New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-19
Republican PrintingCompany work
done for Waterworks, approved
by Administrator OF WaterwOrks

}. j. Martin VS. city OF New Or
leans, No. 1868 Seventh District
Court with interest and costs). 400 90
W. Il. Burroughs, per centage re-
tanned in guarantees on repairs
done to Lafayette Hook and Lad
der Company. w
Mrs. Brand, taxes paid i'll mistake,
as per voucher. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. geo
The following items in the ordinance as
originally submitted were ordered to lay
over:
Pay roll for the jury in First District
Court last three weeks of April. So, 007 90
Bill of Coroner Roche for inquests
held and bodies viewed. and
buried tor April. 1899 90
April pay roll of Coroner's juries,
second and Third Districts, ap.
proved by Coroner Avia .-...... 800 90
Fees of Coroner Avila, Second and
Third Districts, for April --..... l,240 90
Mr.. Walton called UP the following ordi
nance, which had been introduced by Mr..
Shaw:
An ordinance to insure the prompt collec-
ton Of city taxes OF 1868.
WHEREAS, The writs in the hands of the
Civil Sheriff for the tax bills of 1865 in favor
| of the city of New Orleans, do not contain
| tull and accurate description of property, or
| indicate the domicll OF defendants, and as
such information is indispensable i'll the
| execution of said judgments, and can only
| be procured by the city with great difficulty
and attendant expense to the Sheriff
| Be it ordained, That the Civil Sheriff is
| fully authorized to proceed forthwith to OBJ
| tain the data necessary to execute these tax
writs, and that for such service he shall be
| allowed q remuneration of FIVE per cent on
| amounts paid into the treasury; provided
| that the Sheriff shall receive no cOmpensa-
= III tod
aud that in case of the repeal of this Ordi-
nance, or any change of incumbent
in the office of Civil Sheriff, no
! claim shall lie against the city
| for taxes uncolected or on account
| of previous services rendered under this
ordinance toward collecting the same, and
the Civil Sheriff shall. on repeal of this ordi
nance or change in the incumbency Of the
| office, hand over and relinquish all tax bills
in his hands; and provided further, that the
| Civil Sheriff shall accept the provisions of
this ordinance in writing before its taking
| effect.
Be it further ordained. That the Sheriff
| shall make full, detailed statement OF ali
writs remaining in his hands on the first
day of October, 1870, and the reasons for
| their nou-collection, which service shall be
without further compensation than is here
| inbefore provided for.
Administrator West desired to know if the
opinion of the City Attorney had been taken
as to the legality of this ordinance.
A reply being given in the negative. dis
cussion ensued, in the course of which Ad-
ministrators Shaw and Walton both guaran.
teed that the,ordinance contained no clause
which could possibly involve the city in the
entanglements which had resulted from
previous back tax ordinances in times
past.
The yeas and nays were called, and the
ordinance was unanimously adopted.
| New Business.
| Mr.. Pierce offered the following:
An ordinance authorizing the Administrator
OF Public Accounts to warrant on the Ad-
| mipistrator of Finance for April salaries
| OF Sanitary Inspectors.
Be it ordained by the Council of tie city
| of New Orleans, That the Administrator Of
Public Accounts be and he is hereby author
lied to warrant upon the Administrator of
Finance for the April salaries Of the SAM
tary Inspe ctors, as follows:
DR.. Jules A. Matthew, Inspector for
First District SIPS 90
DR.. T. B. Albers, Inspector for Second
DiStrlcL.- ...--.......... 10 w
Dr.. James F. Jackson, Inspector for
Third District. ................. I25 90
DR.. A. W. Perry, Inspector for Fourth
District. Observation-Disclosures. 125 90
DR.. Charles p. Ames, Inspector for
Fifth District .-................. IS -
DR.. Heber Smith, Inspector for Sixth
District ........................ 125 90
Total Sos 80
The resolution was read first and second
time and laid over
Administrator Pierce offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolution authorizing Administrator of
Police to purchase horse for removal of
sick and dead.
Resolred, That the Administrator of Po-
lice be, and he is hereby authorized to pur-
chase, at an expense not to exceed one hun
dred and fifty dollars (sl5O), one ~ horse,
required to carry cut the provisions of the
second paragraph of resolution No. 36,
Administration series, adopted April 26,
1870, relating to removal OF INDECENT sick,
and burial OF INDECENT dead.
Mr.. BonZano offered an ordinance de-
fning the new assessment districts, which
was read by title and laid over to be
printed.
It was as follows:
Resolution dividing the city of New Or
leans into fifteen assessment districts.
! Resolued, That in accordance with an
| ordinance entitled an ordinance ''organizing
| the Department of Assessments" adopted
May IL, 1870, the city of New Orleans be
| divided into fifteen assessment districts, as
| follows:
| First assessment district-Boundeda above
| by Felicity street, below by Thalia street,
| and in front by the river bank.
| Second assessment district-Bounded above
| by Thalia and Felicity streets, and the up
| per limits OF the FIRST District below by
| ST. Joseph and Deiord streets and the New
Canal, III front by the river bank. and IN
the rear by Lake Pontcbartrain.
Third assessment district-Bounded above
| by St. Joseph street, Delord street, and the
New Canal, below by Poydras street, and in
| front by the river bank.
Fourth assessment district-Bounded
above by Poydras street. below by Gravier
street, in front by the river bank, and in
the rear by the New Canal.
| Fifth assessment district Bounded above
| by Gravier street and the New Canal; be
| low by Canal street and the lower limints of
| the First District, in front by the river
bank, and in the rear by Lake POntchar-
| train.
| Sixth assessment district Bounded above
| by Canal street and the lower limits OF the
First d strict below by st. Louis street,
IN front by the river bank, and in the rear
| by Lake Pontchartrain.
| SEVENTH assessment distrlct-Bounded
| above by st. Louis street, below by st.
| Philip street, i'll front by the river bank,
| and in the rear by Lake Pontchartrain.
| Eighth assessment district - Bounded
| above by st. Philip street, below by Espla-
| made street, and the limits of the Second
District, in front by the river bank and in