New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10

! Administrator of Finance.
Mr.. Bonzano laid before the Council his
monthly report, as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF Assessments
January l. 1872.
| To Hon. Bcnj. F. Flanders, Mayor Of the city of
New Orleans:
| The employees of this department during
| the month of December have been engaged
in entering upon the assessment books the
current sales and transfers of real estate in
the city, as per certificates from the con
veyance office. Sheriff and Probate Court
Also, in making examinations into matters
OF dispute relative to ownership. measure
ment, etc, OF property and such like
routine work appertaining to this Office
They have also commenced a new set of
books, to be used for and to contain the
assessments for the current year. While the
tax rolls for 1871, which were homolcgated
by the Council on the thirteenth ultimo,
have been turned over to the Department of
Public Accounts, which is charged with
the Guty of making out the tax bills pay
able in March next.
II. BONZANO. Administrator
General Business.
by Mr.. Delaasize:
WHEREAS, His excellency the Governor
has returned to the House. from whence it
same, an act passed at the last session of
the Legislature, entitled An act to incOr-
porate the Crescent City Waterworks Com
pany, to define its rights and duties etc:
and
Whereas, The act thus vetoed contains
provisions in utter disregard of the prop
erty rights of the city, and subversive
thereof; therefore, be it
Resotrcd, That the thanks of this Council
be and they are hereby rendered to his ex
cellency the Governor. for his action as
above stated.
ReSolred FURTHER That the members of the
General Assembly from the city of New
Orleans be and they are hereby requested
to urge upon the members Of their respec-
tive bodies to sustain the action of the Gov
ernOr.
Resolred, f,wt],er That his honor the
Mayor be and he Is hereby requested to
transmit the foregoing preamble and resolu-
tions to his excellency the Governor and
to the members of the General Assembly
from the city of New Orleans.
Dir. Bonzano moved to lay the resolution
over, stating he did not know whether it
was not a trick to cnsnare him into some
internal project.
Mr.. DclassiZe explained. and Mr.. Bon
zano withdrew his opposition.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
Ky Mr.. Delassizc:
DEPARTMENT oF WATRKwuRNs AID
Public Buildings. January =, 1872.
To the CiJy Council OF New Orleans
herewith present for the consideration
of the Council, the report of the City Sur
veyOr, as to the repairs necessary to be
made to the various tire engine and hook
and ladder houses, preparatory to placing
said ed!tices in possession OF the Firemen'S
Charitable Association. in accordance with
the contract made with the said associa-
ton.
L. Z. DELASSIZE. Administrators
SCKvEYOR', OFFICE |
January 9, 1872. |
Hon. I. T. Deassizc Administrator of WaterwOIks |
and Public Buildings
SIR-Thc incloscd report of repairs neces- |
sary 10 the engine and hook and ladder |
houses, in the First, Second, Third and |
+ oUrth Districts, Is furnished for your in !
tormat ton, and Is estimated at cash prices.
VI. Ii. BELL, City Surveyor.
SURvEYoR', OFPICE, |
January 3, 1872. : |
Report of repairs necessary to engine
houses Of the First. Second. Third and |
Fourth Districts, and the approximate cost