The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-22
City Council.

the City Council met at moor. Hon. L.
A. Wilt, Mayor, and all the Administra-
tors present.
Board of Metropolitan Police was received
and ordered spread upon the minutes:
New ORLEANS, April Is, 1874.
Hon. L. A. Wilt, Mayor, and Administrators of the
City of New Orleans:
Conference.-The city of Carrollton having
been annexed to and made part of the
city of New Orleans by act No II, approved
March %, 1874, | am directed TO inform you
that the apDortiOnment for police expenses
| for the fiscal year 1874 adopted March 10,
1874, amounting to Sl0,O54 Sc, against the
late city of Carrollton, has been trans
ferred to and charged against the city of
New Orleans, under an order of the Board
OF this date.
The appOrtionment against the city of
New Orleans for the fiscal year commencing
January |, 1874, is therefore as follows:
City of New Orleans S577, 16S Sc
Late city of Carrollton- ......... IL, 544 Sc
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S5S7 ,723 IL
This apportionment was made final on the
9th day of April, 1874, in accordance with
the provisions of Section Is of Act No. 81,
approved March s, 1869.
BY order of the Board.
E. BAKER, Chief Clerk.
Another communication was received from
the Board, notifying the Council of the APP
pointment of Dr. c. Z. Ames as Surgeon of
Police.
The administrator of Assessments reported
unfavorably on the petitions of S. o. b.
Taylor, c. J. Berry & Co., Sisters of the
Good Shepherd, Mrs c. Pierce, Simon Nor
ich, estate of J. d. Denegre, Ernest Turpn
and Samuel Morgan.
The following were called up
ON THIRD READING,
BY Mr. Calhoun: An ordinance appropr-
ating $3.50 60 to defray the expenses of the
Department of improvements.
Adopted.
BY Mr. Calhoun:
BE it ordained, That the sum of SIC, 900, or
SO much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated to pay for hire of ex-
ira labOrers in the Bureau of Wharves and
Landings and City Draining from the LIST to
the 18th day of April, 1874, rendered neces-
sary by the present high water.
Adopted.
The Administrator of Assessment intro
dnced resolution authorizing reduction
of the assessments of c. A. Whitney e. Co.,
Jno. Blatfer, Chas. Pothof, New Orleans
Mutual Insurance Company.
tAuOpGeu.
A number of communications and petit
lions were received and appropriately re-
ferred.
The following, offered by Mr.. Calhoun,
was adopted.
An ordinance relative to the payment of
city taxes.
BE it ordained, That from and after the
passage of this ordinance, payment of city
taxes may be made as follows:
For taxes of 1860 to 1866, inclusive. in
scrip.
For taxes of 1863, Is cents per 500 in
cash, balance in scrip, including interest on
tax bills and costs.
For taxes Of 1869, 40 cents per 500, in
cash, balance in scrip, including interest on
tax bills and costs.
For taxes OF 1870, IS cents per 500 in
cash.
For taxes of 1871 AZ cents per 500 in
cash, balance in scrip, except interest on
tax bills and costs, half in cash and half in
scrip.
For taxes of 1873, 81 IS per 500 in cash,
81 Is per 500 in scrip.
BE ii further ordained, That by the word
scrip, as used in this ordinance, is meant
metropolitan warrants, certificates Of APP
preparation. tax warrants, city money, jury
certificates, cOroners' certificate tax exec IS
certificates, claims provided for by ordi
nances and transfe rs of the same
The Council then adjourned.