New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-09
CITY coUUcu-oFTIcIA1


CITY HALL. INV ORL81uU,(
tuesday, December Q. 1874
Tho Council met u regular session this
day, 1t l2 N.
Presens-The Hon. Chasles }. Leeds,
Mayor. presiding, and Administrators Ber-
toll. Bouny, Brown, Burke. Landry. Nc
Carthy and Pllsbury.
On motion of Mr.. Pilsbury che minutes
of tho last meeting were amended by stating
that che communication from the City At
torney referred to him related to the case
of the New York Mail Steamship Company
". the city.
And, ON motion Of Mr.. Pilsbury. the min
utes wero further amended. under the head
Of .'elec.ien," so a. to read:
On motion Of MI. Landry, the Council
proceeded to the election of City Attorney.
Thus amended. the Minutes we're ap-
proved.
Demonstrations from the Mayer aad I'D.
niuistrat0ro.
The annexed message was received from
che Mayor:
To the Gentlemen Of the City Council:
ireturn to you without my approval feec-
luton to adopt and Peafiirm resolution No.
2628, Administration serias, which was
passed by You at the last regular session OF
Council, held on the first instant.
Tue spirit of this resolution is that imne
diate collection Of the taxes OF 1874 will be
enforced, and that non-payment thereof
will involve the execution OF the Jaw upon
the delinquents.
Ii the taxes now lev: cd were just-if they
were moder ate-if the assessments upon
which taxation has been imposed were also
lust and moderate, the poverty OF the peO
| ple should Ut this time demand at our hands
all tho moderation possible in the collection.
But when, ~ il we'll known, the taxes are
| excessive, many OF them unjust in their
I nature, levied upon an assessment in ma
| j,rity of cases far above the market value
I Of the property, it appears to me to be par
! ticularly inexpedient to inaugurAto our
! administration BY harsh measures.
The taxes have not been paid, in the ma
| iority of cases, because the Taxpayers, ex-
hausted by the terrible exactions OF former
years, have no longer the ability to pay
| them.
| The forced collection Of taxes. therefore,
must involve the sale by the sheriff of large
! amounts OF property, tending to the fur
l Their depreciation of the real estate OF the
! city, which must prove destructive of the
best interests of both property owners and
public creditors
The value Of the real estate Of the city Is
| the basis of taxation, and if its value is i'm
paired, the market value OF the obllgatlons
| Of the city will be diminished, although the
interest may be punctually paid, ~ the
ability to pay in the future will be OF
greater consideration than the pay mept Of
the present liability.
The forced payment Of this tax. with the
addition of cOsts, interest, etc. will also
tend to exhaust still further the citizens, 90
that they will find it difficult to meet future
levies which may DO made upon them.
by favorable legislation.
Respectfully submitted.
New Orleans, December 8, 1874.
Mr.. Brown moved that the resolution
referred to be persisted in, Notwithstanding
/ the veto, and the motion prevailed. by .
unanimous vote. oil tho Admiaist rAtOrs
| voting.
| Financial and Other 0usisess - Final
MI. Brown called up tho ordinances de-
| scribed 40 follows. which, having been read
| twice. were now on third reading and
| passed unanimously. the yeas and nays
being called on each. and all tho members
| present az roll call voting:
! providing for the payment Of the several
| pay rolls and accounts therein named" b.
| ginning with officers, clerks aud employees
| in the Dep artment of Police.
! 'Providing tor tho payment OF tbs eev
! eral accounts therein named" beginning
l Firemen's Charitable Association Ut New
Oyleans.
! providing 20: the payment Of the pay
l rolls Of the Department Of Improvement.
and Surveyor for the thirty days ending
| November 30, 1874"
providing for the payment Of the eev
! erai accounts therein named" beginning A
! Do 9oAasseric.
Nee0ssidesaalo o..
On motion Of Mr. Pilsbury. the third read
| ing and final passage at the meeting Of the
irst instant Of the ordinance entitled "Au
| ordinance 70 establish the rate Of licenses
for professions callings and other bust
nesses, and tor carriages hacks, drsys and
other vehicles. tor the year 1873" was re-
considered.
TIN, on motion OF Mr. Piisbury. tho or.
dinance, az amended 1t said meeting, was
put upon its third reading, and passed final
ly, the yeas and nays having been called,
and all the Administrations voting in tho
affirmative:
Repssfs Of Committees.
By Mr.. Mccarthy, to whom was referred
the petition Of Pierre Fuse. to DO eompen-
stated for damage 20 wagon by the "Black
Maria" reported unfsvorably. Adopted.
Mr.. Bertoli. upon the petition of the com
mittee on permanent location Of the Me-
chanicsl and Agricultural College. asking
for the use and control Of the city property
at Chalmette, reported that no action could
be taken, as the property had been sold to
satisfy the jud gment Of Mrs. Gaines against
the city. Received.
sbrdinasees aad Heseiatisas O0e red.
BY Mr. Brown, and read twice:
An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
priatiOns be and are hereby made for
the Department Of WaterwOrks and Public
Buildings, for November. 1874, and
that the Administrator of Public Ac-
counts warrant On the Administrator
OF Finance in payment of the same,
whenever there shall be money in the city
treasury to the credit Of the appropriate
fund for each account and not otherwise
appropriated:
wA1ERWORKS.
Leeds & Co.. repairs 70 boiler. etc $3.50 u
johnson. Armstrong 4 Co, station
cry. ]" -
Arthur Denis, agent, one months