New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-19

REGULAR MEETING.


The Council met this day at twelve
o'clock NJ. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles J. Leeds, Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli,
Brown, Bouny, Burke, Mccarthy, Pilsbury
and Landry.
The minutes of the previsus meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Communications from the Mayor and Ad-
ministrators.
The Mayor presented the following veto
MAyoa2IrY OF NEW ORLgASs,
January l5, 1876 )
To the City Council of New Orleans:
return without approval AN ordinance
adopting an estimate OF expenditures OF
the CITY of New Orleans for the year 1876,
for the reasons assigned in my messages of
December 81, 1879, and January 4. 1876:
and for the further reason that the amount
OF the expenditures for general purposes
exceeds the extimate of receipts devoted to
the general fund, which will cause dehcl-
ency to that extent in the funds necessary
for the current expenses OF the city.
Az the constitutional amendment pre-
hib.ts the creation Of debt. it appears to
me that, before the end OF the year, there
will be no means to carry on the functions
OF government, unless the actual expen0!-
lures shall be reduced greatly below this
estimate.
CHARLES J. LEEDS, Mayor.
Mr.. Brown moved tina. the ordinance do
now pass, the veto of the Mayor TO the con-
trary notwithstanding, seconded by Mr..
Burke and carried by the following vote:
Yeas-Bertoli, Brown, Burke, Landry.
Mccarthy, Pilsbury-6.
Nay-Bouny-l.
The Chair then declared the Ordinance
adopting an estimate of expenditures Of the
city of New Orleans for the year 1876"
passed, the veto of the Mayor to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
The following mess age was received and
read:
MAYoRALrY or new ORLEANS,
City Hall January 10, 1876
To the City Council OF New Orleans
return the Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor to sign the contract with A. Himmel
for furnishing plates for vehicles for 1876"
at the request of the Administrator of FL
nance. for reconsideration and amendment.
CHARLES J. LEEDS, Mayor.
On motion Of Administrator Pilsbury the
vote adopting the ordinance was reconsid-
cred, and on further motion was amended
By adding the words. and seven and
half cents for each duplicate
Adopted as amended.
The following message was also received,
read and referred to the committee of the
whole:
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hail, January 49, 1916.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
In June last had the honor to suggest
to your consideration. whether an economy
of public expenditures might not be o.
tanned by proper system OF contracts.
The peculiar condition of affairs then exist
ing prevented any action Dy you at that
time.
l. seems to me now favorable time to
bring the matter again to your attention.
Having carried on the public expendi-
tares under the present system during the
pas. year, very satisfactory idea OF the
cost under that system can now be OBJ
tanned. 1t WILL therefore, only be neces-
eary to ascertain at what price similar
work and materials can be obtained by
contract, to institute comparison OF the
respective cost of the two systems, and
that method which shall be found the most
economical can then be adopted.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor.
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, 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 pay rolls and accounts There
in named, beginning G. Casanave, recorder
OF deaths, etc.
An ordinance appropriating $l2o7 70 to
William Pagan.
On the ordinance levying city taxes for
the year 1876, on third reading, the yeas and
nays being ordered, resulted as follows:
Yeas-Bertoli, Brown, Burke, Landry,
Mccarthy and Pilsbury-6.
Nay-Bouny-l.
And the ordinance was adopted.
Reports Of Committees.
BY Mr. Landry, and adopted:
Favorsbly by resolution on the petition
of the Hope Rowing Club.
BY Mr.. Bertoli, and adopted:
Favorably by resolution on the petition
Of butchers in the Ninth Street Market.
BY the Mayor, for the committee Of tho
whole, to whom Kas- -Iafarrad- thu Qetiti0n
of James Reid to rent the tool house ct the