New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
CITY CoUNcIL-oFFICIAL
SPECIAL MEETING.
CITY HALL, NEW ORLE
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The Council met in special session at
u:30 A. M.
Present-MayOr Flanders (presiding), and
Administrators John Cockrem Improve
nents), Alfred Shaw Public AccOunts), L.
T. Delassize (WaterwOrks and Public
Buildings), F. c. Remick lCOmmerce),
James Lewis (Police), John S. Walton CFi-
nance), and II. Bonzano lAssessmentsj.
The Tax Suits.
Dir. Walton said the object Of the meeting
was to give instructions, as required by
law, with reference to the publication Of the
tax lists. He offered the following ordi-
nance:
An ordinance directing the Administrator of
Finance to advertise the unpaid tax lists
OF the year 1879 in the official journal Of
the city Of New Orleans, and to cite the
delinquent taxpayers in the Fourth and
Eighth District Courts for the parish of
Orleans.
BE il ordained by the Council Of the city
of New Orleans, That the Administrator Of
Finance be directed to advertise the unpaid
tax lists of the year 1872 heretofore known
as the taxes of 1871, collectible in 1922, &C
cording to law, IN the official journal Of the
city Of New Orleans; and that the delin-
quent taxpayers in said list be cited to APP
pear in the Fourth or Eighth District Court
for the parish Of Orleans, the Administrator
of Finance dividing the names between said
courts in such nearly equal proportions as
he may find convenient.
Mr. Shaw moved as an amendment that
the suits be brought in the Third, Fifth,
Seventh and Eighth District Courts.
Mr.. Lewis seconded the amendment.
Hr. Remick moved to lay the amendment
on the table, and on this motion the yeas
and nays were called:
Yeas-COckrem, Delassize, Remick, Wal
Con, Bonzano-5.
Nays-Shaw, Lewis
The amendment was tabled.
The ordinance introduced by Mr.. Walton
was then adopted, Mr.. Shaw voting alone
In the negative.
The Mayor inquired if any other member
had business to bring before the Council.
The MulIigan Claim.
hr. BODzanO said he had another matter
he wished to bring forward He under
stood certain city employees had received |
brides from Daniel Hulligan on the pretext |
OF being able to influence the votes of mem |
bers Of the Council to vote for the settle |
ment of his (Mulligans) claim. He moved |
that the Mayor be requested to examine |
into the merits Of these charges, and to re- |
port to the Council If the allegations |
were sustained he (Mr. Bonzano) intended |
to make it serious matter, for he should |
certainly move to discharge any employee Of |
che city who had received money on the |
ground of requiring il to influence the votes |
OF Administrators.
The Mayor said he thought the motion Of
The Administrator very good one, but he
should like the investigation to be mtrusted |
to somebody else, because according to the
newspaper reports, the Mayor himself
might be implicated.
Mr. Bonzano expressed an opinion that |
the Mayor would not be found implicated |
IN any matter where it was alleged that the |
votes OF Administrators could be procured |
by brides.
The Mayor said as the charges had been
publicly made, he thought it not improper
that they should be investigated, though as
Tar as he himself was concerned, he was by
no means anxious about the allegation.
The simple fact that the Council had only
paid NJ ulligan by way of compromise, the
exact sum which for two years they had
Deen ready to pay him, seemed to imply
hat no very serious amount of pressure
was necessary. But as the Administrator
OF Assessments lMr Bonzano) seemed sensi-
1--we on the subject, it was well to have all
Ihe iacts ehclted' For his 1.-THE Mayors
part ne mad always found the Admins
tratoEot Assessments very difficult to in
huence, aud when he lthe Mayor had sue
oeeded in influencing him he found it hard
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