New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-15

nominate commissioners of election, end to
appoint them with the consent OF the C0un-
Gil, and to prescribe such regulations q are
usual and necessary for such election.
tration and elections under State laws 10
furnish all books, documents, ballot boxes, |
and other parsphernalia which may DO
needed in said election, IN accordance with
the above recited act Of the General AS
sembly.
Returns of said election shall be made to
the Mayor without delay, and be by him
once examine the same, and make formal
publication of the result.
Be it further ordained, etc., That all costs
and expenses incurred in carrying out the
provisions of the above recited act shall be
paid out of the first moneys collected as
herein provided for.
Your committee, in submitting the above
ordinance, further report that the city has
NO means ct command to meet the neces-
ssry expense of said election, and that
under the constitutional amendment the
city government has NO right to contract
any Obligation or evidence Of Indebtedness
without funds on hands to meet the same.
These points, with many others, create in
the minds of your committee serious doubts
as to the ability Of the city to carry OUT the
law % it stands.
By Mr.. Burke, and adopted:
An ordinance appropriating $65 80 in
favor of William Ellie, for expenses in re-
pairing levee near Cxrrollton.
Resolution accepting bid of z. NJ. Pike
for SOC, 900 feet of lumber, at $13 per 1000.
Resolution authorizing the Administrator
Of improvements to advertise for sealed pro-
pos.ls for 100000 feet Of merchantable
lumber.
By Mr.. Brown. and adopted:
Reaolution for cancelling official bonds of
NJ. Fiunerty and John K. Fitzgerald.
Ordinance appropriatipg $3.50 to Louis
| Schneider for professional fee paid to
Lacey e. Butler. attorneys, for defending
certain suits of the city of New Orleans.
By Mr.. Landry, and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole:
An ordinance to regulate the use OF dunn
mics in the limits Of the city by the
| New orleans City Railroad Company,
upon its track in Canal street and
along the New canal.
Be it ordained, etc That it shall be law,
full for the New Orleans City haliro su'
Company to employ steam dummies toI
propelling its cars on that portion OF it,
road extending along Canal street and the
east bank of toe New canal to Lake FONT
chartrain. as provided by the fourth sec
tion of act No. 1873 of the Legislature, ap
proved April 49, 1869, entitled IAN act tt
, incorporate the New Orleans, Metalrie ane
} Lake Railroad Company"
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice:
, An ordinance providing for the payment
the several accounts therein named.
q Be- it ordained, That the following appro
priations be and are hereby made for tn
5 months of January and February, 1870, AM
d ! that the Administrator of Public Account
: warrant on the Administrator Of Finance il
payment Of the same, whenever there cha!
be money in the city treasury to the cred,
n of the appropriate fund for each account
and not Otherwise appropriated:
q G. Casanave, recorder Of deaths. etc, 10
recording deaths in the month OF February
) 1876, approved, $75. ~.
n S. d. Stafford, carpenter Work lot I'll
9 Attorneys Office, approved, %.
Joseph Muller. for rent OF wharhngar
10 office, Fourth District, for the month
February. 1876, approved, $lo.
N New Orleans Bulletin, advertising sale {
market revenues in tie month OF Januar,
10 1876, approved by the Administrator
Commerce, $40. H..
l v,
,s ia. tie month of February, 1876. approve
Z by the Administrator of Commerce, VA
New Orleans Picay une, advertising ga
y of market reve nues in the month OF ia
uary, 1876, approved by the Administrat'
70 Of Commerce, -.
New Orleans Democrat. advertising sa
p of market revenues in the month Q! "a
10 uary. 1876, approved by the AomlhistIaS'
% of Commerce, Sc
A. w. Hyatt, stationery and olndlng y
no MAYORS Office, IN the month OF FeDruar
1876, approved. SO. ~,
n Eager. Ellerman g. Co., for 2l3 feet
q bulkheading at the foot Of Burdette stree
IS Seventh District, at ~ 10 per 1oot' a. I
bill approved by the City Surveyor aud a
!, minisfrator Of improvements, $l0ll 75
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
So Streets, Wages, etc.
Mrs. +. Wonder Haar. Tor rent OF Al,
6o office, Fourth District. ........ sSo
W NJ. Huber constructing Sidewalks. ~
1OIaAs. - - '''''''
:, Draining Machines, etc .-a
.c T. Haeam. lumber. CO.
- Lambert & Co., coal. .......... oioo
10 Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$o-lV
Streets, Bridges, Wings and Crossings
"A Ocean Saw Mil, inn Ter. ......... Sl32S
rs Grand total $o!9| Us.
- Petitions.
40 From E. Strauss, claiming exempt
from payment Of license as steamD
agent. To Administrator Of Finance.
From II. Gally and o.hers. and I'm
76 Raw, for reduction Of assessments. 10
90 Administrator of Assessments.
90 From residents on Bourbon street, Ih
"a District, for the erection of lamp post.
20 the Administrator of Police.
81 From Patrick Casey, Mike Reilly
~ others, asking employment from the
o. G. Gottschalk, lessee Louisiana ave
ferry, for relief; j. Runte, for dana
&c caused by firing cannon on the twel
nal ninth of February, 1876. To the com
tee Of the whole.
de- The Council, then adjourned.
cad j. H. HARDY, Secretar
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