New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-06

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yof Committee think it neither 1rice sound policy
70 compe him Keep said great Ioss and dis
advantage Your Gemn,tfee tt'ftwe Fovs in favor Of
'ore'ng 'ai i"'~ ti'i "Eer fe ltsier resolution.
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.eN y. b Ist.ro.DE,
-r- J. LArAra.gS
Reso.sd That the Hayor be- and he liz hereby author
lied to cancel the base the TfrJ Munich
before Jo'eph GuvIier Nttary Public on The third day
OF September eighteen hundred and forty-sevep by
which ssid Municipality leased unto said WIN Randolph
me Terry privilege agreeabIy to ordinance of the
ooune of municipality No Three. approved the ninth
81 august Of the same year And that said Randolph be
January eighteen hundred and 6fty-three being the
time for which his aoes outstandinp provided said
| notes are paid p1nctusls at maturity
Mr.. Bailey, rs Chairmsn, ETC., presented the
following, and moved to suspend the rules for
the second reading, which was lost, 50 the re-
port and resolution lie over :.
The Committee Streets and Laudnes to y-aom was
referred the letter Of the Surveyor report that 80 much a.
relates to the cleaning Of the draining they think
absolutely necessary to have said canals ceansed and
present condition is injurious to the health ef the
c''y and great inconvenience the citizens by their
bi!ity to carry off the times of heavy rain and
u'ier tue following resolution:
We BArIEY.
| 4A 5rl faf-s' q r.. 3. SYKES
r B. DoLHoSDE.
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days notice the contract to clean the draining canals
Of the First Third Fourth Districts accorn In sna
cieatons on fis IN the surveyors Office. Terms cash
payment to be mad" when the work is finished Each
District to be sold separately the Council reservn tn
ae the right TO reject all bids adjudications made for
the same. - : - -''AAe ~ A''
Mr. Bailey. as Chairman, ETC., presented the
1oiloWing report and resolution, and the rules
being suspended. it was read a second time and
adopted unanimously, by yeas and nays:
The Committee Of Streets and Landings to whom ro
referred the letter Of the Surveyor
So much of the Surveyors letter as relates to the
@ sss eS q Nuiisnss Boat @ report in favor q the
following resolution. NE BALrY
B. 3 srsEs,
I. B. DoLHoypE,
Resoied That the Comptroller sell at auction afser e,
cording to the plan and specification file in the Sur
veyors Office. Terms cash. when fnished and approved
by the Surveyor The Council reserving the right to re-
jeet all bids and adjudications for the same
On motion Of Mr.. Bailey, a bill Of G.. Leroy
for lumber, referred on the 9th ult to the Com
| nittee on Streets and Landings was transferred
to the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Hermann, as Chairman Of the .Tndic;arv
Committee, presented the following, to lie over
The Judiciary Committee whom was referred the re-
solution to render free to any craft vessel upon pay
nent of the usual Wharfage tax certain landing oppo
sits jackson square. beg leave to report 1
That after careful examination Of official Documents
aud consulting the written opinion of eminent counsel
they fully convinced of the legality Of the contract a
entered into between the Honorable the Council Of the
First Municipality the part and the United States
Mail Steamship Company through their agent James r.
Jennings on the other part for the exclusive the
latter Of said landing opposite the Place dAr M (now
Jackson square during the period Of FIVE years the
lt February 1851 And not only is the taking y such
action as proposed by the resolution referred your com
ntee by them deemed Illegal but also highly mpolitic
Your committee beg therefore. to report against the
same
Your committee beg moreover to submit to your Hon.
orable Body the following:
Whea The contract entered into between the late Couu
ell OF Municipality No One and Jas r. Jennings Agent Of
the United States Mail Steamship Company the lease
OF certain wharves opposite Jackson square based upon
inst and equitable principles THAT fair and full con-
sideration for the of said wharve given and that
said contract is not in violation of Law 6
Therefore be It Resolved That the said contract between
the late Municipality No. One and James r. Jennings
Agent Of the United States Mail Steamship Company be-
and the came is hereby ratified and approved in all
respects and that the Surveyor be directed to carry ont
and execute all the provisions contract as
and specified in the ordinances the late Council of
Municipality No One
And with the view of preventing persons who may hold
leases OF wharves from either Of the late Municipalities
or theCty Of Lafayette, from making them matter of
speculation either by charging higher or lesser wharfage
law 79g177 =
BE 1t Resolr That all persons holding such leases or
contracts and permitting Others to the whsrves spec
fled therein shall be required to charge and demand the
wharfage fees that now, shall be hereafter pre-
scrbed by law that in violation thereof any nch
| lease contract shall be liable to forfeiture
| V. HEERsIAsN.
JoHN W. ANpREws,
| G. W. SHAW,
Jso A. WATKiss