New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-16

District Court 10 iayoes q the city 10 city
money case. This judgment. understand.
h1tt6N 1thaaps SeseS gqpectal reeeooe
Other. than "cynsidering the Law and the
stioence, "of s04s Az 70 tAat edscts Or
sending 70 court lesf1sd- that the papers
Hof the case were temporarily Withdrawal
The cAss y now on appeal. !. -.
Ihsss siseomstencss made i imRSOpss rs IS
my, statement as = debt, and g part OF the
floating debt. The opinion Of the Mayor,
whose approval was essential TO my state >
ment, was also with mine, TO the effect thse
the city money shonld Be Classified and re-
ported to the CouociI, With showing Of
the several issues, and tnetr authority OF
wSnt Of authority, unless the Council should
otherwise order. l-lA'@ =
the money q he Bank 81 Nen Orleans, Who
reported that II was impfActicabl to classify
the money until coussed, ana such was the
dilspidated, damp and greasy condition of
the city issues, that the process of counting
vas slow.
Full reflection constrains me to recon-
mend that the classifying of the issues be
dispensed With. It will take time and entail
expense. Though one judgment has gone
y favor Of the city. others have gone sgsinst
1t. Even II the former be affirmed. the Ques.
ton Of equity and good faith will stare US
again In the lace. I am not sa FED that
there has been any issue Of city money with
out some form Of value to the city The issues
passed freely among all classes of our p0pu-
lation, rich and poor. end into and out Of
the city treasury, without any warning from
the successive city administrations that they
would not be recognized.
Under these circumstances. recommend
that authority be given me to place the city
money which has been presented ~ part Of
the floating debt, 1t oncs and without dis:
elimination of issues upon the statement Of
the Administrator of the Floating Debt.
"#' TOT sfRFa ALFRED SHAW, fsH-
Administrator of Public Accounts.
Mr.. Shaw stated that the Council, he be-
heved, we're familiar with the recommended
tons Of the report, and he moved its
adoption. '-'. 90 cans -'ei ''''''
Mr.. West seconded the motion, which was
carried. 5A1~' SO
Mr.. Shaw offered the fnllcwing amended
ordinance to be printed and laid over:
An ordinance providing for the alteration
and division Of tax receipts.
wHERrAs, Inconvenience is incurred
BY taxpayers by reason Of assessing in block
several lots located in the same square, and
it occurring frequently that aiter the COM
pletion Of the .asseesment roll property 90
assessed Is divided by transfer,
Be 1t ordained, That, upon applica.
ton OF any party 70 . transfer or sale OF
portion OF real estate on which the assess-
ment was made In block, u shall be the
examine the factx and pass upon the sppli-
cation, and without any unnecessary delay.
assess separately the various portions Of the
property 20 divided, and to notify the Ad.
ministrstor Of Public Accounts OF such
division of the assessment, who thereupon
shall cause to be made new tax receipts, IN
accordance with such division, which shall
bear the came number - the originals. But
in no case shall the divided assessments ex.
coed OF be lees than the assessment made In
block. -.s-
Be it further ordained, That the Admins
traitors of Finance and of Public Accounts
be and are hereby authorized, jointly, in
cases where property has not been assessed
in block, to divide any tax receipt into two
or more, at the request of any person In
terested; provided tnat each Of the new re.
ceipts shall bear the same number a. the
original. s.~ - y
Tue reconsideration of the ordinance con-
tinuirg ten per cent interest on the ten per
cent bonds was postponed till next meeting.
on motion of Mr.. Shaw. ere .91& Z r
A. w. Bosworth and Waterworks Com
missioners' account for eighty-seven thou.
sand dollars, was laid over indefinitely.
Mr.. Emley, in calling up the annexed
ordinance, said its passage had been urged
~ q number of wood dealers, and it seemed
to the Administrator of Commerce that il
they were to have any wood and coal regu'
lations at all, some such ordinance as thii
was necessary: .. a,.r A.,
An ordinance to amend an ordinance divid-
ing the city into two wood and coal divl-
sions, ETC., adopted April %, 1870.
Be II ordained by the Council of the city
Of New Orleans, That an ordinance dividing
the city into two wood and coal Divisions
etc.. No. 80. Administration Series, adopted
April %, 1870, be, and hereby is, 80 amended
as to require all fire wood br9ught to tnis
market and offered for sale in lots, at whole
sale, to be inspected and measured by the
inspectors or Assistant Inspectors Of WOOD
and Coal, and for 80 inspecting and meas
uring such wood in lots, said inspector!
shall be entitled to receive from the seller o.
such wood a fee of five cents per cord wheL
the quantity shall exceed ten cords, anc
when under ten cords fee Of ten cents pei
cord, and said inspector shall issue his Ger
/ tlQCAle VI euCu luSpCCtlVu 6uO A2CoSuA SuASu
| to the vendor of such wood.
Be it further ordained, That any person
who shall be guilty of violating the provi
sions Of this amendment shall be liable Z
prosecution and to the penalties az set fOrtf
| in section nine of said ordinance, hereby
amended.
This amendment to take effect from ani
after its adoption. .--
The ordinance was adopted. r.s
The next question on the calendar W.
Mr.. Pierce's amended dog ordinance. 1t wa
taken up section by section. the title ant
first section being read as follows:
An ordinance fixing . tax upon dogs.
SECTION l. Be it ordained, etc., That here
after all owners or keepers OF dogs shall b.
required to pay to the Department o
Finance the sum of two dollars per year o.
a license on each and every dog owned o.
kept by them, said license to be issued b.
| administrator Of said department.
Mr.. Delassize moved to reduce the tax t
one dollar. s-s. 1851
Mr.. Bonzano seconded the motion.
Mr.. West asked if the tax was designed
for public protection or for revenue.
Mr.. Pierce said for public protection. HI
had consulted with the Department Q
Finance, and it was suggested that II tn
ordinance passed. licenses for the remain
ing halt of the year should be issued at hal
price, namely, dollar.
Theyeas and nays were called on the sec
ton. Mr.. Delassize voted nay; the rest o
the Council yea.
The section was carried.
The next section was read as follows:
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC., Tina