New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-02
1ITY CoUNCu-oFFICIAL,
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
CITY HALL. NEW ORLEANS,
Tuesday, August l. 1876.
The Council met this day at twelv
O'Clock M, pursuant to adjournment.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli
Bouny, Burke, Landry, Mccarthy an,
Pilsbury.
| The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Financial and Other Business on Flna
Passage.
On motion of Mr.. Landry, all financial
business on final passage was laid over fol
future action.
Reports Of Committees.
By Mr.. Landry, and adopted:
FavOrably. by resolution, on the petition
of Peter McGnn, for permission to remove
his blacksmith shop to No. 4S3 Tchoupi-
toulas street
BY the committee OF the whole, and
adopted:
|. Unfavorably on the resolution rela-
tive to wharfage dues, and the contract for
lease of wharves," in view OF the recent
decision of the courts.
Mr.. Burke return ed the papers concern
ing suit of P. Martinez, for ballast used
by the city in 1873 and 1874. and moved
their reference to the Mayor and Admins.
traitor of Finance with power to effect q
compromise. Carried.
The committee of the whole returns the
following ordinance as amended, and on
motion of Mr.. Pilsbury it was read and
laid over:
WHEREAS, 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. 1921. 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 reserving the right to all legal
remedies against said lesseee, 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 a. may be re-
quired by law.
traitor of Commerce be and is hereby au
thorized to advertise for proposals for re-
adjudication of the lease, Tor account OF the
defaulting lessees.
Mr.. Burke moved that the Council take
rod
Recess having expired the Council reas-
sembled, and Mr.. Landry presented the
following report which was received and
read:
NEW ORLEANS. August l, 1876.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The committee of the whole, to whom
was referred the veto of the Mayor on the
pay rolls for the month of June, report
that there are now sufficient funds IN the
hands of the treasurer to meet one half OF
the same, and recommend the approval by
the Mayor of an amended ordinance cover
10. LANDRY,
Administrator of Public Accounts ad in
term.
Mr. Landry called up the laborers' roll
for June, 1876 and moved that it read go
that one half the total amount should be
paid. Adopted.
The ordinance az divided vas then passed
unanimously, the yeas and nays having
been called.
Mr.. Landry, acting Administrator of
Public Accounts, presented the following
report:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
June |, 1870.
To the City Council OF New Orleans
In compliance with resolution Nc. 1921, l
respectfully submit the following report:
The unexpended balance of
budget appropriations, June
l,1876. as shown by detailed
account herewith, amounts to $S03,O76 80
Estimated receipts
from June l, 1876, for
balance of year, as
per detailed exhibit
herewith $o92 900
Less May bills unpaid. 10000 642 900 90
Deficit. ............ .$l6l ,0l6 81
To meet this deficit a reduction of ex-
penses is inevitable. and on a careful re-
vision of the budget appropriations, with
the view of ascertaining what items can
be reduced, the following list is submitted as