New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-27

of seven dollars and thirty-tive cents errone-
ously paid. +. DAUBERT.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
October 25, 1870.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
| have examined this case. The facts
stated are true, and | recommend the adop-
ton of the accompanying resolution.
JOHN S. WALTON. Administrator.
Resolred. That the sum of seven dollars
and thirty-tive cents 81 35) be refunded TO
+. Daubert for taxes and costs for 1860.
paid by him ON property i'll Third District,
square 1893, enormously assessed i'll the
name of Robert Clannon.
Reports on Unfinished Business.
BY Mr.. Walton:
DEPARTMENT OF FrsAScr,
October 25 1870
To the City Council of New Orleans
On the ninth of August last the Council
referred 10 me an ordinance authorizing the
Administrator OF Finance 70 make settle
ment with George Herbert, late Treasurer,
right bank.
Mr.. Herbert proposes TO settle his ac-
counts as Treasurer by transfer of parish
and Metropolitan Police warrants. which he
has received from tax collectors by anthor-
Try Of resolutions adopted by the late Police
Jury of the parish of Orleans. right bank.
by him. find Metropolitan Police warrants
issued tor the parish OF ST. Bernard to the
amount OF five hundred ana 1iftv-tour dol
lars and twentv-one cents. The State laws
making Metropolitan Police warrants re-
eeivabe by parish and municipal treasurers
for taxes do not, in my opinion direct those
officers to receive such warrants iuCiiScrini-
nately. hut only those that were issued Tor
the police service Of their respective par
r
had no right to receive st. Bernard war
rants for parish of Orleans taxes, and |.
therefore. recommend that the City Attor
nev be requested TO commence proceedings
against the securities of Mr.. George Her
bert. late Treasurer of the parish OF Orleans,
right bank, for the recovery of the deficit
in his accounts. viz: Five hundred and fifty
four dollars and twenty-one cents, he hay
ing refused to pay that amount when de
manded of him 10y the Administrator OF
Finance.
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator.
Adopted.
Mr.. Walton also presented the following
report on matter jointly referred to the
Mayor and himself:
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, I
October Is, 1870.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
A petition from John G. Roche. Coroner
asking this Council to take action on his
claims against the city was referred to me
on the eleventh of October.
As the claims of Mr.. Roche are already in
the hands OF an administrator. it is doubtful
whether it is entirely respectful in ne to pass
upon them. but as this petition was referred
to me by the Council, | respectfully report
that from the information | have been able
to obtain. there have been great Irregular
ties III the accounts heretofore rendered by
the Coroners against the city. Those Off
GERS are authorized to hold inqucsts only in
cases where they have reason to suspect
that the person whose body they shall have
been called to view came to his death by
violent means lsee page l3l. LeOvy'S and
LuzenburgS Digest. section seven). But
these accounts have included large numbers
OF inqucsts held upon persons who died
from ordinary diseases, and it is rumored
that inquests have been even held upon the
bodies of persons who died OF fever under
the treatment of the Coroner himself
The practice under our predecessors
seems to have been to pay these officers
without question, and it would seem as il
the larger the bill the better was the chance
of getting it passed. There are some parties
who have dealings with the city, who still
seem to think that the same practice can be
carried on under this administration.
propose to dispel that delusion, and, there
fore recommend that tile claims of the
Coroners, as well as all other exorbitant
bills. he reduced to the minimum allowed
by law. and that all persons who are dis
satisfied with the offer of payment on such
basis. be referred to the courts for redress
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrators
the report.
Mr.. West asked in what condition that
would leave the Coroner's claims
The Mayor replied, in the hands of the
Administrator of Accounts. with a report
against them. They could not be settled
without further action Of the Council.
AIr. Pierce explained that the part he had
taken in the matter was this: When the
claims were referred to him, proposition
was made by one Of the Coroners to settle
by making a reduction of twenty-five per
cent on the account He had submitted
this proposition to the Council in committee
and, finding they did not think well of it.
had made no report upon the matter
The report was adopted.
Mr. Walton called up the appropriation
of $1,000 for printing the levee bonds, which
was finally adopted.
By Dir. West:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
October a. 1870.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
The undersigned respectfully reports upon
the claim of l.. Leon Bernard, transferred
by his Honor the Mayor to this department,
as being claim for drainage work not yet
performed.
The expenditure Of the sum asked for,