New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-12

The section as amended was then
adopted as section eleven.
Section thirteen was read and adopted
as section twelve.
Section fourteen was read and adopted
as section thirteen.
Section fifteen was read.
Mr.. Campbell moved to insert after the
word ''of," in line four, the words "this
State or Of
Adopted.
The section, as amended, Was then
adopted as section fourteen.
| Section sixteen was read as section if
teen; seventeen as sixteen; eighteen as
seventeen; nineteen as eighteen; twenty
as nineteen; twenty-one as twenty;
twenty-five as twenty-one; twenty-three as
twenty-five, and adopted accordingly.
Section twenty-four was read as section
twenty-three.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following sub
stitute therefor:
Section twenty four, House bill No. 1872
| (city charter:
Be it further enacted. That the City
Council shall, whenever it may deem it to
| the public interest, by ordinance Fprovide
for the paving, repaving, grading, re-
| grading, repairing, opening or widening of
any street or streets, or any parts thereof,
by contract or otherwise; provided, that
whenever majority of the owners of the
running feet OF real property, situated On
any street, shall petition for the paving or
| repaving or repairing OF such street, it is
hereby made the duty OF the Council to
cause the said street to be so paved, repaved
or repaired by contract or otherwise and the
expense of the improvements made, as pro-
| vided in this section or section
twenty-four of this act, shall DE assessed
and be a lien upon the property benefited
thereby, in proportion to the amount of
| such benefit, whenever the expense shall
exceed the amount oftwo hundred and fifty
| dollars, and In all other cases shall be d
general city charge.
1t is further provided that no contract
| shall be made for work the expense of which
1 shall exceed two hundred and fifty dollars,
unless advertisements for proposals for
doing such work shall be made in the official
| journal, for at least five days; and in each
case the contract shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder whose proposal
| shall, in the judgment of said Council be
l
shall give satisfactory security; and provid-
ed, further, that whenever the City Council
desires to use any particular patented pave
ment for the purpose OF paving or improving
the streets or any parts Of streets of said
city, the Council is hereby authorized by
resolution or ordi finance to fix the price to
be paid for such pavement, and to let the
same under contract to the licensees or as
| signs of said patented pavements. The Ad-
ministrator of Public Accounts is hereby gu.
thOriZed and directed to pay the contractor
| or his assigns at least twice month, as the
| work progresses, for such improvements as
are made by contract, ninety per cent of
the estimated valu of the work. aCtuallye
| done until the same shall have been COM
pleted, such estimate to be made by the
| City Surveyor, and upon the final compile
tion of any contract to the satisfaction of
| the City Surveyor, and the fling of GER
| tiicate accepting the same, the Admins
| traitor of Public Accounts shall, within ten
days thereafter, pay to the contractor or his
assigns the balance due on said contract.
For the purpose of furnishing the necessary
| funds required to make payment for the i'm.
provements which may be ordered under
the provisions Of this section and section
twenty-four (24) of this ac:, the Council is
hereby authorized and directed from time to
time, as msy be necessary, to issue assess
ment bonds, payable at the expiration of
| ten years, with interest not exceeding eight
per cent per annum. payable semi. annually
in the city of New York or New Orleans, at
the option of the holder, which bonds shall
be sold in such manner as the CouHcil may
| direct, and the proceeds used for the pay.
ment of the expenses of improvements
made, according to the foregoing pro-
| visions, and for no other purpose.
1t shall be the duty of the Administrator
of Public Accounts of said city to keep an
| of
the provisions of this section, and he
| shall make detailed accounts to the Council
| of said City annually, and Ottener, if so re-
CURED of the whole amount of assessments,
| bonds issued, and the amount of assess
ments remaining unpaid It the time of this
| said request.
Before any work on the improvements pro-
| vided for in this section shall be done, or
| contract for doing shall be executed, the
Council shall fix limit or district of as
sessment, beyond which no assessment
shall be made tor the payment of the eX-
| penses of such improvements, and the COun-
| Gil shall publish in the official journal for
five days the resolution fixing the limits of
! the district of assessments, which shall
also contain notice that remonstrances
| against such district will be considered, If
filed with the Administrator of Improve
ments before the expiration of ten days from
| the first publication of the same; and at any
| time after the said last mentioned time, the
| Council may confirm, and IN case of any re-
monstrance filed in pursuance of such notice,
may, if proper, amend or alter the district
originally fixed, and such determination
shall be conclusive. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Council to direct, by resolution, the
Administrator Of Assessments, and it
is hereby made his duty to apportion
and assess the expense or cost of
any improvements provided for by
| this section, or section twenty-four of
this act, together with a reas enable allow
| ance for interest, discount on the bonds, if
any, surveyors fees, and three per cent for
! collection upon the several pieces or parcels
| Of land and premlsesf in proportion to the
| benefit OF such improvements; provided that
| assessments thus made shall be submitted
to the Council for their approval and no as.
| sessment made upon property for improve
ments under the provisions of this section
by the administrator of assessments shall be
legal until the same shall have been ap-
proved by the Council.
| Assessments made under the provisions of
this section shall be collected in ithe
manner required by law for collection of
taxes on real property by the city OF New
Orleans.
The amounts so collected from any and all
assessments levied and confirmed under the
| provisions OF this section, together with all
defaults and interests on the same, are
hereby especially appropriated ard set apart
| for the payment of the principal and interest
| OF the bonds before mentioned.
! 1t is hereby madel the duty Of the Ad-
| ministrator of Finance to keep an account
| of the funds collected and set apart for the
| payment of the principal and interest OF the
| assessment bonds, and make report semi
annually, the first of January and first Of
July, or as often as may be required by the
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