New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-25
CITY CoUNCTL--oFFICIAL
ngGULAR MEETING CONTINUED.
CRY HALL, NlEw ORLEANS,

CRY HALL NEw ORLEANS,
Thursday, October a. 1872.
The Council was called to order, the re
cess having expired, at y n.
Prescnt-Mayor Benz. f. Flanders (pre
siding), and Administrators John Cockren
improvements, Alfred Shaw Public Ac
counts), L. T. Delassize lWaterworks ant
Public Puildings, F. G. Remick lCon
suerceJ, James Lewis Police, John S. Wa
ton Finance and H. Bonzano Assess
Tnentsj,
Mr.. Lewis presented a report, which wa
unanimously adopted, in favor Of placing
Two lamps in the square on which the new
Temple Sinai il situated, on Carondele
street, between Delord and CalIiope,
The Metropolitan Police Assessment.
ghe following report was received:
CIrY HALL New ORLEANS, !
October n, 1879
fsgfhe City Council OF New Orleans:
The undersigned, members Of the commit
ose 10 which was referred the estimate and
spportionment Of the Metropolitan Police
t6r the wear ending September 80, 1873, re
eupctfulIy recommend that the following re-
:tV he returned to the Metropolitan Police
S"oar@ within the Ten Gays aI0%e9 oy la"
JOHN S. WALTON,
administrator of Finance.
SlAYoRALrY OF New ORLEANS. ,
October "a 1872 +
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sack. and the Board Of Metropolitan Police
Commissioners:
TAe Council have received She estimate
and apportionment Of y0nr board for the
I;,g l,a oh
inc a total demand on the city of Orleans
:i1g $7I8.Ol7 and have taken the same into
consideration
Tie embarrassed condition of the city's
Gnanoes would be sufficient reason, were
GheT8 no other, for Directing to the est
suate The Council are prohibited by law
2fam assessing for municipal purposes, in.
GLIDING police and schools, more than one
&gG a quarter per cent A police assess
encnt Of $70O,060 would absorb nire-six-
4eenths of one per cent, or seven.sixteenths
az the entire amount
The Council return 90 YOU ghe apportion-
vnant with request thaS it be reduced to
55OO. 600
They do no4 sDacifv the items for curtail-
qneEt, leaving to the Board to determine in
sThat manner the necessary getrenchment
can best be carried out.
Enclosed are the estimated app0rtiCn.
e. mt Respectfully returned dss D proved
BENZ. K, FLANDERS. Mayor
&C.
ar oha" presenter d minority report as
s0JlowS:
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guate and lew tax. not. exceeding one a
eluarter per cent. In the estimate must be
allowed al necessary cItyeHPen8es' think 1t
Ssgv d;fr i+ h Tnn IF tbeH have to ' he
5ncluded and reimbursement of licenses
allowed, TACT which we may know by the
.,tL1e ~! II osts5C Z ~ 10 "uop'ou' - VIZ
If INDICTMENTS and reimbursement of
GceDses have not to be allowed in the tax
or one and quarter per cent. still we have
.ir,ioo gb+n M PU,e' fra daer
menf, parks and pounds. rents, house re-
S&lSs, charity, JUSTICE intending prisons,
'F "Ikno"ss ana houses OF hGluse, salaries
and snany CONTINGENT matters some Of
Shem, such as drainage, TO prevent overflow, |
&C require very large PROVISIONS Ms Inc
ors1a Of Vii ha I etre oIe
SO provide for all of these and we should |
Hot hlamper the next Council which has to
s'roF wa loG thl5 ouaSe5i Dy even az allowing
o,f $500 600 W. sLonid IcaTc tbe 20 Corn"ii |
cree an the month of December to make as
sarge an allowance as 1t can ouS OF the |
able 20 imd5e better fhan we cam now y''' NC
ALFRED SHAW, Administrator
Rr. Lewis said he understood che resolu-
:i0n was to appoint committee of confer
once with the Board of Police Commission !
ar,. lie az ono OF the committee appointed
2S fhe Council, was unable TO make any
report at present from the reason that there
aaG 6cen no conference with the Police
Board. The law required that there should
hot b less that five hundred patrolmcn,
ahd fixed their salaries. The commission
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