New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-28
troller was read, and, on motion, referr
the Committee on Streets and Landings

the Committee on Streets and Landings;
= coMPTRoLLER,s oFFICEl
n CRY OF Nav ORLEANS, Goth Dec, is3
# To the Honorable the Common Council
II of New Orleans:
i Gsn;'enlen-On the 2ith Of December, inst, asi
e Gated the following contracts, viz:
For laying round stone pavement on the lie
road or Levee street, of the Sd District at sixte
cents per square yara for paving, and seven center
foot for curb and gutter siones TO Thomas Bucklae
9 curiiy J. McVittie.
For cleansing the paved and unpaved, and repbq
The nnpaved streets of the Fourth Ward of the CHI
5 Si,sOO a year, TO Edmond o'Brien, securities Pr
a mon and P, Flynn of The Eleventh Ward at DO
10 John b. Fitch security John Fredenstein. r.
Forailending The nuisance boats and wharves i'd
year, to John Lahey, security Thomas Bucklai
. $3.50. Yours, respectfully,
! Mr.. Mcknight offered the following rel
! ton, which was read, the rules being suspi.
ed, and on motion laid over till the next ri.
ing:
Resolved Thatihe Comptroller be, and he isshS,
| authorized 10 sell at auction after Ave days notdn
the lowest bidder the contract for renewing the pS
roads on Apollo street, Garondee, street from Il
city Road 10 Ninth street.
Also, the contract for renewing the plank.roah
Magazine street, from Washington Avenue to Nj
street.
Also, the contract for renewing the plank road
Prytana street. from Felicity Road 10 First s,reetf
The said work 10 be finished according to speed
lions furnished by Surveyor approved by Streetsh
Landing Committee, good and sufficient security bE
offered. The said bids subject 10 approval of Cd
Gil.
Mr.. Wilt offered the following ordiuad
which was, on motion, laid over till the ri
meeting:
AN ORDINANCE for farming out the collection
the revenue of the city of New Orleans on Il
rooms coHeehouses, eabarets, groceries, BID
| houses, etc. and liking the rates of license on Il
| same for one year: IL
| SKcTIoN l. Be il ordained by the Common CouuH
OF the city OF New Orleans, that the Comptroller sill
adIudcate 10 the highest bidder, after four days. not
IN the official journal, the revenues of The city arsil
from the licenses for cofeehouses bar-rooms cabar
beer-honses restaurants, hotels and boarding nous
groceries, blllard-houses, en-pin alleys oysterstan
and generally all places where liquor, malt liquor
wines are offered for sale in less quantities than oil
gallon, for one year from the first of January, IsJ
and IN like manner every succeeding year thereaftt
said sale TO be made upon the following terms and col
ditions, viz
The said sale shall be made by districts, commenciI
with the First District and continuing until the fol
Districts are sold The said farmers or purchase
shall, the 3st day of January next succeeding sa
sale aud its approval by The Common Council pay I'M
the city treasury one-fourth of the of said pu
chase in cash. and for the balance they shall give the
three several promssory notes, payable at the end
every three months from the Isl OF February, 1855
with good and solvent security to the satisfaction
The Common Council,
SEc2 Be 1t further ordained, etc. That the farmers
purchasers of The collection of the revenues named
the first section of this ordinance, shall not be ente
10 collect any other dues than those hereinafter men
toned, to-wit;
lst For each and every coffee house barroom, beer
house, grog-shop tavern, cabaret pleasure garden
coek heater bathroom ciub-room, restaurants an
all other establishments whatever, wherein spirituou
liquors are sold and drank the premises, one hundre
and fifty dollars, fSl50.l
ID For each and every grocery confectionery, stor
or shop where sprituous liquors sold by quanttie
NOT less than an ordinary wine bottle or quart, ant
where The same is not drank the premises, one hun
dred dollars.
Sd. For each and every brewery or establishment
where malt liquors are bottled but where no sprituou;
liquors are sold, one hundred dollars
4h. For each and every restaurant eating house
Where liquors or wines are sold fetaed at d bar
and Where no liquors or wines sold furnished
oherWlse thanas necessary meals repass in the
establishment, seventy FIVE dollars.
