New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-01
5Sa 81 1859. hi 58E& 1858. 1854 IA
Receipts, 10, s41 90 97A.15i 50 279,654 3
Expenditures, 15s,77a 80 277,7iI56 27s,2s6 q

E nsfsPai isssza % z77I assss 8
4 5s $4,000 10 1856 VA se,ses 80
I In the opinion of your committee no movement on
the pari Of The administration of his Council Will fur
nish for satisfactory reflection than the
farming Of the wharves tits believed that ks dis
of like results, The adjustment of many Offices and
4 the avoidance Of much corruption 553
of the ire Department has, in
The opinion of your committee, relieved the Treasury
of yearly Increasing expenditure, which was incu
tertained that long the expiration The present
contract, good BE- fully realized and
/ large sum saved 10 the city. #
IN allowing forty thousand dollars for contingent ex-
penses Of the city OF large It is believed this viii
beamply snfhcien, under the views Of economy which
+ govern your committee. t#8 III r& M
I The total expenditures of the past year
| v were under ordinances passed previous 4, y
Under ordinances from January list TO .5 Z
Uudsr rsdinances passed BY tie present
SG0nncll a622aS q
Total ~. ..... s1,s75755 81
OnSthGl g January, 1855, the following warrants on
| the Treasury We're floating in the market, viz:s
| Issued IN the year s5s,...... 1850 #3z
| And there were held over from The pre- NJ
| 5vions year maturedIa liabilities for 3s38 3&
| which warrants had not been issued, $4,000 90
| Making a total deficit on the LIST anuary
to saemsn, there j. now oss,and
ing OF these warrants The sun. Of s10205 40 Thus 1t
will be that of the $685. 546 outstanding the LIST
January 1865 the entire sum, excepting the fore
going 8 0205 As, has been quidated As proper 10
remark latter amount has never been presented
4 for payment. a IAN Ss5s I'D g4 s 5
4 based on the report oftihs Committee OF Education
with the Board Of Directors ofhe schools The increase
Of scholars for The past year has been very large
i WithIhe economy and discretion pracced by the sew
era Boards of Directors it Is believed the of
4 $500, 600 will be amply sufficient. IA 5s.
81 The estimates of the Street Commissioners Depart
ment are sa22 $780, which is an increase of twenty-five
hundred dollars over last year.
4 sQf the consolidated Loan Tax there remaining
unpaid for the several years since 1882, the of
$157,S67. This sum Will undoubtedly be realized ou
4 Of properly assessed, and for which suits now in
The gradual OF the general debt of the city
has attracted much time and attention OF your COM
4 miltee. 5sSf#5
II possible, all causes of faction, your commit
i tee refrain from commenting any improvements 10
be undertaken al the expense of the city, and nowh-
standing the increase in Of produce
at our portbeng large excess any former year,
with Of the most fattenng the
cessful termination OF the year. general commercial
n putsuits-your committee feel constrained 10 the ad
herence Of that policy regarding appropriations and
IA expenditures, which ii incnmbento recommend in
on he 2oih May last The uof that policy
has been in relieving the city from all its floating debit
creating forhe general reduction of taxation,
and maintaining the general credit of the cy's ob-
n cations.
