New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-10

Bureau of Streets, 1896 IS, were passed
for cash.
The April expenses of the Department o.
improvements were passed, with some
slight clerical corrections.
Deferred ana Referred Business Resumed
The ordinance abolishng the office OF
Keeper of Archives was called up by Mr.
Shaw, and passed.
By Mr. Walton:
DEPARTMENT or FrNANcE, !
May 9, 1911 5
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The petition of Jane A. James, referred to
me at the last meeting of the Council, asks
US to remit the interest due on the taxes
for 1867, because, as she says, the State has
relinquished the interest on back taxes, and
because taxation ON the said property this
year is four Or five times larger than it was
in 1867.
| L should be very sorry to recommend this
Council to initiate the State IN its legisla-
ton. 1t is because the State has imposed
| upon us burdens so heavy that it is doubt
full whether we can bear them, that we are
compelled to tax our lady petitioner so
heavily, and to insist upon her paying in
terest for thestime she has neglected to pay
what she owes the city. l recommend that
| the petition be not granted.
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Walton.
DEPARTMENT FINANCE
| May 8, 1871.
| To the City Council of New Orleans
The petition of the Superior of "a House
of the Congregation of the Mission, referred
to me at the last meeting of the Council,
| asks Ills to remit the taxes on certain prop
erty for 1869 and 1870, because it is owned
| by ga religious society domiclled in this
| city" He says that in 1850 the property
in question was vacated" and ''until re-
Gently, that Is to say, the present year, the
property remained unoccupied and l;nten-
able by any one"
This fact clearly puts it beyond the reach
of the exemptions of the charter. and under
our uniform practice makes it liable to tax
alton.
| therefore recommend that the petition
be not granted.
JOHN S. WALTON, Administrator,
Adopted
BY Mr. Walton:
DEPARTMENT OF FIsANCK(
May 8, 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans
The petition of Mrs. G. de Ferret, referred
to me on the eighteenth of April, asks us
to remit the taxes for 1865; because when
''she returned from the confederate lines in
July or August 1863, sometime after the sur
render, she found her property in posses
sion of the United States authorities in
whose possession it had been since 1863"
This case is similar to those of the South
ern Cotton Press Company, and of Evaresto
Sugasto, upon which the Administrator of
Assessments has made unfayorable reports
which have been adopted by this Council.
respectfully"ask to be relieved from the
further consideration of the subject.
JOHN s. WALTON, Administrator.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Lewis:
DEPARTMENT POLICE,
May 9, 1871. 5
To the City Council of New Orleans
l have the honor to return herewith the
claim of DIR. A. b. Wefiesburg for surgical
services rendered John Anderson and John
Cess wounded in political riot in the
night, October %, 1870.
Personally cOgnizant of the facts, am of
the opinion this claim should he settled. but
on account of the depleted condition of the
city's treasury, recommend that one half
only of the bill be allowed, and that DR..
Wetiesburg accept the amount ($l25) in full !
for his services.
JAMES LEWIS, Administrator.
Adopted and referred to the Mayor, with
power.
Mr.. Shaw in the chair
Mr.. Bonzano called up favorable reports |
on the tax petitions of Richard Terrell, Mrs. |
Ambrose Pardo, and the New Orleans |
Turner's Society, presented March %, 1871. |
which were finally passed.
Mr.. Shaw, in voting yea on the New Or
leans Turner's petition, animated that he |
should make this precedent for relieving
some other similar buildings in this city,
Mr.. Bonzane remarked that the reason he
had reported favorably on this petition was
because the society used their building en-
tirely for their own purposes. He under
stood there were some other charitable
societies who derived revenues from their
but did not want to pay tax on
them.
Favorable reports by Mr.. Bonzano on
the petitions of Casper H. Heffker N.
Dunn, F. Gorger, Philip Drumm, Widow
j. B. Guiraud, M. C. Devereux, Bostick e.
Seymour and Richard holland were
adopted.
A resolution of Mr.. Bonzano's for the re-
lief of the Carondelet Canal and Naviga-
ton Company was ordered paid in seven
thirty certificates.
A resolution for the relief of Bishop J.
NJ Odin was laid over.
Unfavorable reports by Mr. Bonzano on
the petitions of j. Williamson Terry. ST.
Charles Street Railroad Company, Annie
Sheean and Widow Nicholas Schmidt were
adopted.
Mr.. Cockrem called up the ordinance for
the extension of the Carondelet Street and
Carrollton City Railroad Company, laid
over since March Is.
Mr.. Walton asked what the city got in
return for the grant.
Mr.. Cockrem replied, power of general
taxation. The rolling stock of the company
would be assessed.
By Mr.. Remick:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. |
Mays, 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
return herewith the petition of Nicholas
Siebel, who asks for permission to erect n
steam engine upon his premises on LaureI
street, between Harmony and Pleasant
streets, with my recommendation that his
petition be granted have examined tha