New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-10

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shall examine report upon the present condition
Works and Whist measures in their opinion indzpen
ssblv necessary to increase the uppy Of water in all par
Of the First Second and Third Districts to obtain
Charter.
Mr. Burke offered the following amendment,
which was adopted: 8 That the Fourth Dis
fricf IT, be also included in the resolution.
The resolution as amended was adopted
An ordinance passed by the Board Of Assist
ant Aldermen relating to Public School Libra
ries was read twice, the rules being suspended,
and. on motion, laid on the table subject to call
| Mr.. Giquel presented the following resolution
which was adopted, the rules being dispensed
with BE-. a,,-- j. S. Is 5alas 4. Hs51 t5,l +
Reolred That the Mayor be: and he is hereby author
ized necessary have seals ordered for the Con
soidsted city Of Neworleans" to enable him to fur
nish copies Of documents to the City Attorney and the
| several Courts 'f --i-a' . 7l5li ']ftf
| The following resolution from the Board Of
| Assistant Aldermen was read twice, the rules
being dispensed with:
Resared That Joint Committee Of three members each
appointed by the Presidents Of the respective Boards
Of Aldermen to prepare ordinance defining the kinds
Of business which shall have preference in the respective
| Boards
! Mr. Lugenbuhl moved that the Board of Al
dermen do not concur in the above resolution
passed by the Board of Assistant Aldermen.
The motion was adopted. .@,.
The following resolution from the Board Of
Assistant Aldermen was read twice, the rules
being dispensed with:
Resored That the 0fcial Printer be- and he is hereby
required to furnish hundred copies days pro
ceedings published in pamphlet FORM for the the
members Of this Board provided the came can be fur
nished at dollar fy cents per page for the one
hundred copies-the to be delivered at the Council
Cham PEI ss each meeting following the publication there
| On motion, the above resolution was not con-
Cured in
Mr.. Burke presented the following resolution,
which was adopted ,s
Resored That copy Of the Official Paper be furnished
to each member Of the Board Of Aldermen payable out
of the contingent expenses Of the said Board.
| A resolution, passed by the Board Of Assistant
| Joint Committee on Finance Of both Boards of
| Aldermen, was, on motion, referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee. ..t. T. 5.s
| On motion of Mr.. Clarke, the rules being dis
pensed with, the following ordinance, passed by
| The Board Of Assistant Aldermen, was taken up
on its second reading:
al, Ordinance prescribing the holding all elec.
tions that may become necessary by virtue Of the
third section Of the Act Of the Legislature passed on
the 18th of March. 1852. entitled IAN Act providing
| for the subscription by the Parishes and Municipal
Corporations of this State to the stock of Corpora
| tons undertaking works of Internal Improvements.
and for the payment and disposal Of stock SO sub
! scribed.n 70 sis. as+ss 55fi.
l. 1t is ordained by the Common Council Of the CITY Of
NewOreans that whenever shall become necessary to
hold the special elections required under the Sd section Of
the Act of the Legislature passed the 18th March
1852 entitled An Act providing the subscription by
the Parish and Municipal Corporations Of this State
provement and for the payment and disposal Of stock
subscribedhe said election shall be held and conducted
in is provided in the consolidating
the City of New0rieans for all other municipal elections
officers shall be appointed qualified and the
made and the result proclaimed in the manner specially
pointed out in the 18th sections said
act but it shall not be necessary to hold the election
than Precinct each Ward which shall be desg
mated by the Mayor in the advertisement calling the eec
| ton. 3.-- ..-t
O. is further ordained That the City Treasurer proceed
Immediately to prepare alphabetical list of all persons
paying taxes on landed estate in the City of Neworeans
from time to time often the changes in the Of
the tax payers may require it. and it shall be the duty Of
said City Treasurer whenever special election is ordered
as aforesaid furnish copy of said list for each Precinct
at which the ordered to taken the Commits
| sioners or Inspectors Of election ' aa
| Mr.. Labatut offered the following amendment
which was adopted: gssleg
Widows, single and others, holding property al
the time Of the election, and whose shall be tn,
legal representatives by written power of attorney
kven to any white male citizen above twentyore
Iof age
The ordinance, as amended, was adopted.
The rules being suspended, on motion Of Mr.
Clark, the following ordinance, passed by tn
Board of Assistant Aldermen, was taken up OF
its second reading, section by section:
an Ordinance providing the Subscription by the city
NewOrleans to the stock of the Neworleans jackson
and Great Northern Railroad Company
That the city of Neworeans subscribe to the stock
the NewOrleans jackson and Great Northern Railroad
Company shares the number eighty thousand
irg to two millions of dollars One-sxth of the tax being
of per cent shall be payable the first Mon
day of May 1859 another sixth the first Monday
Of May of every subsequent until the amount Of thu
subscription is obtained. b.. ~. ID
the landed estate situated in the city of sale
tax being sufficient to pay the amount Of said subscription
able the first Monday Of May 1883 another sixth Of
the first Monday Of May 1854 another sixth on the frs
Monday of May 1855 another sixth the first Monda,
of May 1856; another sixth the first Monday of May
1857 and the remaining sixth the first Monday of May
1855 Said taxes shall be payable at the Office of the Cit
Treasurer and shall he collected in the same manner
all other city according to the provisions of the 3
section of the law consolidating the city Of
s. Separate receipts for the tax shall be given to the ta
payers which shall entite them to equivalent amoun
in stock of the said railroad company and whenever tn
of the tax receipts shall not correspond exact
the amount of share or any number Of shares in tn
railroad company it shall be lawful for the holder Of tn
receipt complete the fraction to amount equiyalen
to share by payment in cash Of the deficiency.
A. It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to
to said Railroad Company through its proper officers
every Monday the amount of the railroad tax aforesaid
collected during the next preceding week accompanied
+ and of the amount paid by each H. 4.1 !. I. -.
D. This ordinance shall not take effect nor shall an cleo
tion be held for the purpose of submitting to the apprc
val of the payers required by law until the Boar
of Directors of said Railroad Company shall have commu
nicated in writing to The Common Council their consen
to accept the subscription herein ordained payable in h
manner herein above set forth
Mr. Claiborne left the chair, when the abov
ordinance was taken up for consideration, an
) exposed his reasons for voting against the samt
, as we'll as against the subscription by the cit
to the stock Of the NewOrleans, Opelousas an
\ Great Western Railroad Company. His ground
of opposition were ordered to be spread on th
e minutes. -l,a. .= Nav .st7q. s.
vote against this ordinance and any other inyolvir
similar consequences upon the following grounds
Those of my constituents Of the Third District who
concerns mainly that is those of them who to
the tax which involves and who alone called upc
to vote this question opposed to it because the
have already suffered much from taxation and tn,
have much in perspective for ordinary purpos
of government and for the ment of heavy Municp
debts for which their property made liable by law til
= they cannot bear any additional burthens-partcuarl
too when the projected railroads likely to termina
far from their district that they expect from the
adv