New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-19

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Special Orders No. 50.
Al. Special orders No. 40, current series,
from these headquarters, is not to be CON
strued to apply to taxes or other pubic Dues
previous to the year 1861, all Of which taxes
or other dues may be paid il state notes or
warrants on the treasury Of the state, issued
under the laws Of the state including like
warrants issued, OF to be issued under said
orders for this year.
H. 1t is further ordered that all state notes
now in the treasury, or received for taxes or
dues after this date, shall be Immediately
DESTROYED by the treasurer, in presence of
the governor and auditor of the state.
III. Whenever, under special orders No.
40, a sufficient sum shall have been collected
to satisfy the purposes expressed in said
order, and for the period specified therein
any further receipts into the treasury may
be applied to the liquidation of other obliga.
tiOns impaired by said order, as If the same
had not been issued.
". Paragraph ". of special orders No.
40, current series, from these headquarters,
is hereby revoked.
BY command of Major General Hancock !;
GEORGE /. HARTSUFF,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Mayors MESSAGE.
The following message from the Mayor
was received and SO much thereof as refers
10 the complaints Of shippers was referred
80 the Committee on Streets and Landings.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, 18th Day of March, 1873.
70 the Honorable the Board of Aldermen
GENTLEMEN-It becomes my duty to in
form you that numerous complaints have
been made by the owners of ships lying in
the first and second districts of damage done
to them by steamboats, in coming near to
them while passing up the river. therefore
recommend to you the passage of an ordi-
nance imposing penalty OF one hundred
dollars upon the master of any steamboat
who runs his steamer within one hundred
yards of the shipping.
have called the attention of your honor
able Board to this matter before, but in con
sequence of the changes that have taken
place in the Council recently it has not re-
oeiyed that immediate attention to which
the urgency Of the case is entitled.
have communicated to the lower Board
a proposition 70 sell the use OF the stalls in
all the markets in the city for period OF
fifteen years to the highest bidders, as q
means of relieving the city from its fnan.
cial endorsements, a subject which |
deemed of SO much importance as to justify
my calling special meeting Of your Board
tonight.
cry respectfully
f. HEATH, Mayor.
The following message from the Mayor
was received, and made the special order Of
the day for next regular session:
MAxoRG1TY OF NEW oRIE4Ss.
City Hall. 18th day OF March, 1868. )
TO the Honorable the Board Of Aldermen:
GRNTLEMEN-I return herewith without
my signature resolution amendatory Of a
resolution reported by the Finance Commit.
tee on the fourteenth day of January, 1868,
in compliance with section one hundred
and twenty-four Of the city charter, esti
mating the probable receipts and expendi'
lures Of New Orleans for the year ending
December 81, 1868. respectfully call your
attention to the nineteenth section of the
city charter, which provides that No crdi
nance levying tax, making an appropria.
ton exceeding $500, shall be passed except
by a majority of the members elected in
each board.
This ordinance received but four afifnla,
tive votes, and Is therefore illegal
For this reason, and because Of the IN
crease, feel it my duty to withhold my sig
nature. Very respectfully,
Z. HEATH, Mayor
The following message from the Mayor
with the inciosed report Of the Commission
ersof the Second Draining District, was re
ceiyed;
MAxoRALTv or NEW OnzEAEs
City Hall, February q. 1868
Toihe Honorable the Board Of Aldermen.
GRNTIElRN--I have the honor to transni
herewith the report of the commissioners o
the second draining district In respect K
their operations for the year 1867, for youl
information.
Very respectfully,
j.. HEATH, Mayor.
oFrlcE coa6s1Isa1osras SECOND DRA1SfEe Drsr..
New DreanH. January I, 1865.
To The HoroEsble he Mayor and CITY Council Q
In accordance with the requirements Q
the sixth section Of an act Of the Iegisla tuft
No. 81. approved February 28 1861. ca
Commissioners Of the Second DRAINING Di.
trict have the honor 70 report The i8llowin
statement Of their operations for 1867, I
~ cash on 5land per last report,
january !, 1867. --I......,..-.- t.32e /
amount received from property
holders fsr assessments persup.
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amount received for interest on
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count q -. - - -. :. 1872
Paid On Fonrteeaih Street Canal
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