The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-01

of relieving the tax PAYERS from this five (5) per
ceptum commission, offer the following:
ResoIred. Thstthe Office OF city assistant attor.
ney be abolished, and that the treasurer hereafter
be directed to collect the taxes. oy sppoiaung
from bis corps Of employees suitable persons TO go
around amongst the tax payers and collect from
each person the amount OF tax Que; after tue
taxes are past due, TO appoint the young men 10
the Office TO collect the same, after being duly
advertised according to law.
The following, from Mr.. Poynot. was read and
referred to the committee on streets and land
ings:
Resolped. That the street commissioner be and
is hereby instructed to clean out the bitches and
repair the sidewalks of the levee 'FRONT.' from
Csfin's Lane to the U. s. Barracks.
The following resolutions from the other board
we're disposed Of, as follows:
Resolued That the city surveyor be and he Is
hereby authorized to cause to be constructed
bridge over the Bread street Canal, corner OF ST.
Louis street. Also, to cause TO be erected
one lamp on the lower side Of Broad street shell
road. at the bridge crossing Carondelet canal;
Provided it does not cost (s500) i've hundred dol
lars.
This was concurred in on first reading, and the
rules being waived, read q second time and con-
Cured in by the following vote:
Yeas-Mr. Msrkey, hessrs. Boguille, Brady,
Kaiser, o'Brien, Pessou, POynot, PradOs and
Shields-9
Nays-None.
Resolred. That the city surveyor be hereby au-
thorzed to have the necessary repairs made as per
report on No. and Locust Grove cemeteries,
Fourth District; Provided same repairs and i'm
proyements do not exceed five hundred dollars.
This was concurred 10 on first reading, and the
rules being waived, read second time and con-
CURED in by the following vote:
President Marley, and Messrs. Boguille,
Brady Kaiser, O'Brien, Pessou, Poynot, Prados
and Shields.
Nays-None.
The following resolution from the other board
was read. accompanied by other documents, and
the whole were referred to a select committee of
four, one from each District, as follows: Messrs.
Kaiser, Brady, Prados and Poynot:
Resolued, That the mayor be aud he is hereby
authorized to appoint board Of commissioners
consisting Of seven members, to manage the
Water Works until such time as the City Council
may take further action.
Resolued That the mayor be and he is hereby
authorized to appoint q superintendent OF the
Water Works, under the control OF the commls-
sioners as aforesaid.
Tbereupon the board went into executive
session, after which the open session was resumed.
The following resolutions from the ether board
came up for concurrence
WHEREAS, In the present condition Of the city
finances IL becomes necessary TO adopt some
measures to restore the credit OF the city. and to
redeem its issue Of notes, thereby the better to
enable the city authorities to commence and carry
out healthy system of retrenchment:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the Common
Council of the city of New Orleans it is necessary
for the immediate and permanent relief of the
city, that the legislature now in session be and
they are hereby requested to pass such acts as
will enable the city to enforce the collection of sll
taxes past due; to issue bonds 10 the extent Of
five millions Of dollars, payable in forty years or
less and TO lay special tax on all OF the real and
personal property of the city, sufficient to meet
the interest on said bonds and to provide sink
ing fund for the final redemption thereof.
Resolved, That the mayor be and he is hereby
requested TO forward a copy of the foregoing
resolution to his excellency the governor, and to
the presiding officers Of both branches OF the
General Assembly.
Laid on the table subject 10 call. ..
Resolved, That joint committee, consisting OF
three members Of each board OF the Common
Council be appointed to wait on the proper com.
mittees of the Senate and House Of Representa-.
tives, TO represent the present wants Of the city
and to urge such legislation as will enable the
city authorities to redeem the outstanding debts
and provide for future payments.
This was amended by recommending to the
committee for their consideration the following
resolution Of Mr.. 0'Brien.
As amended, the resolution Of the lower board
was concured in, and the chair appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen on the committee, viz: Messrs
O'Brien, Brady and Poynot.
On notion sdjoured.
w r. LANCASTER Eecretarv