The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-17
A PARTING BLOW,
In the official journal we find published the
following ordinance:

In the official journal we find published the
following ordnance:
i MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS.
City Hall, Oct. IA, 1874.
NO. administration Series.]
An ordinance relative to the collection Of the de-
hnquent taxes of 1874
Finsnce h ola lam Ina. the administrator Of
sulta bic person, subject to the approval of the
Council, and who shall act, under the advice of
thH lily attorney, to supervise and enforce the
collection Ut such delinquent tax bills of 1874 as
may De filed III the Superior District Court in con-
formty with law, together with the interest and
costs on the same.
Be Htm7her ordained, That the person so EN-.
ployed shall be allowed commission oftwo and
nan per cent on all the taxes of 1874, which may
De paid into the treasury before the first day Of
January, 1915, by him or by the sheriff or Others
through his agency. He shall give bond to the
satisfaction OF the Mayor in the sum of $4,000 for
the faithful! performance of his duty, and his EN-.
ployment shall end on the last day of the present
year.
Adopted by the Council Of the city of New Or
leans, Oct. -, 1874.
Yeas-Brewster, Calhoun, Fitzenreiter, Lewis.
Schneider, Stu1cken, Turnbull
LOUIS A. Witt Mayor.
DANIEL ScULLY, Secretary.
AS the present City Administrators have
but two weeks more to serve the public. it
seems to us in bad taste for them to enter into
any contract that will bind their SUCCESSORS
even If it be for only two months. Then
again, We would ask What is the CITY At
torney and his two assistants doing that
makes it necessary to employ special collec-
or OF taxes? And what is the Sheriff about
hat such additional force must be engaged to
discharge his duties?
Are not our people sufficiently hard pressed
Without setting upon them special officer to
xtort from them taxes which thew are not
BILE to pays And We would ask where do
administrators find their authority to employ
tax collector with a commission of two and I
alf per cent? The law provides the manner
which city taxes are collected, and beyond l.
lis we know Of no authority vested in the /
t
The collecto. be appointed is to furnish a
bond Of $4,000. The amount of collections >
i'll probably reach S1,5OO,OOO. The slight n
screpancy between the security and the t
mount Of responsibility may not have at P
acted the notice Of our city fathers, but it is =
matter upon which the public freely COM II
ent, and do not hesitate to say that there is p
huge scat in the meal tub" The transact l!
N may be all fair and proper but it has the s
pearance of ''job," the parties to which. D,
Mist they are not known, are suspected to be s.
ring that will make large profits at the IS
pense OF the city and taxpayers =,
This official act of the present city admins
tion is not calculated to elevate it in the es- III
nation of the public, but will rather cause IN IN
oicing among all that such officials, who are he
indifferent to the interests of the people ce
so regardless Of law, as well as official de- tas
UNI, are soon to vacate their offices and We
e place to others who, it is hoped, will Sc;
we both more efficient and more consider tn
in the discharge OF their duties res
We doubt very much if such an ordinance 20
he above would ever have been adopted w,
or to the nominating Convention, when fac
lie of the present administrators were can pie
ates for nomination. But now that their UT
IS have been decided, and adversely to their MIA
tensions, it looks as if they would vent sec
If spleen and crafty their revenge by exc
pting measure boxing to the annoyance
harrassing of the people, who bad failed !
ee in their servants that exalted merit and p ".
erior claims which it was thought would fiji
'ly secure to them a reelection to their stal
ent POSITIONS DO
: IL .,uo.4;. .r -. con
VIC oono'''s" VI "Aes nAs oeen oim-4 had
matter to conduct satisfactorily, and as sire
present city government has not been able so I
ccompnsn mucn IN that direction, we in
ID sugeesd tna on the eve OF their re- ing
6 rom once, me administrators should abo
the question umncumbered to their sue cold
DIS Tor extrcanon and settlement ther