The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-08
CITY COUNCIL.

The City Council met at 1890 yesterds,
the Mayor presiding, and all the Administer
tors present
There was called up and adopted an ord
nance making appropriations for charitao
institutions for the month of February, 1871
as follows:
st. Mary's Catholic Orphan Boys Asylum
Chartres, between Mszant and French streets
1886 inmates, 1890 SO. =.
st. Vlncents Home, No. 81 Bienvill
street, 118 inmates, $137 &c.
St Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum, Race
corner Magazine street, 1879 inmates, $232 Ii
Il St. Elizabeth's Asylum, Magazine, corne
Josephine street, lao inmates, $l63 80.
Female Asylum Of the Immaculate Concep
ton, 871 Rampant, corner Elmira street, 10
inmates, 1922 SO.
Mount Carmel Asylum, So Piety, between
Dauphine AID Royal streets, ll5 inmates
Sl34 16.
New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum, Clio
between Camp and Prytania streets, lao in
mates, $163 SO.
Protestant Episcopal Children's Home
Jackson. between Chippewa and St Thomas
streets, SO inmates, $42
Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans
Jackson, corner Chippewa street, LOG inmates,
| 1923 &c.
Orphans Home, Seventh street, between
Magazine and Constance streets, 143 inmates,
$166 SO.
St. Anna Asylum. corner of Prytania and
st. Mary streets, 81 inmates, $lO9 66. -
Louisiana Asylum, corner of Tonti 20
II 1spitaf streets, IS inmates, 500 16.
Asylum of the Little Sisters of the Poor,
139 inmates, $l62 Is.
Convent Of the Good Shepherd, Bienville,
between Broad and Dolhonde streets, 267 in
mates, $3l1 so.
German Protestant Orphan Asylum, Bloom
ingdale, State, between Camp and Chestnut
streets, 81 inmates, S113 16.
st. Joseph's German Boys and Girls Asy-
lum, corner of Josephine and Laurel streets,
200 inmates, 1926 SO.
st. vincent's Infant Orphan Asylum, Race,
corner Magazine street, for wet nurses, $500.
st. Vincent's Infant Orphan Asylum, Race,
corner Magazine street, for forage, etc., SIS.
Ladies Of Providence, Is inmates, SIT SO.
Asylum for Destitute Orphan Boys, Is in
mates, SOL.
Louisiana Retreat for Insane, 81 inmates,
SAB 16.
Total, ssoe5 50.
An ordinance appropriating SIS, SOB II for
various purposes was adopted.
An ordinance making the following appro-
priations was also adopted:
Firemen's Charitable Association of New
Orleans, for services rendered in the month
of February, 1876, as per contract, SILL
666 81.
Firemen's Charitable Association of the
Fifth District, for services rendered in the
month Of February, 1876, $500.
Firemen's Charitable Association of the
Sixth District, for services rendered in the
month of February, 1876, $3.50.
Firemen's Charitable Association of the
Seventh District, for services rendered in the
month of February, 1876, $3.50.
New Orleans Gas Light Company, for light
ing In the month Of February, 1876, as per
contract, $40, 43.
jefferson City Gaslight Company. for light
ing in the month Of February, 1876, as per
contract, $2667 80.
Thomas Pickles, for lighting city with oil
IN the month of February, 1876. as per con-
tract, $3OO3 so, less ten per cent. retained,
S27O3 Is.
Total, 500, 6Sl Is.
Several petitions of individual interest were
reported upon.
MIR. Pllsbury offered the following, which
vas adopted:
Be It resolved, That the subject Of the tax
'or railroad purposes, provided for in act No. |
10, Legislature of 1870, approved March 8,
1916, be referred to the Committee of the |
Whole, to report at the next meeting of the |
Council the measures necessary to comply |
With the provisions of the act; also, what
neans if any, are at the disposal Of the
Jouncil to meet the expenses necessary to the
folding Of said election.
Mr.. Pilsbury offered Q resolution which
vas adopted, in consideration of the action of
he Legislature authorizing the Commission
rs of the Consolidated Debt to proceed with
be funding of bonds in conformity with the
Bond plan adopted by the city.
Mr. Brown submitted the following which
'as adopted:
An ordinance to declare and establish the
harsoter Of the floating debt of the city of
lew Orleans receivable in payment Of back
axes in conformity with section IS Of Act No.
l, General Assembly, known as the Premium
'ond bill, approved March 6, 1876
SECTION /. Be it ordained, etc.. that the
oa,ing debt of the city of New Orleans is
ereby declared to consist of the following
Aid obligations, viz: Certificates Of appro-
ration; tax warrants, SIS; tax excess diff
'rence certificates; criminal, jury and coro-
er's warrants; city money, unpaid ordinances
1873, IA and rs; registered judgments; ,
pigments Of United States Courts, (for the
eating debt only; hall. paid interest cou- {
ons, and indebtedness of the late city of !
arrollton, as provided by ordinance 1897,
s.
SEC. 2. Belt further ordained, etc., That any
all OF the floating debt, as described in the
regoing section, is hereby declared to be re- j
'ivable in payment Of taxes, as follows, viz:
For all taxes due previous to the year 1865.
elusive, at the rate of 500 for 5000 of taxes,
terest aud city costs being RENTED.
For all taxes due from 1856 to 1878 inclu-
We, at par, interest and city costs being !
mitted; provided said taxes shall be paid !
thin the year 1876
Sec 8. Be it further ordsined, ETC., That /
9 taxes due for the years 1874 and 1875 are !
,clayed to be payable in cash exclusively, Z
ter6st and city costs being RENTED; and S
9 Sheriff is instructed to proceed to enforce
Q collection of all tax writs in his possess
IN.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
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