New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-03

to 30, supposed to be in square eighteen or
332 fourteenth assessment district, Late City
of Jefferson, as said lots, so assessed, do not
exist.
H. BONZANO, Administrator.
Report by the Administrator of Assess
ments on the petition of Mathew HOdkin-
son, No. AZ Commerce street, third assess
ment district.
DEPARTMENT OF AssBssNnNrs,l
October 81 1870.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
Petitioner made return for 1S69-capital
$1,000, and furniture $500. He has by some
means been assessed for $4,000 capital, and
he asks that the assessment may be reduced
to the correct amount, as returned by him.
After investigation, l am satisfied the as
sessment of $4,000 is wrong. l therefore
recommend that the prayer Of the petitioner
be granted, and offer the annexed resolu-
| ton:
Resolrcd, That the Administrator of Pub
Lie Accounts be and is hereby authorized to
furnish the Administrator of Finance with a
corrected tax bill for 1869, against Mathew
HodkinsOn, assessing him with $1,000 capt.
tai and $500 furniture, in lieu of the errO-
neous amount of $4,000 capital.
H. BONZANO, Administrator.
Report by the Administrator Of Assess
ments, on the petition of o. Carrier, one
of the late firm Of Carrier & Logan,
grOcers, corner Old Levee and Bienyille
streets, sixth assessment district
DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS,
October 81, 1870.
To the City Council of New Orleans
Petitioner sets forth that the firm of Car
rier and Logan was dissolved In December
1868, and during the year 1869, had no capl-
al taH in nnVartbnleSS
find they have been assessed for that year,
as shown by tax bill 1852 on capital, etc. to
the amount Of $40, 49, and ask to have the
tax bill Cancelled.
recommend relief, and offer the annexed
resolution:
Resolred, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts be and is hereby authorized to
cancel tax bill No. 1852, amounting to
$24l 06, for the year 1869, against Carrier
Il Logan said firm having discontinued
business in December, 1863
II. BONZANO, Administrator.
Report by the Administrator of Assess
ments in the application of Sheriff Max
we'll asking for relief from taxes. in be-
half of the orphans of the late Martin Z.
DevereuX.
DEPARTMENT OF AssEssMsSTs,
October ii, 1870. }
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The Sheriff, Thomas L.. Maxwell, Esq,
reports that the orphans of the late Martin
c. Devereux, are worthy objects tor the
! charitable consideration of this Council,
| and warmly recommends that the wClts OF
execution against the estate OF said Deye-
| reux be quashed, that the estate and or
phans be relieved of the payment OF take }
| for 1868 and 1864, amounting to 1916, and
the Judgment Cancelled and annuled.
The Sheriff explains that he is authorized
and invited by resolution of the old Finance
| Board. to report cases of distress, and sub
| nit the facts, together with appropriate re-
concentrations for the consideration OF the
Council.
He also generously sets forth that he him
self is willing to waive all claims for com
pensation due him in the premises.
l have examined the records of the Late
Finance Committee, and was pleased to
find the resolution OF record the more so as
it breathes a spirit of religion and plous
ma gnanimity which scarcely any one would
have looked for
The Sheriff is good officer, who. | find.
| has the collection of taxes much at heart.
| He is careful in matters concerning the IN
! terests of the city, a fact amply demon
| strated by his record, and this is. in fact, the
| first and only instance in which he inter-
| cedes.
| think. under the circumstances. his
| prayer i'll behalf of the orphans should be
| heard and relief granted | therefore offer
| the annexed resolution
! Resolred. That the Administrators OF FL
nance and Public Accounts are hereby au-
| thorized TO cancel the judgment rendered
| in favor of the city in the Second and Third
| District Courts, against N. {. DeyereuX,
| for the taxes of 1863 and 1864. suits 1877
| and %. to the extent of aud amounting
to S504 50. exclusive of costs o. court
| and Sherif's fees.
H. BONZANO. Administrator.
New Ordinances.
| Bv Mr.. West:
| WHEREAS an election for State parish and
municipal officers il now about to be held
in the city of New Orleans, and
| Whereas. by article ten Of the twelfth
section OF the city charter power IS con
| ferred on the Council "to regulate houses
| of public entertainment and shops for re
failing liquors, and to order the same to be
| closed whenever the public safety and tran
quility shall require it."
! Be it resolved by the Council of the city
of New Orleans. That all bar rooms and othel
places for retailing liquors be closed from
midnight of Sunday. November +. 1870, t
nine p. NJ on Monday, November Z, 1870
and that failure to comply with the pro
visions of this resolution shall work a for
fixture of the license Of the offending bal
| room.
Adopted
Mr. Bonzano offered the following ordi
nance, which was laid over to be printed:
Be it ordained by the Council of the cit,
of New Orleans: SECTION |. That from an,
after the adoption of this ordinance it i
hereby made the duty of the Administrato
| of Finance to procure, at the expense o
! no oIty
size, 50 constructed as to stamp the devlc
and words hereinafter set FORTH in plain
legible and distinct raised letters on paper
without the use of ink in such manner tina
the same can not be obiterated or removed
without the destruction OF the paper upo1
which the same is impressed, which SAT-
| STAMP shall bear the following inscription
Upon the outer circle the words Office o
Administrator of Finance, New Orleans;
and within said outside circle or device tn
following inscription in plain legible letters
Received in payment of taxes ami dues
1870" And on the first day OF January o
each succeeding year the said Administrato
shall cause the date of said inscription to b
so changed as to indicate the currens year
SEC. .. Be it further ordained, That
shall be, and is hereby made the duty o
the Administrator of Finance, and of al
his subordinates. whenever any police wal
rant Jury warrant, or any voucher or eel
titicate Of any character, which by law nov
in force. or which may hereafter be in force
the city is compelled to accept, and receiv
in payment of taxes or other dues, shall b
rendered in payment of any tax or debt Ola
the city to carefully examine the same, an
if found to be i'll all respects free fror
doubt or suspicion of error, or fraud. and i
case the same be accepted. and received. t
Immediately in the presence of the perso
or persons delivering the same, cause to b
impressed ON each and every document @
voucher so received full, distinct, an