New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-13
ugust, september. october, and November,


Thompson to erect frame building o.
Spain street, between Clara and Casaealvo
streets; the said building 10 be rooted with
slate, and to be built in all respects in &C
cardance with city laws and ordinances
The following under a suspension of the
rules was eoncurred in BY the following
vote:
F2esOlued, That. ia view Of the financial
I depression which now prevails in the city
| OF New Orleans, the time for the coilectton
/ of city licenses and taxes on professions,
I callings, etc, free from ali costs, be and the
same is hereby extended 70 the lst Of
March, 1868.
Resolced further, That all ordinances or
| parts Of ordinances IN conflict with the
| above resolution be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Yeas President Woolfey, and Messrs.
Burbank, Carriere, Devices. and Schneider.
Nays: None.
Mr.. Carriere moved TO concur in the fol
lowing
Resoyoed, That ordinance No. sls, new
series, be and the same is hereby amended
SO as to read MS follows: ''All keepers OF
groceries selling liquor by the glass, and
coffeehouses, shall pay license of $3.50,
instead Of $500, per annum.'
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Devices moved TO reconsider the vote
just taken.
The motion to reconsider prevailed,
Mr.. Schneider moved to amend by strik
ing out $3.50 and inserting $500.
The amendment was rejected.
The resolution as sent from the Board Of
Assistant Aldermen was concurred iu upon
its first reading. The rules were suspended,
and it was read a second time and adopted.
Yeas President Woolhey, and Messrs.
Burbank, Carriore, and Devices.
Nay Mr.. Schneider.
The following was concurred in upon its
first reading:
ReSoleed, That Ic2mission be and the
same is hereby granted to John Durkin to
Charles and Carondelet streets, provided
the same be kept in accordance with city
laws and ordinances.
PETITIONS.
l. OF Felix Iabalat, proposing on the
part OF the Commercial bank to purchase
the shares Of the city in the waterworks.
Was laid over for joint session.
2. OF John Doell 10 erect bake oven.
Was referred to the Committee on Streets
and Landings.
3. Of John Clark. asking en- advance on
his contract.
Was referred to the Finance Committee.
A. or Mrs. A. L. Pagaud, president of the
Protestant Orphans Home, asking for GER
tain corrections in the survey Of cemetery
lots, and
8. OF A. Sidney Robertson, asking to be
assigned certain space on the river front
tor Q coal landing.
We're referred TO Committee on Streets
and Landings.
6. OF over two hundred captains and
steamboat owners, demonstrating against
the sale of the city wharves.
Was laid on the table subject to call.
The following from the Board of Assistant
Aldermen passed its first aud second read
ings, under suspension of the rules, and
was concurrcd in by the following vote:
/. Resoloed, That one hundred and ffty
feet OF the wharf aud landing at post No.
%, first district, be and the same Is hereby
appropriated as q coal landing.
g. That upon the FORMULATION OF this |
ordinance the portion Of the landing as
described in paragraph one of this 0rdi- |
nance be measured and marked by the City !
Surveyor for the purposes mentioned in this |
ordinance.
Yeas: President woolAey, and Messrs.
Burbank, Carriere, Devices, and Schneider.
Nays; None.
The following report from the Finance
Committee was received:
City Hall, New Orleans January u. ises. |
10 the Honorable the Hoard Of Aldermen;
GENTLEMEN - The Finance Committee |
have the honor TO report upon the following |
subjects referred TO them:
On the Mayors message Of january IL, /
1853, Recommending that q committee be /
selected to confer with the stCommercial 1
Bank Of Nsw 0rleana'' with reference to the
purchase Of the waterwOfks's at the ex-
paratlon Of the charter In APRIL, 1865, your
committee would respectfully recommend
that Alderman Amt. Carriere be selected 10
co operate with the committee appointed BY /
the Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
On the petition OF 'biAiiards2loon keep /
era, praying that they shall not be sub /
|ected 80 the increased tax exactad by the /
late ordinance, favorahly BIZ resolution.
Resnentfnilv submitted,
JOHN r. CLAY.
ChatrmAn Finance Committee.
A. CARRfERE,
Ed HTAPLET0N.
And the following reaolalfon referred to
md accommodated therein passed It's flfst
md second readings, MADEIRA suspension Of
he rulea, and easadepted By the following
sstas
hasoased That section No. q Of ordinance
70. sl2 new sefles, q establishing uni
prm rate Of taxes and Licenses on pFofes
ions, calllngas and other business etc.,
'tc- = Tor the year 1858, approved December
q, 1857. be and the faBe II hereby
isnended SO as 10 read as follows. viz
Every keeper OF billiard saloon sbail
sag "a each and every billiard table ATTY
yeaa. President Woolaey, aud Ifeasrs.
Burbank. carrlere, Devices. and Schneider.
Nays: None.
a pesition Of Jean Farrlere, to be reim.
aursed the price Of mule said at FIRST dis
lriet pouna was referred to the Finance
Dht'Ni5HHu DEalaEaa.
me loIlopins sesolnliQaa csno up ia their
regular order tpou their aacona reading.
I'D we're adopied b the Eollowise votes.
Ag99lse1. Khae tAe Msgos Be aHd he is
s1fsbY Authorised 80 contxaet befass ~
1isN Notary on behalf &C tie cite ~ tgssn,
orleans Niia doha Ra8a IS nSelnaf. md
'atliek Irwin as bneal1iF ltf alt s4i6 81
1875, for Tic repAifg ffd nitegaieN 81 ~.
ihe hp'lsas Nos, &&s Us ~ ~. ana ~
fcass Ffesldent WoolHey aud lIsaars.
l1sennk caFriera, Devices. aAd 6ohneider.
sigsd, TAat nsimidaion N and ihe
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