New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-09

Tuesday. April 8. 1873. s
The Council met this day at u NJ, in
regular session.
Presentation. Louis A. Witt. Mayor.
presiding, and Administrators Brewster.
Calhoun. Fitzenreiter. Lewis. Schneider.
Sturcken and Turnbull.
The minutes of last meeting were ap.
proved.
Communicat tions from the Mayor md Ad'
ministrntOrs.
The MAYOR laid before the Council the
monthly reports for March Of several de-
partments, addressed to him. as required
by the charter. which reports were received,
and were from the following Admlaistra-
tors:
From the Administrator OF Waterworks.
From the Administrator of Commerce.
From the Administrator of Police:
From the Administrators Of Pnblic Ac'
counts and of Finance, a joint report. show
ing the balance in the treasury on the thlr-
fy.flst instant to have been $27 ,2iS Ol.
Mr.. Schneider, Administrator OF Finance
submitted report. which was received
showing the amount Of past due taxes un'
collected on the thirty first ultimo, to have
been S3,O2I ,3i9 "a.
Financial sisusiness on final Passage and
Bills on Third Reading.
Mr.. Calhoun called up the ordinances
and resolutions described as follows, which
had been read twice at the meeting imme-
diately preceding; said ordinances being
now on third reading were severally passed
by a unanimous vote, the yeas and nays
having been called on each:
Providing for the payment of the several
accounts therein named, beginning with the
Firemen's Charitable Association of New
Orleans, $ll, $50 e..
Providing for the payment of the several
accounts therein named, beginning with
the New Orleans Times, IS %.
AppropriatiDg money TO defray the ex'
penditures of the Department Of Police for
the month of March, 1873.
Reports OF Committees.
The Mayor. in behalf Of the committee
Of the whole, reported:
Upon an ordinance providing new sys-
TEN for the collection of city taxes. those
presently due as well as those past due.
and appointing l. i. Lerrarie and Jack
Wharton collectors Of said taxes. uafavoT-
ably. Adopted unanimously.
Upon the proposition Of Percy Roberts
to contract collecting back taxes. unfavor.
ably.
Adopted unanimously.
Upon the petition of Peter Kaiser and
George MeIz for an extension of the right
of way of the Magazine street railroad,
Sixth District. favorably. with an ordi'
nance, which came mp in order at subse-
Quent stage of the proceedings.
Mr.. Turnbull. in behalf of himself and
Mr.. Lewis, TO whom had been referred the
petition of Messrs Samuel II. Kennedy and
others, for the right of way for a railroad
along tie river front. from the upper line
to the lower limit of the city. reported un'
favorably, the landings and wharves being
already too much obstructed by railroads.
Adopted unanimously.
Upon the petitions ot residents and prop.
erty holders of the Third District for the
suppression of distil!ery on st. Ferdinand
street, between Chartres street and the
levee, as nuisance. unlayorably. Adopted
unanimously.
Mr. Fitzenreiter repol ted that in response
to the advertisement for two tlatboats Of
coal, deliverable within the Waterworks
Enclosure, the lowest bid he received was
from p. &, Il. DeNerges. sixty-one and
half cents per bushel. and an ordinance ac.
companying the report to contract with said
parties. at the rate specified. came up in its
regular order. Report received.
Mr.. Brewster reported unfaVorably on
the petition for abatement of nuisance
alleged TO be caused by the use of the house
No. .02 BienvilIe street as ball room, etc.
Adopted unanimously.
Upon the petition of Mrs. j. ID. Denegre.
complaining of steam engine near her
property on the premises of M. j. Me.
Adam, Mr.. Brewster reported unfavorably.
and the report was unanimously adopted.
Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
a resolution, presented by Mr.. Fifteen
reiter. to contract with p. & Il. De Verges
for two tatboat loads Of Pittsburg coal,
was, by a suspension of the rules, read |
three several times and passed finally by a |
unanimous vote, the yeas and nays having |
been called.
Mr. Calhoun submitted the following or.
diuances, which were read twice:
An ordinance making appropriations for |
the various orphan asylums ana Other |
charitable institutions for the quarter end |