New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-12

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and White streets, provided the same DC
erected in accordance with existing city
laws and ordinances.
Yeas; President Graham, and Messrs,
Burbank, Kellogg, Tucker, WOOlfey' ana
Zaoharie.
Nays: None.
Resolved That the ControlleT. warrant
| on the Treasurer for the sum OF nineteen
| bundled and 6fty.three dollars and twelve
| cents (sI953 l2) in favor of A. D. Grlef
| agent for corn and cattle purchased
! THROUGH J. F. Belknap, under ordinance
No. 6026, in 1862, to supply the suffering
people of New Orleans.
Yeas: President Graham, and Messrs.
Burbank, kellogg, Tucker, Woolfey, and
zacharie.
Nays: None.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Woolhey:
An ordinance providing for the sale OF the
right of way to establish railroads on
Canal, Common, CarrOllton Avenue, and
other streets, for passengers only;
SECTION |. Be it ordained, etc, That tine
Controller be and he is hereby authorized 10
sell to the highest bidder, after 1ye Gays
notice in the official journal, the CONTRACT
| for the right of way for twenty years lot
| the construction and working of the follow
ing railroads, on the terms and conditions
| hereinafter set forth: Said adjudication 70
be subject to the approval or rejection oil
! the Common Council.
| SEC. 2. A double-traCk railroad starting
| from the intersection of Canal and Old
! Tevee streets. on the lower side of Canal
street. thence down the lower side OF Canal
| street to Dauphine street, thence ore track
| TO the centre of the neutral ground OF Canal
street to Basin street, and the other track
crossing to the upper side OF Canal street at
Dauphine street. thence down said upper
side of Canal street TO Basin street, then
continuing the double track up the neutral
ground of Basin street to Common street,
thence down Common street to CarrOllton
Avenue and across the New Canal, thence
down the upper side Of the New Canal and
beyond the shell road at distance from
the water line Of the canal to be fixed by
the City Surveyor to point opposite the
Oakland Course and Riding Park.
SEC. 5. The roads, cars, etc, to be CON
struoted in accordance with the plans and
specifications to be furnished by the City
Surveyor agreeably to the lines, levels, and
grades to be established by said officer and
TO his entire satisfaction.
SEC. A. The right and privilege to be
awarded to the party or parties offering to
pay to the city the largest bonus per pas
| senger carried in the cars, or per Centage
Of the gross receipts for passenger traffic
on the lines of railroads, payable monthly
into the city treasury, on returns made
under oath by the contractor to the City Con
| troller.
SEC. S. The city of New Orleans reserves
| the right to use the said railroads as a main
| trunk for other railroads which the city
| may from time to time order to be con
| struCted by Teimbursing to the contractor a
fair and reasonable proportion Of the value
| of the portion or portions OF the road or
| roads thus used said proportion to be as.
certained bytwo disinterested persons, one
| to be appointed by the city, and the other
by the contractor; and in event of disa'
greement between said persons an umpire
shall be selected by one OF the District
Courts of New Orleans, the decisions thereby
had TO be final.
SEC G. The purchaser shall have the right
TO use any and all railroads now in existence
which the city has reserved the right to use
as main trunks for other roads by REIN
bursting to the owner of the railroad OF
roads thus used q fair and reasonable pro
portion of the value Of the portion or por
lions Of the road or roads thUs used.
SEC. 7..The said railroads, rolling stock
| equipments, and fixtures to revert to the CITY
at the expiration of the said twenty years
privilege, on valuation to be ascertaiued
by two disinterested persons, one to be ap
pointed by the city, and the other by the
contractor, and in event Of q disagree
ment as to said valuation between said per
sons thus appointed, third person or UNI
pire shall be appointed by one Of the Dis
triCt Courts of New Orleans the decision
thereby had to be final.
Referred to Streets and Landings
BEpOBTs FROM sTAEDING COMMITTEES.
The following report from the Finance
Committee was received and ordered to b
sprcad On the minutes:
EINANcE COMMIT rEE ROoM
City Hall. June . lsss.
To TIE Honorable the Board o. Aldermen.
With reference to the plan proposed b,
Mr.. Aveguo for the payment Of the currenc,
debt of the city by mcaus Of o lottery, th
undersigned being unable TO concur witt
the majority of your committee beg leave Il
submit the following minority report:
We believe that lotteries are not pre-
motive of good, and that they are a yer,
ready mode OF procuring money from tn
poor and the adventurous. The Who'll
civilized world through their governments
! with few exceptions, have abolished lotter
! les as state institution, and we do no
helieve IL true nnlicv for the citv of New
Orleans at this time to attempt to vie witt
Baden Baden or the valleys Of the Blacl
r Forest.
= Our city, with its wealth and fayorabl
position for commerce, eau pay its debts /
a legitimate manner, aud we think its cit
V | 1eAo 10 nov ue1lIe 10 STAN heF CFeull q
o. home and abroad which the proposed "lot
n terry plan,a in our opinion, will do Tn
e. proposed adventure will keep cloud owe
T. the credit of the city for ten wears, an
should the city desire TO 90 into the marke
4. TO sell its bonds, hnanCiers would see in tn
n adoption OF such scheme little save pecu1
Az larry necessities which must have reudere
our city well nigh despicabie
The scheme 10 not only unwise but is ar
- lawful. The statutes of 1888 and 1871 (se
y revised stats. p. l49 and 1907 forbid not oni
4 q lottery but the vending Of tickets of lo
II teries legally established elsewhere. and
"a becomes the duty of the crinlinai Judge /
"a Call the attention of the grand Jury to th
4, act at each term Of the court.
"a lp 1856 (see acts Of legislature, p. IS, char
: Il, an aet was passed permitting the venI
~ ing OF tickets BY paying a license fee of &c
- Thousand dollars. The argument used /
y this Case was, that tickets in the Hawai-
, and other lotteries were secretly and unlay
fully sold, and that if the State put on
s. heavy license fee the result would be
a either drive the business out of the Stat
or ia case one or two parties should paw ii
license fee they would be police In ther
selves to prevent Others from engaging 4
Df vending lottery tickets
e BY the eleventh section Of said act Il
d LEGISLATURE Gays;
le Nothing contained ia the provisions
q this act shall be construed TO authorize Il
ID establishment of any lottery III this State
le Thus 1t will be seen that II the city of Ne
Orleans enter into the proposed lottery
q is not only violating the principles Of N
CT rality aud expedieuey but the statutes of o
y own State, aud In our opinion every city
q openly engaged In this sir is liable 10
Y, indictment BY the grand jury.
II. | Me are therpfare of the 0piniou that &