New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-13


Of this amount, $7a72 80 were for perma
nent improvements, leaving the current ex
penses Of the departments for the month OF
March at $52,o5O AZ.
The monthly limit imposed by the budget
for the current year is ST. $50, or $685. II
in excess OF tile monthly expenditures for
March.
The cxpenscs for March exceed those OF
January or February of this year by about
$500. This is accounted for by the fact
that in March five weeks labor rolls are
charged. against four in either January OF
February. and that considerable extra ex-
pense was incurred in the keeping in repair
Of thu levec, and in making plank roads at
cipal thOroughfares leading thereto.
JOHN COCkREM, Administrator.
Received and ordered printed.
Referred and Deferred Business.
BY Mr.. Cockrem:
DEPARTMENT OF IxPRovKxKxrs,
April 8, 1871.
To the City Council 81 New Orleans:
The undersigned to whom was referred
the petition Of Jose Ferrer Y Ferrer to lease
city property bounded by Wells, Water,
CrOssman and Canal streets, respectfully
recommends the granting of the petition
and the adoption OF the accompanying resO-
luton. JOHN COCKREM,
Administrator.
Resolced, That the Mayor he authorized
to sign lease with Jose Ferrer Y Ferrer for
q certain lot of ground, the property Of the
Crossman, Wells and Water streets, the
measurement of which to be decided by
lines to he furnished by the City Surveyor;
said lease to be for the term Of two years
and five months, commencing ON the first
day Of April, 1871, for the sum of sixty-five
dollars 1861 per month, payable monthly;
the Administrator of improvements to APP
prove Of the plan and general outline Of
the buildings to be erected thereon, and the
the expiration of the lease, all improve
ments made by him upon tie property.
Adopted.
DEPARTMENT OF FRANCE,
April IL, 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans
The petition Of Mr.. BENJAMIN Florance,
referred to me at the last session of the
Council, asks for remission Of taxes for
1864 on the property known as Armory Hall,
because Of an alleged error in the assess
ment Of that fear.
The records OF the Department of Assess
ments show that the excess complained of
was not an error, but a difference OF opinion
between him and the assessors. He applied
for relief within the time allowed by law,
and his application was considered by the
Board of Assessors, and was by them unani-
mOusly rejected.
Dir. Florance lays great stress upon the
assessment Of property in the immediate
nelghbOrhoOd, which he says was less than
his. in proportion to its value; and also upon
the fact that the treasurer accepted the tax
upon forty thousand dollars, and gave re-
ceipt for it on account, without however Civ
ing up the original bill, which left the i'm
preston on his (Mr. FlOrance's) mind that
he 1.-THE treasurer) thought the amount paid
was q settlement. But do not think that
either Of these circumstances ought to out
weigh the fact that the Board Of Assessors,
with all the facts before them at the time.
deliberately decided that the reduction
asked for could not be made.
l, therefore, recommend that the petition
be not granted.
JOHN s. WALTON, Administrator.
Mr.. Bonzano reported unfavorably on the
petitions Of: l. Williamson Terry; 2. St.
Charles Street Railroad Company; 3. Annie
Sheean; 4. Widow Nicholas Schmidt.
The reports were laid over for future
action.
Mr.. Bonzano Withdrew his objection to
the resolution introduced by Mr.. Remick
last week, giving permission to James A.
Railey to establish an oil refinery ON Com
merce street, finding the property-holders
had no objection, and the resolution was
passed.
Mr.. Cockrem called up for third reading
the wharf bond ordinance offered by him.
self last week, amended to read as follows
An ordinance to amend and re-enact ordi-
ance No. 69l, Administration series (pro-
viding for the issue Of bonds for the recon
struction of the wharvest. by increasing
the amount Of bonds and providing for
the issue Of certificates.
SECTION l. Be it ordained, That ordinance
No. 69l, Administration series, be and the
same is hereby amended and re-enacted so
as to authorize and direct the additional
issue of bonds to the extent of three hun
dred thousand (s3OO.OOO) dollars, subject to
the limits and conditions prescribed in ordi-