New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.

Mayor + lauutFe pTcSNluS, anu pToScue
Administrators Shaw, West, Walton, Lewis,
Delassize, Emley and BOnzano.
His honor handed in Bis credentials as
Mayor elect Referred to Mr.. Shaw, who
reported them correct, making motion
that he be invited to take his seat, Nr. Wal
ton having occupied the chair for the mo-
ment.
Mr.. Delassize made report in reference
to the action Of Judge Dibble in fitting up
the Eighth District Court room, without
reference to the Administrator of Public
Buildings. The report, deprecating Judge
Dibble's action, was adopted.
Administrator West informed the Council
of certain necessary clerical changes made
by him. Approved.
Mr.. Shaw offered the following, which
were read twice and laid over:
An ordinance levying a tax of three-quar-
quarters OF one per cent for Metropolitan
Police purposes.
WHEREAS, under authority of an act
of the Legislature, approved March ., 1868,
entitled IAN act to amend and re-enact an
act entitled an act to establish Metro
politan Police District, and to provide for
the government thereof, approved Septem-
Der II, 1861" the Board Of Commissioners
Of the Metropolitan Police District, con-
vened as Board of Estimate and AppOrtiOn-
ment, have made up and submitted to the
Mayor an estimate of the sums, re-
quired for the expenses of the said board
for the year ending the thirtieth of Septem-
ber, 1871, amounting to eight hundred and
nine thousand nine hundred and thirty.:wO
dollars and ffty-nine cents (SS09, SO! 59l, and
Whereas, Under authority of an act of the
Legislature, entitled " an act for the relief Of
the officers and members of the Metropoli-
tan Police" being No. y, of the session OF
1870, passed over the Governor 8
veto, the said Board of Commission
ers have assessed this city thirty per cent
on the amount of the warrants issued by
said board in their fiscal year eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine, said thirty per cent
amounting to u sum OF two hundred and
three thousand six hundred dollars and
sixty-tonr cents; and
Whereas. By said act of the Legislature,
approved March 8, 1869, the Council OF this
city is directed annually to order and cause
to be raised and collected by the tax upon
the estate, real and personal. subject to tax
alton according to law. the sums of mocey
as aforesaid annually estimated and appor-
toned as the share of this city of the total
expenses Of the Metropolitan Police district;
therefore,
BE it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That special tax Of three
quarters of one per cent be and is hereby
assessed Oh the real and personal property
as valued in the assessment rolls of this
aty, to be due and payable like the other
taxes of the city.
An ordinance fixing and assessing the rate
of taxation on the assessment rolls of
1870.
Be it ordained hy the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That in virtue Of para
graph twelve, of section twelve, and of sec
ton nineteen of the charter. the rate of tax
alton on the assessment rolls of 1870. paya-
BILE in 1871, be and is hereby fixed and as
sessed, as follows:
For the capital and interest of the consol.
idated loan, at the rate OF sixty-one and a
half f6l u cents OF every one hundred dol
lars of the assessed value of real property.
For the interest Oh the bonds issued for
subscription TO the stock OF the New Or
leans, jackson and Great Northern, and rlle
New Orleans, Opelousas and Great West
ern railroad, at the rate of twenty (20)
cents on every one hundred dollars of the
assessed value of real property.
For the capital and interest of the bonds
of the one million loan, now over due and
falling due in the year lS7l. at the rate Of
thirty-twO (32) cents on every one hundred
dollars of the assessed value Of the real and
personal property.
For the other liabilities and expenditures Of
the city, at the rate of sixty-one and a half
OILY cents on every one hundred dollars of
the assessed value Of real property, and
one hundred and forty-three cents Q43) on
every one hundred dollars of the assessed
value of the personal property.
An ordinance to impose and levy an annual
tax to establish the New Orleans Park. -
WHEREAS, BY section seven at an act of
the Legislature, entitled ''An act to establish
a public park for the city of New Orleans
and to provide means therefor" approved
March l6, 1870, it ia made obligatory, under
penalty, on the city Of New Orleans, to i'm
pose and levy for the purposes of said act,
an annual tax of one eighth of one per
cent on the assessed value of all the real,
personal and mixed property taxed by the
city for any other purpose; therefore
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That the said tax OF one
eighth of one per cent, be and is hereby i'm
posed and levied in obedience to the re-
quirements of said act.
A petition of citizens relative TO the fruit
market, Second District, was referred.
A petition from Messrs. Billings &
Hughes in reference to services rendered in
purchasing the Waterworks for the city,
was referred. The petitioners ask compen-
sation in $500.
A communication of the School Board was
referred.
A communication from Sheriff Sauvinet,
relative to collection Of taxes, was referred.
City Attorney George S. Lacey informed
the board that he had nominated the follow
ing gentlemen:
A. C. Lewis and H. II. Walsh
attorneys; Thomas j. Burke, chief clerk;
John B. Prague, assistant clerk.
The appointments lie over for one week
The proposition to sell piece of vacant
property fronting on Water, Delta and st.
Joseph streets to the Jackson Railroad Com
pany for ten thousand dollars, was read and
laid over. Referred to Administrator Of
Police.
BY Mr.. West:
An ordinance permitting steamboat men
to leave freight on the landing for forty
eight hours instead of twenty -four hours.
Lies over.
Administrator Lewis reported in favor of
removing furniture carts and other
nuisances on Camp street, from Poydras to
Gravier streets. He stated that he had in
structed the police to keep the carts off the
street. Approved.
The sum of sixty-eigbt dollars was voted
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