The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-17
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
The regular weekly meeting of the Council
| was held yesterday, all the Administrators
with the exception of Administrator Burke
being present, Mayor Leeds in the chair.
The Fisk Asylum.
William G. Black, President, and Georgt
Stronger, Secretary, made their report OF
behalf Of the commissioners, and Informed
the Council that the board had been orga.
nized; Also that the building and ground:
now occupied, on Camp, between Amelia anG
Annette streets, Sixth District, have been Sc
lected as its site, and recommending theil
purchase.
Tne report further discloses.an exp endi
ture of S640 ~ for household and other fur
niture.
The Administrator of Water-Work made
report, showing that during the month OF
January, rent collections were made to the
amount Of sl380 0S.
Squashed.
Administrator Brown, in report disclosed
that the claims Of L. Capus, late Commits
sioner Of Carrollton, and Joachim Capus,
Coroner, for salaries during the year 1874,
should be rejected, for the reason that the
said claims are made under an ordinance
adopted in anticipation Of the annexation of
the corporation of Carrollton to the city of
New Orleans. The said claims were, there
tore, rejected.
On the Half Shell.
William Henry, who contracted to shell
Henry Clay Avenue, asked that assessment
bonds be issued to him at the rate of seventy
five cents on the dollar. The Council refer
red the matter to the City Attorney, who re-
turned the subjoined opinion:
CRY ATTORNEY OFFICE,
Feb. TO- 1875
Respectfully returned. 1 think the Council
is without authority to issue bonds as re-
quested, since the adoption of the conssitu-
tional amendment. B. Z. JONAS,
City Attorney.
The Administrator Of Police reported favor
ably on the petition Of property owners on
Franklin street, relative to the moss factory
Of Mathew Holtz, there situated, and recc ON,
mended that the said Hollzs license be r.
voked. The report was adopted.
Delinquent Tax-Payers.
An ordinance relative to back taxes was
called up and laid on the table, 1t provides
that all past due Indebtedness to the city.
shall be receivable by the Administrator of
Finance until the Both of June, 1875, in pay
ment Of back taxes, licenses and other in
debtedness, due and payable in any year prior
to the LIST OF January, 1874, and further, to re-
NIT all penalties, interests and charges where
payments are made prior to July l, 1875.
Back Taxes.
The subioined ordinance was called up and
to third reading:
An ordinance relative to the payment Of back
taxes, inclusive of the year 1878.
BE It ordained, That until the 1st day of June,
1875, payment of city taxes may be made as
follows
Taxes of 1860 to 1870 inclusive entirely in
scrip, including interest on tax bills aud
costs advanced by the city. Taxes of 1871
entirely in scrip, and for interest on tax bill
and costs advanced by city, one-half IN cash,
balance in scrip.
Taxes Of 1873, fifty cents per one hundred
dollars in cash !; balance two dollars and
fifty cents per one hundred dollars in scrip
and for interest on tax bill and costs advanced
by city, one-half in cash and one-half in
scrip.
That by the word "scrip," as used in this
ordinance, is meant registered payment,
certificates OF appropriations, tax warrants,
city money, jury certificates, coroners' certi6-
Gates. tax excess certificates, claims provided
Tor by ordinance to 1874 inclusive, with right
If transfer.
That under no circumstances will terms
If, this ordinance be extended beyond the
period fixed, and all taxes unpaid on the 1st
If June, 1876 will be payable in cash.
That ordinance No. 2725, administration
eries, adopted April Dist, 1873, and ordi-
lance No. 29l4, administration series, adopt
ID December 30, 1874, be and the same are
,ereby repealed.
Orleans Railroad.
,,l.r rooorlol f,ror,1,11,
N the petition of the Orleans Railroad Com
AMY to change the route and time Of starting
ars. The report with series of resolution
elative to the said change was adopted by
be Council.
The Eucalyptus Tree.
The Mayor reported the bids received for
he cultivation of the Eucalyptus tree,
II of which were rejected, and it was recon-
lended that the Mayor at his discretion dis
ribute seeds to parties who desired to cult
ate them, provided the said parties agree to
lrnish the city with a certain portion Of the
roduct.
Mexican Steamships.
Mr. J. NJ. Witherspoon, agent Of the said
ne, made application that the portion of
harf head of Calliope street, adjoining that
ow applied for by the New Orleans, Florida
nd Havana Steamship Company, be set apart
" the aDOve-named lines, 1or Whlcn ne IS
gent. Referred.
A proposition was submitted by A. Richard,
oproved by the Superintendent and Inspec-
II Of Markets, that the stalls in st. Mary's
[arket be remodeled as in the French Market
eferred to the Administrator Of Commerce.
Southern Boating Club.
A petition for the right Of way and use Of
le batture in front of their building corner of
NTH and Water street. was asked by this
ub. Referred.
The Council thereafter adjourned.
sr. There's nothing like it.
Three hundred pieces of very handsome
Nv spring dress goods at twelve ana half :
nts yard. NJ. L. Byrne & Co., 163 Canal ,
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