True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-01-17


slCO 900, whils the Interest wa have 10 pay
tho debt created TO produce this increased
income is but $GSO0O per annum. The causes
which have led To this result continue to operate;
and il is nut unreasonable To predict that in two
years tho annual revenue will exceed the expen.
ditures from 500 600 to Sl5O,00O.
As tho General Council is alone authorized to
fix the rate Of taxation, except real estate, this
surplus can emily DO prevented by r-pealing all
taxes real estate and slaves within this Munich.
pality. by oppropriating the surplus tn tho re-.
d,n ption Of the Municipality debt at tho market
price, the paving Of streets. the erection Of Mu
nicip,l Hall, aud the establishment Of public
squares. &c
Besides tho RESOURCES of the Municipality alrea.
dy enumerated there others o. vast magnitude.
The square Of ground bounded by Canal, Magazine
Tchapitoulus and Common streets will probably
be sold within few weeks by consent Of the Uni
ted States; the proceeds to b. suhsct to the decision
Of the suit pending between tho United States
and tho City Of New Orleans. Scarcely doubt |
can exist with respect to the decision; and BY II,
this Municipality receive ut least 100000. It ia
not less certain that tho Nun cipaty will roceivs
from the Carrollton Bank, not only tho bonds Civ.
for tho site Of the Poydras Market, say 30 900,
but also an extent Of the ground Of much greater
value. it having been ascortaAed subsequent to the
purchase Of the site Of said market. that the public
had hsen Invested Of their right in the centre
Of Pcydras street, taken by the late Joan Gravier
for Canal; and Of portion Of that taken for
Basin; tho whole amount Of property which will
b received in this will not fall short Of $780,
900. e
i"' uc's.u" VI ''s sun no" penu'"g involving
nc '!e".s Q. INC oecona Muh'c'pa'ty TO the Bat.
.ale ~ lIons' = ~ accotaance win ,ne opinions OF
Municipality property worth millions Of dollars;
and this, perhaps, without interfering in any man.
"ol WIN pe,scns VINO a.n no" ~ possession OF
par |" s"'u 'a" .''0 t''.es 10 VINO" seem invoi"
w IN wv sa,,e ~ ars '"o I'gntS Of inc
c'A,"a"ts " 'He nauu!e ''o'1' Snoo'd these OK
W .oH.1ea ,''sIe wou'o seem 10 % no
lit, ''' "''' 1'" '''''s's VI '"'" "Au"'c''
p'.Hy.
ne IA" ",v'o'ns INC c'y INTO three distinct Mu.
""s Wisely placed the administration OF
! N.o "a"e'a "ha!'s VI sach, uhucr inc SOLO conlro
OF us coohc'i. approaching the vital principles
"sp1 ~ WI" r'o.'s'" ,".s oo'"c'' nus str'ct'y
conIormeo 20 rs letet. WhI'e every respect has
-. ac,,.. e.. ~. ~. g. ~. p'"'1"' u, ."o
VI o. .e wy on 'ne nscaI AFFAIRS OF the Municipal
n.y. ,'' ""' ~, I"A''o. Vi us ireasury' or ~ the
WORDS VI 'ne 'aw' ~" revenues ana expenditures
mas ever nee cohsldcrad o' ina Council one Ut It's
most sacfed cu''ss. 10 carry out TINS PROVISION
'or ""'c" u''s ,oun." ~ a'""e 'esPons'o q, inc
. "; o,cn.na., I,.,' n "'o.'o ss'eot ''s o'-
nrc .' pe''v."s ''S "a,y' honesty ana caPa.
o'''!y "avo o.y Wv" c""s'oerso' ana - mos.
:? n.o..;a ~ ~ A",c ~ s'a!e mat
80 'aI a" 'icn voSoivat'o" ehao'es 'heh 10 Juosc'
the ooSnc nag never erred 70 INC integrity
.1a'' a"a u" 'g""' INDUSTRY when nave c"arac.
tesaou vi, ar,I. ,';n'. VIII. .'s .hancia'
o"pa''"t VI VIC u'.P,' o'Ve'n''c.' may DC
'a'v ''s'o'' ''o ''''',u'c
success ."". ""' "''''''" ''' "e''"'os "uop'eo W
ms Eou"'"'
Az attempts 70 invest The Council thon' Of Oh"
'os oo". " VI .,, 'S Ts' pI1sc"ary % 'nose con
hecte" WI" '''7 l''as"ry department., snou'o DC
viewed by tno Pe"p'o OF inc SECOND municipality
as an Infringement OF those rights aud privileges,
=" ra"'Geo 10 ,e'' ana ,ne othar Niunispalt!es Of
the Guy ny the law OF inc oti aud llth March, 1886
sAML. J. PETERS,
Chairman
InOs: .. MEUX.
EDN'D, w. SEWELL.
On motion Of Mr.. Lockett, tho rules being dis.
pensed. with, It was
Resolved, 'iha' 3oO copies OF tho Report of the
Finance Committee, showing statement Of the
affairs OF the Municipality DO printed and dis,rlbu
ted for TIC iniorialo" OF Inc cit'zshs OF tho Mum
cpal'ty.
. The rul being dispensed with, on motion o.
Mr.. Peters, the following resolutions were adop
ted
Resolved, That tho Treasurer pay to VIM. Dca
con Junr on the warrant OF tho Mayor, tho o
forty sevoh % lOo Dollars, for furniture in the OF
fee ofthe Wharinger and Collector Of Levce dues
\ McCulocl,. on the warrant of the Mavor Tho suu
!. Of SIT Is G3.1OO for laying Flag stone on tn
4 banquetts OF the Poydras Market.
Mr.. Peters introduced tho following rr.ambI,
and resolutions which the rules being dispense,
with, taken up and nani,no,lsly adop,ed,
""a passed til, S.nn'~ tho STATE, having 70, it
object I" deprive tn. Councils of tn. three mum
ciual'.i's OF the naht %, appointing their ,A.cu,,v
office S; aud that said Bill was presented nv,
advocated ny tn" senator he Parisl, o, Orleans
unsoIi'cd BY his constituents or either Of til. Cnn
C, $; aud understanding further that the taso
IS advanced by said Senator tor the passage OF s.i
. BILL, was that this Council had recently replncr,
% IN "hcf, the Comptroller OF the Ire ,sury, VIII
had beer removed by 'h" Mayor
l. l. Gn II therefore Resolved, Th,, in the opir
Ton OF th's Council, the removal Of john Cnhou,
= from tho "fiice OF Comptroller Of the Treasury, q
; the Second Homeopathy, by the Mavor # tn
y City, because snid Comptroller entertained al
U honest difference Of opinion in the cons,,u ,on q
u law, an opinion sanctioned lay q recent drusi :,
t Of the first ud, lal District urr of the state
!. was an arbitrary exercise OF power no, contem
plated bv the law of the 8 h Ma ch, 1886, and NJ,
tery repugnan, TO the principles on winch our In.
Inv. considered ,b. Cn,n,,rn',,. ~"uI'
n / nd, Inv, x>C ~ cJ