New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-05

tor, administrator, tutor Or IN any other re
pFesenta,ive capacity, both as to amour
and actual cash value at the date OF this Ger
tiicate.
dated New Orleans, ----, 1877"
SEC. II. Be it further ordained, etc, Tha'
the Administrator of Assessments shall nav
power, in any particular case when he may
deem it proper, to deliver to any person OF
persons more particular aud definite ques
tions, either written or printed, touching
| any matter relating to any taxable property
which he may believe, or have reason to be-
lieve is in the possession OR under the con
troll of such person or persO0s; and 1t shall
be the duty OF such person or persons to make
full, true and comp etc answer to all OF the
questions so ~propounded to her, him, OF
them, within ten days after the personal
service thereof or the delivery Of such
written or printed notice and demand
either at the place of business or residence
of such person; and if any person shall will
fully neglect or refuse TO make the state
ment and answer the inquiries as required
by this ordinance, or shall willful!y make
any false and untrue statement or
untrue return relative to the amount or
value of any taxable property or income
owned by, or in his or her possession, with
intent to deceive, or prevent Or render diff
hcult a just, true and proper vaiuati5n and
assessment of any property or income liable
to taxation for municipal purposes, such
person shall, upon conviction, be liable to a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
Imprisonment for a time not exceeding one
calendar month; and a copy Of this section
shall be printed on the back OF all notices
served upon any person for the purpose of
obtaining a statement OF properly or income.
SEC. u Be II further ordained, etc. That
no license shall be issued or delivered to any
person pursuing any profession. trade, oc-
cupation or calling in the city of New Or
leans until the amount of tax due therefor
shall have been assessed and determined by
the Department of Assessments. aud no
license shall be of any effect or avail in the
hands OF any person, nor shall the same be
issued or delivered to any person until the
same shall have been first counterslgned by
the Administrator OF Assessments or some
person for him. duly authorized by him for
that purpose, and duly registered, together
with the amount paid and received there
for, the name and profession. trade or call
ing of the person to whom the same is
issued in the books and records of the De.
partment Of Assessments. And nc tax bill
or receipt for taxes paid shall be of any
effect, or be collected or put in suit until the
same shall have been countersigned by the
Administrator of Assessments, or some per-
son for him, duly authorized by him for that
purpose. And it is hereby made the duty OF
the administrator Of Assessments TO keep in
his department, a full register list and de-
scription Of all tax bills or receipts so coun.
tersigned by him. or in ais department,
which register shall show from whom such
tax is due, or received, whether on account
OF real estate Or personal property, and the
amount due on account of each tax bill so
countersisned and registered.
SEC. Is. Be it further ordained, etc, That
this ordinance take effect and be IN force
from and after the date Of its adoption and
PRONUNCIATION in the official journal Of the
City.
Administrator Finley offered the sub.
Joined:
An ordinance with regard to the tax bills of
1869.
Be it ordained by the Council of the CITY
of New Orleans, That as soon as the tax
bills predicated upon the assessment Of the
year 1859 are comEleted the same shall be
delivered to the Administrator of Assess
ments, IN order that he may eountersign and
register the same as required by existing or
proposed ordinances. in order to perfect
and complete the records Of his department,
and that as 500 as the same shall nave
been go countersigned and registered, the
Administrator OF Assessments shall return
the same to the Administrator of Public
Accounts for collection. III the manner pro-
vided by law; and that this ordinance take
effect aud be IN force from after its
adoption and promu CATION.
The ordinance was ordered to be printed
and laid over.
Administrator West called up his rapo-.
the question OF the Nlcolson pavement
on St. Charles street, and moved tina. t be
printed in the oaicia! journal SO as to give
members al opportunity CT coming 10 q
conclusion on the subject.
Carried.
The report was as follows:
Department OF IMPROVEMENTS,
City OF New Orleans. May !, leo.
To the Honorable Council Of the City OF New
The undersigned has had under c~onsidera-
ton the petition OF property holders on St.
Charles street, TO cancel the contract with
the Southern Paving Company for paving
st. Charles street, and respectfully reports
as follows:
Petitioners state that the Paving Company
not complied with their contract.
This question was referred to the City At.
torneY, and his report, appended hereto,
marked B. states shat in my opinion an
attempt to place the contractor in default
and annul the contract, would involve the
city in litigation, ETC., which would doubtless
result III a judgment against the city" 1t is
for the Council TO determine whether this
opinion is to be conclusive on the subject.
The second reason of the petitioners, eviz:
q the law Tor paving streets has been
materially changed under the new CITY
This argument should not have
weight, unless it should be taken for
granted that had the law been changed
against the interest of the petitioners, they
would have asked for q new contract in
volying an outlay by them.
1t Is believed that this contract is an IN
fortunate one for the city and the property
holders.
First-It was entered into at a time
when the city Indebtedness was a. discount
OF twenty-five per cent.
SecoEd-lt is made with a company whose
work on the upper portion Of St. Charles
avenue IS rotting within three years OF being
completed, and promises TO be nearly use
at no distant period.
The specifications for the new work are
much better, the material to be used is
and an improved pavement should
result; but in a work involving SO large an
outlay, and covering what promises to be
the finest avenue in the city, it is much to
be regretted that the city should not be at
liberty to make better arrangements.
Third. The cost to the city G~ndependent OF
the one third expense paid by property hold
ers on the line of the work will, at a rough
estimate, be $500 600. The means of meet
ing such an amount do not seem TO be avail
able at present.
The undersigned reports against the prayer
OF the petitioners for the cancellation OF the
Appended hereto, and marked C, is the
application Of the Southern Paving Com
pany, asking for lines and grades, in order
they may commence work on St.
street. The instructions OF the
are respectfully requested, as the
Undersigned is unwilling to act without