New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-11
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NWEpNEapAY, January 8 1856.

TTssas reading of the minutes was, on motion
issnsnssd with.
She following message was read :S
BOARD OF AssIsTAN r ALDERMEN, Il
#8S s9 New ORLEANS, an. s, 1856. 4
Il III M President and Members of the
9t ~ : Board Of Aldermen
Gentlemen Your concurrence is respectfully request
90 in he following resolutions by his Board
6xing the tax 10 pay the intereston III
Bondsissued bythe cry 10 the dierent railroad com
resolution fixing The il the payment on iii
Bsfts BY ihe 70 the Ponchartrain Railroa
n resolution fixing The polls and appointing inspec
ssss fDE The election be heldon Monday l4ih Janu
T. c 5fIsss.'s W. KINs, seoy pro lem
The following resolut ion, passed by the Assist
Board, was read 81:
solution fixing The consolidated loan f. for; ~
n Dbl. Lugenbuhl moved that the foregoing reso.
ausson be laid over. 4
Mr. Gilmore moved to lay the motion on the
SsBlss carried by the follo lowing vote
Yeas Messrs. Bailey, Denegre, Dupre tdlll-
more, Converse, Pride, Price and Tompklns.o
JNiags -Messrs DureH and Lugenbnh.l---2
This rules being suspended n the TssoluSIon Yea
READ s second time, and concurred ~ 90 loi-
gpTss: -
iessrs Bailey. Dupre, g llmore, Con-
Rassa, Price, Pride and Temp kins---7
Noes Messra. Culbertson, Durell, Denegre
sud LnGen buhI---4.
Rssosesd, THAI HE Consolidated LoanTax for the
year 1855, be and TIE same ~ a. se ol-
Fer she Frs. 4 tx Of ntnesyseyen cents
an every bundled dollars Of assessed veue Of real
estate and slaves, within the limits thereof
Pors the Second District, tax OF elghty-lye cents
do every hundred dollars value real
" estate and slaves within the limits there ot.y7S
& hird
snas al one hundred dollars OF assessed vane
af raj. estate and saveg, within the limits thereof
Rny he Fourth District tax OF seyenty-hree cents
III every ons hundred dollars of assessed value ofreal
estate and slaves, Thin The limits thereof.
= a2ha following resolution, passed by the Assist
ssTsk Beard, was read: Il
III sne Dor onthe real estate and slaves assessed
The city of New Orleans, for the purpose of
having The interest the bonds of the city of New
Orleans issued 10 The jackson ard Great Northern
a RaiToad Company, The Opelousas and Great W esern
Sailroad Company, and the Pontchartrain, Railroad
n Company.
lgr Gilmore moved to amend the foregoing
resolution, by inserting s 80 100 Of one per
esfk, u in lieu Of IS 334-I00 Of one per cent
Carried, BY the following vote:
Peas Messrs. Durell, Gilmore, Lugenbuhl,
8 Gcsyer5e, Price and Tompkins-
.1yays--M essrs. Bailey, Denegre, Dupre and
n Bride a.
BIZ. Gilmore moved for d reconsideration Of
salea, was made the order Of the day for the
aa6e sitting. "a NJ .8
q 9he following resolution, passed by the AS
aistant Board, vas read twice and concurred
m, the rules being suspended
Yeas Messrs Bailey, Durell, Denegre, Du-
yEe, Gilmore, Converse, Price, Pride and Tomp-
Rina-9.
5 s -aaaa--M Mr. Lugenbuhl--1.
& Resplped That in accordance with the second sec
sTaa of The ACT authorizing the city subscription to the
Nonteharrain Railroad Company requiring all trades
professions, etcto be taxed for the interest the
bends issued to said company, tax of five per cent
the amount Of every license authorized 10 be issued
under ordinance No. a5al, approved November %,
be and the same y hereby levied for The purpose
IBsnea said Company payable from other resources
& cham ihe tax real estate and slaves.
