The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-12
CITY COUNCIL.

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CITY COUNCIL.
The City Council met in regular session
noon yesterday. Hon. Chas. J. Leeds, Mayo
and all the Administrators, present
On the communication Of F. Diebel, Seer
tary of the Joint Parish Committee, parish
Jefferson, giving notice that the city was 81
titled to representation on said commute
the City Attorney reported, recommendln
that the Council take no action in the ma
ter. as he did not think the city entitled
representation. The report was adopted.
The Administrator of Assessments rep0rte
that in compliance with the Injunction of th
Superior District Court, he had caused th
valuation of city property for the currer
year to be suspended, and had only retaine
the clerical aid absolutely necessary to atten
to the other duties of his Office, and that if
had not been for this interruption the roll
would have been completed, and for reason
set forth he recommended that the City CouI
Gil instruct the City Attorney to oppose wit
all the means at his command, all attempts 3
put in force the so-called assessment law IN
der which the injunction was issued. Repor
received and referred to the City Attorney.
The following resolution from the Com
mittee of the Whole was adopted:
RESOLVED, That from and after the passag
of this ordinance all barges arriving at Thu
port laden with grain or through freight, vii
be allowed fifteen days before incurrint
charges for levee dues.
A resolution setting aside all that portion o
the levee between the lower line of Greenvillt
and the upper line of Valmont street, and
between Dufossat and Robert streets for thu
use of coal barges, and fixing the lsvee dues
for each fiat at three dollars per month, paya
BILE on arrival, was adopted.
The following ordinance was adopted
Whereas, the belief prevails among delin.
quent city taxpayers that ordinance No. 1895,
A. g., entitled an ordinance relative to the
payment of back taxes, inclusive of the year
1873, and which expires on the LIST day Of
June, 1875, will be extended beyond that
period, and
Whereas, it is in the interest of said class Of
delinquents that they should be undeceived,
in order that they may avail themselves OF
the liberal provisions of said ordinance, by
which they are enabled to pay their taxes at
one-half or less on the original assessment.
RESOLVED, That the Couacil hereby reaffirms
the declaration contained in said ordinance, to
wit: That under no circumstances will the
terms of this ordinance be extended beyond
the period fixed, and all taxes unpaid on the
first day of June, 1875, will be payable in
cash exclusively.
Rssoluad further, That the Mayor cause this
resolution, together with ordinance No. 1895,
to be published in q conspicuous place in all
the city daily papers until the 3lst of May.
In the matter of the bill against the Louisi-
ana Levee Company for protection of the
city, certified by the Administrator of I'm
provements, Administrator Brown, to whom
it was referred, reported and recommended
that it be referred to the City Attorney for
and that the amount, SIS, 1871 81,
be debited to contingent as being an extraor-
binary expenditure, rot foreseen when the
budget was made up.
The report and recommendation were
adopted.
A resolution, extending on behalf of the
Council cordial welcome to Capt. Eads,
and promising the active aid and cooperation
Of the Council in the prosecution of his great
work, and calling the attention OF Capt Eads
to the large number of laborers without work
in this city, was adopted.
A resolution, appropriating $75 to reim-
burse DR.. Samuel Chopin for taxes paid in
error, was adopted.
The following, offered April 81, 1875. was
adopted on the recommendation of the Com
Resolued, That l. w. Patton, late Criminal
Sheriff, be placed upon the rolls of April and
May, 1874, in ordinances Nos. 2613 and 263O
for the balance of his adjudicated
claims for fees, etc.
A resolution inBtructing the Administrator
Of Commerce to prepare specifications for the
lease of the wharves and landings of the city
md instructing the Administrator of Water
Works to prepare specifications for the lease
If the Water Works, was adopted.
Mr.. Pilsbury offered the following:
Whereas, the rapidly diminishing receipts
rom taxes an licenses and the necessity, i'm
posed by law, of setting apart SO large por-
ion thereof to provide for interest, police
md schools, renders it utterly impossible to
continue the business of the city upon the
lash basis, which was the avowed determine
ion of the Council when it came into power;
md
Whereas, by the constitutional amendment
he Mayor and Administrators are prohibited
rom creating any debt without having the
unds in the treasury to meet the same; and
Whereas, the alternative is now presented,
ither to discharge all the employees Of the
ity government or to seek for extraordinary
measures to provide for the necessary ex-
enses to protect the same; therefore
BE 1t res0lued, That in order to preserve
nd sustain the city government protect the
interest of the public creditor, and preserve,
8 far as may be, the public health and well
ire, that en- assessment of fifty per cent be
nd is hereby levied upon all interest finally
ccrued, or to accrue during the next six
,onths, the remaining fifty per cent to be
attributed pro rata to the bonded creditors
ntitled to the same, as fast as realized.
On this resolution Administrator Burke |
poke as follows:
am perfectly satisfied, Mr.. Chairman,
hat if the Administrator Of Finance can
tand the effect of that resolution I can join |
i'm in it. 1t meets the views which have |
ndeavored to achieve here, ever since have |
cen member of this City Council-the pay
,ent of half interest. II have endeavored to |
chieve it through the Legislature, and have |
ought earnestly for soma means to accom-
lish the object Of that resolution from our
wn powers.
I must confess q great disappointment at
liling to get relief from the source I have |
cen taught was the only source that could |
.gally give that relief.
/ must confess that this question is one in. |
diving, perhaps, very serious responsibilities |
, every Administrator of this city govern
tent, because it may bring in question his