New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-24

dICtlOn, be hn60 not less IMAM I'VE uOIldIs
nor more than fifty dollars
Laid over to be printed and referred to
the Administrator of Police.
BY Mfr. Shaw:
An ordinance confirming and appointing
James j. Auburtin, and authorizing and
ratifying his signatures to the tax bills
for the administrators of Public Accounts.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That James j. Auburtin,
recommended by the Administrator OF Pub
lie Accounts to be confirmed and appointed
by the Council as an officer of the Depart
ment of Public Accounts, to sign tax oils
for the Administrator and for other pur-
poses, and that all signatures heretofore, as
well as hereafter made by him in that ca
pacity be ratified and approved.
Adopted.
Mr.. Shaw asked that a petition from
the Louisiana Savings Bank for reduction
of assessment, referred to him at the last
meeting, be referred to the Administrator
of Assessments as a matter of courtesy.
1t was so ordered.
Mr.. Cockrem called up the following res
olution and moved that it do now pass, the
veto of the Mayor to tle contrary n)twith-
standing:
ResoIced, That for extra services per.
formed in paying labOrers, etc, after otilce
hours the salary of the chief clerk OF the
Department of Finance is hereby fixed at
the rate of $4,000 per annum from Septem-
Der l, 1870.
The Mayor. called the attention Of the
Council to the fact that tlis resolution
dated back to September, 1871.
Yeas-Cockrem, Shaw, Lewis, Walton,
Bonzan0-5.
Nay-Kemick-l.
The resolution passed, the veto of the
Mayor notwithstanding.
Mr.. Walton moved a reconsideration of
the ordinance for the settlement with r. Fl.
Short, passed last week, with view to
finally settling the matter at the next
meeting.
A reconsideration was ordered.
By Mr.. BonzanO:
Res0loed, That the sum of $4,000 be and is
hereby Appropriated to pay for the topo-
graphical map of the city of New Orleans
now in the Mayors parIOr, and the Admin
istrator of Public Accounts is authorized t.
warrant for the same in favor Of William ii.
Bell
Passed two readings.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
Resolred, That the Administrator of FL
nance is hereby authorized to cancel the
Judgment against Widow Henry Schaffer,
suit No. $40, Eighth District Court,
amounting to $780, amount of tax for the
year 1870, on an assessment of property in
square 1876, sixth assessment district, ascer-
tanned not to be owned by her.
Adopted
By Mr.. Bonzano:
Resolged, That the Administrator Of Fl
nance is herebp directed to cancel judgment
suit No. 81, 743, Fourth District Court
against A. E. Dupas, amounting to SD, the
same being for the tax of 1870, on property
in square 1860, ninth assessment district.
And the Administrator of Public Ac-
counts is also directed to cancel tax bill No.
1922 for 1871, On the same property, it be-
ing assessed in. excess of the actual meas
urem, Mt Of ground contained il said
square.
Adopted.
Mr.. Bonzano presented the following pc.
tition and resolution:
We the undersigned, residents of the city
of New Orleans, for and in consideration of
the damage done to our property by the
excavation and widening of the Marigny
canal and the-loss we have sustained in our
business thereby, do hereby agree to re-
ceive. from the city of New Orleans, an
amount equal to the tax on our property
say for the years 1871 and 1879, in full set
Element therefor. Said amount to be ap-
pUrtioned as follows
F. Gotlieb Hearer. observation-disclosures. $33 90
Widow A. E. Kormaun. % 90
Casper RurIett. .............,.... 33 90
Total. $88 90
CASPER RITRLFTT