New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-12

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| T.. PILSBURY,
Administrat0r Of Finance.
COLLECTION OF TAKES m DBCEfBER, 1875.
Taxes of the yesr 1860 to 1862. :. 14235 90
Taxes Of the year 1868. 1.70l 90
Taxes of the year 1864 to 1862. $40 IS
Taxes Of the year 1870. .......... 1888 80
Taxes of the year 1871 .......... Is, 1872 40
| Taxes of the yesr 1879. .......... 1854 II
Taxes of the year 1874. ..... 1889 80
| Taxes of the year 1875. .......... 1885 g.
| Total. ......... .$HZ,||l 10
Total collection of tax, 1875. .$2.075.3 $40 IL
E. PILSBURY,
Administrator of Finance.
Financial and Other Business On Final
| Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinances de-
scribed as follows, which, having been read
twice, were row on third reading, and they
passed unanimously, the yeas and nays
having been called and all the members
present at roll call voting:
Mr.. Brown called up the ordinance adopt
ing An estimate of expenditures OF the city
l Va ANOW OAAOhuo Aux tuO yo0A &C" W 0AsA
offered the following amendments as pro-
posed by the committee of the whole:
For Judgments" $4,000, changed from
$4,000: CITY debt interest" $1,000 O00
changed from 1885,, 900; ...publi, schools"
$223. 200 chsrged from $297. GOO; "contiu-
gent" $23 81 ~, changed from $l2, 3N 70.
Amendments dopted, Mr.. Bouny voting
NO.
Mr.. Brown then moved that the ordi-
nance now pass as amended.
The yeas and nays having been called.
the ordinance was declared passed by the,
following vote:
Yeas-Bertoi, Brown, Burke. Landry
Mccarthy. Pilsbury-6.
Nay-Bouny-l.
Messrs. Bouny and Burke presented the
following explanation of their respective
voter, which were received and ordered to
be spread on the minutee:
By Mr.. Bouny:
have Determined to vote against making
any provision for the police and schools in
the city budget of expenditures for tho year
1876, and in 90 recording my vote, deem it
proper to say to the gentlemen Of the
Council who may not coincide with me
upon this most important and serious ques-
ton, that fully appreciate their earnest
to this impoverished and down trodden
community. I know their sympathies in
this repect and appreciate also the grave
motives which may not permit them to con-
cur with me. but they will. I hope, acknowl-
edge that | can consc;entiously conetrue
my duty differently. In this instance, am
influenced by great public considerations.
adopt such resolutions as have been present
ed to the Council through committee COM
posed of some of our most intelligent and
honored citizens, !, for one, IS . servant of
the people. am willing to submit to their
demands, if conscientiously believe, a.
do believe, that the burdens from which
they seek relief, no matter in what manner
it il sought, are oppressive, outrageous and
tyrannical. would grant nothing to q
mob, but am willing to bow to the judy
mens of the people, as expressed as the
large and solemn assemblage Of the twenty
seventh of December last.
p. L. BOUNY,
Administrator of Accounts
New Orleans, January II, 1876.
By Mr.. Burke:
vote yea because we are thereby enabled
to reduce taxation from two and Ono-hRlf
per cent to one and one-half per cent per
annum. thus securing relief to the over-
burdened taxpayers, and fulfill the Obliga-
ton of this Council to the srhOle people Of
this community to the extent of our ability
under existing laws.
An ordinance making appropriations for
charitable institutions for the quarter end
ing December 81, 1875.
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, be-
ginning "John Fitzpatrick"
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, b.
ginning "New Orleans Picayune"
Reports Of Commietees.
By Mr.. Bertoi and adopted:
Favorably by resolution ON the petition
of the American District Telegraph Com
psny, for permission to occupy portion Of
the court buildings ON St. Ann street.
By Mr.. Burke, and referred to the COM
mittee ON tho Whole with power to act:
DEPARTMENT OF Ixpsovsxxsrs,l
January II, 1876.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
l have the honor to return herewith the
petition of the police jury, parish of Jeffer-
son, relating to obstruction of streets by
the drainage canal.
The subject is one of considerable i'm
portance to the residents of the parish Of
Jefferson living above the line of the pro-
lection levee, as the drainage of their lands
is obstructed by the levee.
1t culverts are constructed that will
drain the rainfall from above the protection
levee into the upperline canal, it will in