New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-24
CITY couNcIL--oFFIcIAL.
HOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
Regular Session

CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
December %, 1868.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Mr. Pandely in the chair.
Present: Messrs. Rose, Athens, Walker,
Pemberton, Camp, Montgomery, Grand
Fisher, Pandely, Wynne and Farrell.
The reading of the minutes of last meet
ing was on motion dispensed with.
The following communication from the
Board of Commissioners City Waterworks,
was read and referred to the Committee on
Waterworks:
OFFICE CITY WArERwoRKs,
New Orleans, December %, 1868
To the Honorable the Mayor and Common Oounoil
city of New Orleans:
The Board of Commissioners Of the City
Waterworks respectfully invite your atten-
ton to the fact of their having no suitable
Office accommodation, and that they are
now located by suffersnce only, in a most
unsuitable building, the property of the
Commercial Bank.
The city owns property, the "Iron Build
ing" located at the head of Canal street,
constructed originally for waterworks pur-
poses, which can be made to answer, with
out the necessity for rent or purchase.
therefore request the immediate transfer of
that building, which is unoccupied and use
less as it stands, TO this Board, with author
ity to fit it up and appropriate it to the use
proposed.
l am, gentlemen,
Most respectfully,
F. H. HATCH,
President pro TEN.
The Treasurer's report for the week end
ing December 10, 1868, showing receipts
S55O2 SO; expenditures $73. 24O 46; balance
on hand S429, 400 OF, was referred to the Fl.
nance Committee.
The following communication from the
Secretary Board of School Directors was
read and on motion laid upon the table.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF BOARD OF PUsrIcl
Schools Of new Orleans
New Orleans, December 2, 1853
To the Honorable Board of Assistant Alderman of
the Common Council OF New Orleans:
GENTLEMEN-I am instructed by the First
District Supervisory Committee of the Board
of Public Schools of New Orleans, to furnish
your honorable body with the following
copy OF resolution unanimously adopted at
meeting of the committee held on the
twenty-tirst instant.
Very respectfully,
EUG. DESDUNES,
Secretary Board of Public School Directors.
ICopy.l
WHEREAS, On due examination it has
been ascertained that the lots belonging to
the city Of New Orleans, situated at the cor
ner of Chippewa and Richard streets, are
worth $1,000 per lot, and the lots at the cor
ner of Melpomene and Magnolia streets are
fully worth $500 per lot; and whereas, in
the opinion of this committee, the location
at the corner of helpomene and Magnolia
streets is eligible and q good location for
the erection of schoolhouse; that the lots
are amply large for the purpose intended:
that any location further back would be too
remote: be it
"ResolUed, That the Board of Assistant
Aldermen of the Common Council be earn
estlY requested to reconsider their action
in the premises"
Mr.. Breen here entered and took his seat,
The following resolutions from the Board
of Aldermen were unanimously concurred
in on their several readings:
ReSolred, That the Street Commissioner
be and he is hereby instructed to place, or
cause to be placed, gas-lamp post at the
corner of Washington and St. Thomas
streets Southwest corner).
ReSolUed, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to have pipe
placed in the well If Ninth Street Market
for accommodation of fire engines.
Resotoed, That the Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized and Instructed to
place tagged crossing at the intersection
of Esplanade and st. Claude streets; Pro-
Vlded, that the cost of the same does not
exceed $3.50 one hundred and fifty dol.
lars.
The Finance Committee submitted the
following report:
FINANCE COMMITTEE ROOM
No. a, City Hall,
New Orleans. December %, 1863
To the Honorable the President and Members of
the Board of Assistant Aldermen:
GENTLENEN-Your committee beg leave
TO report for your consideration the usual
ordinances fixing the rate of taxations for
the year 1868, and recommend that action
be had thereon previous to first of January
next.
Respectfully submitted.
tn. f. FISHER,
R. WYNNE.
JOHN BREEN.
The following resolutions accompanying
the above report were read and unanimous
ly adopted on their several readings:
Resotued, That the consolidated loan tax
be and the same is hereby fixed at sixty
cents on every one hundred dollars of the
assessed value of all the real estate within
the limits Of the city of New Orleans for
the year 1868.
RESOLVED, That the rate of taxation for
the year 1865, on the assessed value of ali
the real estate within the city of New Or
leans, appearing on the tableau of assess
ment made by the City Assessors for the wear
1868, be fixed as follows: -
For the annual interest of the bonds is
sued by the city IN favor Of The Jackson
and Great Northern lf8l q q nspanv, the
New Orleans, opeloud n GldS Western
Railroad Oompan7. Ponfthartrain
Railroad Compauy. 81 snts % every
one hundred dollafs 81
For the ten per cent bond4 Issued BY the
city % New Orleans, for the payment Of the
noatlng debt, twenty-five cents on every
one hundred dollars.
For the ordinary expenses Of the city
government for the year 1863, forty-fye
cents on every one hundred dollars.
ResolUed, That the rate Of taxation for
the year lses, on the assessed value Of ali the
personal property, capital, income, house
hold furniture, etc, within the limits Of the
city OF New Orleans, appearing on the ta--