New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-20

will have to be paid, and if the city don't
provide for it, the securities Will have tC
paw, or propertg be seized and sold by the
| United States marshal.
have no particular interest, because we
can collect from the securities as easily %
from the city. Respectfully yours,
j. @. 4. FELLOWS.
This is 20 be taken as a friendly warning;
it doubtless alludes to the Judgment against
the city in the matter of the New Orleans
draining machine A bond of appeal was
given in that case, for which securities
we're obtained With great difficulty, several
| of our wealthiest citizens refusing. At
length eight citizens signed the bond and
these should be protected. 1t is evident
that judgment tax will be necessary, or
| the right vested in the next Council to levy
q Judgment tax in such emergencies. Sew
eFal of the cases of Mrs. Games may, like
! the case of the drainage machine property,
90 against the city.
| This is without referring to the refunding-
Of-Iicense causes, Already suits are on ap-
peal to the amount of $25l ,852 81, for
| which Judgments were rendered against the
city in the lower courts, bat these suits be-
ing in State courts no appeal bonds had to
! be given. The transcripts, however, had to
| be paid for, amounting to some $ll, 900.
If final pigments be rendered against the
city in the license cases provision has to be
made for rrfunding over four millions of
| dollars Of similar collections with interest
! also added.
1t will be seen, coo, chat no adequate
| provision is made for extension or improve
| ment of the Water~Orks, tor which the
| demands Of the times and proper securi-
| ty from conH8 gratlons will require exten-
sive provisions to b. made.
| Only $400, 900 are included for the Police
Department, which is entirely inadequate
to support it under the present law. Their
assessment upon this parish is $7l8,OH,
and this does not include the months Of De-
! tober, November and December, 1873. The
last three months of each year had, under
| present laws, to rely upon provision in ad-
| vance, which was effected by their paper
| being receivable for taxes.
| The city has engaged to receive its APP
| preparation certificates now ont in payment
Of tax bills until absorbed, and the law com
| pels it to receive Metropolitan warrants. 1t
| will be necessary, in order that this shall
not derange the budget Of next year, that
| the Council shall have authority to fund
for that purpose an amount equal to as
| much of their revenues as may be so re-
| ceived; this in addition to funding an
amount equal to all floating debt not alb
| sorbed by being paid in in that manner.
ALFRED SHAW, Administrator.
| The Council proceeded to consideration
| of the ordinance adopting an estimate of
expenditures OF the city of New Orleans
| Including police and excluding schoOlB) for
the year 1873" which was called up on
third and final passage, and was read item
! by item.
| On motion of Mr.. Lewis the amounts IN
der the head "Eghting" were amended, as
follows: Gas, reduced from $220,G00 to
$2lO,O0O and oil reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Under the head ''charity" the item "sal-
aries Of city physicians. $l0,000" was
amended, on motion Of Mr. Shaw, 80 as to
read SALARIES of city physicians and Off
GERS appointed by the Board Of Health,
$4,000"
Under the same head, on motion of Mr.
Lewis, the item "cost Of removal Of sick to
hospital, and burial Of INDECENT dead,
$1,000" was amended SO as to read $4,000
Under the same head, on motion Of Mr..
Delassize, the item support of smallpox
patients, $4,000" was amended SO as TO
read 5000
Under the head "justice," the item ''em,
p'oyes in Workhouse, $1,000, was amended,
On motion of hr. Lewis, so as to read $4,000.
Under the head "otace expenses" SIR.
Ceckrem moved to reduce the expences Of
the Department Of Public Accounts from
$4,000 to $4,000 the same as last year,
Yeas-Cockrem. Remick-2.
Hays-Shawo Delassjze. Lewis. Walton.
BCnzano-5.
The motion was LOST.
Under the head OF administration" the
item " Smployes Of Department of Com
merce $5000." was amended on motion Of
Mr.. Remick so as to read $780,
Mfr. Gockrem moved to reduce the item
under the same head, "employes of Depart
ment of Public Accounts, $45, 900. " so 49,
600, the same as lass year.
Mr. SHAY explained that she object of the
increase was to have all the bookkeeping of
the Council done il She Department Of Pub
lie Accounts.
Feas-Cockrem, 2emick-2.
Nays-shaw. DelasniEe. Levis, Walton,
Bon8Sno-5.
The motion 20 amend was lose.
Under the che head, "'To be pai8 QUE Of
wharf and levee dues" the item "repur-
chase of wharf bonde, the balance Of the
revenues. $lOI,GG4," vas changed TO
&lOl,604
Under the head, ITO be paid out Of the
City Park tax" the item ''one-eighth of one
per cent, to be levied and collected on all
assessed property was amended by the |
addition of the words, allowing say Eve
per cent uncollected."
(Mr. Bonzano in the chairl
On motion of Mr.. Shaw, the unappropri- |
ated balance Of estimated revenues over !
expenditures, namely, $4,000, was carried |
to the contingent account.
Mr.. Shaw moved the adoption Of the
amendments made as whole.
The amendments were adopted
Mr.. Shaw now moved that the ordinance |
be now read third time and finally passed,
The Mayor took the foor and asked per
mission to make q few remarks. He SAID:
am opposed to the budget as before us.
do not consider it calls for veto, mas
much as the incoming Council is not com
PEELED to spend the amount of the appro
priations. My objections are mainly the
same as those l have offered to previous
budgets of the Council. | think that the
amount set apart for the payment Of the
debt of the city is much too large for exist
ing circumstances. $3.50, 1000 year was re-
luired by law to be set apart for the pay
nent of the interest and principal of the
solid aS cd 1nh+ which, ol,o !