Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

L OOO MILL L ASo41AOA A> ~
MAYORS OFFICE, BATON RouGE, La, ! |
Monday, Feb. 3, lS7s.
Regular meeting of City Council.
Presentation. l.. .JlstreIns<i, Mayor;
Mcssrs. LanSe and llillen, Admlhistra
tors; Nlcss,s. Williams, Wcick, Wax,
Burke, Garig md Sanchez, Connrilrnen
The minutes of last regular and sl'c-
ell meetings read and approved.
The monthly reports were then read
AUpIrOE's REPORT.
Conference.-The warrants issued for
January were for:
streets and lanslill rs, 1000
Contingent acc't-... -..-.--- o."
.r...,, $50. 90
Very respectfully,
GEO IIE%DERSoS, Auditor.
REPORT OF ADMINISTRATOR OF FINANCE
Gentlemen Tho receipts of my office
for January amount to-. "
The disburae mentS were .---.-. S:0.7S
Deposited in Sinking fund ----s. 10000
Respectfully,
It was moved and seconded that the
reports be received and approved.
| Adopted.
The report of the Administrator OF
Police was read, received and approved,
and the Administration Of improvements
| made ~ verbal report.
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| The committee on Garrison Bayou re-
| nortcd that on account of bad weather
| it had been impossible to sec the parties
| Interested, and to go over the ground sc
/ as to make a proper investigation
| Therefore they asked further time t.
report. Gated.
The co1assittcc on Hospital repairs
I reported that Vic agent had promised t'
put same in good, repair. On motion
the report was receivcds
The re, option of the annual report o
the Mayor and other officers being il
order, they were presented as follows:
MAYORS MESSAGE
MAYORS OFFICE, Feb. :;rt, 1879
To the Honorable the Members Of The CIT
! CounciI:
Gcptlcmcn-Thc Administrator of Fl
! nance and the Auditor arc unable TN
, wear to render us gratifying IAN cShibi
as that given by them last year.
The yellow fever epidemic, which
Q during IL period of nearly four months
brought sorrow and death to the hon,.
| of so many of our citizens, necessaril
Il brought with it unusual distress an
starnation at a period of the year whc
d the collection of taxes to the city IN
!. more easily effected. 1t was out of ii
question during the epidemic to think
rnforcing collections. The consequent
has been that a large sum in arrears
due the city, which, if collected in IL
usual proportion, would have rendere
this years exhibit equal to those "t I'll
preceding two years. Added to the ST"
| page of objection came the GNtraOrdlnal
expenses for charities, and those OF IL
Board of Health, as also the eNpend
lures of the Committee of Twenty ON
Despitc these above enumerated CT
! cumStanccS, the disbursements over
ccipts amount only to the sum ofS2 O49.
which sum added to some unpaid int
| est on some bonds of the city, w
aDnarently increase the city's debt s:
:s5S.1, making the total of the de
$2g, 544.S1.
This sum, however, will be great
diminished as soon as the c"llectlons
large arrears due the city is effected.
In view of the above facts we ha
reason to be thankful that the finant
of the city have not suffered more,
that their entire recupcratlon Is I
doubtedly very near at hand.
1t affords me great pleasure to mt
ton the fact that the voters OF the sta
OF at the late election, have expressed tn
,el will that the capital be restored
,d Baton Rouge. cannot doubt but wi
~. the appIoa hing Constitutional Cony'
~ ton, will, in Difference to the aem"n nc
be the majority, ratify the decision OF
he ballot box. (.
In conclusion, take occasion to m
ton the generous aid extended to
he citizens, and in the most nnstin
manner, during their hour OF mlsfort TT |
# Nv the people of every section OF
50 countrx Werds from any one are
adeanate to express our gratitude.
le- With the hope that brighter tut
lat awaits our community, who has sno