New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-21

April Il-To cash handed to B.
i. Flanders, Mayor. ......... 449 6s
SIS s35 70
Juue lf-By cash received from
e. Heath, Mayor. 81 GO 90
June l7-By coupons collected. 2,940 %
June l7-By sale of eight city
consolidated bonds, $1,000
eacn, at721i cents. seq CO
June l7-By sale of two city
soi6ated tbonds, $1,000 esch AN NJ
June I7-By sale of five city CON
sodated bonds, $1,000 each, ,o.o -
June l7-By sale Of thirteen city
consolidated bonds. 5000
each, et 81 cents. e,7lo 70
June l1-By sale of one city con-
solidated bond. slCto. at 10
june I7-By sale one city consol.
idsted bond, $1,000, at 10
June Fly sale of four City wv W
Railroad bonds. $1,000 each.
at 65 cents. 2620 co
juno l7-By sale of city seven
per cent bonds, $500 each, at
June fly sale Of city city money rnt. "
s35 IS at fifteen per cent. q IS
s2s.s25 a5
Contracts with Samuel Johnson
for building as. ium: -: $4,000 GO
Less paid him, hrsttand second
lnstallments and on account. 25,0tO 90 49, -
Contract with Wrede Selby
for gas pipe $50. -. 25cOo0
Less paid tnem on account. 1000 00
Due L. Pile, supervisor aud
architect. for contract on
S., 500 az five per cent. Abs co
$746?s 60
Due By city of New Orleans for
account herewith, cash June
81. le6S... SI.oov W
at seven Per cent. ........ . 1888 IS
1910. ..... .,. '' ,- s75,2ss IS
Casa hand. Observation-Disclosures. 449 IS
(SignedJ JOHN K. CONWAY.
Mayor and Trustee of Girod Fund.
Administrator Walton called up the ordi-
nance imposing q special police tax, and
moved to amend by striking out the word
thirteenth" of September, in the first sec
ton, and inserting in lieu thereof the word
1" thirtieth": also to amend by striking out
the words: land to pay any deficiency that
may exist in the means provided for the ap
pointment for the year 1862" IL the same
section.
The amendments were adopted.
Administrator West improvements NOV
ed that the third section, which is simple
repetition of a provision Of the charter, be
stricken out.
Adopted.
The ordinance then stood as follows:
An ordin ance leyying special tax of three
quarters of one per cent for Metropolitan
Police purposes.
Be it ordained by the Council Of the
city OF New Orleans
SECTION l. That in conformity to the
provisions and requirements of an act of
the Legislature, approved March s, 1869,
entitled Gan act to amend and reenact an
act entitled AN act to establish Metropoli-
tan Police District, and 70 provide for the
government thereof, approved September
IA. 1861" and.in order to provide the
means to pay and discharge the annual
estimate and apportionment, apportioned
and estimated against the city of New Or
leans by the Board of Metropolitan Police,
as board of estimate and appor-
tionment. as provided in the twenty
seventh section of said act, which appor-
tionment and estimate have been duly mott
fed to the city of New Orleans, wherein it
appears that the sum of seven hundred and
thousand one hundred and
thirteen dollars and ten cents is apportioned
and estimated as the amount due and to be
paid on account of the Board of Metropoli-
tan Police for the year ending on the thir-
Eieth day of September, A. D. 1870, by the
city OF New Orleans as it existed
Oh the first day of October, A. D.
1869, that there be ard hereby is as
,essed and levied q special tax of three
quarters of one per cent upon the
assessed value of all property within
the city Of New Orleans, both real and
personal. as valued and assessed in the as
,essment rolls OF property in the city
asst completed; provided that the special
AK authorised by this ordinance shall not
De levied upon any property situate or as
;essed within the limits of the late City of |
Jefferson, or that portion of the parish Of !
Orleans situated on the right bank of the |
river, or any portion of the ter |
'itory included within the present city of |
New Orleans upon which special tax for |
he same purpose has been levied during |
md for the current year.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC., |
That said special tax Of three quarters |
If one per cent levied by this ordi- |
nance is hereby declared to be due and ex- |
gible from and after the PRONUNCIATION of this |
ordinance; and that the Administrator of |
Public Accounts be and is hereby instructed |
% cause to be prepared and delivered to the |
of Finance, with the least |
possible delay, the special tax bills neces-
'ary for the enforcement and collection of |
said special tax; and that the Administrator
'f PUBLIC Accounts be and is hereby |
authorized to employ such additional |
;iericai force as may be necessary to accom-
pllsh the object of this ordinance; and, |
urther, that such sum of money as may be |
necessary therefor be and the same is here
~ appropriated for that purpose, to be paid |
rom the fund set apart as a contingent |
und.
The ordinance, as amended, was put upon
ts third reading.
The ayes and nays being called, the fol-
owing members voted:
Ayes: Administrators West, Shaw, Delas- |
ize, Emley, Pierce and Walton.
Nays: None.
The ordinance was declared adopted.
resolution, laid over from the last meet.
ng. requiring the acting officers appointed |
y the departments to give their bonds
eiore the City Notary, was laid over in
Administrator Emley (Commerce), called |
p the ordinance appointing inspectors of
Tood and coal, which he submitted in a
evised and amended form.
Mr.. Yves. moved that the amended ordi-
ance be spread upon the minutes and
rinted, and laid over.
Agreed to.
The amended ordinance was as follows:
Mr.. Emley offered this further ordinance,
hich was also laid over subject to call:
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
New Orleans, That the CITY be and