New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-13
CITY COUNCII.-OFFICIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEETING.
CITY HALL, NEW ORIHASs,
Tuesday, August II, 1873.
The Council ne. this day q: - NJ, in
regular session.
Present-Hop. Loui. 4. Witt. Mayor,
presiding, and Administrators Brewster,
Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, and Turnbuil.
the minutes Of the las: meeting were ap-
proved.
Communications from the Mayor and Ad.
ministrators.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
monthly reports Of the Administrators OF
improvements and Police for :he month Of
July, and the same were received.
Financial Business and OiheF Bills On
Final Passage.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances
described as follows, which had been read
twice. Said ordinances being now on third
reading were severally passed, the yeas
and nays having been called on each:
Providing for the payment OF the sew.
eral accounts therein named beginning
Firemen's Charitable Association Of New
Orleans, Sll,6G6 G7, with an amendment
striking out for further consideration the
item of I. w. Patton, criminal sheriff.
Providing for the payment Of J. 7. Ham
lin
providing for the paymen: of tine seve-
raj accounts therein named,' beginning
New Orleans Herald, SIC.
Providing for the paymen: Of the sew
eral accounts therein named.' begin nning g
Barrett & Weimann s. so.
providing for the payment u the tev.
eral accounts therein named,' beginning
John w Madden $66. with an amendment
striking out for further consideration the
item Of George G. Oliver.
Reports Of Csmmitfees.
M. Calhoun, as Administrator of Public
Accounts, reported as follows upon pe,i-
tions referred to him. and the reports were
received and adopted:
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
The undersigned, TO whom the petitions
and claims Of the undermentioned persons
were referred. respectfully reports thereon
as follows:
/. Andrew Hero Jr-Peti:ioner paid into
the treasury May -, 1873, tax bill of A.
Holt, No 26SS, for 1867. S}45. and Sla in
terest and costs-total 1864 He states ,ha,
he has reason to believe that the bill had
been already paid to former assistant
city attorney (Mr. +. Michinard). who failed
to account to the city treasury therefor:
and he proposes. if the city will refund him
the 1894, to apply it and an additional
amount, to the payment Sf another tax bill
of A. Holt, No. 442s Of 1869, for S49l 62.
1t is not improbable that the bill OF 1867
tor S345, interest and costs, was paid to the
assistant city attorney. as Mr.. Hero sup
poses. 1t was placed by the Treasurer IN
his hands for collection, and never accounted
for. But if paid, Mr.. Holt or his agent
ought to be able to show receipt for it,
which has not been done. l. therefore, re-
commend that the proposition OF the peti.
toner be agreed to. and settlement made
in conformity Herewith, when be furnishes
satisfactory evidence of tie previous pay.
mert Of the bill Of 1867. bu: not until then.
3. B. Claverie e.-Pe.itioner instituted suit
against the city for salary as ''commissary
otpIivate markets. he having been com
miseioned to that Office on the thirtitth of
September. 1868. by Mayor Conway. The
amount claimed by him is $3.50, but he
offers to compromise fox a smaller sum. It
is believed that he was unlawfully appoint
ed. no such Office having been created by
the Council. l, therefore, recommend that
his petition be rejected. and that his claim
be left to the decision OF the courts.
3. p. X. Fell Petitioner requests .he
Council to change his assessment for 1873
from S2222, ,450 to $20.62 the difference being
on personal property and income. On ex-
animation. l find him assessed for real
G,0n GNl
horses e240; total S22,j40. His own return
shows furniture $500. income $500, horses
$40: consequently his true assessment, in.
cluding his real estate. would be $2l 800.
The additional $500 is from an error in the
Assessment Department. A resolution on
the subject is herewith presented.
I. P. r. Fell.-Petitioner asks that $500
license tax, paid by him as insurance agent
in 1872. and the same amount in 1873. be
credited on his tax bills for 1871 and 1873,
ON the ground that insurance companies
which pay an annual license to the State of
$1,000 are, by law, exempt from 81 other
Attorney ia OF opinion that the law referred
to by petitioner does not relieve him; and
it is recommended that his petition he re.
jecved.
). John Klein T. Co., for G. II. Eslava.-
Petitioner asks rebate of the interest on
his tax bills for 1869, 1870 and 1871. aud
that payment of the whole amount of the
taxes thus reduced be received in obliga-
tions of the city. The rejection of the Pc
tition is recommended.
6 John Klein & Co.. for r. Y. Black
Petitioner asks that the amount of tax
bill of Mrs. NJ. J. Block. for 1871, on an as
sessment of $1,000, which he alleges was
paid by X. Y. Black in error, and which he
says was included in the assessment OF the
latter for the same year, be refunded. The
amount was not included in the assessment
of K. Y. Black. and the undersigned recon-
mends the rejection Of the petition.
:. Louisa Schwarz.-Petitioner claims
payment from the city of a beGuest in her
favor by the late John D. Fink. The un-
dersigned believes that she is entitled to it
tan opinion concurred in by the City Attor-
neyl, but asks time for further nves.iga-
ton. j. CALHOUN,
Administrator Of Public Accounts.
August II, 1873.
Mr.. Calhoun, as Administrator Of In
provements ad interim, reported that GER
tain improvements on Notre Dame street
petitioned for had been made. Received.
Ordinance and Re solutions Offered.
By Mr.. Calhoun, and read twice:
An ordinance providing tor the paymen: Of
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained. That .he following ap-
prOpriatiOns be and are hereby made. and