New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-08
such Office al Deputy Administrator could
be c1Dnted under the charter. *
The resolution for the payment of Eager,
Ellerman & Co., was adopted.
By Mr.. Walton:

1910. }
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
Report of tho Administrator of Finance
on the petition Of the Southern Paving
Company, asking to be released from the
tax of 1869
They ask relief on the ground that the
company did not possess a capital Of twenty
thousand dollars in the year 1869, and
their request is supported by the affidavit of
their secretary. ''That during the year
1862 the said company did not possess in it's
own right capital of twenty thousand dol
lars, but on the contrary did not possess any
capital. That the Indebtedness Of the said
company exceeded its assets
This would seem to be satisfactory, but
when consider the intense vitality of this
company, which has compelled the city to
incur very large expense in doing work
on st. Charles street, which is of very doubt
full permanent utility to anybody except
the company. l am compelled to s!ar.bt its
insolvency, and without undertaking to de-
eide between the affidavit on the one hand,
and the activity of the company on the
other, respectfully ask to be relieved from
the further consideration OF the subject.
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator.
The report was received. and the Admin
istrator relieved as requested.
Mr.. Delassize called up the resolution ap-
propriating twenty thousand dollars Tor the
repairs of the public schools.
MI Shaw moved an amendment to reduce
the amount to ten thousand dollars, leav-
ing the Administrator to ask for a further
amount if it were needed.
The amendment was accepted, and, as
amended, the resolution was carried.
BY Mr.. Pierce:
DEPARTMENT on PoLICE, }
September 6, 1870.
To the CITY Council of New Orleans:
The petition of J. K. Hutchinson, OF An
gust %. referred by the Council to me at It's
last regular meeting, sets forth the follow
inc facts: That the petitioner performed the
services of Supervisor of Public Schools for
that mart of New Orleans lately Jefferson
Civ. from the fifteenth day of March to the
nineteenth day of May, 1870, two months
and four days. that his bill for the same at
one hundred and fifty dollars Sl3O) per
month, amounting to three hundred and
twenty dollars t$320), has been approved by
the Board of School Directors, and he asks
the Council to make an appropriation to
pay the same.
From the papers placed in my hands, it is
clear that the petitioner was not relieved
from duty before the time claimed. 1t Is
furthermore my opinion that the City Board
of Directors assumed control of these
schools as soon rs could he reasonably OK
pected, and that the bill of petitioner should
be paid.
| therefore recommend the adoption OF
the accompanying resolution.
l.. w. PIERCE, Administrator.
Resolred, That the Administrator OF Pub
lie Accounts be and he is hereby authorized
to warrant on the Department of Finance
for the sum of three hundred and twenty
(S320) dollars, in favor of J. K. Hutchinson,
for two months and four days services as
Supervisor of Public Schools in the Sixth
District tlate City of Jetferson), being from
the fifteenth day of March to the nineteenth
day of MAY, 1870, at the rate of one hundred
and fifty ($l50l dollars per month.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Pierce:
An ordinance to amend an ordinance en-
titled .An ordinance defining the duties
of the Department of Police. and effect
ing its organization, adopted May "a
1870.
Be it ordained, etc, That so much OF
section five OF an ordinance entitled IAN
| ordinance defining the duties of the De
| patment Of Police. and etfecting its organ
| ization," as reads: zone night Waterman
with salary of three hundred and sixty
dollars and "One gatekeeper, with "A
salary of three hundred dollars per annum,
| he and the same is hereby appended so as
| to read: One night Waterman, with an
annual salary of four hundred and eighty
dollars, and one gatekeeper, with an ANIMAL
salary of four hundred and eighty dollars
| Adopted
Mr. Bonzano in the chair.
BY Mr.. Emley:
DEPARTMENT op COMMERCE. /
September 8, 1870.
| To the City Council of New Orleans.
| On the petition of Thomas Roose, asking
| permission to keep a soda water and CAKE
| stand on the levee, at the head of Custom
! house street l report favorably. and re
| spectfully recommend the adoption OF the
accompanying resolution.
S. G. EMLEY, Administrator.
| Resolred, That permission is hereby
| granted to Thomas ROoSe to erect and keel
| a soda water and cake stand on the levee
| at the head of CustomhOuse street, at sucf
! place as shall not interfere with commerce
! subject to removal at any time
Adopted.
On the petition of the Southern Cotton
Press for relief from taxation, the reference
of which petition. on motion OF Mr.. Bon
zano, had last week been transferred from
| the Department of Assessments 10 the DE
partment Of Commerce, Mr.. Emley reported
as follows:
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
September /, 1870
| To the City Council of New Orleans:
| have considered the petition of thu
| Southern Cotton Press Company, asking fo
relief from taxes for the year 1864, togethel
with the papers submitted Herewith to Thu
\ Nd Il Of afn 70
| ports in this case from the Department o
| Assessments and from the law branch of thu
city government. The Department Of As
sessments reports unfavorably to the peti
| TONERS. The law department reports, first
under Mr.. j. X. Beckwith. City Attorney
and, second. under Mr. George S. Lacey
City Attorney. The former reports that i
the facts are as stated, the case is one ''tha
addresses itself strongly to the considera
ton of the Council, and on which it seem
lust that some relief should be granted
but he fails to state his opinion Of the cas-
under the law. The latter, Mr.. Lacey
makes his report, stating nothing positive a
to the law in the case, but expresses SOM
doubts.
After passing through the proper depart
| ments for examination, this case IS referred
| to this department This appeal Woul'
seem to imply desire to reach a hlghe
| tribunal.
Inasmuch as this case is one O
law strictly. and as l have no right to pre-
sumo that the petitioners would accept an
relief not clearly given them by the law,
respectfully suggest that the case shoul
have been distinctly reported on by the Law
branch of the city government. However
l have the honor to submit herewith a reso
| luton for the consideration of the Council
which was furnished to me, which,
adopted, will relieve this Council of cas-
of no little perplexity.
S. c. EMLEY, Administrator.