The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-27
CITY COUNCIL. .


Whole.
The several bids for piling in front of the
Water Works were referred to the City Sur
veyor.
An ordinance making appropriations to pay
the following accounts was adopted
Boreau of Streets, $l,742 76; Bureau of
Drainage, 1927 S.
A. W. Hyatt, stationery, ETC., for the Sur
veyors Department in the month of Ssptem
Der, 1875, approved, $40 Is.
Edward Pilsbury, Administrator of Finance,
for cash advanced for law charges, etc., as per
vouchers, 1887 so.
George Ellis & Brother, blanks for the De-
partment of Public Accounts, approved, S25.
T. s. Hardee, for cash advanced for carriage
hire during the threatened overflow, ap-
proved, SIT.
Grand total, $2,722 81.
The following was also adopted:
An ordinance providing the manner in
which certain past due indebtedness of the
city may be received in payment of back
taxes.
vide the means required to retire the out
standing floating obligations Of the city; and
Whereas, the back taxes, now due the city,
are more than sufficient in amount to meet
said obligations,
| Be ii ordained by the Council of the city of Ne,c
| Orleans, That from and after the passage of
this ordinance payments of city taxes from
1860 to 1874. inclusive, may be made as fol-
lows:
Taxes OF 1860 to 1871, inclusive, in scrip
and interest coupons stamped half paid. >
Interest and costs advanced by the city remit
ted.
Taxes of 1873, fifty cents in cash, 81 SO in
interest coupons stamped "half-paid," 81 in
scrip aud for interest and cost advanced by
the city, one-half in cash and one-haf in
half paid interest coupons.
Tax of 1874 81 rs in cash, and seventy-five
cents, with accrued interest and costs, ad-
vanced by the city in ordinances OF 1874,
from Nos. 1882 to 1927, inclusive.
BE 1t further ordained, etc., That the word
scrip, as used in this ordinance, is meant un-
paid ordinances, registered Judgments and
transfers OF same, appropriation and five
eighths tax excess certificates, metropolitan
police, criminal jury, coroners' and tax war
rants.
Be it further ordained ETC., That this ordi-
nance shall be repealed at the pleasure Of the
Council
BY resolution from the Committee of the
Whole, reported by Administrator Mccarthy,
the licenses for all the eating and barrel
houses at the head of Canal street were re-
voked, and their removal before the 18Th day
of November next ordered.
Several ordinances of financial matter
were introduced, read twice and referred.
| A number of petitions and communica-
lions were received and appropriately re-
ferred.
Administrator Burke offered the following
report and accompanying resolution. which
were referred to the Committee of the Whole:
To the Honorable Mayor and Administrators
Gentlemen-I have carefully examined lin
company with the City Surveyor that por-
ton of the Seventh Ward. Third District
which is comprised between Claiborn, Lib
eral, New and ST. Bernard streets and st. Ber-
nard Avenue, and have the honor to report
in favor of granting the petition of the resi-
dents of that portion of the city referred to
me.
think it is expedient to open at once New
Orleans street as prayed for by the petition
ers The opening of that street is needed for
the proper drainage of that portion of the
ward.
1t is customary in such cases to 60 before
the court and obtain the appointment of ap-
praisers, who act as umpires in fixing the
amount of compensation to be allowed to the
property owners.
In the present case the owner of the lots
leaves it to the administrators and to the Sur
veyor; and, in order to avoid delay and ex-
RESOLVED, That the sum of $500 be allowed
to Mr. Marigny for the portion of ground
necessary to open New Orleans street from
Derbigny to Solidelle streets, which portion
measures 40 feet on each of Derbigny and
Solidelle streets, by 800 feet in depth from
one street to the other.
Respectfully, E. A. BURKE,
Administrator.
PETITIONS AND CoMMUNICA TIoNs.
The following petitions were referred:
From B. Campbell, for the removal Of q
which threatens to destroy his tomb.
| Referred to the Administrator of Police,
with power to act.
From citizens of the Seventh District, for
the erection of pound. Referred to the Ad-
ministrator of Police
| From Mines G. Barjac and J. P. Sarrazin,
for extension of waterpipe to the La Provi-
dence Asylum. 80 Esplanade street. Re-
ferred to Water Works Department.
| From ]. A.. Bartlette, 1923 Gravier street,
for Transmitting petition of ]. NJ Weymouth,
asking that the Council shall order the seve-
raj claims against the city existing by virtue
1885, be adjusted and settled. Referred to
Department of Public Accounts.
From l. Isaacs, regarding seizure of the
contents of livery stable on Baronne street
for tax of 1874. Referred to Department OF
Public Accounts.
From Leon Lamothe, for reimbursement
for supplies furnished to the Superintendent
Criminal Court. Referred to Department
Public Accounts.
| From property owners from both sides OF
Fourth street, between Claiborne and st.
Charles Streets for brick sidewalks, etc. I'm
provements
From Jacob Fink, who had given up his
saloon on st. Anthony street for court pur-
poses, asking permission to open saloon in
room of the court building, on ST. Ann
street. Department of Water Works and
Public Building.
The Council then adjourned.
| The ELECTRIC LIGHT AS A MILITARY SIG.
NAL.-The roof of the Siemens- Halske fac.
tory at Berlin was recently the scene of q
series of experiments with the electric light,