True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-04
To The Editor of The True american.

SIR-ln order 10 place the controversy respecting
the late memorial TO the Council of the Second
Municipality for the erectian oil n Market House,
in it's true light, ! will thank You TO publish the
inclosed copy Of my letter to DR. Barton; and also
to repubish the proceedings Of the council ON the
same subject. Your obed'i servant,
w PALFREY.
New Orleans, LIST Sept, 1885, ...
Extract from the proceedings Of the Council at
their sitting Of 18th August, 1883.
Tho following memorial was road and ordered
to be published.
To tho honorable the recorder and council Of
Municipality No. 2.
The undersigned, propretors and residents of tha
vicinity Of St. Mary's Market, respectfully repre-.
sent; that they have perceived with pleasure that
your honorable body have purchased the triangular
lot at the junction of Annunciation and 'rchoupi.
toulas streets for the purpose of erecting thereon
vegetable market, which tho rapidly increasing
wants Of the population will soon require; and
believing that time should DO lost in erecting said
market, and that it will immediately when finished,
produce revenue much more than sufficient to
dcfray the interest the outlay:-they respectfully
request the council to cause the same to be com.
menced forthwith, SO that 1t may bc finished by the
first of January next.
The undersigned having understood that doubts
existed whether the revenue from the proposed
market would be sufficient to sanction its immediate
construction, hereby bind and oblgate themselves
to the that said market will rent for least
the sum of fivs thousand dollars por annun if con.
structed on plan similar to the Poydras market
and provided the same be finished by the first of
January next.
The council will perceive that this sum after
paying the interest on the bonds given for the
land, will leave 50 600, or about IL per cent on
the estimated cost of the market house per annum,
or nine per cent on tho whols cost OF land and
building.
RELYING on the enlightened zeal which guides
tho public pood,--the undersigned indulge the hope
that their proposition will DO acceded TO, and will
ever pray, &c. sc.
E "A Athens, WIN Evans, G Thcod Buddecke,
Fred Valentin, Judediah Leeds, John Leeds. John
kellar, d S Peabody, Charles Dianrnd, Robert
Breakcy, Lewis T Bundy, Henry Lathrop. Johh
Atkens, Robt Douglass iona Aston, L e Parker
James ORourkc, William Spencer, D Vosin,
James Jos, Jonn Dunn, Fl kenncr, w II Brown,
Abraham Fral, VIM Simon, Thomas Fitawillam,
Side & Stewart, w McCawley, Berry, Nathan
Nichols, NJ RobitaIc per Yzqulendo, Charles F
l1ozey, Walton, L. Tracey, H w Pafrey,
X IL Bruact, Burthe, David Adam, Charles A
J.cobs, J J Hall, Jas II Leverich.
Whcreupon Mr.. Peters introduced the following
resolutions: on motion the rules were dispensed
with, and on motion for the adoption, tho yeas and
Meux, Peters, Sewell and Yorke, voted in the
affirmative, 6 ayes, and Mr. Nixon in the negative,
one. nay.
l Resolved that tho proposition of Chs Dimond,
e Z Parker, Jedediah Leeds, John Keller, +
Burthe Berry, J II Levcrich and others, to qua.
rantee that the projected vegetable market, at tho
junction of Tchoupitoulas and Annunciation streets
shall lease for $1,000 per anum be and 1t is here
by accepted.
= Resolved, that the surveyor be and he is hereby
required to make plan and estimate of said pro-
Jected market, and to submit the same TO this
Gil at its next meeting, for It's approval.
). Be it further resolved, that the surveyor be
and he is hereby authorised to give netce tor pro.
posas to erect said market and to furnish the
columns and other iron work that muy be neccr-
sury for The same; the whole to he done in con-
tor'nity with specifications made by the surveyor
The markc to be finished by the l.i January next
Tbs proposals TO be received until the LIST Tuesday
OF September next, when they will be acted on by
the council.
TO DR. Barton Sir, few days SINE signed d
document which Contrary TO my usual custum)
dispensed with reaang,"win! t" your representing
II I" he merely Memorial = the Council ,ar the
speedy erection III Ii Vegetable Market, but having
since aScfrtaincd that il ia ais" Bond or OBLIGA-
TON by which the signers are bound To guarantee
an income Of $s,O0O per nnnnm, will thank YOU
to have my nune erased irom this obligation in
the course vi to-day or Tomorrow, otherwise
shall be obliged To notify the council aud send
them copy OF this letter Yumr obrd' serv'l,
II W PALFREY.
New Orleans, 2ls, Aug, 1888.
Extract from the proceedings Of the Council Of
28th August. D..
The Secretary submitted the following letter:
Sir.-1 have seen, with regret and surprise. that
my name has been omitted to petition to put up
a vegetable market in Tchoupitoulas street, US
that was entirely unintentonu!. request you
to add my name to said list.
Mr.. Palfrey has requested mo 10 erase his name
from it, willingly assume any responsibility
which belonged TO him or to any other name OBJ.
tanned by me, and thoy were all marked b. whom
handed the list to Mr.. Dimond.
Respectfully. Your obi. servant,
E. H. BARTON.
28th August 1888.
Mr.. John Gibson, Secretary.
On motion tine secretary was authorised to per.
init DR.. E II Barton to subscribe his name to said
document, but directed not to allow any crasure.
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