New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-29
EXPENDITURES THAT MAY BE LAWFULLY
kLDICED.

| Total ... Tot0JS,Joi ~ 30, U 6SOo, o0l
Some explanation of the reduction pro-
| posed in the foregoing table is. OF course,
| necessary. and is accordingly submitted:
! l. appropriation for Reduction Of BondS.-
The amount required for this purpose for
| 1874 in supposed conformity with law. and
| in recognition Of the supposed rights of
| bondholders, il s672, 500. A statement, "a, -
of outstanding bonds, which accompanies
this shows which OF them were entitled, by
| the laws authorizing their issue. to an an
nual reduction by taxation, and which of
| them were not although taxes for the an.
| nual reduction of the whole of them have
| been levied since 1872. This has been done
| in conformity with aGf No. 73 Of the Legis
| lature of 1872, which provides that a tax
shall be levied yearly sufficient to reduce
the principal of all bonds for which no
| other retiring provision" exists. from two
to ten per ceut. Ii that act can be Justly
so construed to confer vested right on
holders of such bonds as had not the ad.
vantage of any retiring provision in the va.
rious enactmauts which authorized their
issue, then the whole amount of $672, 1876 is
required, but it is the opinion OF eminent
jurists that this act. passed long after the
issue of the bands. confers no vested right,
and that the Legislature may. at any time.
without any violation of contract. repeal
that part Of il referred to. If this doctrine
ia sound. aud the Legislature repeal it. but
1921, SJ7 woUlG he required for the annual
reduction of bJEds entitled to such curtail-
ment, and save 20 the city Sl5l ,0S9.
,. Mctr0poiitan Potice.-lt is not doubted
that the Opinion. Of an immense ma ority of
the people o. New Orleans IS in favor OF
the police being appointed and controlled
by the city authorities If they were So
authorized bv law. the City Council could
and would m, nta Il it at an expense of one.
~, -, u
If the Legislature $ unwilling TO turn the
police over 70 the city it is deemed but just.
as the police - essentially State force,
that the State shouid pay them, and exac:
from the city no more than the city would
pay its own police tS360.OO0l, making
saving of S3G1O13
3. Puk Tor--Evegy citizen is familiar
with this matter ara few hesitate to con.
denim it. Considering the enormou. taxa.
ton to which tn. people are subjected with.
out it, it shcc: be wiped out altogether.
saving $i63 6ii.
4. Criminal .Sie.,H-The bills Of :il;. of.
ficer gains. III. ely tor 1873. amounted TO
Sl02,l made aroi two accoun's--one tor
the feeding o. prisoners in the Parish
Prison during TIE year. !7.479 days. at
sixty cent?. SIS. 40: turkeys fees.
$500; and sulit-- expenses. Sl07l II: total.
S65, 0S9 lI-.tae. ether bill for costs and fees
III tgftsLt. vot 'oe' s''s LA tiiN
We're allowed 10 .yrnish provisions TO pris.
oners, i. could be done, ard well done. at
twenty cent, - day each: and il is not
doubted tina. 4 saving TO the city OF $4,000
can be maize b. = prope: change in the laws
of the State. and vet allow the sheriff
liberal cnmpar .3t4uu.
). Cle,j Of -. C'jD,iHuf C0ur'.-The bills
Of this officer :Ur 1873 were $!i..3l. One
half the amour. would be ample by which
the saving wcuEd he about Sl2.000.
6. Gran6 ana Pen! acknowledgements las.
year Si5.500. chiefly tor certificates issued
TO jurors by the clerk. 1t is thought that
the paying Of iUrors ought to be abandoned
altogether. Their certificates are generally
sold to spectators for mere song.
7. District Ator,iey's Fees.--This officer is
allowed by law ST. tor every prisoner con-
victed His b.lls last year were 5000
against the city 1t "a thought that a salary
of $4,000. to be pad by the city. would be
ample. as he ENJOYS other euioluments, saw.
ing $500.
s. Municipal Police Comts.-Estimated ]
expense to the city per annum, $500 /
Twenty thousand ia quite sufficient. saving |
S25,0 900 The number OF courts might be |
diminished.
9. Coroner's Feei.-Bills last year SOB. il2. |
The duties. by an alteration of existing |
laws, could easily DE performed at salary |
of $4,000. - s.ol
10. Corones's' Juf1es-The remarks made |
under the head Of grand and petty juries.'
will apply to tina item. Coroners' Jurors