Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-03
AUDITORS REPORT.

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The Contingent Account consists oi
Bills paid by NJ. Lango, to April
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Bills Election Expenses and ..
Registration ............... 10000
Dills jou Fees ........,.,.... 27,2O
- + nntt 600
" n Louue To 18th Aprti. iItH
- lle.uiug onleeg 600
- Speripl Police ........... 33.2i
Totnl ............... ...............S giHit0
The following payments have been
made Oh accounts Of city debt ttom
Sinking Fund and General Fund
Nine Bonds Gas Light Co.,
fifty dollars cach.......,+ a5o00
Interest on Gus Light Co.'S
Bonds, .-s.,.........,...., 5V2'VV
Interest on t'lontiug Debt
Bond NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Edrtt
pS bands lapjtpl loan l-SO 2j00,Un
Old warrants redeemcd,.... dBo,00
Total ...s.......sa ..t,.... ...,St 'dJ."H
There remains on hand from Sinking
Fund Of l--D, the sum Of tonf hundred
aud ninety dollars and eighteen cents
10 be- disposed Of by Finance Committee
~ per resolution of City Council adopt.
ol April llth l,Si. Very Respectfully
GEo. HENDERSON, Auditor
FINANCE,
The report Of NJ. LOuge, Administrator
of finance, to Aprii 18th, was submit.
ted, showing
Collections ...................S2 ll2,66
Deposit in Sinking Fund.-, l-1.Ho
Warrants redeemed ...-....... ! lhb.SJ
Turned over to NJ. Chambers. 1894
The Report Of NJ Chambers from April
18th to 30th showing
CUlrCllONH ,..,...4....... ...s....... = 'lb.lh
Deposit III Sinking Fund....,. H.@1
Warrants redeemed 1lO.lD
RENTED Fiscal Agent........ 4GG.2O
And statement of settlement
with and receipt to NJ. Laugc,
Administrator, for. .......... ! I13I4
On motion, duly seconded, the report
was received and approved,
The reports Of the Administrator Of Po-
lice and Administrator o. improvements
also report of the City Physician, were
read, received and filed,
REPORT oF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Streets and Land
ings reported iavorably on petition Of
;, Belmont, Report adopted.
The Finance Committee reported fl,
yorably on petition Of Pelican Hook
and Ladder Company, and recommend
ed granting same, Favorably on peti-
ton of Washington Fire Company TO
the extent of allowing $500 for repairs
to engine, Reports received and adopt
ed
BY MIR. Acknowledgement, That the
sum Of 5000 he allowed to Washington
Fire Company No. !, in addition the ap.
preparation Of S2OO.O0. Adopted,
The Finance Committee stated that not
being furnished with any further iufor-
NATION il regard to ciatm ct Mr, Aunis,
they could not report and asked for fur,
Their tlmc-granted.
His Honor the Mayor reported the sale
Of Ferry Lease for term Of five years
for $500 90,
From $. Bear received, read and on
motion rejected.
The petition asks that the she'd de-
elared uu,sancc he allowed to stand
until tati
Petition ca behalf of Flora Brown
(coL) was referred to the Charity Com
mittce
His Honor The Mayor called the atten.
ton of the Council to the carrying on
Of Keno and Gambling III the city, aud
stated that, being convinced prohibition
would not suppress them, the best plan
would be to impose license. The fol-
lowing was then offered by Mr.. Stewart
BE it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council Of the city of Baton Rouge,
That Section OF City Ordinance rclat,
ing to Gambling he amended so as to
make the charge fer carrying on gam,
bling games, fifty dollars per month in
stead of thirty-fye dollars per week, and
further that no minors shall be admitted
to places where keno or such games are
played, nor shall they be permittc., to
play at such games.
Be it further ordained, etc, That Sec.
4 Of Gambling Ordinance, be amended to
road as follows:
That any persol found violating this
Ordinance, shall uoon conviction suffer