New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-02
CITY C0UNCu-oFFIcTAT.
REGULAR MEETING.

| OouncA met this day at lively,
O'CLOCK NJ. in regular session.
fresent-Hon. Charles J. Leeds Mavo,
presiding, and Administrators Bertol;
Drown, Bouny, Burke, Landry. McCaytb,
and Filsbury.
Ane minutes Of the previous meetips
were approved and their reading DISPENSED
with.
communications from the Mayor and Ac.
illustrators.
Inc Mayor laid before the Council the
ioho~ing communication, which having
ooen read, was, on motion, received and re-
1erred to the committee of the whole:
MAyoRAL1y OF NEW ORLEANS. !
City Hall, June J, 1875.
10 the City Council of New Orleans:
Herewith submit joint report of the Al
Illustrator OF Accounts and Administra,o,
OF FINANCE, by which it appears that. in
consequence OF material falling off of the
Guys revenues, and the inability OF the
community to meet the excessive State and
CITY taxation, the city treasury will be IN.
aoie 10 meet the present rate OF eSpenGi-
lures.
AS deem it inexpedient, if not imposs;-
Ole: to administer the city government bv
making appropriations without the means
VI paying them, 1t, in my opinion, becomes
imperative on the Council to take impedi.
ate steps TO bring down the expenditures 10
the receipts,
therefore advise the Administrators TO
at once revise the budget of expenditures.
ana determine where the necessary reduc-
tion can De made with the least detrimen.
to the public interest.
Ihl6 rGducfiOn will rap1ar p.oae.,rx, -,
curtailment of many expenses hitherto
deemed indispensable, but it is better that
the community should suffer, as they must,
temporary Inconvenience rather than that
debts should be incurred which there are
no means to liquidate
IL Will only be necessary for you 10 de-
termlne the best means Of making tie
necessary reduction.
In this connection / suggest for yonc coz
sideration whether some saving can not be
made for much of the work now carried Cd
bv the city employees by a judicious system
of contracts.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor
Financial and Other Business on Final
Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances de.
scribed as follows, which, having been read
twice, were now on third reading, and thew
passed unanimously, the yeas and nays
having been called on each, and all the
members present at roll call voting:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the pay rolls of the Department: of In
provements, Surveyor, Commerce and
WaterwOrks and Public Buildings, for the
month ending May 81, 1875, beginning
hRnroov of ctr 1ol
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several pay rolls and accounts
therein named, beginning 'Officers, clerks
and employees IL the Department. Of FL
nance"
An'ordinance providing for the paym ent
OF the several accounts therein named. be-
ginning price Current, twelve months
subscription, Department of Public Ac-
counts"
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several pay rolls therein named, be
ginning Municipal police courts"
Reports of Committees.
By Mr.. Bouny and adopted:
Unfavorably on the petitions Of G. II.
Braughn, Block & Britton and J. Connolly.
for reduction Of their respective assess
ments.
By Mr.. Landry and adopted:
Favorably by resolution on the petition
of Orleans Railroad Company, asking Tor
permission to extend their double track on
Grand Route 81. John; and unfavorably on
= ,a.r nab fnp Z
tend double track from the termin as Of
their road along Bayou st. John TO tie
bridge opposite Magnolia GarCen.
By Mr. Brown. as chairman Of the Com.
mittee of the whole, and adopted
Reported resolution referred May 10
said committee, TO receive scrip Of 1873 fo-
licenses Of 1879.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
By Mr.. Landry and adopted
Resolution granting permission TO the Or
leans Railroad Company to extend their
route.
Resolution making settlement with the
Valley Transportation Com
pany.
by MT. 1iIsDuTy, anu GuOpIeu.
An ordinance to tund the bonded debt
IF the city of New Orleans, and TO provide
Tor the redemption Of the principal and in
crest thereof.
By Mr.. Brown:
Resolution declaring tina. all claims Gue
oy the city Of New Orleans for the year
S7i be receivable il payment Of licenses
or the year 1879.
On calling the yeas and nays, Admins
rators Bertoli, Brown, Bouny, Landry and
IcCartby voted yea, and Administrations
3urke and Pilsbury voted nay, so the reso-
ution was adopted.
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice:
IN ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
,riations be and are hereby made, for the |
month of May, 1875. and that the Admins |
rator of Public Accounts warrant on the |
Administrator of Finance in payment of |
he same. whenever there shall be money |
n the city treasury to the credit Of the APP |
,ropriate fund for each account. and not !
otherwise appropriated:
CT WATERWORkS AND PUBLIC |
BUILDINGS.
HatclrcorLS--
Peter Markey, lumber. .......... Si2 % |
lightning job Office, STATIONERY. lij GO |
). B. O'Sulliyan, repairs ......... II - |
'eter Markey, lumber. ? IL |
Il IL larl ni1 N