The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-11-03

(Signed,) CHAS. ENGLEMAN.
GEO. HERRLE.
F. c. TELLER.
Resolued, That the Recorder of
Mortgages is authorized to cancel and
erase at Mr.. Heaton's expense the
following Mortgages recorded in favor
of the City of Carrollton against Mr..
l.. A. Heaton & III. Droz. LIST. The Mort
gage resulting from the registry. of a
Bond of $50 given by said Heaton
for the faithful performance of his
duty as Assistant Assessor for 1860.
Cd. The Mortgage resulting from the
registry of Judgment for $50 dated
February 8, 1860, and rendered by
Justice Hamper, against said Heaton.
Sd. The privilege recorded March
10, IS4S, for So 46 against II. Droz,
or unknown owner of Ii lots of ground
in Square 25 c., for taxes due Carrollton.
Resolved, That the Mayori is author
lied to draw a warrant in favor of D.
Young, Coroner for $13 10, fees of
Inquest on body of Matthew Magraw.
His Honor the Mayor, appeared and
took his seat as President and Mr.. Zeller
resumed his seat in the Council.
The following report and resolutions
were read and adopted after suspending
the rules; every one of the six members
present voting for Them
Your Finance Committee report, that
the Estimates of the Comptroller of
the Assets and Liabilities of this corpo-
ration for 1861 shows an excess Of
liabilities to amount of S22,Ol4 20,
and the cost of the New Levee to be
So 1853 20. To meet these, this Council
has power to lay general tax not ex
'ceeding one per cent and special tax
for cost of the New Levee.
The amount of the Tableau for 1860
Us $1,I9O,O1O. One per cent on that Is
$S11, 900 IO-1OO to meet the excess OF
liabilities above named. To cover the
cost of the New Levee, one-half OF one
per cent on the Assessment is neces.
sary; therefore, we offer the following
resolutions.
(Signed,) CHAS. ENGLEMAN,
GEORGE HERRLE,
F. c.. TELLER.
Resolved, That the General Tax for
abe year 1860, be and is hereby fixed
sat one per cent on the Assessed Value
of Real Estate and Slaves per Tableau
of 1860.
Resolved, That Special Tax of one
half of one per cent be and is laid on
the Assessed Value of Real Estate and
Slaves per Tableau of 1860 to pay for
constructing the New Levee now being
finished and for repairs to the Levee.
The following resolution offered by
Mr. Eneleman in behalf Of the Finance
Committee was read and adopted after
suspending the rules.
~, Pnnnr1nr
Mortgages in and for the Parish OF
Jefferson, is authorized to cancel and
erase from his Books, all the privileges
of the City of Carrollton recorded
against Mr.. Solomon Cohn for taxes II
the>sears 1856 and 1857; provided, Mr.
Cohn pays the cost of erasure and the
Recording Fees and exhibits the Irea
surers Receipt for all Fees paid To-
Recording said Privileges. .,
The following resolutions from th'
Streets and Landings Committee were
read, and after suspending the rule
adopted.
KesoLred-That Mr.. L. N1illaudon be
and is authorized and permitted t
fence in with his squares Nos loo t.
ITO and l22 80 I26 in Carrollton, al
the~streets lying between Canal AVenu
Lower Line, Eighth and Tenth streets
but no portion Of the streets nance
above are to be included and the fenc
thus erected is to remain only durln
Che pleasure of the Council.
Mr.. Zeller called fer the yeas an
nays on the above resolution and the
were taken. Yeas, Messrs. Davenport
Engleman, Fischer and Mayo Nay'
Messrs Zeller and Herrle--4 yeas an
2 nays.
ResoIred-That Messrs. S. III. Brow
& Co., be and are hereby authorized t
lay r. r. track across the upper SID
of Upper Line street at a point oppt
site Plum street so as to form a connet
ton with the Jefferson assd Lake X.
and the R.R. which they will constru'
in street of New Carrollton
provided, they lay the said track to TT
City grade, fill up the street in which
is laid to the grade, dig and keep opee
the bitches required round about !
make and keep in good repair tt