The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-24
COUNCIL MEETING.
The United States Supreme Court
Rhndamuses.
The Budget for ls8O-The License
Ordinance.

Tho Council assembled yesterday In regular
session. Mayor Patton In tho chair and
quorum present
The following police appointments, an
nounoed by tho Mayor. were confirmed; M.
I, Sheridan. Vice Jataes Dooley resigned Geo.
Schroth, vice James Downing.
An ordinance making appropriation to pay
accountsof tho Criminal Sheriff was adopted;
| Also mn ordinances appropriating $3.50 for the
payment for the new police steam tug.
proposition from VIM. Arms to make re-
pairs to the engine-houso Of Washington Fire
Company No. 70 was received and accepted.
Permission was granted tn T.. Carriere to
erect cow atahIe md To J. Scallen to con-
struct frame house.
Administrator Marks presented the ASSESS
mont rolls of 1880. which were adopted and
homologated
Mr. GIynn offered u resolution to tho effect
that ~ per cent be tho tax levy OF 1880.
Adopted.
Tho budget for 1880 was taken up md read
n second and third time. and finally adopted.
Previous to the adoption Mr., Marks moved
that the budget be amended to provide $780,.
600 instead Of $500 900. for the interest fund,
md S250,0oo Instead of $20O,000 for the police
| TOrCa
The motion was lost, Mr. NJ arks and Mr..
| Mealey voting aye, aud Messrs. Chevalley,
| Glynn and lshhcsOn voting no.
Mr. Glynn offered an ordinance reciting the
decision Of the United States Supreme Court
BORDERING tho levy Of a tax to pay certain jndg-
rnents: The Morris Ranger Judgment aud
| costs amounting to S7B.66t 10 ordering the
| levy Of tax Or ~ 100 Ut II mill on all property
to pay the same. tho james Waddtek judg-
/ nnnt, amounting To Sl2 lS2 a.. 4.1OO OF q
| - Dat india
Ing to ST.. 3}6 30, 2l-l0O Of n mill, the Charles
| Parsons Judgment amounting to S22,e32 80.
% 100 Of "a mill; the Judgment OF Charles
/ I,nuer amounting to s80i7. 300 OF n mill; the
/ Judgment Of Bertha Strausse, amounting to
| Sqll O5, 1900 OF u mill the Judgment NJ
/ Charles Parsons, amounting to Sl0f ,5W %,
/ / 1900 mills. the Judgment OF Myfa Clark
Gaines. amounting to $33,4lo 70. 4j-1OO oil
/ mill,
Tho administrator Is directed to prepare
Tux bills, separate from this usual city tax
| bills which shall comprise all the taxes here
inforo mentioned. and the proceeds snail con-
| gtitltp special funds from which said JHdg-
ments Interest and costs shall be paid, and
no part thereof shaIl be diverted to any other
purpose, and separate accounts shall be kept
OF all collections aud payments made under
| the provisions OF this ordnance.
Tho closing section Of the ordinance read:
| SECTION 10. 30 It further ordained, etc,
| That In putslIance to the wrifs Of Hnndatnls
| issued In the above eas - any taxpayer, upon
mndr may pay and discharge such tax TO the
REALTORS in sad CtscS or 10 their attorneys
Of record, and this receipt for such tax shall
| lbs full an aGqilttauGs ana discharge OF
such Tux as III psGid 10 the city authorities
| and on presentation to the Administrator OF
/ Finance of receipts for taxes thus paid, 1t
Bhnll be the duty Of that officer to enter such
tax bills as paid and To surrender the same to
the taxpayer
Mr. Marks was opposed TO the ordinance
because the rnauiamus ordered q tdf and not
u apccidl tar. II he misunderstood the mean
Ing or tho order, he wished 10 be corrected. 1t
| was his opinion that the order should be COW
cred by the general tax.
Mr. Isaacson was Of O different opinion.
There was no alternative, and to di5obey the
order Of court would he an act OF contempt.
/ MIR. GIynn maintained that the order meant
thHt u special tax should be levied.
The Mayor having shown the impossibility
OF Incorporating the total amount OF the ludg-
ments referred to In the ordinance, Mr.. Marks
expressed himself satisfied and withdrew his
objection, and the ordinance was adopted.
The license ordinances for 1880 was taken up
section by section and adopted.
The ordinances remains rs 1t was last year
except in the following cases. nearly every
one Of which shows u large reduction
Banks and banking houses, etc, $3.50; ex-
change dealers, $3.50, pawnbrosers, $3.50 !,
gold and silver dealers, 500; stock and note
brokers, SIS. Fire and marine insurance COM
panes, local, $1,000, foreign. each $500, pri-
vate underwriters fire and marinel, $500; life
insurance company or agency; 500, accident
insurance company 500. Express compa-
. MES $500. Transient theatres and shows, S25
for each days performance. Cotton presses,
each member Of firm $3.50. Cotton pickerles,
each member $50, Rice milling, each mem
! Der $50; cotton seed oil mandatory, SZoo
each member. Merchant tailors, S30-tailors
and shoemakerB' license stricken out Con-
} fectiOner who sells liquors. S75; soda water
and cakes only, S.. Snip brokers, S25. Auc-
tioneers, SIS. Sail lofts, So. Master ship car
| ar
gers So Railroad ticket or freight agents,
s25 Cotton, produce and merchandise bro
kers, So Real estate or house brokers, S25.
Sugar and mOlasses retiners, $50. Warehouse
, keepers S25. Junk shops, $50. Undertakers,
$50. Peddlers, S.. Master builders, $40.
(fiaHierB, free FertllIzing companies, 800.
! Vidangnurs, $50 Copper or iron smiths, 50.
Mercantile and commercial agents, COM
biHing n collecting agency, 800 Stall Keep
/ ers at other places than markets for the sale
q Of poultry game and vegetables, $50. Coflee-
house or bar-room keepers, SIS, coffee houses
T with Instrumental music $50; coffee houses
! with theatrical performances or vocal music,
: $500 Selling secondhand bottles, SO. Sell
ing eggs moss or poultry, st icken out. Sell
o ing ice by wholesale, $3.50. Manufacturing o
g boxes $40. Earriers, Tree. Cigar makers, -
d Street sprinklng, 500. Bakers, s.. Retail
: groceries selling liquors, not by the q lass, SO
K The ordinance was adopted a3 amended
The vehicle license ordinance was naxl
q taken UP and adopted the only amendman,
q to last year. license being the reduction o.
. licenses on all floats to s..
Q The bids Of II. Tiernann, for furnishing
y police uniforms. were accepted
0 The proposition Of Mr.. Arms, relative
(, No. POS engine-hOuse, was adopted.
l. The proposition Of the Gaslight Company
to supply the city with gas for not more thai
= $50 900, was accepted.
J. Appropriations Were made to reimbarS
J. the Administrator Of Finance moneys ad
~ yanced for law chaT5es
An ordinance anthorztnga call for bids
81 light the rear port ion OF the city With coal
was adopted.
The Council at As o'clock, adjourned III
{. til the next reg ular weekly meeting day