New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-20
NUMBER 81

Nr Clark Thought that the running of the lin
would be worth at least $4,000 to the business {
; this city, and the slightest encouragement tn
ci!y could extend to the enterprise was to adop
this resoluton>
Mr., Stith thoaght that communication setweel
This city and Europe would thrive where it was 70
the interest of the business world that it shonl,
do 50. He thou ght it better to encourage trad
Wild Texas soon destined to be the great proCsuc
ing portion Of the South.
Mr.. Whitney wanted to give encouragement
but nos in this picaFnne way.
Dir. Smith was opposed to encouraging the com
rnerce Of any other psople more tilan our own.
Ihe resDitttiOn was Enally laid over.
| resolution was introduced by Mr. McCIoske7
MAKING It unlawful to take sand from the BattuFe
IeTee under pen8Ity OF 500 for the first offense
| OF imprisonment for one month. Lost.
~. Aresoqtion authorizing the wharfbger Of the
First and Fourth Districts to employ tIlree more
ASSISTANTS at 81 dag, was adopted.
resolution that the street commissioner he
authorized to bald three new culyerts, and repair
all the Old ones, was adopted.
resolution TO authorize the selling bv tine
comptroller, to the lowest bidder the contract for
supplying the city with 10000 barrels Of gravel,
was adopted.
| resolution that the street commissioners, be
/ adopted.
resolution that the hospitalities Of the city 81
| New Orleans is due 10 the citizens of Mobile ana
that 1t be extended TO such visitors, was adopted
resolution, approving the contract for tle
supply Of the city with coal, was adopted
a resolution, to allow the chief warden Of the
,fofkhoase to appoint the necessary underwear.
ieA5r subject to the approval Of the Board Of
: INl3eTman was adopted
! resolution, 10 authorize the mayor to purchase
% rosewood batJus for the use Of tla nntfn tvas
ad opted. -
lr. Clark introduced a resolution. that the
con trolier furnish detailed statement of tile fines
imp, 1sed from April to November, 1866. Adopted
lib resolution to change the drain fran fiji
west to the east side Of Claiborne, between CauaI
and 7utouse, was reported uRon favorably by Tie
coMa2l ttce to whom it had been referred Gpon
the gft 'Gnd that the drain is an intolerable rui-
sance, Fiat the shell road at present il too naT-
row, an that there are dwellings upon the other
side. dopted.
The =. solution to transfer he portion Of Clio
Asylum, fwas adopted. 80
Ihe DO ard then adjourned until Tuesday week.
BOARD ~ ASSISTANT ALDERsrEN. N.-Tbe ycorlar
weekly isting Of this beard was held last eyenin5
IN advance Ot The usual time, in conseouence ni
me !alr ott safElng to-day. President McCulloch
resouti' N from the beard of aldermen to ex
eehd @ the sCs Hshlp WhafYss Of the First District
from post 0. ~ to the steamboat landing and te
appropriate from post 81 to post % for 4 fathoa+
landing, was road twice and. conct,rred in
commun.os .tion from the survey or informinr
the board that the cOntracts-for run,ptr cprttiS,
ufalIihg macEhles expired on the LIST of next
month On motion Of Mr.. Pragte lie SURVEYOR
was authorized tC,run the maehnes until eontITets
can be sold
1he , treasnreg,s weekly report showed d balance
Mr. Prague informed the council that a daIcro-
non OF the Common Council ef Mobile was in the
city, they came to attend the grea5 State Fair.
anG lie peiieFed th2S he expressed the pn&ahnprys
leelhS OF the people of New Orleans and the il.
representatives insthe council, in extending to
those gentlemen courteous invitaticnTo the it s.
pltalltles OF the city.
Mr. M0ntamat asked if tile gentlemen Wore
present. lfthey were he moved THAI they no in
Yited to seats within the bar.
Inc president replied that he did net think lev
We're present then, but he dsreason to h ope
they would visit the chamber during tha even insr
, A resolution introduced by Mr. Paisley ten Inc
the hospltalitlcs OF the city to tie Mobile DEL eqa
ton was unanimously adopted.
The proposition OF MIR. D, StckneJ to 81, ,rl,,
coal to the city for the ensuing year. at SIS ents
per barrel was approved by o resolution il ltro
duced by Mr., Paisley, which passed both cad
The order of the day, the ordnance fixing toxas
and license rates on professions, trades al d ali
occupations requiring to be licensed, was then
taken up ana tile bohrd reConaideredt aeyara pro
visions previously adopted Ghe consideraI inn ~
particularly the section fixing the license upo-,l
c"ugeAotseS a $50 MesSrs. MOntamS. ard
9tgrkt4 argued that cotfeehouses should be ,clasgi-
led at least into two classes, first class and n
second class, and that different taxes shoud he |
imposed upon them according to grade. " esgrs, !
Prague, HigfAbotham and Paisley oppose d NV I
mango IN the ordnance not thNtt was not de sire
% tax occupations, If possible, according to taeir
income, bat because the constitutional provision
'equirnG uniformity of taxation, as Interpreted |
~ the supreme CouYt in relation to this gery |
natter Of coileehouse licenses Loft no disc elton
o the council They were bound to impose the |
anne taE on all, and could make 10. dscriinina- |
ion.
A proposition from Mr.. MoatanAat to amen
he ordinance by dXing the license Goriiitcaa ce 3
oieehGgses, over, at $500 and ten cert coi1r q
louses or under, at $159 was laid upon he tai aIe
y v9te Of se4en TO five. The license as OF i@i.
5inalE fixed at $3.50 for all cDeellatses was ten
,dopied. The remainder of the ordnance was
'doPteu, with.some amendments, and 3einI. then |
'ut t&pon second reading, it passed as am sn,ied
Shortly after the board adjourned to agyt Iues-