New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-12


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iOCal. ......... Tci -,ioo
Street Improvement bonds have increased
Sl32,0Q0, street assessment $500. Gold
bonds OF the drainage series. by require
ment of the Legislature, and for indebted
ness incurred not subject to the control Of
the city government. have been issued since
January |, 1873. to the amount of 81 ,056, 000
Gold bonds OF the general series during the
same period have been issued to the amount
of 81 ,939. 0O0, all for Indebtedness incurred
prior to the beginning of the term of the
present administration. For this addition
OF about $4,000 to the bonded debt of
the city this Council ia in no degree or
manner responsible.
City Litigation.
At my request Hon. George S. Lacey,
city attorney, furnishes the following salts
factory statement Of the suits IN which the
city is a part
OFFICE CITY ATTORNEY
ICONS Nos. q and % City Hall.
New Orleans, July 6, 1874.
George S. Lacey, Esq, City Attorney:
In response to his Honor the Mayors
communication OF the twenty-ffth ultimo,
requesting a summary statement OF the
operations Of this office duriug the past six
L
report:
New suits commenced for and against
tie city, exclusive of tax suits, license
tax suits. rules, and garnisment pro-
ceedings, from January !. 1874, to July
l, lo| 49,. ....'...... ~
Old suits tried in the lower courts the
same tune ............... 20
New suits for the same time. ........... IA
Total. 80.
OF the money interest in the suits tried,
there was judgment against the city, IN the
following, viz:
B. Roubillac, damages for excavation
done on his property. claimed $2500-judg-
ment for $50; w. II. Wilder claimed $500
for tracing up title deeds to city property
Judgment for $500; H. Newgass, claimed
$l3,232 g. certificates Of appropriation
Judgment for the same amount; Folsom
Brothers claimed for goods carried from
their store. and fixtures destroyed, S2b, soS-
judgment for $4,000. but this is now on ap-
peal to the Supreme Court, taken by the
plaintiffs; P. Bourons is similar suit to
the above and for the sum OF $33,500-ludg-
ment for the plaintiff in the sum OF SSoOO
by the United States Circuit Court;
E. W. Huntington, for professional ser
vices to the securities in the Games
case, $50O-judgment for the amount;
Guilfoux e. Lee, for $1S,l24 IS. This is
similar claim to Bouren and Folsom
Brothers, Judgment for the sum OF $4,000.
An appeal IN this case will be taken to the
Supreme Court William O'Neill, damages
caused by falling on a banquette, breaking
his leg, $4,000; judgment for the sum OF
$1,000 The city has taken an appeal from
this Judgment, returnable in the Supreme
Court next November.
In the Supreme Court, from the first of
January 1874 To ,July l. 1874:
Final judgments. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO
Appeals from judgments in favor of the
city, and appeals dismissed, on motion
of the City Attorney. ......1 27
Total in favor of the city l63
Judgments against the city. ........ 3
Total judgments in the Supreme Court. 166
One of the cases decided against the city
by the Supreme Court simply involved the
right OF way through the streets of the cor
poration: another the temporary use of
landing for coal boats, and the third about
the sum of 5000 for paving EsplanAde
street, in front of the United States Mint
The judgments against the city in the lower
| courts, and reversed and rendered IN favor