New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23

BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.-This
Board held an adjourned meeting last
evening and went into Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Breen presiding, for the con-
sideration of the market ordinance.
The first section, providing for an adJu-
dication by the Controller on the first Mon
| day in each December, of the collection OF
| the revenues Of the public markets sepa-
rately, for one year from the first OF Janu-
ary following, was adopted with an amend
| ment striking out the words except as
hereafter provided" in the eighth and ninth
lines.
A motion by Mr.. Pandely to strike out
| the second section, providing that the beef,
vegetable and fruit markets be adjudicated
in one sale and all others separately, was
adopted. -.. .....I -.
Section three, providing for payment by
| lessees of one-twelfth in cash. and the bal
ance in eleven monthly notes, satisfactorily
Endorsed, was adopted. ...-.-
Section four, prescribing certain reduced
rates of pay for stalls, stands and tables
next came up. Mr.. Aitkens offered an
amendment substituting the rates now in
vogue.
Mr.. Fisher moved to lay this on the table,
and called for the yeas and nays. The
motion was lost.
According to the report of the Crescent,
Mr.. Fisher contended that a monopoly and
an oppressive license system had for years
retarded the interests of the city, and made
people blind to their own interests. He
commended that being free from city money,
the financial affairs of the city were better
an at the time Ct decentralization.
In ISIS the amount of taxable property
including real estate and slaves was, il
, 10 md numbers, $66 100000, and the debt
SIS, 100000. In 1868 the taxable property
real estate and personal property is $780,
900 600 in value, and the debt 1000, 900
actually less in the ratio Of three per cent
than it was sixteen years ago, in comparl'
son with the property taxable. The speaker
commended that with its finances properly
managed the city has before it ready
means of solving its liabilities.
Mr. Farrell did not see that the city was
any better off than it had been, and did not
favor the policy of reducing the rates fol-
stalls and stands. He moved the adoption
Of the rates now in vogue.
Mr.. Pemberton was in favor of the re-
duced rates, believing that the market;
would sell for nearly as much as they
would otherwise.
AIT. tlsueT luOubuI ludI buO al SuuCh'
used in favor OF these monopolies simply
because they brought in certain amour
of money. was like that of the country boy
who, going 10 the mill, carried his meal OF
one side and a stone on the other to bal
ance IT; when reminded that he might pLt
half the meal in each bag and drop the
stone, he said be was following his father:
i custom--what was good enough for hi;
, father was good enough for him. Now he
the speaker, desired to depart from the
: beaten track of past old fogies, and to have
the Council show liberal spirit. Give
this PROPOSITION trial, if only for year
and he was willing to put his head upoI
the block and be politically damned, If i
turned out that his opinion was wrong.
, Mr.. Pandely then moved that the com
mittee rise and report progress. Lost by
I | tie vote.
The amendment by Mr.. Aitkens, sub
/. sti5ulng in section four the rates now II
vogue, was adopted.
The committee then, upon motion, ros
q and reported progress to the Board.
Mr.. Sturcken then moved an adjourn
m,i t, but the Chairman decided that MI
r Psmbertcn had b floor and that the mo
ton was out OF order.
Mr. Sturcken then appealed from the de
d cisioa of the chair, but vote by the yea
q and nays resulted in that decision bein
sustained.
Mr.. Farrell moved that the new ord
t; nance be laid on the table. Seconded.
It Mr.. Breen moved that out of courtesy
the Chairman of the Finance Commute
tn motion of Mr.. Farrell be laid on IL
u table.
Pending action on these motions, mi
ton to adjourn was carried.