New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-10

the city was suing exclusive of tax suits)
was one hundred and thirty-eight thousand
nine hundred and sixty-three dollars and
twenty-three cents $685. 1868 23). The num-
Der of suits put at issue by the city was
eighty-one; the number Of suits at issue by
other parties against the city was one hum
dred and seventy nine.
The City Attorney also enclosed the fol-
lowing List of cases pending in minor courts:
Statement of City Attorney of causes pend
! ing before Justices of the Peace and Re-
| cOrders, October ! 1870.
| No. 45S5, Third Justices Court-P. D.
Monaghan VS.. city of New Orleans; suit to
recover 500 salary, in Department OF In
No. 45S6, Third Justices Court-P. O..
Monaghan VS.. city of New Orleans; suit to
recover 500, salary in Department OF I'm
| provements; pending.
No. 1913, First Justices COurt-G. w.
| Avery vs. city Of New Orleans; suit to re-
cover SO, Sheritfs costs; pending.
| No. 6O86, First Justices Court-G. W..
| Avery vs. city of New Orleans; suit TO re-
cover 81, Sheriffs costs; pending.
| No. 6O84, First Justices Court-G W..
I Avery VS.. Police jury, parish OF Orleans.
| ana CITY OF New OTlcdus. Sui. W icto'Ci w
Sheriff7s costs; pending.
| No. 6OS5, First Justices Court-G. w.
| Avery VS.. Police Jury. parish of Orleans,
right bank; suit to recover $3, Sheriff's
costs; pending.
| No. 3el, Eighth Justices Court-George
Jacobshagen vs.. John Moylan and city OF
New Orleans; suit for nuility Of Judgment;
pending.
Second District Recorders Court-State
vs. j. Il. Cross; violating city ordinances;
GEORGE 5. LACEY,
City Attorney.
The report and the accompanying state
| ments were ordered 30 be printed and re-
ferred TO the Mayor
New Ordinances, etc.
| BY Mr.. Shaw:
| An ordinance providing for the registering
Of blue Metropolitan warrants.
SECTION l. Re it ordained by the Council
of the city Of New Orleans, That the Adj
| ministratOr Of Public Accounts be empOw-
cred and required to call upon all holders
of blue Metropolitan warrants to come for
ward and exhibit the same to the Admins
| traitor of Public Accounts, for the purpose
of having them identified, registered and
audited as receivable for taxes:
SEQ. 9. BE it further ordained, etc, That
the Administrator of Public Accounts shall
| examine said warrants, and such as he shall
find to be genuine and not to have been at
any previous time paid or received for
taxes he shall register in book or books.
| opened for the purpose and mark said war
rants as registered with the folio or page.
The packages shall be examined in the
order in which they are received. and re-
turned to the holders or owners; and those
= registered under this ordinance shall be re-
l. l. s., <o< to nnyf nt ha
difference between the assessments OF the
Metropolitan Board for the time previous
to and ending September 80, 1869, and the
cash paid and realized for bonds in settle
ment of said assessments. And no mark or
registry shall be taken or construed a.
binding the city to receive such warrants
to any greater amount.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the Administrator of Finance shall receive
such registered warrants in payment OF
taxes and interest due the city. except the
| Consolidated bond, the Railroad and City
Park taxes and he NAV direct the Sheriff
| to receive such warrants for writs in eXecu
ton for taxes; provided. daily reports shall
be made to the Administrator of Accounts
of blue Police Metropolitan warrants by the
Administrator of Finance and the Sheriff I'M
der his direction. specifying the Numbers
| and amounts of the warrants and the bill OF
case for or in which they are received: and
provided further, that precedence shall be
given in the order of their tender for pay
ment, and so soon as the amount due by the
city as recognized under section two of this
ordinance has been rendered and received
the Administrator of Finance shall dlscon
tinue to receive the same. and also instruct
the Sheriff accordingly.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, etc. Tha,
such warrants, ii any, rs the Administrator
of Public Accounts shall find to be fraudu
lent or spurious. or to have been previously
paid or received for taxes, shall not bt
registered or received for taxes The AID
ministrator Of Public Accounts shall make
no mark or entry thereon, but shall make &
strict note Of the contents and description
of such warrants, in BOOK kept separated
| for that purpose
Laid over to be printe1.
! By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for receiving jury
warrants in payment for taxes.
Be it ordained by the Council of the cit,
of New Orleans. That from and after th'
passage of this ordinance warrants Tor pay
of jurors of the First District Court shall
be audited and allowed IN ToyInent OF taxes
in the following manner: Upon the Same
being presented to the Administrator o
Public Accounts, with a statement OF wha
tax bill or suit they are offered III settle
ment of, he shall. if he find the same correct
issue his warrant authorizing the Admins
traitor of Accounts or Sheriff to receive tn,
same in settlement of such bill or suit. eX
elusive of Consolidated bond, one millior
loan, and City Park ia xes; and he shall -
mark the jury warrants as to identify then
with his warrant aforesaid.
Laid over to be printed.
By Mr.. West:
WHEREAS, The proper legal time havin.
expired, and no legal objection having beeI
made, and the petition having been pup
lished in the official journal for and durin.
the time prescribed BY law: therefore, be j
Resolred, That the Mayor be, and he L
hereby authorized and directed to ente
into contract ON behalf of the city, per no
tariaI act before the City Notary. witt
Messrs Page & Co.. for laying ''Byrnes I'm
proved Concrete Banquetting' on the nortl
side of st. Charles avenue, between Stat
and Toledano streets, for the sum and price
, of one dollar ($l) per square yard, the sal,
service being pursuant 10 request OF petl
TONERS.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. West:
WHEREAS. The proper legal time havin
expired and no legal objection having bee
made and the petition having been pub
lshed in the official journal for and durin
the time prescribed by law; therefore DC
Rcsolced, That the Administrator of In
provements be and he is hereby authorizes
and directed to advertise for proposals TO
north side of St. Charles avenue, betwec
State and TOledanO streets, being in accord
ance with request Of petitioners.
, Adopted.
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