITY COUNCIL---OFFICIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETlNG.
CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS. /
Wednesday, February %, 1876 }
The Council met this day at twelve
O'Clock M. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor
presiding, and Administrators Brown,
Bouny, Burke, Landry, Mccarthy and
PiIsbury.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Mr.. Pilsbury moved to refer the bids
offered for the sale to the city of bonds, as
advertised to be opened this day, to the
committee of the whole, with power to act
Adopted.
Financial and Other Business on Final
Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances de-
scribed as follows, which, having been read
passed unanimously, the yeas and nays
having been called, and all the members
present at roll call voting:
"An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named" be-
ginning, -. w. Madden"
Ordinance appropriating 1889 30 in
favor Of w. Pagan
Resolution appropriating 1897 80 in
favor of w. Pagan"
Reports of Committees.
By Mr.. Bertoli, and adopted:
Favorably, by resolution, on the petition
of the citizens and others for the repair of
the belfry in the Fifth District.
By Mr.. Bouny, and adopted:
Unfavorably on the petition of E. Ben
jamin for the reduction of assessment.
By Mr.. Burke. and adopted:
Favorably ON the petition of D. Loze for
damages caused to property in digging the
Dublin street canal, and recommends that
the Mayor compromise said claim upon such
terms as may be deemed equitable.
BY Mr.. Burke, and referred to the com
mittee of the whole:
Communication inclOsing correspondence
concerning the tracks of the New Orleans
and Mobile railroad, recently laid upon the
levee and the streets adjacent thereto, and
reported that the company has been mott
fed to discontinue their work until further
instructions from the Council.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
By Mr.. Bertoli, and adopted:
Resolution authorizing the Administra-
tor of Waterworks and Public Buildings to
repair the belfry in the Fifth District
BY Mr.. Brown, and adopted:
Resolution appropriating $l5l 50 in favor |
of the New Orleans Times for advertising
for the late city Of Carrollton.
By Mr. Burke, and adopted:
l. Resolution authorizing the advertise
ment for 500, 600 feet of lumber.
9. Ordinance prohibiting railroad COM
panies from grading, etc., their tracks with
out first procuring lines and levels from the
City Surveyor.
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice:
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several pay rolls therein named.
Be it ordained, That tine following appro-
priatons be and are hereby made, tor the
month of February, 1876, and that the Ad-
minstrator of Public Accounts warrant on
the Administrator of Finance in payment
of the same.
Officers and clerks employed IN
the Department of Finance. 81 ,55S "a
Officers and clerks employed in the De.
partment of Public Accounts, viz:
Department proper. ............ 81, o73 81
Tax registry OF mortgages. $500. $50 90
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $l,423 81
Officers and clerks employed in
the Department Of Assessments 1925 90
Officers and clerks employed in the depart
ment of the Mayor, viz:
MAYORS office. $345 90
City Council ................... I'D 90
CITY Hall building 408 81
Total. 1868 SO
officers and clerks employed IN
the Department of Commerce $l.946 66
officers and clerks employed in the Depart
ment of WaterwOrks and Public Build
ings, viz:
Office. ........... 1916 66
NaterwOrks Office. ............. l,2oo 81 ,
Waterworks nrOper. 1870 90
!onrthonses. 200 90
Tome of Aged and Ipfirm. so co.
insane Asylum. ................. olV w
Dr.. j. +. Finney, visi ting. phyel-
clan ~oo w
1OCal. ..-....'..'.s Vo-o'i ~ | '
|fiicers and clerks employed IN the Depart +
meEt of Police. VIZ: /
administrators oil ct. ......... $33' 90 | :
itV WOrkhou>s Do 81 | >
Oys' House oi Refuge. 4oO w d
nhl;. 1,nurd " 800 % !,
1,p,a - Age3 Adj D4gr,isi. 100 SO a
urving INDECENT ddad. 10 W =
rotai -. 1852 81 s
ficers and oierk, employed in the Depart n
swim