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

Expenses. ...... $f3 o. S93 o.
Public Buildings
Market house; repairs. ..... la q
City Hall, repairs and ice. 3l5 A
pesthOuse, treatment of indi-
gent patients. ....... ,. $,25O X
Parish Prison, repairs. ........ II VI
Charity-blankets for ST. Vim
cents INSANE Asylum. ...... 35O VI
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LIT. DELASSIZE, Administrator.
DEPARTMENT or AssRssaEETs, !
November j, 1873. )
Hon. Benz. F. Flanders, Mayor
During the month of October the aatten
ton of this department has been unceas
ingly directed to the examination of appli
cations fled for the reduction of assess
ments. About 1900 such applications have
been considered, and the assessments com
planned of have been revised and corrected
according to the carefully prepared reports
of tke revisers and experts appointed for
that purpose,
At this date much more of the same sort
of work remains to be done than there
should be, considering the advanced season
of the year and the pressure of other i'm
portaDt business, such as the consideration
Of the license ordinance, budget and other
matters connected with the Legislative de.
paltment of the city, and requiring the per
sOnal attention of the Administrator Of the
department.
II. BONZANO, Administrator.
Appropriations.
Mr.. Shaw called up an ordinance read
twice and printed last week, commencing,
j. 7. jackson, 1854
Two items-W. J. McBirnie, 81, and w.
II. Peckham, $600-already passed, were
omitted. A claim of Z. p. Boyer, 1916,
was amended to 1901, and the rest Of the
ordinance was passed.
The following items were added to the
ordinance:
L. T. Delassize, Administrator of Water:
works and Public Buildings, reimburse
ment $50.
A. G. Blanchard, services as expert in
valuing 100000 Of property on which the
owners claimed reduction of assessments,
$500.
Clerk Sixth District Court, costs in suit Of
James Reynolds VS.. Alfred Shaw, SD 25.
Sherif's fees in same $40. Especial order if
necessarily
New Orleans Republican, printing briefs
~, II. Young VS.. City OF New Orleans and
Magazine Street Railroad" $50.
Fl. H. Walsh, for professional services to
John s. Walton, Administrator, $3.50.
H. Fl. Walsh, professional services in
criminal cases before Recorders Houghton
and MArthur, $3.50.
New Orleans Republican, blanks and ad-
vertisements fol, Department of Commerce,
$355.
Clerk of Eighth District Court, for fees in
case of j. l.. GubernatOr vs. Administrator
of Public Accounts $22.
On motion of Mr.. Cockrem, an item Of
800 for professional services in the same
case was added.
Mr.. Shaw presented bill Of $25 for use
of wigwam on Josephine street for polling
place.
Laid over
Oil Lamps.
By Mr.. Lewis:
Rcsolued, That the adjudication by the
Administrator of Police of contract per
resolution No. 1866, Administration series,
for the lighting extinguishing, cleaning and
keeping in repair, etc, the lanterns, lamps,
ETC., in those portions Of the city of New
Orleans lighted with Oil for term of two
years, to Thomas Pickles as principal, with
d. c. McCaR and Jonas Pickles as securi-
ties, at the price and sum of $23 921s per
lamp per annum, be and the same is hereby
approved, the securities accepted, and the
Mayer authorized to enter into contract in
behalf Of the city, per notarial act before
the city notary, for the performance Of said
contract.
Laid over for q week.
The Schools
Mr. Shaw presented the following pepoft:
DgRARgEE8r OF PrB1Ic ACQUIRE,
November Is, 1872.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
The amount of collections upon the school
tax of 1872 up to this time, is 1855, 452 IS.
Still outstanding, $I32, l4l IA. Total, $751;
J93 80.
For most of the outstanding school tai,
Judgment has been obtained in common
with other city taxes, and where it has been
assessed on real estate it will for the most
part probably be paid, but this asset added
to the two quarterly appropriations Of Sep
TENDER and December 1872, will hardly ab-
sorb half the school debts now outstanding
The remainder is a burden which must
eventually fall upon the city.
In the budget at present before the City
Council, no provision is made for public
schools for 1879, owing TO peculiarities OF
The law. None can be made in the taxes
now levied, neither can they be curtaiIed
so as to leave room for schools within the
two and three-q quarters per cent Of limit. The
law allows no punishment except in the tax
for current city expenses, and q moments
OF the budget shows this to be
The school board can not present their |
estimate and demand, nor the Council levy
or schools before January; nor can tax
or them be then laid till legislative au-
hority be obtained, the two and three
Ourths limit being exhausted. 1t will |
equire at least thirty cents in the hundred |
dollars for their support, even on an |
scale, in 1873 This, added to |
present taxation, will be So 05; and the |
nly curtAilment that seems possible, even |
o the Legislature, will be to abolish the |
lark tax, and sell out the park to pay its |
iebts, which would reduce city taxation to |
y 92Ia.
ALFRED SHAW, Administrator.
The report was laid over to be printed.
The Budget.
Mr.. Shaw presented the following report /
which was ordered printed
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
November Is, 1872,
o the City Council of New Orleans:
The careful attention of the Council is
allied to the budget of expenditures sub
1itted and passed to second reading on the |
weltth instant 1t seems necessary that
his budget, when duly amended, should be
nally passed on the nineteenth instant, as
; has to be published ten days before the
evenues can be levied, portion of which
The licenses particularly are required to
g levied on the first Tuesday of December.
A neglect to do SO would involve the next
ouncil in difficulty as to their revenues,
nd vexatious litigation, and will explain
hy the matter is not left for them to CON
der and determine.
The leading feature of this budget, in
,hich it differs from those of past years, is
aused by the new law TACT No. 70 Of 1872
equiring it not to exceed the estimate of