New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-04

An ordinance fixing and assessing tax or
license to provide for the interest of bonds
issued to the Pontchartrain Railroad Com
panY.
Be it ordained by the Council Of the city
Of New Orleans, That in conformity Wlth
section two Of the act Of the Legislature
approved fifteenth Of March, 1854, tax OF
two per cent on the amount OF every license
issued by the city for the year 1873, DE and
is hereby levied to meet the accrulng m
terest on the bonds Of the city issued TO the
Portchartrain Railroad Company.
Read twice and laid over.
Mr.. Sturcken presented the following re-
port, drawn up by his predecessor, Mr.. Bon
zano:
DEPARTMENT or ASSESSMENTS,
DeceInber3 1872.
Report on the petition of A. D. Dorio-
court, complaining Of assessments on his
property in the eighth assessment district.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
Petitioner complains of an assessment on
three vacant lots in square No. 3l3, and
asks for a reduction from $1,000 to $500.
He also complains of an assessment on
his property in square No. 233, and asks
that be reduced from $500 to $500.
Before this applicant made petition to
the Council | had carefully referred his ap-
plication to the committee appointed for
the purpose Of revising the assessments
complained Of in that district.
Their report having the original
assessments, theapplieation was thereupon,
il the due course OF business, rejected.
The petition of complainant having since
been referred TO this office, placed the
whole matter, to wit: the original applica-
ton, with the memorandum in my hand
writing referred to in the petition, the re
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me and his petition to the Council, ia the
hands of the experts Of this department for
further examination, and / now have the
honor to report that the experts also APP
prove of the original assessments and in
dorse the report of the reyisers.
Having thus exhausted all the methods
by which this department has heretofore
adjusted all disputed assessments, would
respectfully ask to be relieved of the fur
Their consideration Of the subject.
-, Administrator.
LAID ever to be printed.
Mr.. Sturcken introduced the following
resolution, drawn up by Mr.. Bonzano:
Resolved, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts be and he is hereby authorized
to issue to Louis Moreau warrant receiv
able for taxes in the sum of Sl02, to REIN
burse said Moreau for an amount errone-
OuSlN pdIu ny ulll lIbo l1O ClIy L4Cd5u1J IA
the month of May, 1872.
Laid over to be printed.
On motion Of Mr.. Turnbull, the financial
and tax ordinances passed to second read
ing at the last regular meeting, were laid
over for further consideration.
GIOnthty Report.
BY Mr.. Sturcken:
DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS,
december ., 1872. )
Hon. L. A. Witt, Mayor:
During the month of November this de-
partment has been engaged III the final ad-
justment of the numerous applications
made for the reduction Of assessments, and
the further consideration of the license or
dinance alluded to in the last monthly re-
port from this department.
The employees have also been occupied in
the preparation of the tax tableaux for the
current year, and the tax rolls will be ready
to send to the Department of Public AC
counts in few days.
II. f. STRICKEN, Administrator.
The License Ordinance.
The Mayor expressed regret that the
Council was compelled to take up the
license ordinance in so small board, but
the law required the ordinance to be passed
at the first regular meeting in December.
Mr. Turnbull said the ordinance was
framed pretty much upon the ratio of for
ner years. He considered the licenses
rather ligA, and was in favor Of a reduc-
ton pro rata upon all licenses. He be
lieved what the city would lose in bulk by
this course would be saved in tie amount
collected
Mr.. Fitzenreiter suggested that the re-
those who paid their licenses promptly.
The Mayor said distinction Of this kind
could not be made after the ordinance was
once passed.
The ordinance, as passed to second read
Ing and amended, was read section by sec
ton.
On section four, which was as follows:
SEC 4. Every member Of a firm or com
pany, and every person not connected with
a firm or company, dealing in gold or silver
coin, bullion, gold dust, stocks, promissory
notes, bills of exchange, or uncurrent
four hundred dollars.
Every member Of a firm or company, and
every person not connected with firm or
doing business as a commission
broker in stocks, notes; exchange, gold and
silver, fifty dollars.
Mr. Fitzenreiter moved to amend the sec
ond clause by making the license 500 in !
stead Of $50.
The motion found no seconder.
On the first clause of section twelve, |
which was as follows:
SEC. 10. Every member of a company or |
firm, and every person not connected with |
A company or firm, keeping hotel for the |
of transient persons, or trav |
elers, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Mr.. Turnbull said this was a very oner-
Ous tax upon the small hotels.
The Mayor stated that the law prohibited |
their making any distinction between large |
and small hotels.
Mr. Turnbull then moved, as there were
very. few large hotels, that the tax be re-
iuced from $3.50 to $50.
Mr.. Fitzenreiter seconded the amend |
ment
Mr.. Sturcken thought the hotels charged |
people from the country enough for their |
board, and that the license ought to be $500 |
instead Of $3.50.
The amendment was adopted, Mr. |
voting no.
On section twenty three, which was as
follows:
SEC %. Every member of a company or |
firm, and every person not connected with a |
or firm. keeping an establishment |
where ice cream, sherbet, soda water, cot !
chocolate ny l1ina and cakes