The debt of the city the municipalities
|
men, Of Commissioners and The fiscal agency of The
city being constituted the custodian OF the funds
collected oE The paymsn. Of interest il comes moi
mark that the laws concerning the same have been
duly complied with and for The information Of bond
holders the interest or The present year will be prompt
A ~ paid AZ the time and places Of payment when due
20 many reports regarding the presen! and future
prospects ofhe city s its credit, its ability
interesting details, have emanated from the various
committees Of the Council that this committee refrain
from offering any remarks, or going into lengthy ant
10 voluminous statistics to sustain the high opinion i
enerains Of the great enence which It's credit ant
10 standing are destined TO attain. $50
10 Respectfully submitting this report, the following
10 resolution ls recommended:
70 Chairman Of Finance COM, Board Aid,
10 J.. EAGER,
% Chairman Finance Com, Board ASS. Ald~
10 j. GILMORE,
10 $50. ADAM $GIFFEN,
ID S5t5 "A. CHIAPELLA,
10 I. BRIDGE,
10 4# b. w. HEBRARD.a
70 The following resolution accompanying tn
. above report was read, the rules being suspend
IISS ed, and adopted by the following vote: :,
% Yeas.--M essrs. Banister, Bartlette, BENT
% Bridge, Chiapella, Ducros, Eager, Fabre, Gifen
w Guyol, Howell, Kelly, Russia, stith, Thsyer
90 90 Violet and Wiltz--17. *,d *
90 .Naq---Mr. Chambers---1. Wq. e
Resorei That The annual tax for the year 1855 upo
90 the real estate and slaves situated or owned in hi
city is hereby hxed at thirty cents on every one hur
dred dollars of assessed value according 10 the tai
O5 leaux ofhe State Assessors Said tax to be due al
Al collected according to the city charter.
The hour having arrived for the joint session
4 the Board Of Aldermen met the Board OF Al
sistants in their Hall, in
JOINT SESSION.
= The rolls being called, eleven Aldermen or
40 tWenty-one Assistant Aldermen answered
= their names, to wit:
so Aldermen Hon. J. J. Lugenbuhl, Presiden
"a Messrs, Bailey, Converse Durell, Dupre, De-
ID eyre, Prague, Pierce, Price, Pride and Tom
- kins--11. t5=3 5a5. ao
81. Assistant Aldermen Hon. E. IT, Tracy, Pres
~. dent Messrs. Banister, Bsrtlette, BENT, Bride
az 4, Chambers, Chiapella, Ducros, Eager, Fabl
IN GiFen, Guyol, Hebrard, Howell, Kelly, Ra
8 Inns, Russia, stith, Thayer, Violet and VII
145 -21.
iAS On motion, the Board proceeded to the Gle
onn ton Of Commissioner Of the MeDoncgh esta
= for the First District. &'h
800 Messrs. T. G.. Hunt end L..H. Place we
nominated =~ --.5r j.
, 81 Mr.. Hunt received the votes Of Messrs LUCE
= bull, Converse, DurelI, Denegre, Dupre, Prag1
is Peire, Price, Pride, Bartletts, Benit, Chambe
: az Chiapella, Ducros, Fabre, Guyol, Hebral
'om, Stith and Wiltz-19.
The Mr.. Place received the votes of Messrs. b
ley, Tompkins, Tracy Banister, Bridge, Eag
I rs Giffen. Howell, Kelly, Rawlins, Russia, Thay
! IS and Violett-13. ...-
- Mr.. Hunt having received the requisite n
.ses jority, was declared duly elected.
anne On motion, the Board proceeded to the ell
n,y- ton of Commissioner for the McDonogh est,
all for the Second District.
!, a. Messrs. o. de Fletcher, Charles Harrod a
sncy G. A. Labuzan were nominated.
N 10 Mr.. de Fletcher received the votes Of Mess
Dupre, Peire. Banister, BENT, Fabre, Guy
. ,io oe Hehrard, Howell, Stith and Wiltz--10.
odd. Mr.. Harrod received the votes Of Messrs B
ley, Denegre, Pride. Bridge, Chambers, Oh
re- pella, Ducros, Eager, Giffen, Kelly, Rusha a
lns sViolett-12.
II MIR. Labuzan received the votes of Mess
this Lugenbuhl, Converse, Durell, Prague, PR
for Tompkinss Tracy, Bartlette, RaWlins o
Thayer-I0.
aeG s Neither of the candidates having received
requisite majority, the Board proceeded II
alu. second ballot.
Inn Mr.. Fletcher received the votes Of Mess
Voo Dupre, Pere, Baniser, Benit Chiapella, Fat
1000 Guyol, Hebrard, Howell, Rusha, stith
1000 Wiltz--.12.
:, ooo Mr.. Harrod received the votes of Mes
ssy Bailey, Converse, Danegre, Pride Bridge, Oh.
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