New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-08

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passed, be published with Tile ayes ai, noe7 it IKE
names Of che members voting sor suS aaafnss the
saleas Part at TIE proceedings md no ordinance or
resolution which shall have p8ssed ona H6as affaH
be acted on By the other Board, on tfs safHe day.
unless by unanimous consent.
I the resolution was introduced inSa yanr haTsaabIe
Boag on lssl1 ~ pro
ssga Issa
slce, the rules being N ana adoDfad ana
tne same was seat o the Board Of Aldermen sor CON
u was read she Board Of Aldermen o5s sl,e sarne
evening and passed, The ayes ind naYs were neG
called IN the Board Of Assistant AIderrIeIl,
sacH z: sionsats only W ~ majority
4 n1sioritg Of y quorum win nos ,ger.
The law fnrfleT that ts aTea and 1svs sal
be called, and that fhe resolution, adopted III tie
board in which y shall be pH6sed with
the ayes and nays and then sent for concurrence to
the other Board at next meeting III dses Iis3g ID
pear By the official proceedings that majority Of
those elected to the Board of Assistant Aldsfnfen
ayes a1d nays were called Upon Tie of Il
Ihe policy q the law that every citizen shall have
due notice Of the Of any resolution ap-
propIssasng We public money of Of ap
ton comes within ths M 1tas ia pfss fssSa. 4 sa
posislon Ct " ,oe0 10 Che eitF ID ID
gift Of tiat anadnnt [ s =
e majority e the members elected constituted
quorum which can sst and pas ordinances aid reso-
insioDs hHs majority of tFls quorum could md val
idly pass The present resolution rnfess ygare Al,
absolute Of All elected ard tIs oillygay Of
asegtaining this fact IS By calling tie ay i nsy,
an eARs ceremony cannot be waived eger If fhe rrso
adopted for the Iayyd0esnot
4 IAaa fne Of making the caI and
$780, srs ID ezsns have the right to know who
Wers voting fos and against d resoIutIon 81
Ihls nasrre when was adopted II does not evan
appsr ikota ths that 6te resolution was
sfInaElHeaaly y n
for $3.50 600 pay or its NJ M s
Of the i New Orleans Draining Tssse
bonds fesl due the past and urder tbs ass of
4 eensoadasons eslls new aefisa a iaue to
Of propert and al kinds property IN 60. ana
II have beer faxed, TO pay oI
and az certainly vail to pay the pfineigaI
me monsy mus ralsed was by the Draining
company % draining the second section The owners
OF lots N TINS section are but few hundred il nr-
her and i does not to me to be equitable that
II e eGefy resaent, and eyery Kind o
cost Of draining lots Belonging to few I,rT,red
only am fully aware this otssratag with
extreme hardship upon the owners Of lots drained
YET : am. also aware that the large majority Of the
done, voluntarily and with the full knasedae tbas
the lots were subject 70 the first privilege for M costs
Of draining Many, no doubt, invested for sneeua-
t!on. 80 were ail the present owners ~ the
tine q tie Incorporation IF Draining Company,
i fhey would undoubtedly, have strong eotitabIe
claims upon the city but such ii not flle eass as
these lots have been bought and sold with d fun
knowledge Of the facts, the equitable appeals grow
ing ont OF the mismanagement Of the affairs Of the
Company, lose much Of their force, IL IL certain,
that, however onerous The assessment for draining
may PEI there is no good reason why every BODY and
within The. corporate limits of the city
ahould be taxed for their relief
u p With extreme reluctance that am obliged to
o. aer Wild yon 70 my view Of the law applicable to
the resolution, and as to tie expeieney III M mas
sage nothing but stern sense of duty to my con
stltuents could indaee& to- withhold my approval
from any at that you might deem expedieat, !, and
way 70 the unjust appeals 10 yoar for relief
from an oppressive Judgment, and without II fun ex
n animation Of the subject. 85 s.
!, have the honor to be- sgantI Ienen,
y S.s4&H Your obedient servant, ss#
CH As. N. WATERMAN, Mayor