New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-14

ASSISTANT City ATToRNEf's OFFICE,
No. 70 Common street,
New ORLEANS, Aprii 9th. 1876

New ORLEANS April 9TH 1856
To the Honorable the Members Of r-
@.E ,--. the Common Council Of Ne1v Orleans:
GENTLEMEN--In the proceedings Of the late Council at
its last session. R. Dolbear Esq chairman of the Com
mitee for the purpose of Investigating the causes of an
alleged discrepancy in relation to the number OF licenses
issued to cosehouses aud those exercising that bust
ness reported certain resolutions osensiby with the view
Of seeking information connected with my department
to be furnished at the next meeting of your honorable
body in default of which the City Attorney directed
to institute suit to compel me- to furnish a report
1t due to myself and those gentlemen who honored
with their confidence, to state that no information
has been withheld by me from that Committee
The following letter received from Mr.. Bailey and
the promptly replied to:
siNEw ORLEANS, March 2lst 1856.
"Mr D. C. La5atty Assistant Attorney
Dear Sir-On behalf of the Committee appointed by
the Council to investigate 1.-THE of the discrepancy
in the received for licenses upon grog shops
fee-houses etc., am directed to obtain from you state
mens of the suits in your hands You will therefore peaee
give the of all the parties against suit was
brought the of all parties that have aeted wheth
by compromise or judgment and the amount of cen-
collected by you and such other information you
may think servcabe to the Committee and obige yours
N. E. BAILEY.
g send you the accounts given Gen. Tracy II they
are correct, please certify to them. N. E. BD
All l state is that have furnished the necessary
information called for by the above letter. and have not
been applied to for any other If anything else asked
stand prepared furnish further information at any
time Z
desire to have committee appointed at the earliest
moment to investigate the in which have dis.
charged my duties and to make full and final settlement
with the city of all matters entrusted to me- until which
respectfully request suspension of public opinion as an
act of simple justice.
Your obedient servant, D. C. LABATT
Upon this Special Committee, Messrs. Stith, WiItz
Thayer Eabre and Bouny appointed on the 22d
May 1855, to this present Council made the following
unanimous report:
Mr.. stith made the following report which was read
and accepted
THE Special Committee to whom referred the letter
of the late Assistant City Attorney calling for invest
CATION of charges preferred by r. Dolbear ESQ., Chairman
of the Committee Of last Council raised for the purpose
Of examining into alleged discrepancy in relation to
the licenses of last year present the following report
"That, they have carefully examined into the mode
and manner by which the late Assistant Attorney has
collected from deinquents the amounts due for licenses
for the year 1854 and feel satisfied that the discrepancy
if any there be in the from that source cannot
justly be imputed to him.
"Your Committee learn from the Treasurer. and by
reference to his books persons who had been
by the Street Commissioner carrying on business with