III Tha following resolution, passed BY the AS
instant Board, was read twice and concurred I'M
aAs rules being suspended:
resolution fixing The polls for the election TO be
Bela on Monday tho "a III instant for Representative
SsoEn ihe Fourth District
The following inspectors were appointed to
rerve on the aforesaid election:
ETgab Precinct, John w. Andrews.
Ikaislh Pre- einct, u. Solomon.
Mr.. Darrell, on behalf Of the members Of the
BOARD Of Aldermen, of the special Joint Com
zaiasas appointed to examine and report upon
&hs books Of the Treasurer and other officers,
offered the following report, which was ordered
accompanying document;
Ihe members of the Board of Aldermen, Of the
Special Joint Committee appointed 10 examine and re-
npon ,hs books and accounts q the Treasurer q
asiy ecers they may think proper beg leave 10 otter
he following report:
Sspa OF Tho Common Counc an elaborate report made
10 yoar committee BY ihe gentlemen selected rs ex-
Tssss, aull and fcent examination OF the books
Rent by several officers of the corporation, since the
rI consolidating the city of New Orleans took effect,
"a the l2h day Of April. 1852 The report covers a
esiod OF about nine MONTHS ending with The 31st day
sS December 1852, and gives the result of The entire
IAhor which said experts have been able 10 per FORM
aee The date Of their appointment to the ed day Of
Yonr committee would here express its satisfaction
with The manner in which the du,ies Of said exper
Baye been fulfilled, and would recommend a coniinu
ssee Of their employment until the period to be covered
~ heir labors shall have been brought down 10 thu
4 Szgt day Of January 1856.
hs "a por Of eaper.s herewith submitted, full
taken in connection with It's accompanying documents
sas 10 render II unnecessary for Your committee tod
else here than TO refer the statements therein con
tanned TO the serious consideration 81 me tCoMno
Gsosnc
aEthe Ci,y Treasurer for taxes for the year 1882
I'M as ascer,ained, accompanying the report Of ea
\ yssrss, aud marked Dbl your committee submit
Esssr addressed BY the Treasurer to the chairman
Yonr committee, touching aad statement and YOU
Committee express The belief that the larger portion,
A Ioiahe whole of the balance 10 be accounted for
as Treasurer, per said statement will be found TO haV
asgissn out OF the SET forth in his said letter
A With regard 10 the memorandum Of warrants, etc
accompanying The report of experts, and marked "a
yoar committee deem proper 10 say that the vouci
ga, or original bills upon which said warrants Wei
Tssaed are all in the possession Of the Comptrolie
and have been exhibited TO said experts. The fact
xha absence the textual authorities for the issuing
said warrants, is accounted for by the officer who's
duty IT was 10 the same i'll his possession fl
MS own Justification by return that after dilige
search made, the same have either been lost or a
snisiaid among the archives Of his Office. These wa
nnut5 mosty cover expenses incurred under ordlnanc
ana resolutions passed by the late city Of Lafayct
and ths aie Municipality No, 8 and il is right TO pr
sRFe that n.he hurry of business and in the remov
civ many municipal documents We're both overlook
SsEd wholly lost
II appears from the g Statement of Liabilities, Ell
accompanying the report Of experts, and marked Il
ma, The bills yet unacconnied for in the hands OF
sF laIe Assistant City Attorney amount to the We
Farpe sum of &147452 SO, exclusive, says the repo
asi accounts for licenses, fines for violation of city
FINANCES, bills for paving, etc, none Of which hg
Rsenf examined Your committee, in connecti
herewith and in explanation OF the entry made IN 81
statement adverse The late Assistant City Atorn'
submit d letter addressed 10 the chairman fyour co
,a,ssee BY the late Assistant City Attorney, and re
ahs matter which rs one of grave Importance 10 81
;aeaion as The Common Council may see tit TO Ia
tAerenpon
Al a future time. should the labor of the experts
pointed by your committee be continued, your CONN
aee viii tuther report in full upon all the subject M
Z 49, EDW. H. DURELL
THO. X. PRICE,
A. DUPRE.
tghe undersigned selected as experts by the spec