New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-12
cTTY UNc8-oFFIcIAL
REGULAR MEETING.


REGULAR MEETING.
CRY HALL. NEW ORLEANS,
| Tuesday. May H. 1878.
The Council met. this day at twelv
o'clock NJ. in regular session.
Presentation. Charles j. Leeds, Mayor
presiding, and Administrators Bertoli
Brown, Bouny, Burke, Landry, Mccarthy
and Pilsbury.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved and their reading dispensed
with.
Cs@municasioss from the Mayor and Ad.
ambassadors.
| The Mayor laid before the Council the
following communication, which, on motion
of Mr.. Bertoli, was resolved.
New ORLEANS, May IL, 1875.
| Hon. Charles J. Leeds Mayor:
| have the honor to report that the OK
tension OF water pipe to the Washington
| Avenue Market, Third District, has been
completed, at . total cost to the city OF
S27O "a. viz:
| Value of material on hand $l069 90
Cash paid for pipes, labor, etc.. 1858 "a
Total. .s27O7 "a
See report hereto attached.
Tho COLLECTIONS for the month ending
| April 30, 1875, we're $l0,07l AZ.
Hoping for q favorable consideration. I
remain. very respectfully,
LEON BERTOLl, Administrator.
Mr.. Bouny presented the following COM
munication, which being read, was ordered
to be spread upon tho minutes, and referred
to the City Attorney, with instructions to
protect the interests of the city:
DEPARTMENT OF AssEssNsSrs.I
MAY IL, 1915.
To the City Council Of New Orleans
have the honor to inform you that in
conformity with the restraining order from
the Superior District Court, issued in the
name of the State against the city Of New
Orleans, and served upon the city admin
istration on the sixth fustant, have caused
the valuation Of the property in this city
for the current year to be suspended, and
have only retained the clerical aid abso
lutely necessary to attend to the other
duties OF this office
I beg TO state that the assessment of per-
sonal property is completed, and of real
estate, nearly 80, and but for the Interrupt
ton above mentioned, the rolls would have
been ready for the examination Of the tax
payers on the first Of July next.
deem it proper to express my thanks to
the gentlemen who have been engaged in
this arduous task. as l have every reason
duty thoroughly and conscientiously, and
have done justice both to the city and the
taxpayers.
1t is to be hoped that upon the trial of
the suit which causes the interruption in
the work of this department, the injunction
will be set aside, and the important duties
which it is sought to transfer to State Off
Gals restored to the city administration, to
which such duties properly belong, as it is
q matter of doubt whether there is an in
stance in this country where State officials
are charged with the duty of assessing the
property of an important city as basis of
taxation for said city.
The act under which this great wrong
toward the people OF this community is
tried to be perpetrated, under the fallacious
plea of reform, was not only illegally en-
acted, but is, according to the opinion of
several legal gentlemen who have examined
charter of the city of New Orleans. For
those and other reasons unnecessary to
mention in this communication, it appears
to be the duty of the Council toward the
people of this city to instruct the City
Attorney to oppose with all the means at
his command, all attempts to put in force
the s0-called law on assessments, which
course, feel assured, will meet the APP
prevail of nearly AL the Taxpayers of this
P.L. BOUNY, Administrator.
Mr.. Burke stated to the Council that the
report of the workings in his Office was not
quite completed, and asked for further time
Granted.
Financial and Other Business ON Final
Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances de-
scribed as follows, which, having been read |
twice, we're now on third reading, and they |
passed unanimously the yeas and nays
having been called on each, and all the |
present at roll call voting:
An ordinance providing for the payment |
Of the several accounts and pay rolls therein
named, beginning "A. w. Hyatt
An ordinance providing for the payne Mt
IF the several pay rolls and accounts therein
named. beginning '''pay roll Of municipal
police courts" p".
An ordinance providing for the payment
If the several accounts therein named,
beginning ~. A. Martin"
Reports Of Committees.
The Administrator of Public Accounts
exported favorably by resolution ON the
'ccount Of the city of New Orleans against
he louisiana Levee Company, and placing
he bill in the hands of the City Attorney
or collection.
The report of the City Attorney on the
office from the secretary of the parish com.
1ittee' Of Jefferson relative to representa-
on on said committee by the city of New
'rleaas, advising that the city be not rep
scented on same, was read and adopted
Resolutions and Ordinances Offered.
The following resolutions were reported |