New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-05

Financial and Othes Business ON Fina
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances de
scribed as follows, which, having been read
twice, were now on third reading, and the,
passed unanimously, the yeas and nay,
having been called on each, and all tn,
members present at roll call voting:
An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several accounts and pay rolls therein
named, beginning ''ofioers. clerks and EN-
ployes in the Department of Finance"
Reports of Committees.
By MIR. Bouny aud adopted.
Unfavorably on petitions of L. Schn elder
T. Miles, j. Carran, A. Weber, A. A. Mel
laerts, P. Goulet, P. Lioutaud and A. E.
| Bienvenu, for himself, and AZ agent of Mrs
| l.. II. Michel, j. Gross, estate of A. p. Gray
estate of Mrs. P. Marsoudet,' Mrs. Julia
Riley and George N. Lewis.
BY Mr.. Burke and adopted: -
.Favorsbly on petition of Gran d lean &
Hangar, and recommending payment when
the anemograph shall have been put in
order.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
Mr.. Landry called up the resolution set
ting apart fifty feet of the wharf adjoining
the Canal street ferry landing for the use of
the mboat plying between New Orleans
and Westwego in connection with the New
Orleans and Texas railroad, which being
put to vote was declared lost.
By Mr.. Brown, laid over and referred to
the committee OF the whole
Resolved, That all claims due by the CITY
of New Orleans for current expenses for
the year 1874, which have been appro ved
and passed by the Council, are hereby de-
clared to be receivable in payment Of
licenses due for the year 1875.
BY Mr.. Burke, read twice aud referred to
the committee Of the whole:
An ordinance for tho application of the rev.
enues derived by the city Of New Orleans
from the wharves and levees, and for the
reduction of the charges for the use of
the wharves and levees.
SECTION l. Be it ordained BY the Mayor
and Administrators OF the city Of New Or.
leans, That the Administrator of Finance
OF the city of New Orleans shall be and ia
hereby required to apply the revenues de-
rived from wharfage ard leveo dues to the
payment of the expenses necessarily in
CURED in furnishing proper facilities to
commerce, such as repairing and extending
the wharves, grading and keeping the levee
In order, the police and lighting of the
leyee and wharves, the salaries or fees of
the officers for experimenting and collect
ing the revenue and other necessary ex-
penses in the proper administration of said
Wharves and leveas, and all collections for
wharfage and leyee dues in excess of said
expenses shall! be exclusively applied to the
payment OF all existing Obligations incurred
on their account.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc, That
said Administrator of Finance shall cause
to be kept a separate account of all the
revenues and expenses of the said wharves
and levees; and whenever, at the end of
any fiscal year, it shall appear that reve-
nEes exceed the expenses by twenty per
cent or more then there shall be reduction |
OF tie charges for the use of said Wharyes
and levees of one half of that percentage.
SEC, 3, Be it further ordained, etc., That |
this ordinance shall not he so construed 81 to |
prevent the city from providing for unex-
pected emergencies such al may arise from |
war. unavoidable accident or over v helmiug |
force.
By Mr.. Brown and read twice:
An ordinance providing for the payment of |
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
)riatiOns be and are hereby made,
md that the Administrators of Pub.
ic Accounts warrant OIL. the Admins.
rator OF Finance il payment of the same.
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE