New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-29

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in his judgment, the wish Of !!
every taxpayer in the city would be, that |
the first thing considered should be the
orphans.
Mr.. Walton did not consider these apprO-
priatiOns in the nature of contract. 1t |
was not the first time they had been sus-
pended. He remembered when they were
suspended for year or two, and lac did not
know if they had ever been regularly re-
suned. He did not consider that the
Council were bOInd to support all the
orphans and poverty-strieken people Of the
could not do it. To deprive private citizens
of an opportunity Of exercising their benevO-
lence was to do them An injury, he thought.
The poor were legacy left us by the
Savior himself. When We came here as
administrators Of a public trust, like the
insurance company. We had no right to give
away in charity the money with which we
were intrusted. The city ought to have
almshOuses, but ought not to give away it's
funds to rich corporations, like some OF
those in question. Why, we were
giving fourteen dollars year for
every orphan in an asylum-a Protest
ant asylum, he would remark-which
was worth to-day half a million dollars.
There were other industrial institutions
which drew fourteen dollars year each for
orphans they said were there, when those
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selves. He always had believed and still
believed it was not the proper way to APP
propriate the public money. Still he was
not the man to violated contract. II it was
contract let us pass the appropriation and
pay it when we could. One thing was GER
tain-somebody would have to so without
money. 1t was the argument always brought
up-'This thing must pass; it is very impOr-
tant;" ''that thing must go through, it IS only
small amount" and 80 We go on until we
run up to nineteen hundred thousand dol
lars deficiency.
The Mayor said he was in favor of paying
to the support of those orphans who could.
not support themselves, but he was opposed
to paying money to those who were able to
support themselves, or who belonged to
rich institutions. He wished some Admins
traitor would bring in a resolution for an in
vestigation into this subject before the new
year.
Mr.. Shaw said the Council had passed an
ordinance asking these institutions to make
certain reports, upon the receipt of which
the city would contribute fourteen dollars
year for the support Of each orphan. He
had not the slightest objection to an investi-
CATION, but the asylums mad complied with
the ordinance, and the city was bound to
comply with its contract.
The ordinance was adopted.
Yeas-West, Shaw, Delassize, Lewis, and
Finley.
Further Appropriations.
The ordinance for the payment OF salaries
of the respective departments was called
up and passed with some changes and slight
additions. including salary for keeper OF
archives.
A warrant in favor of the Board of School
Directors, for S33 80, was passed under Or
dinance 1877.
The Ponchartrain Railroad ordinance was
passed.
A claim ofG. W. Case, of $3.50, was referred
to the Mayor
A claim Of j. w. McCafery was or
dered to be paid in seven-thirty certificates.
Reports Again.
By Mr. Walton:
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
December n, 1870.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
The petition of Allen Hill, asking to have
the assessment of his property reduced, was
referred to Inc on the twentieth of Decem-
Der. 1879.
Ample time having been afforded to citi-
zens to examine the rolls, and have their
assessments corrected. it is not, in my
opinion. advisable for the Council to open
the question whether the Department. of
Assessments has erred i'll Judgment or made
any mistakes. If we do, We shall never
complete the rolls, nor be able to make out
| the tax bills.
/ recommend that Mr.. Hills petition be
" JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator.
Adopted.
| BY Mr.. Walton:
DEPARTMENT FINANCE,
| December p, 1870.
| To the CITY Council, Of New orleans:
! The petition Of C. V. Woodruff asking to
have refunded the amount of an auctiOneers
| license paid by him, was referred to me on
! the twentieth Of December, 1870. The
ground of his petition is that he did no
| business.
The license ordinance requires under
| certain penalties for neSlect) that a license
shall be obtained and paid for before any
business can be begun. We cannot under
take to correct the mistakes made by indl
viduals in attempting to carry out their en-
terprises, however much We may regret
their disappointments.
| I therefore recommend that Mr.. Wood
ruff's petition be not granted.
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Walton:
| DEPARTMENT FINANCE
December q, 1870.
TIC. the City Council of New Orleans
The petit;on of William +. Fitzgerald
agent of the Ktna Life Insurance COmpan,
of Hartford, Connecticut, asking to have re
funded the excess paid by him ON tn
license of the company for 1870, was re
ferred to me on the twentieth of December
1870.
This case is precisely parallel to that o
the Security Life Insurance and Annuit.
Company Of New York. upon which l re
ported December 6. 1870 therefore recon-
mend the adoption OF the accompanying
resolution.
Resolncd, That the sum of two hundre
and fifty dollars be paid to the Etna Lit
Insurance Company OF Hartford. Connect
cut, when they pay their license for 1871
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Finley:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
December q, 1870
To the CITY Council of New Orleans:
The memorial Of the Chamber of Con