New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-01

| can the city run for that amOuntf Ii every
| thing had been within the control OF
the Council, and the Council them
selves had been possessed of the best
advantages for making contracts, together
with disposition to keep within their lin
it's, think we could very nearly have done
il. I do not profess to say the city could
have been run on a two per cent tax unless
every member of the Council had exercised
the most rigid economy. There is an eX-
penditure of $2000,000 OF 100000 year
to be made by this city, no matter how you
can fix il. Strict economy can not put 1T
under s., 900, 900; the greatest careIessness
only puts it at $4,000, 900, with the imitation
of prices. What was our situation when
our power Of taxation was reduced to two
per cent! The laws of the Legislature
required us to pay the bills of the Parish
| Prison. the Board Of Health, the police ana
q great many other things without the
| slightest check upon the amount, or the
power Of determining whether these eX-
penditures were right or wrong. will admit
that to this revenue Of two per cent must
| be added the licenses and markets, but
when YOU examine the list of things the
city has to pay for there is not enough to
meet them all, even. though you get $l2o,000
q month"; | think there can be very little
saving effected on levees, very little on re,
pairs, nothing on charity, nothing on jus
tice without complete change Of laws
| But grant there can be saving under the
! ~, r, ,,Irio+ro For, ctrnatC and DAlipp
can the city get along with its taxes and Ii
| censes and markets during the next year! 1t
| is impossible to make these three items rnn
over So, 100, 000 you can not make it up to
| 50, 500 000 and there are these expenditures
going on all the time. For the sake of re-
lieving temporary evils we propose to give
| three or four things which | think are not
in our power to give. doubt the right Of
the city of New Orleans to mortgage any of
it's property, committed to it for public
purpose We have the City Hall and pub
! lie squares, which it is supposed will remain
| forever devoted to public use. do not sup
| pose we can give mortgage on them, be-
cause that indicates that they can be seized
and sold. ] do not suppose VIC can fnofG-
| gage our markets, because that would imply
We had the eight to past with them forever.
| The question whether we have the right
to pledge Che new consolidated bonds is
also grave subjeCts and there is still an
other poinF with regard to the ten per cent
! bonds. These ara 3 very onerous obliga-
/ ton against the eity 0I New Orleans. We
paused from issuing them because the az
Z
the capacity Of 'he city Of New Orleans to
meet. It may lie said that those bonds are
only pledged. and that we can get them
| back. Soppose am accident occurs and we
do not' Then they are against the si5y Of
New Orleans
The yeas ana nays were called "r the pas
sage Of che ordinance.
Yeas-Cooi-remss Oeisssizea Geanick.
| Lewis, Nalton-.5o
| Nays-Shawo Boslzaro-"sso
The ordinance was declared adopted.
SIr. LeUiso-$ AayU voted yea on this OrIi-
| nance because believed it would relieve
the city Of It's embarrassed condition. The
benefits so be derived by the present ad-
| suinistration do not Sec 1 know that Oh
] all the purchases Of the departments-there
are only two or three Shere these is much
! purchasing to be mafe-we aSe paying from
| thirty 20 thirty tive per cent. The iaboring
classes will sieriVe no benefit from she
present ordinance as adopted. We are yet
in the hands OF the Brokers. They rule and
govern. Hheshe: shis ordinance is 8 benefit
20 the city or 30 the brokers am unable to
| say. Citg certificates may now ice an the
| hands OF very few sneno Labori0g men, for
the past gear. nave suffered discount Of
from twenty-five 30 thirty-tiye peg cent
OF tbeiE wages. This may give fhem
one or two months relief. The I'D
ministratoy Of Public accounts ias said
th.s $f.!s, 900 ,noDtIa 3yould not Sc suti-
Gent 20 cover the expenses Of the city, and
I do not se.. any provision III the 0r.lnsnc"
to make up the deficit Our resources from
sAe markets. which amount t" $24O00
monthly. axe tied up iLS the Nanls Che city
will NOT haze the use OF 'haS. Bhe Iay@r
having stated to-day shat he woaI3 no:
pYomuHgate any ordinance 90 which theSa
were objections made b: any A6mini5tra-
tor after IL passage, and not being de5iGous
at this time to move q reconsideration OF 90
give notice of reconsideration as was I'm
able 80 Nave these amendments printe(a and
laid DVev until tomorrow, F.! will avail my
SELF OF this offer 0G the Mayors, and 30
morrow 9. the next day will 2resest my
objections 10 the Mayor, and believe shat
he. as Ne has stated today, will refuse f0
promufgate Che ordinance nnSif che MON
! befs of the Copncii are satisfied i will,
therefore. not give notiee Of seconsi@era-
ton, Su: viii be prepared TO one. what
ever objections ! haze 20 the ordinance ZEE
fore ?rcmuigationo
It The MayoG-ghs IS an ordinance which
q 'ey be made the means "f speculation on
L INT sreet. and which mast not 5e held az
g 70 an even suspicion of such an object
I Inc C"'rcif should act So-day definitely
e one way OF ne other, and l viii! either sigI
Il the ordinance and giye my reasons for st
dong at tae next meeting of the Council
q or '*il! at once smalo known my intention
/ 80 veto it. al the AMENDMENTS have beer
before ;ho Council IN ooh-nitvoe. Z give ne
- such promise as that Indicted nv tbe Adj
t ninistrator OF Police (Mr. Ltqjsl in regar,
e to an ordinance OF this imports9co wbicl
% has been Before the Council a while week
e Mr.. Cockrem moved to reconsid,r rh,
if cote by which the ordinance was passeca
e SIR. ReaDieis ,noVeJ to Lay that motion o