New Orleans Republican., 1868-06-14


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City Hail june Q. 1858.
To tho EoncrnhIe fhe Board of Assistant Aldermen
GENT1yMEN--YOur Finance Committee
beg leave to report upon the following sub
ieCts referred to them, viz; X,
Upon the letter OF d. e. Msndell, Con-
trolier, representing the failure of Walter
Henry to comply with the adjudication of
the paving of Bienyille street with brick
banQuettes according to ordinance SBs, we
recommend that the said Controller be
directed to reopen the proposals.. A resolu.
tion to this effect is offered.
Whereas, Mr.. j. H. Kellar has petitioned
the Council TO annul his contract with the
city for the erection of market.h9use on
square of ground belonging to him, sit
uated near Felicity street in rear of the
fourth district, and for the consideration OF
which he abandons his claims for ban
QUOTES adiudicated to him and for the sum
of eleven thousand dollars, it being the
opinion of this Committee the result would
be mutually beneficial, we advise the con.
tract be rescinded, and introduce a CORE
spending resolution.
The petition of Augustin Goban requiring
the inierpostion Of the City Surveyor, we
have directed it TO be referred to that officer
before making -epOrt,
That of Jacques Clavene, respecting the
hire or rent of the iron house at the head
of Canal street, is postponed as the matter
was recently before the upper Board aud
not finally concluded upon.
Mrs. Josephine Debugnes, requesting a
deduction in her tax assessment, will be
disposed of as others of a similar character.
Respectfully submitted.
B. +. JOUBERT,
Chairman;
ALFRED KEARNY,
A. MARY.
FINANCE COMMITTEES Rood,
City Hall, June o. 1865. !
With reference to the plan proposed by
Mr.. Avegno for the payment OF the currency
debt of the city by means of lottery, the
undersigned being unable to concur with
the majority of your committee beg leave
to submit the following minority report;
We believe that lotteries are not pro.
motive of good. and that they are q very
ready mode Of procuring mOuey from the
poor aud the adventurous. The whole
civilized world through their governments.
with few exceptions, have abolished lOtter-
les as State institution, and we do not be.
lieve it true policy for the city of New
Orleans at this time to attempt to vie with
Baden Baden or the valleys of the Black
Forest.
Our city, with its wealth and favorable
position for commerce, can pay its debts in
a legitimate manner, and we think its citi-
Zens do not desire to stain her credit at
home and abroad, which the proposed 'lot-
terry plan, y in our opinion, will do. The
proposed adventure will keep cloud over
the credit of the city for ten years, aud
should the city desire to go into the market
to sell its bonds, fuanciers would see in the
adoption of such a scheme little save pecun-
iary necessities, which must have rendered
our ci y we'll nigh despicable.
The scheme is not only unWise but is un.
lawful. The statutes Of 1888 aud ls4l (see
revised stats. P. l49 and 1907 forbid not
only lottery but the vending of tickets of
lotteries legally established elAewhere, and
it becomes the duty of the crimina Judge to
call the attention of the grand Jury TO the
act at each term Of the court.
In 1866 (see acts OF legislature, D. 3s,
chap. 2l, an act was passed permitting the
vending of tickets by paying a license fee
of ten thousand dollars. The argument
used in this case was, that tickets in the
Havana and other lotteries were secretly
and unlawfully sold, and that if the State
put on a heavy license fee the result would
be to either drive the business ont of the
3 at !, or in case one or two parties should
pay the license fee they would be police
In themselves TO prevent Others from engag-
ing in vending lottery iicke.s,
By the eleventh section Of said act the
Legislature say:
Nothing contained in the provisions of
this act shall be construed TO authorize the
of any 10 terry ia this State +"
Thus it will be seen that if the city of New
Orleans enter into the proposed lottery they
are not only violating the principles of mo.
rality end eXpediency but the statutes of
our State, and in our opinion every citizen
openly engaged in this affair is liable to an
indictment by the grand jury
Wp ara fhgenf0Ha pf the auiafnR that f1f q
plan proposed by MF. AvegnO should not be
adopted. J. p. SULLIVAN.
Aresoluticn accompanying the majority re-
port resembling the contract between the city
and J. H.Kellar relative to the Kellar mar
ket. with an amendment by Mr.. Chadwick,
was reoommitted.
The following resolution from the same
was lost by vote Of 8 to 8:
Be Il resolred, That whereas the City Con.
troller has Informed this Board of the fail.
ure Of Walter Henry 20 comply with the
rpquisiti0ns Of the contract for paving
BienVille street with brick hAnuuettes. etc.
the said Controller be directed to advertise
anew the same contract in the same
manner and upon the same terms as we're
proposed In the last publication as per
ordnance 1858.
Mr.. Sullivan obtained a suspension Of the
rules to offer the following resolution,
which was adopted by the following vote
and sent up to the Board Of Aldermen:
Yeas: Messrs. Chadwick, Scott, Sullivan,
Perkins, Mary, Thezan, Dunn, sterry, Jou-
bert, Shields.
Nayss Messrs. Breen and Kearny.
Mr. Shields gave notice Of reconsidera,
tion of the above vote for the next meet
ing.
The President declared Mr.. Shields out oi
order.
An appeal from this decision being taken
the Chair was sustained by vote Of to g.
Resolued, That the Board of Aldermen
are hereby invited to meet the Board nl
Assistant Aldermen in Joint session thii
evening for the purpose Of electing ihirteeI
commissioners Of the House OF Refuge
An ordinance accompanying the maiorit,
report Of the Finance Committee was tber
taken up, pending The reading Of which Ii,
Board Of Aldermen entered, and the Coan
Gil went into
5slnt Session.
Present. Board Of Aldermen: Mr.. Jane
Graham, President; aud Messrs. WoolAey
Burbank, Tucker, Kellogg, and zaebarie.
Present-Board Of Assistant Aldermen
Mr. =. Il. Chadwick, President; and Messri
seest, Sullivan, Perkins, Kearny, Shield,
Mary, BFeens Thezan, Dunn, Straight
aierrys aanyinet. and Jouhert.
AZ. Graham Ann0uuced the object Of tb
session The election Of thirteen Commil
sionera of the House of Refuge.
1Ir. Shields oblnined the foSr and prr
feafea a6afnat ans na,t.. ~ 49,