New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-10
drainage canals were constructed this prop
osition could not be carried into effect.
Referred to the Committee on Drainage
Petitions.

Referred to the Committee on Drainage
Petitions.
A communication of W. Zimmerman, ask
ing further permission to lay an iron pip
to the Old Basin was referred to the De
partment of Commerce.
A tax petition of FL. Loeb was referred t
the Administrator of Assessments.
A claim of Dr. S. S. Herrick was referred
to the Administrator of Police.
A proposition of DR.. Thomas III. Worrall
to furnish the city with earth closets, wai
referred to the Administrator of Public
Buildings.
A petition of Mrs. Marguerite Butler was
referred to the Administrator of Assess
| ments.
| A petition of the Ocean Towboat Com
| pany was referred to the Administrator OF
| Assessments.
The City Park.
The Mayor laid before the Council the fol
| lowing communications, to be printed and
| referred to the Administrator of Police:
NEW ORLEANS, May 4, 1871
To the Mayor and Administrators of the city OF
New Orleans
The Commissioners of the New Orleans
Park, appointed under and by virtue of the
act of the Legislature No. 81, of 1870, ap-
proved March l6 1870, desire respectfully
to inform you that the board has been
duly and legally organized, and is ready to
undertake the performance of the duties
imposed upon them by the terms of the
said statute and the acts supplemental and
amendatory thereof.
Calling your attention 10 the provisions
of sections seven and eight of the act
above cited, the commissioners respect
fully transmit TO you the following rosolu-
ton, adopted at a meeting of the board held
Nav 8. 1871
ReS0tred, That a communication be adj
dressed to the Mayor and Administrators of
the city of New Orleans, notifying them of
the organization of this commission; that
the Louisiana Savings Bank and Safe De
post Company has been duly chosen as the
bank in which shall be deposited the park
funds, and requesting that the funds now
in the treasury of the city to the credit of
the park fund be turned over to this com
mission and deposited in said bank to the
credit of the Commissioners of the New
Orleans Park.
Very respectfully,
j. K. WEST, President.
HENRY Z. DIBBLE, Secretary.
NEW ORLEANS, May 6, 1871.
To the Mayor and Administrators of the City of
New Orleans:
l am directed by the Board of Commits
sioners of the New Orleans Park to trans
nit to you the following resolution adopted
at meeting held May 4, 1871: =
Resolved. That communication be adj
dressed to the Mayor and Administrators of
the city eff New Orleans, notifying them
that the commissioners are now ready to
assume control of any property which the
city may be prepared to turn over to the
Park Commissioners.
HENRY C. DIBBLE, Secretary.
So referred.
THE Mayor, at this point, asked the Coun-
Gil to excuse him, as he had an important
case in the United States Court
Mr.. Bonzano in the chair
Reports on Referred Business.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
ReSolred, That the Administrator OF Pub
lie Accounts be and is hereby authorized to
cancel tax bill No. $3.50, against Charles.
CouteuX, for the year 1870, so far as the as
sessment of $1,000 capital in the ninth assess
ment district is concerned, said amount
being included in the twelve thousand
dollars for which he is assessed in the sixth
assessment district.
Laid over to be printed.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
Report by the Administrator of Assessments
on the petition of the Opera Association
of New Orleans asking for reduction of
the assessment for the year 1870
DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS,
May 9, 1871. 5 !
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The Opera Association of New Orleans,
through its secretary, Emile Wilt, makes |
application for a reduction in last years |
assessment of the Opera House, situated in |
square No. II, seventh assessment district, |
and urge in justification of their appeal |
that the property is assessed far above its |
value, to wit: one hundred thousand dol |
lars, while it was purchased by them in
May, 1869. for sixty-seven thousand dollars. |
They also represent that their secretary, |
when called on, handed in return to the |
Department of Assessments estimating the |
at forty thousand dollars; that he. |
and in due time, made per-
sOnal application to the Administrator of |
Assessments, claiming the reduction con-
tended for in the return made by him.
The statement is correct. Through the |
multitude of business pressing the Admins |
TRAITOR at the time, the matter was neg |
lected.
l recommend that the assessment of 1870 |
be fixed at sixty thousand dollars, this be-
ing the valuation placed on the property the |
previous year. / therefore offer the follow
ing resolution. II. BONZANO,
Administrator.
ReS0lred, That the Administrators of Pub |
lie Accounts be and is hereby authorized to
furnish the Administrator of Finance with |
a corrected tax bill (No. 26, 226), for the year
1870, against the Opera Association of |
Of New Orleans assessing them with sixty |
dollars on real estate in square
No. II. seventh assessment district, in
stead of one hundred thousand dollars.
Laid over to be printed.
By SIR. Bonzano:
Resolved That in order to correct an error
n tax bill No. 1885, against Stuart
Norton & Co., for taxes on personal proper
~ for the year 1870, the Administrator of
Public Accounts be, and is hereby author
zed, to furnish the Administrator of Finance
/ new bill, changing the amount of the as
'essment from thirty thousand to fifteen
thousand dollars, and he is further author
zed to withdraw and cancel the bill made
,ut in the first instance.
Laid over to be printed.
Appropriations.
Mr. Shaw called up the expense ordinance
If the Department of Waterworks for the
month of April, read twice last week, which
vas adopted with the correction of some
light clerical errors
The ordinance providing for the expenses
If the Department of Commerce was passed
Is published in last weeks proceedings
The ordinance providing for the April
EXPENSES of the DeDartment of Police was