The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-02
Sell for term of five years and take Improve
ment and Wharf Bonds in payment, at 2 liked

Sell for term of five years and take improve
ment and Wharf Bonds in payment, at hxee
rate, no interest to be allowed.
5. Sell the revenues and management OF ths
Water Works on good, long ume-yol cal
have the interest paid by the purchaser ant
eXpend the amount realized from the sale IL
the extension of the pipes
g. Strike off all penalties and take all cert
fcates and warrants outstanding Tor oack
taxes The Legislature will have to aid yot
: in this.
Z. Deal gently with the poor who are III ar
rears for taxes, and humor some who are bet
ter off. You can catch flies better with honey
than vinegar
s. Let the Mayor enforce the bread ordi-
nance believe it is still in force. Flour is
cheap ana hunger is pinching many.
g. Sell ont the cleaning and repairing Of the
streets by wards: the entire work ought to be
done for less than S1OO, 900 per annum The
railroad companies relieve the city OF a large
expenditure. In my region l have not seen a
street cleaner about since the war.
| TO- Read the act OF consolidation Of 1852
as you would your Bible, and bear in mind
that the restrictions in that admirable law are
still in force.
II. Moderate your city lights, oil and gas.
Four months out OF twelve the moon is clear,
when one-third OF the lights will answer all
purposes
II. Apply to the Legislature to change your
revenue laws SO that the city can be the best
Judge OF the time of collection and disposition
Of taxes and licenses; also to repeal all laws
compelling a payment OF interest, except on
the bonded debt, and do You repeal all ordl-
nances for the payment OF interest except as
above. There is nothing so active as interest.
1t never sleeps, and when the city works it up
it is usually compounded.
Compound interest has ruined more planters
in Louisiana than did the abolition OF slavery.
To show how it works: 4 penny q cents)
put out at simple interest at the birth OF
Christ will to this day scarcely realize one
pound sterling, while at compound interest
it will amount to enough to pay the public
debt of all the nations Of the world.
l3. As soon as the Legislature meets ask to
have all laws that authorize the use OF war
rants or other documents payment tor city
licenses repealed. Only money should be
taken for licenses
To conclude. Keep your city expenditures
within one million dollars per annum, and
you will finally solve the problem OF 8 good
government with low taxation.
:. HowE:,.
.!TF .OIN.!L
The first regular meeting Q: the new City
Council was held Tuesday. a: noon; Hon. G. J.
Leeds, Mayor in the chair, and NIessrS. Lam
dry, Bertoli, Brown. Douny. Pilsbury and Nc
Calthy were present.
The minutes OF the special meeting held
on Monday were read and approved.
communication was received from the
City Attorney relative to the bill Of VIM. H.
Pickham, attorney. Referred to the Admin
istrator of Accounts. -..=..
A let CT was received from II. J. Leovy,
calling the attention of the Council to the |
proposed sale OF city property, and giving
notice that in the list was a square Of batture
extending from the levce to Water
street, which was claimed by Chas. Morgan
under act OF sale, and that if the property
was sold or adiudicated to any other person,
Morgan reserved his right Of proceeding
against said parties. Al injunction from the
superior District Court prohibiting the sale
Vas also read and, with the letter. was re-
erred to the Mayor.
The following resolution, offered by Admin
strltor Brown, was adopted:
/
a June I'd, 1874. which reads as follows:
Whereas. an impression prevails among a
arge number OF taxpayers that by a delay in
payments of taxes beyond the time now fixed,
il: the 18th day Of the present month, they
viii be able to settle the same at better adj
antage than by prompt payment; therefore, !
0 correct this opinion, be it
Resolred, Thar under no circumstances will
II extension Of time be granted, neither can
nv taxes for the year 1874 be paid Ill any
tner manner than IN cash exclusively, so as I
> enable the city to pay its creditors in regu-
II order, il accordance with the ordinances
be and the some is hereby I
llirmed and re-adop:ed.
By resolution Of the Administrator Of Com !
lerce, permission was granted to William |
enkin to cree: a blacksmith shop on the !
roperty on Magazine street. between Milan I
I'd Berlin.
at i
After the reception and reference Of a Z
nmber Of petitions and communications, the c
cense ordinance was taken up, and was =
lally passed. as will be found in another col
mn. e
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I of Finance (Schneider) up to Nov. 21st, L
Is received, showing the following taxes due
ID uncollected: .=...= Il
Due and nm collected Due and q
N Year collected Oct in Novem- ,nollcclcd
81 lc1l. iaf. Nov. 3. 1874 =,
j1-Gi-G3 ss-I OBS 81 s..o4 % SssO. s0i 3. =
Is .-.... l9334a - 10. 90 1922 ~ II
;i.56-.-- 81. 80. u. 80 q, 81. 90 - II
- .. 49, SO q. - nG fs.l 100 81 II
10 ~ 30 $50 % .-...-- 2Iu $50 30
il .... 81 652 90 56ai g., $50 9Js O6 ii
3 ------ 500 93i :. $50 - :,9l 404 30 IL
a -..-- J. A.. ybG is 1908 - li6S.o1. 80 r,
Total - $50 so 3. 80 Jni % 81 i63 lst Is -
The Joint monthly report Of the late Ad- /,
Illustrators OF Finance and Accounts was Il
ceived. 1t exhibited the following Ii
dance cash on hand October 81 $3.50 % - -
,celpts. .......-..... ..-....... $3.50 II II