The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-09
CITY COUNCIL.
TIE FIRST CONFLICT.
The Mayors Veto Not Sustained.
Election, Of City Surveyor, Secretary Of
Council and City Notary.


traitors Bertol, Bouny, Brown, Pilsbury, Nc
Carthv, Burke and Landry.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and adopted After some very slight and IN
important changes, thereafter was read the
following communication from the Mayor,
vetoing the resolution adopted at the last
regular meeting, and which was reaffrma-
ton of resolution No. 1923, Administrators
Series, passed at the first meeting OF the
present Council, held on the 1st Of Decem-
Der. The ordinance referred to embodies
measures for the speedy collection of taxes
due. This is the Mayors disapproval:'
To the Gentlemen Of the City Council:
return to you without my approval the
resolution to adopt and reatfirm Resolution
No. $685. Administration Series, which was
passed by you the last regular session of the
Council held on the LIST inst
The spirit OF the resolution is that im,nedi-
ate collection of taxes of 1874 will be enforced,
and that on-payment thereof will involve the
execution Of the law upon the delinquents. If
the taxes now levied were just, if they were
moderate, If the assessments upon which tax
alton has been imposed were also just and
moderate. the poverty OF the people should at
this time demand at our hands all the moder-
alton possible in the collection. But when,
as is well known, the taxes are excessive,
many OF them unjust III their nature, levied
on assessments, in a majority of cases far
above the market value OF the property it ap-
pears to me to be particularly inexpedient to
inaugurate our administration by harsh
measures. The taxes have not been paid, in
the majority OF cases, because the taxpayers,
exhausted by the terrible exactions OF former
years, have no ability to pay them.
The forced exaction OF taxes, therefore,
must involve the sale by the Sheriff of large
amounts of property, tending to the further
depreciation of real estate of the city, which
must prove destructive of the best interests Of
both property owners and pubic credit. The
value OF the real estate Of the city is the basis
of taxation, and if its value is impaired, the
market value Of the obligations of the city
will be diminished, although the interest may
be prnctually paid. As the ability to pay in
the future will be OF greater consideration
than the payment Of the present liabilities,
the forced payment OF this tax, with the add
ional costs, interest, ETC., will also tend to
exhaust still further the citizens, SO that they
will find it difficult to meet further levies
which may be made upon them, even if
reduced, as we hope they may be, by fatora-
BILE legislation.
New Orleans, December S, 1874. Il
1t was moved by Administrator Brown that
that the resolution be adopted despite the
Mayors veto, and accordingly it was passed
unanimously.
ORDINANCES.
Mr.. Landry, Administrator Of Commerce.
recommended that article 1910, section s, page
55l Of Revised City Laws and Ordinances, to
be so changed as to instruct the Superintend-
ents of Whartingers to see that all produce
and other freight placed upon the wharf shall
be Immediately moved to the paved part of
the landing, and that the bank Of the river |
and wharf be neither o5structed nor incum-
bered il future, as heretofore. The matter
was laid over for future consideration.
BY several administrators, ordinances we're
offered and passed, providing for the pay
ment of specified accounts in their several |
departments.
By Mr. Pilsbury An ordinance to reduce |
the salary of the City Surveyor to $4,000 per |
annum; also, an ordinance fixing the salary |
of the Secretary of the Council at $500 per |
annum. An ordinance to pay various ac-
counts in the Department of Waterworks |
during the month of November, amounting
to $3357 q.
RESOLUTIONS.
Aresoiution was offered by Mr.. Brown. re-
pealiug resolution No. 1861, adopted Novem-
Der %, 1874, relative to difference of opin-
ion existing between the city and Mr.. Z. NJ.
Turnoull, late Administrator of Commerce,
regarding the right Of employees to pay them
selves with money collected for the city.
By Mr.. Brown
Resolced, That the Administrator Of Public
Accounts issue to the legal representatives of
Frederick Delbondio, deceased, tax warrants
receivable in payment Of taxes Of 1873, and
previous years. for the sum Of S414 81, in pay
nent Of registered judgment in favor of the
aid Delbondio, No. 1924, Superior District
Court, with lesa! interests and costs. Adop-
ed.
by Mrs Slocomb asking that the ASSESS
nent of her property at the corner of Canal
nd St. Charles streets, S125, 900, be reduced.
Petition Of Messrs. Rice and Whitaker,
counsel for numerous parties, who served the
ity under the Registration Act, was received
nd referred to the City Attorney.
A petition, praying that distractions may
70 removed from the sidewalks of St. Mary's \;
market, was referred to the Administrator of {
II
A petition from G. w. Besancon, chairman ,
f the Firemens Charitable Association, OF
he Seventh District, asking that the Fire De- /
)0rImeuG u SdTEOltUu Uo pissCcu pay,
vas read and referred to the Administrator Of ,
Police 4
The petition Of the Fire Department Of the
fifth District, asking that their appropriation
,e increased to So, 700 per annum. Referred I
0 Administrator Of Police. I6
petition signed BY II. Bonzauo and Daniel |
edwards committee on the permanent loca- t
ion Of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
eye, was read, wherein the committee ask +
hat the keeping and control Of the Chalmette G
ity property, parish Of St. Bernard, be given !
hem, that the said Agricultural and Mechani- 5
al College may be erected thereon. I
Petitioners were notified that no action il
'ould be taken because the property had been S
old to satisfy Judgment OF Mrs. Myra c.
iaines !:
OTHER BUSINESS.
Administrator Burke presented during the
meeting two contracts entered into by his pre- u
lecessor with w. W. Walker and Frank Cert
Inn