New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-28
3ITY CONGREGATIONAL.
HOARD OF ALDEKMEN.
Regular Session.

CONVERSATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF Assist
ANT ALDERMEN.
The following, received for concurrence,
was concurred in upon its first reading;
RESOLVED, That the City Surveyor be and
he is hereby authorized to construct bridges
across the Broad Street canal at Gravler and
Perdido streets.
A.The following, which had originated in
the Board of Aldermen, and been amended
in the Board of Assistant Aldermen by
striking out the words "city currency
was concurred in upon its first reading as
amended
Resolced, That the Controller be author.
lied to draw upon the Treasurer, in favor of
Mr.. Bernard SOulie, for nine hundred dol.
lars in full settlement Of his claims.
The following lies over one week:
Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen be
and is hereby invited to meet this Board in
Joint session for the purpose of electing a
Collector Of Levee Dues for the second and
tl,rd dn& giets, now vacant.
The follSEing under suspension of the
rulea was ress twice and concurred in by
the following pte.
WHEREAS, Grave doubts exist as to the
power 81 he city OF New Orleans to enforce
the paymeRt Of the unpaid taxes due this
city for the years 1861, 1852, 1868, 1854 and
1865 untilVhe first OF January, 1870, in con
sequence of the various acts of the Legis-
lature postponing the collection of State
and parOchial taxes due until that period
which acts of the Legislature are construed
by many persons to include the city taxes
for those years; and
Whereas, One of the great sources of en-
barrassment of the city corporation arises
from the non-coiection of the taxes due the
city for those years, amounting as they do
to over three millions of dollars, therefore
ReSoIued, That joint committee consist
Tag of three members of this Board and two
members of the Board of Aldermen be ap-
pointed to memorialize Breyet Major Gen
eral R. c. Buchanan, commanding this
military district, to order the collection of
the taxes in arrears to this city for said
years Immediately.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs
Burbank, Devices, Kellogg, Tucker, Zach
arie, and woolAey.
Nays: None.
The President appointed as members of
the committee on the part of the Board of
Aldermen Messrs. Burbank and Woolaey.
PETITIONS.
l. OF H, Walter for permission to erect
cooper shop corner of Thalia and White
streets.
2. Of G. Surgi, praying for extension of
contract for paving certain streets, was re-
ferred to Committee on Streets and Land.
ings.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following report from the Finance
Committee was received:
FINANCE COMMITTEE ROOM.
No. % City Hall,
New Orleans, May 26, 1868
To the Honorable the Board of Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN-The Finance Committee have
the honor to report upon the following sub
jects referred to them, viz;
l. Upon the petition of Felix Robin favor |
ably, so far as to allow him four hundred |
and eighty dollars for the furnitIffe now in |
the Fifth District Court, which he proposes TO |
sell to the city, the same having been asses |
sed by the Surveyor as its full value; and |
sured to the city.
2. Touching the matter of P. S. Nugent. |
charging lothian Potter with theft, etc. |
your committee perceive in the communiea. |
ton much personality and acrimony, and |
after an interview with Mr.. Potter, have |
Attorney.
8. We concur with the lower Board Of |
Aldermen respecting the allowance to Mrs
Nelson Foucher of one thousand dollars for |
her property nearly absorbed by the city |
through the opening of London avenue the I
same having been examined by the Surveyor |
and faVorably reported upon, deducting the |
taxes, or whatever claims the city may have /
against said property.
4. Your committee in the case of the let /
ter Of Hon. George kellogg, referred to
them, have to report that in their oDinioh.
even after the letter of the Finance Com.
mites s ss s st Controller end Tre nav
ties were by favor allowed to obtain their
tax bills through brokers and Others,
me tact Is proven; the reasons given are
not BY us deemed sufficient, and we are
compelled to report that we believe that the /
allegations made are true, and that the
fault lies in the Controllers department. \
and they recommend that the Controller BE-
notified by letter from the committee that 4
although he himself may not have had per
s seaelss nythlng to DO with the affair, yet
that more careful steps should have been /
taken TO prevent this wrong upon the tax
E.w. BURBANK.
Chairman pro TEN.
JAMES 7. TUCKER.
sThe following resolutions reported favor
ably by the committee were adopted on
their first reading:
sheselged, That the sum Of one fhousand Il
dollars be allowed Nine Nelson Fouche FOR
tne property appropriated by the CITY in
; zuA49aas shEeugh it for the purpose Of open
ING Lonao4 AFenue, with the reservation or /
any OF aiteiAims tho city may have against /
salq properly 4of taxes or otaefyVise ~
~. rescued, Ihat the Controller be author
lzee 70 advertise for the binding of the /
aotef1A records ID the oficikf iOurual L
19alea Posals Rlll be diEented 10 ~ MAJ, |.
aeli H9q., ana adiUdicated afieF siya glS,-o /
Sagefu senlents The number 81 vlinnosag Nj 4
seeeod sixty. Al bids to be ii eon farn
ny wasA specifications to be obtained 1t ne
Oontrol'ets ONCE. ss
Inc following aepoEt from the Commits
on Streets ard tandinea was received:
oe ~ Ezasnra AID LAHprves, /
Board Of Aldermen. J 4
10 me honorable ga Z Il AldernssJ -
GRNTAHnasa-stonq 0onimittee have tho |
honor 70 repo1s upon 10 foIloVi67 s',hsscis
rBie4Fed III then VIZ. q = = e 49,
Upon ne petition Of IL y. TIzi5sio 49,,
asking that the city q New = , ~,
chase Nom him q certaiu Bd srtic,ed
Of ground in the SQUARE m ~
Hrainnrd, Apollo, Josephine, al =. *. i
dfew streets, your committee would rar6rt |
14sorably, IS the CITY. Surveyor report ~ 4
1Ae portion Of ground proposed to be sol1 N /
neeeasgry for . pupli ban1pette. WeIaSi
iole oiler tue necessary resolution for adop- /
U7sa tAe resolution sent from tbs Board
y As=l9laqt Aldermen for concurrence,
1mita ~ erect portable steam engine In
the bnlldlnz corner Of Orange and Rsligioua
streets yoat committee would renort mn.
14toraply a9 TIE puro8se for which the en- III
fiAf g lntendea ~ ~ erected Is not stated
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Of AsSnt Alfsl1lst ~ -.