New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-25
By Mr.. sturcken /:

rected tax bill for 1871, against Mrs. Louis
Malascher, assessing her with $1,000 on Ger
tain property in square No. 23f, eighth as
sessment district, in place of $4,000, tn
building on said property at the time tn
assessment was made having been destroyed
by fire in July, 1871.
Adopted
By Mr. Sturcken:
| Report by the Administrators of Assessments
on the petition of A. G. Greenwood, ask
ing for relief from an erroneous assess
ment for the year 1871, on capital anC
income.
/ DEPARTMENT. OF ASSESSMENTS, I
| December "a, 1872
| To the City Council of New Orleans:
Petitioner asked to be relieved from the
| payment of tax for the year 1871, on al
assessment of $4,000 income and $4,000
| capital, on the ground that an error was
made by the assessor in overestimating his
| business and the amount of cotton received
| by him as cotton factor.
The records of this office show that an
error was committed in computing the
amount Of cotton received by Mr.. Green
| wood, and upon an investigation of his
business and books | recommend that his
request be granted, and ask the adoption of
the following resolution.
H. +. STRICKEN, Administrator
.Res0lCed, That the Administrator of FL
nance is hereby directed to settle with Mr..
Greenwood, tax. bill No. Is, $40 for the year
1871, upon payment of tax on $3.50 capital,
and cause the judgment rendered against
him to be Cancelled.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Fitzenreiter:
ReSo3ged That the Administrator of
WaterwOrks and Public Buildings be au-
thorzed to advertise for proposals to rebuild
the front of No. 1875 enginehOuse, accord
ing to plan and specifications OF City Sur
veyOr.
Mr. Brewster objected to the passage of
the resolution. If this appropriation were
passed every other fire company would re
quire an appropriation tor its engine house.
Two years ago the city passed an appropri-
alton to repair all the engine houses, and
the Firemens' Benevolent Association had
since entered into contract with the city,
atan increased price, to keep them all in
repair.
Mr.. Lewis moved to postpone.
Mr. Fitzenreiter said it was absolutely
necessary that this work should be done as
the building was in a dangerous condition.
The City Surveyor had examined it and re-
ported that the front might fall at any tune.
Dir. Brewster said that the former Ad-
of Waterworks and Public
Build ngs had ordered this house repaired
and the City Surveyor had accepted the
work. If the building was now in bad
he wanted to know where the
money had gone to.
Mr. Lewis stated this was a matter con
nected with the Department of Commerce
as we'll as with the Department of Public
and as the Adminish sator of Com
merce was not here, he moved that the reso-
luton be postponed and referred to the two
departments.
NJ. Brewster seconded the motion, which
was carried.
The resolution offered by Mr. Schneider
1t an earlier period of the proceedings, ad-
Indicating contract for license plates, was
Jailed Up and adopted.
By Mr.. Calhoun:
ReS0lped That the Administrator Of Pub
io Accounts be requested to designate in
lis monthly reports the expenditures in
of debts accounts and claims Gre
tCSu ny duu Et4dILug 10 tnS late Guy ADMIN
stration, in order that the disbursements
by the new board may be at all
lines readily ascertained.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lewis called up the following resolu.
ion, laid over October 10, 1872
IN ordinance to provide for the issue of
duplicate certificates OF appropriation in
favor Of P, NJ. Williams.
Be it ordaiRed by the. Council of the city
f New Orleans, That the Administrator Of
'ubiic Accounts be and is hereby author
yed to issue to P. NJ. Williams duplicate
certificates of appropriation, Nos 1872 and
l7S, for his salary as superintendent of
'oys' House OF Refuge, for the months of
eptember and October, 1871, for 500 each,
LEGGED by him to have been destroyed by
re, which occurred in that institution; con
itioned on his furnishing to the city bond
indemnity as security against loss IN the
remses.
The Mayor remarked that there was
Nv requiring the advertising of lost certif-
ates.
Mr.. Lewis believed this had been done.
The resolution was adopted and referred
, the Mayor, with power.
Petitions, Etc.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
sttion Of the veterans of 1912 for the
3ual grant to enable them to celebrate the
Of the battle of New Orleans,
l the eighth of January next
On motion Of Mr.. Fitzenreiter, an ap-
'opriation of $500 was unanimously
anted
A r,c4;4;ov, a., 41,o ,,o,,orI ~ ,7 ,
as referred to the Administrator of Com
cree.
A petition for reduction Of assessment Of
uares Nos. 233 and 3i3 was referred to the
lministrator of Assessments.
A petition Of E. H. Cannon was referred
the Mayor. ?
A petition of Charles Yaeger and Pierre A
ntarcn was referred to the Administra-
Of Improvements.
election Of Officers.
dr. Fitzenreiter-Are we not bound under
city charter to proceed to the election OF
tain city officers to-day, or as soon there
er as practicable'
The Mayor-You have the city charter I.
ore you. Y
II, Fitzenreiter moved that special day "
appointed for entering into said cleo
l.
II. Sturcken expressed anppinion that
some Of the Administrators had not yet
Lifted it would be very wrong to do SO. F
he Mayor-It seems to me if gentlemen
1t to provide for some of their friends by BE