The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-09

perry OF s. Herberger and cancel the amount de-
rived from the furniture assessed az 5000 and re-
fund to him, by warrant drawn on the treasurer,
the amount of taxes paid by him on said furni-
ture.
RESOLVED That the controller be. aud he is
hereby authorized, to alter the tax bill on the
property of Chss. Campbell, 80 as to change the
assessed value Of said properly from sOOOO 10
5000.
RESOLVED, That the controller be, and he is
hereby authorized, 10 alter the tax bill on the
property Of Samuel Wolf, so as to change the
assessed value OF said property from $4,000 to
$1,000.
Resolred, That the controller be, and he is
hereby authorized. to alter the bill OF taxes OF
Mrs. L. Corcorsn, making the amount OF property
assessed $500 instead of $1,000.
Resolued. That the controller be, and he is
hereby authorized, 10 cancel the tax bill against
Messrs. Durham i Dexter for capital as
sessed.
RESOLVED That the controller be, aud he is
hereby authorized, to alter the tax bill on the
property of Robert Freeman, 60 as to change
the assessed value of said property from $500
TO $500.
Resolued. That the controller be, and he IS
hereby authorized, to cancel the tax bill on the
income of Louis Meigs.
ReSolred That the controller be, and he is
hereby authorized, to alter tax bills Nos. $50 and
l74S transferring the assessed capital OF Michael
Rourke amounting 10 $4,000, from tax bill No. $50
TO tax bill No. l74S. and making tax bill No. $50
TO the name of G. Kohn.
Resolred, That the controller be, and he is
hereby authorized TO cancel tax bill Of Joseph
GrouJ er, amounting TO $500 on assessed capital
Mr.. Wynne, chairman committee on police and
health, caused the following gentlemen to be an
nounced as composing that committee: Messrs.
Pemberton, Montgomery and Breen.
The petition of E. 5. Wurzburger, criminal
In Nho EErat
District Court building be set apart for his office,
was read and ordered 10 be filed.
The petition of ]. G. Roche, coroner for the
FIRST and Fourth Districts and right bank MIsss-
sippi river, praying the council TO designate a
room wherein he can locate his Office was read and
referred to the committee on improvements and
buildings.
! JOINT SESSION.
The Board Of Aldermen having entered, the
council went into joint session for the purpose Of
electipg an official journal and other offices
President Markey IN the chair.
The CRESCENT, Picayune and Bulletin were
nominated for official journal. The Crescent
having received majority of the votes cast, wa
declared elected.
The Board of Aldermen then retired.
The following resolution, received from tn
upper board was read and concurred in:
Resolred, That the controller be and he
hereby authorized to sdjudicate contract to tn
lowest bidder or bidders, after five days motto
in the official journal, for repairing the railln
surrounding the Lafayette Square; the work
be done in strict accordance with plans an
specifications on file in the Office OF the city SUI
| veyor.
A petition from inhabitants in the vicinity o
Camp and Common streets asking that the cur
and tagging at the intersection of these street
be raised, was read and referred to the street
and landings committee.
The resignation of r. W. johnson, late clerk c
the City Workhouse, was read and referred to tn
finance committee.
The resignation of j. Leidner, recently electe
clerk of the City Workhouse, was read an
accepted.
The resignation of Octave Ray, late depu'
, warden of the City Workhouse, was read an
) accepted.
The petition Of Joseph Antiques, asking TIL
the name of John Petit be substituted in lieu
that of Jules Lspene, as security for the fathf
I performance of contract for cleaning the stree
Of the Third Ward, was read and referred to q
I finance committee.
The petition Of J. ]. O'Hars, j. Antiques al
Others, relative to certain contracts for cleaniI
, streets, which had been snnulled by militia
: orders, was read, and on motion, referred to t
committee on streets and landings.
J. The petition Of citizens asking for the remoV
Of the recorders court of the Second Dstr
Il from its present location to the building kno'
q "a the Orleans Ball Room" was read a
/, referred TO the committee on improvements a
~ buildings.
! petition of A. ]. Mccullough. contractor
}. erecting lamp posts, praying for relief, in con
d uuence of losses incurred by the depreciation
a city money, was referred to the finance CO
r. mittee.
On motion. the board adjourned until Tuest
IT next, st O'Clock P. M
D. JOHN TOBIN, Secretary
:. Rs-see Supplement for Financial ana Ce