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

careful Ol TIC CpllLIuuIl5 "C0A1A u w -
still into cur proceedings. But as time pass
ed along the difficulties of the municipal
government increased, and l have now
come to the conclusion that strict con
struction of the city charter should be the
guide of the Administrators. Under our
previous ordinances, and under the acts OF
the Legislature, we have issued certificates
of appropriation in which We have agreed
that cut of the ordinary revenues OF the
city remaining in the treasury for
payment. with the reservation Of such
cases of special order as the Co1m-
Gil might from time to time deem
necessary, we would pay them in their
turn in currency. I think this agreement
was entered into in good faith. We re
served to ourselves discretionary right in
case of extraordinary pressure to make
special order, hut otherwise to pay all in
tarn. Subsequently the Council. in an I'M
guarded moment, as I think, threw over
this resolution, and although did not
agree with my colleagues, still it was deter
mined to make no reservations, except In
the case Of law charges advanced. This
ordinance authorizes the Fiscal Agency to
absorb, at the rate Of forty or fifty thous-
and dollars a week, the outstanding $780,
600 OF appropriation certificates, reserying
to the Fiscal Agency the power to prescribe
the rules by which these payments shall
be made. VIII not this provision Of
itself necessitate that power Of prefer
encc which public bodies and State
and ciSy Gunctionaries have been accused
of exercising on behalf of favored friends
Ought :here 10 be any discretion anywhere
in the payment OF public debit Ought
there 90 be anything at al! except turn and
turn: That is one objection The next OBJ
lection is 80 the amount o. $l25,000
month. which the bank proposes 20 loan to
the city. There is not q fair proportion Of
good for the amount OF consideration which
you give. $l25,0O0 month. although it
will carry relief to large number of our
employees, will not bring relief 70 the Gity
Of New Orleans. The city Of New Orleans
costs $4,000 month for its ordinary
purposes. The police department costs
100000. the schools $4,000. 2hus making
$280,030. outside of the interest
and sinking fund. $4,000 month
wiz not meet this outlay and will
only give rise to discrimination as to who
is TO haze II. and that as d function which I
think no rightly constituted mind would
like TO exercise. The rest OF the expenses
have TO be paid some way or ether unless
the expenditure Of the city is reduced. and
yet :bis ordinance says no more paper shall
be issued FOX the next six months The
reason we have always had for the issue Ut
paper has been that every person who has
performed service has right to something
so represent his claim. We have Ho right
to employ person unless we can pay him
cash .: give him a representative OF his
claim. The only Othey course il nor TO
against issuing paper simply argues IN
tay0I OF D02 contracting q deOt-~of not
having the work done. ] should be willing
to take this course if it were possible to
stop public functions. but there are certain
public functions which can not be stopped.
No C0unc!! yen can elect vii! tell you YOU
can step the functions o! the at. govern
ment. They will say you may stop your
larger works. but on the whole the Gunc-
tons must go on, and when yol! come to
look into these functions you will fnd the
larger portion of them are absolutely neces-
sary. You can NOT stop the Parish Prison,
you can not stop the drainage OF the city.
you can NOT neglect the leVees. ToU may
stop working On the streets except
simply 10 keep then. sufficiently re
repaired 80 guard against accident. and
would willingly join in such " movement
but there would be &c heavy pressure
broUgh. 20 bear against even sUcis course
Us chat. I think ] have shown $4,000 3
month VIII not be sUttici"n: TO sUu Che city,
yct It snay 30 said this is good as far SIS it
goes. again ! argue That TIE means pro
pressed fog raising the mon e" will %" too
great q drain upon oug assets. We have
turned Si5G.0OS OF certih Gates upon the
market, now receivable for taxes. We an
yited chose. persons who were owing all
kinds % city taxes. whether school. city OK
SibIiSp'e ~ CtIi' iDl :" al u ala AA-A
ouc. There is a larger amount 81 taxes out
standing than Of paper in Ii" market
There are now tax billie recorded in Shr
? ger Offices fax exceeding Sbc outstanding
N'' =: Che city of New Orleans. and fuli
- =, t'', a., 'on might perhaps induce a. little
i'''e' ~ ''''' '"ay, because believe there has
n''s: ",7'ts :: Nv interest taken by our cit'-
6aIe net ;noni ,-%,' !, The citizens at large
tD'5 "Ae" "A"' was me after :hey would
do 50.
Mr. Bonzano-What IS the s..o,p
Mr. Shaw-A large amount OF ,.-s,.,,,.,.,
claims we can 10: collect. We 90 .,,.
rounded hy . flood OF litigation, s.;.,,
makes the people afraid to trust the a
when they otherwise would. II il We're ne
fog the litigation believe our credit woui
be az par. There is q career of legal spacu
lat!on, as may say, gcing %! agajns: I'll
. city. No set OF men who have not the e1
sire sympathy OF tho inhabitants and III
active concurrence OF the community ga
hcpe to surmoun' This difficulty.
Dir. Bon2ano~-Doa'ty you thinis She FAX "
sisters have assisted in inviting This sgecI
Iatiye litigation!
Mr.. Shaw-The tax resissefs sc far q
they have resorteA TO the counts, are pal
of that litigation; they are only responsible
for their part. believe myself il tn
thing was thoroughly canvassei--if all th
workings were thoroughly understood-.-
. the taxpayers knew exactly 'That she stat
Of afEa.rs mas--.hers. .Enull ne a GREAT de-