New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-28

time, and, though they do not feet any apprehension
a. % he respt, he deem llle city shen!a
be represented In the and offer reso uLon 10 Ii
secure the services Of Mites Taylor; ESQ
$5 T. ii. #BA RTBETTB,
IA. {GHTApELL,A. a3$54 5#
The following resolution, accompanying the
above report. vas reed, the rules being gas
pended, and adopted by the following vote:
Yeas -Messrs. Bartlette, Bridge Chiape1is,
Ducros, Fabre, Guyol, Rusha. Thayer and
VioIett--.8
Nays Messrs. Benit Eager, Kelly, he
Knight and WiItz--.5
RsSoSsed That the Comptroller warrant On The Treas
urer III favor of Margaret PIT Hardenbfoos, for
s4a 5u-IG0 being The amount Of taxes for 1854 paid
by VIM Hardenhrook in error, on tWo lots Of ground
Nos. % and ~ in SQUARE Al Fourth Disttiet ganed
On motion, the Board adjourned
JAMES A. HOPKINS Secretary
The following memorial was ordered 10 be
published in the official journal:
Tothe Common Council 475
Tho memorial Of the undersigned respectfully repre-
reseats That your rHenorialists are owners ofprops
erty situated in that portion Of New Orleans designa-
which said propsy Is charged with Judgment lately
rendered IN HE Supreme Court Of Louisiana favor
4 about the sum 81 thee hundred thousand dollars.
our inemorialists respectfully submit that SAID Judg-
IN thstE opInien4 and operates
N win great oppression upon Them.
our aemorlalista might Justly complain Of TIE
lfashSauet AND fnIs characterized
the ot me Company for several years after
the work undertaken b-en fully performed or
rather had at beer aeseptsd performed but other
grounds Will be relied The relief hich this
mortal pEays from 5oas honorable body The city Of
New Orleans Il d ssoEkhotdsr in tas New Creams
Draining Company 10 The afnoHnt three huFSyed
and fifty thousand dollars which amount she iaane
her bonds The Company bearing interest at me rate
Of 1--WE per cent per annun and which aFe now ont
standing and form, portion Of the dsb
and this property situated in Draining Section
No q ig now taxed for he payment iiiarssa On
milf mai
in the and al the same rate as otheE
cry in the city Your memoralists respectfully ask
yonr attention TO another fact W hch requires argu-
ment OF calculation give 1t due weight IN the minds
of yonr hopors, viz: That the whole Of thu; portion
shave bS Julia street and below by Toulouse street,
has be en- and is now. drained by means Of the works
and operations performed on The sad section So. z,
and in no other manner Upon what thens
car rest the justice Of the claim or the DraRng Com
pany OF prtsentons of The city 70 charge The entire
expenses of the drainage Of go considerable portion
Of The whole city, upon small portion that en-
!, braced within The limits Of Section No. ~
Your further submit that UGH might be
said Of the Injustice which has been done them the
judgment lately rendered BY the Supreme Court which
is apparent upon record Of The proceedings on the
IRE without redress in the courts of this State, and
rest their ciaims relief upon the equitable eansde-
!, ration of your honorable body. The most prominent
grounds Of complaint in this connection that no
d, 1nctioa discrimination Whale IN
where benefit resulted from the nations Of the
/ COMPANY 10 we'll defined portions ofsad Section and
where the greatest benefit To- CHER PORTIONS
. hut ali portions are assessed alike, and even large
tracts which had been wholly reclaimed BIZ private
owners at their own expense and By their enter
Prise long before the operations Of the Draining Com
+ pany were commenccd are assessed equally with
tbuse nortlons which were found by The Company
state Of nature. Your memoriasts further rspresen
Il that The Judgment alluded 70 will most
lively upon considerable portion of the IN
dustrous iaboriug classes of our community man @
ii whom will Be compelled abandon heir properly
n charged with SO heavy burdeR,in addition ,o thei
N purchase mice and The ordinary municipal taxes.
4Whefeore yonr rnemorialists ragthat yaur honor
ia able body will adopt some measure 70 cancel an
~ anGl lid said jude ent favor of the New 0rean
l. Dfanina Company and all The proceedings prior
said iudgme nj and also 70 adopt such meas nres q
law suggests and provides for bringing f. close
the affairs of said Company and adaas We
of The city herewith, And your msmoraliss Wi
4 ever pEay-E85s 54i