New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-11
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w. H. GARLAND, Treasurer.
New Orleans, Feb, 2. 1856
The following communication from the Trea-
surer was read and, on motion, referred to the
Finance Committee:
1.-THE statements referred to in the communi-
cation will be found elsewhere in this number
Of the official journal.
TREASURER'S OFFICE.
City Of New Orleans, February 5, 1856.
To the President and Members OF the ..,.
Board Of Assistant Aldermen:
GeH,lemen IL beg leave 10 lay before you the num-
Der of licenses issued from this Office for the week
ending on lie I'd inst, inclusive. forward statements
showing the number of licences, the party to whom
issued, and the amount received From these state
Inen,s will be that there has been sued during
the week:
2! coffee house licenses.
10 family grocery
II Wholesale merchants.
30 retail q
lprivate banker.
10 commission merchants.
6 daily exhibitions.
5retail apothecaIy.
i" dry grocery
p restaurant
cotton packing.
attorney at law.
auconeer-
2dociors.
livery stable.
pawn broker
tlcaer LFloalng Pa'ace).
peddlers.
457 dray licenses Is, district,
l % g "a 3;h !:
40 total drny licenses
5 trucks.
wagon.
sc CAPS,
IL carriages.
3prirate buqgies.
IS omnibusses.
1871 market carts.
W v. II sp eARLiA,ND, Treasurer.
Messrs Thayer, Mcknight and Barbarin took
their seats.
The following communication from the Street
Commissioner was read, and on motion referred
to the City Attorney, with power to act:
STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, |
New Orleans, Feb'y s. 1856 !
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen: Enclosed please find orly-six lulunc
tions which have been served on me. emanatng from
the Third District Court, in the cases OF divers milk
enjoinng me from arres'ng or otherwise inter,
ferng it'll the milk of The several parties. MOI
ha wing had the intention of arrestng or interfer
ing in the matter, ever having minated any such
design, am al loss to imagine why said proceedings
lave been Instituted, unless it may be ingenious
device, adopted with view 10 make costs against The
city.
therefore communicate this information to you, il
order that you may have the matter Investigated, as
also, the matter of nunctons generally, Which arr
issued by the several courts with facility and il
numbers to such an extent as renders il almost i'm
possible 10 admit of the proper administration Of m!
department. Your obedient servant,
a Street Commissioner.
70 The following communication from the City
q Attorney was read:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY,
New Orleans, Feb. S, 1866.
To the President and Members of the
Board of Assistant Aldermen
,uocess;on Of n W. woribne,on to recover s2l5 u
the cos, of filling up certain lots. under an ordinanc
of the Second Municipality, passed August s7th 10.
he NEGLECT or refusal Of The owners The then Sur
reyor employed Fog, deriving his authority from til
ordinance After the lots we've filed up he measure
the work and gave his certificate of the value to OF
Iudgmen, rendered in favor of Fox against III
of Worthington which, on appeal, was re
versed, the Supreme Court basng its Judgment on tn
act Of 1851 page 1911 which required all contracts &c
public other works, 10 be sold to the lowest bitde
Fox then brought suit against the city and on.alne
Judgment Under this state of facls have not though
proper 10 take appeal unless instructed as INN
would be doing act of great injustice to Fox ft
he did the work under ordinance; and as the hliln
IN Of the lots was proper and necessary 10 abats
nuisance, he should be paid, ltis true, upon techn
cal point of law, there might be some doub': but as HI
equitable claim for remuneration is so slong II won
be, i'll my opinion wrong TO appeal Just clal
upon doubtful techncalities.
But the city is not yet without q remedy; for Il
succession of Wolhinston is, in my Judgment, lab
reimburse The city In the decision OF the snpren
B. Court, in The case OF Fox, it was observed, "Fhat
who acted for another, by ransacting his business
by making repairs on his property, could recover Il
amount of the expenses incurred the value of Il
repairs, provided the acs of the nsgotiorun1 gest
we're necessary or useful 10 the person for whom
r. acted" c,.
-" The estate OF Wor'hngton was benefited by illil
up the lots and il should pay for the benefit received.
Very respectfully. your obeient servant,
J. LIVINGSTON, City Attorney.
Mr. Bartlette moved that the City Attorne
be authorized to take an appeal in the abo'
mentioned case. Carried.
The following letter and report from tt
Citizens Bank of Louisiana, Fiscal Agent
the city, was read, and, on motion, referred
the Finance Committee
CITIZENS BANK OF LOUISIANA,
NEW ORLEANS, February lst, 1856.
To the President of the Board of Assistant
Aldermen of the city OF New Orlean
Sir: have the honor transmit herein the month
report of this Bank fiscal agent OF the city OF Ne
Orleans
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
EUG. ROUSSEAU, Cashier.
CITIZENS BANK OF LOUISIANA,
NEW ORLEANS, February LIST, 1856
Report by The Citizens Bank of Louisiana Else
Agent of the city of New Orleans. 10 the Comm
Council of said city, in conformity with the LIST sr
of The ordinance OF lSt May, 1855:
CONSOLIDATED TAX FOR 1854.
Cash balance on hand on 3lst Dec, 1855. 447
Amount of three railroad cou-
mons B, LIST May, 1855, charged
10 this account 30h Jnne last. $50 90
Deposited from LIST to 3lst jan,
1856 ........................ 4,349 CT 4,439
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