9th. For each and every mandatory of coTdias and
syrnps. where the are not sold in quantities less
than an ordinary wine bottle quart, seyenty-fve
dollars. %
Ing. houses, capable Of accommodating more Than fifty
and not more than hundred boarders fifty dollars
lhose accommodating more than hundred boarders
snail pay three hundred dollars
Tth. For each and every public or private board no
mouse capable Of accommodating at least twenty board
ers and not more than fifty boarders, twenty dollars
n me shell, fifteen dollars; those who keep estab-
.ishmen for selling cooked oysters shall pay the same
lic o as for restaurant or eatng-house.
9ih. For each and every establishment where ice
cream and sherbets are sold, twenty dollars.
10Th For each and every billiard table, fifty dollars
lllh For each and every ten-pn alley fifty dollars
eEUs d. DE u JAItNH pFNUtUeI IndI nOtltng herein
contained shall be construed prevent said les
sees or contractors from making such rules or regua
tons for The collection Of said revenues may be sat-
stacory 10 the payees of said censes provided the
atty is in nowise made sponsbe said lessees in
any manner absoved from the obligations imposed by
his ordinance
Sec. L. Be itfurthst ordained ETC., That the Common
Council reserves 10 itself the right approve or reject
my and all sales made under the provisions the fore
yong ordinance.
SEC, s. All ordinances and resolutions conflicting
9 Ehpfl h1y,a Ia
IND they are hereby repealed
On motion Of Mr.. Wiltz, the ordinance to es-
abish a uniform rate of taxes and licenses on
Professions, callings and other business, and on
carriages, hacks, drays and other vehicles, was
AIKEN up section by section
SEC. A. Mr. Fabre moved to strike out this
ection; lost by the following vote
Yeas - Messrs. Barbarin, BENT, Bouny, Fa-
IRE and Stith--5.
Nays - Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, Bridge,
,hambers, Chiapella, Ducros, Eager, Guyol,
iebrard, Landry, Mcknight, Rawlins, Violet
nd Wiltz--14
On motion, the section was adopted.
Sec. 8. Mr., Fabre moved to strike out this
eotion; lost, and the section adopted by the
blowing vote;
feds-Messrs. Banister, Barbarin, Bartlette,
'enit, Bouny, Bridge, Chambers, Chispella, Du-
ros, Eager ,Guyol, Hebrard, Landry, Mcknight,
,awlins, Violet and Wiltz--17.
.NayS-Me2srs. Fabre and Stith-2
Section II, Mr.. Witt moved to amend by in
srting $3.50 in lieu of $200--carried by the
blowing vote:
Yeas - Messrs, Banister, Barbarin, Bart
'tte, BENT, Bouny, Duoros, Fabre, Guyol, He
rard, Landry, Rawlins, Stith, Wiltz and Ira
y--14.
.Nays--Messrs. Bridge, Chambers, Chiapella,
ager, Mcknight and Violett-6.
Section 81 stricken entirely.
Mr. Mcknight moved to adopt the ordinance
8 amended. The yeas and nays being called
IF, the following ordnance, in its amended form,
as amended by the following vote:
Veas--Messrs. Banister, Barbarin, Bartlett,
emit, Bouny, Bridge, Chambers, Chiapella,
ucros, Eager, Fabre, Guyol, Hebrard, Landry,
lcKnight, Rawlins, Stith, Violet and Wilt
10.
N ORDINANCE 10 establish uniform rate of taxes
ness, and on Carriages, Hacks, Drsys, and other
Vehicles,
Be il ordained by the Common Council of Ne,s Or
ans That from and alter the Isl day of January,
90, The taxes and licenses for professions, cangs,
I'd other business tlRenghont The city and parish,
la be fixed, assesseN and collected the and
Inns specially set faIt1 III lac following sections:
SECTION !. On eygfs' hgtnk organized and doing
ishess anuer INT Ire 5.GpKng law this Stale, APP
owed April 30, 1858, 1--WE hundred dollars.
SEC On every agent of bank not incorporated
the ; tate OF Louisiana engaged in buying or SELL
q exchange, live hundred dollars
SEC. ., Each and every insurance company, doing |
lsiness IN the city of New Orleans, and each and
Iery agency of an insurance company, foreign or
herwise, doing business IN said cry, shall pny an |