New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-28

over from May 2. appointing the Mayo
Administrator of Finance and City Attorne
a committee for the settlement of bac
taxes.
The resolution was amended by the sui
stitution of the Administrator of Commerce
for the City Attorney, and was passed.
BY Mr.. Bonzano:
Report by the Administrator of Assess
| ments on the petition of Edward Barnett
| notary public, No. I8 Royal street, sixtl
assessment district,
DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS,
June D. 1871.
To the City Council of New Orleans: -
In consequence of clerical error in COPY
ing the assessment roll of 1869, petitione
has been made to pay tax on $1,000, in plac
OF 500, the correct assessment on squar
No. 1888, ninth assessment district.
The same error was continued on the rol
for 1870.
recommend the adoption of the follow
ing resolution:
Resolred, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts warrant on the Administrator
of Finance in favor of Edward Barnett, fol
81 81, excess of tax paid by him for 1869
and that the Administrator of Public Ac
counts is further authorized to correct the
assessment for 1870 on square No. 1888
ninth assessment district, by making 500 il
place of $1,000
H. BONZANO, Administrator.
Laid over to be printed.
BY Mr. Bonzano:
ReS0lred, That in order to correct an
error made in entering up assessment re
turn against N. J. Esteva for 1870. the Adj.
ministrator of Public Accounts is hereby
authorized to correct his tax bill, No. 963l
assessing him with 5000 in place of $4,000
capital in third class eoffeehouse
Laid over to be printed.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
An ordinance providing for the recovery of
money due the city of New Orleans.
SECTION |. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That the Mayor
be and he is hereby authorized to enter into
contract with one or more persons for the
recovery and REIN bursement of any and all
moneys due the city of New Orleans, by
persons or corporations to whom bills or
claims have been paid in error; provided,
that said contracting party or parties shall
enter into bond and security, to the satisfac-
ton of the Mayor, to hold the city harmless
for all costs of court, or damages that may
arise from, or by reason of any suit that
may be brought for the recovery of said
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC. That
the contracting party or parties shall be en-
titled to receive not exceeding forty per
cent of the amounts recovered upon all
claims collected and paid into the city trea-
sury.
Mr.. Bonzano moved to refer this ordi
nance to the Mayor with power. He re-
marked that it referred to some persons
who knew a great deal more out of the
Council than any one did in the Council, and
who were going to show the city gold
nine of undiscovered claims
The Mayor objected to the reference, un-
ess some Administrator was associated
With him.
The Administrator of Assessments was
Idded to the reference.
Mr.. Bonzano called up for final passage
esolutions on the tax claims of Francis A.
Boyle, F. Foucher, Amile and Rosamond
4egars. and Mrs. George w. Pritchard,
which were adopted, and in lieu of the un-
avorable report on the claim of L. A. Ca
iro, substituted the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Res0lred, That the Administrator of Pub
&c Accounts be and is hereby authorized to
ANGEL the tax bill against L. A. Cabiro for
he year 1870, the same being for an erro-
eous assessment on $4,000 capital as a
ngar merchant, he being merely sugar
roker, without any capital.
The Waterworks.
Mr.. Shaw said he had a communication
rom the New Orleans Waterworks Com.
any, proposing to lease the Waterworks
t a rental of 100000 per annum, and max
lg various other propositions. He moved |
lat the whole communication be printed |
full in the journal, and be referred to |
le Administrator of Waterworks.
1t was so ordered.
The communication was as follows:
0 the Mavor and Administrators of the city of
New Orleans:
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned, the New
rleans Waterworks Company, a corpora
on organized under the general laws of
lie State for the purpose of supplying the
ties of New Orleans and CarrOllton with
alter, and herein represented by her
roper officers, proposes to lease from the
ty of New Orleans her present water
orks and appITtenances for a term of
twenty-five years, upon the following terms
nd conditions, viz:
l. The lessee shall paw an annual rent of
lie hundred thousand dollars.
g The lessee shall furnish to the city free
charge sufficient water for fiIe and street
lrposes; provided, that the opening of fire
Jugs for cleansing the cutters shall be con-
oiled by such regulations as the City
ouncil and the lessee may agree upon from
me to time.
g. The lessee shall construct new and i'm
'oved waterworks at or near the city of
arrOllton, with the latest improved and
,proved machinery, having the privilege
taking possession of and using any or
l of the machinery, pipes, pumps, real
tate or other property connected with the
'esent waterworks that may be needed in
e construction of the new works or in
,erating or running the same; provided,
at the supply of water shall not be inter
lpted during the construction of the new
orks. The lessee shall lay down forty-fve
lies of mains of Proper sizes, to be so
with the present system of pipes
ready laid, that an abundant supply of
Ire water can be furnished to the inhabi-
nts on the line of said pipes, and at an
ovation of at least sixty feet; provided,
at the STOCK ana property SAID COM
my shall be free and exempt from the
.yment of municipal taxes of any descrip-
IN.
a. The lessee shall have the right to exc
tie mortgage on the present and enlarged
Orks in sOlidO, to an amount not exceed
9 two millions of dollars.
). The lessee shall be authorized to adopt |
I'd levy and collect water rents and rates
,cording to the following schedule:
DWELLING HOUSES.
Every house containing six rooms or less,
II annum, $l2.
Every house containing thirteen rooms or
SIS, per annum, $50.
boJca containing roo,,c op |