The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-24


floating baths in the river. opposite the Second
District. in this city and said district only. Fro
uided. That the cost of bathing shall not ex.
provided, That the baths are adequately con.
structed, and conducted with due Difference to
morals, decorum and the public safety; the whole
subject to the approval Of the city surveyor.
BE IL further ordained, That in consideration
of the general utility Of such baths, said Paul
Waterman & Co. are hereby granted exemption
from the usual wharfage dues while engaged In
conducting said floating baths, which VIII be from
the 18th of May to the 18th Of September OF
each year, and then only. Prouided further,
That said baths shall at no tme interfere with
commerce or navigation, established or hereafter
TO be established by law, and to exist subject to
| the pleasure Of the Common Council.
JOINT SESSION.
The Board of Aldermen having entered, the
council ent into joint session for the election of
| clerk OF the City Workhouse.
President Marley in the chair.
Messrs. ]. S. Clark and s. Phillpot were placed
in nomination.
Mr.. Clark having received majority of the
votes cast, was declared duly elected.
The Board of Aldermen then retired.
The following resolutions accompanying the re-
| port of the finance committee, previously read,
were adopted on their first reading:
Resolued, That in consideration of the with
drawal of ell suits entered by the Carondelet
Canal and Navigation Company, Louis Gagnet
| and others, against the city of New Orleans, for
| draining into the Bayou St. John and Csrondeet
Canal, the waving by said company and Louis
Gagnet of all claims for damages against the city
| uutil February l. 1869. and the grant by said
| Carondelet Canal and Navigation Company and
| Louis Gagnet of the exclusive privilege OF using
for draining purposes such portion Of the bed of
| said Bayou st. John, extending from the mouth Of
| Carondelet Canal to point beyond Orleans street,
as may be designated by the surveyor, the con-
1 will iununa diafa frnrO
| mayor due notice Of the completion Of the con.
tract between said Carondelet Canal and Naviga.
ton Company and Louis Gagnet aud the city Of
| New Orleans, issue two warrants on the treasurer
in favor of said Louis Gagnet, each for the sum of
twelve thousand five hundred dollars (sl2, 500) in
full payment of all claims Of said company aud
lessee against the city.
ResolUed further, That upon compliance with
the foregoing, the city attorney is instructed to
withdraw the appeal Of all suits of the Csrondelet
Canal and Navigation Company vs.. the City be
fore the Supreme Court
ReS0tred, That the mayor be and he Is hereby
authorized TO enter into contract before the city
notary with the Carondeet Canal and Navigation
Company and the Lessee, Louis Gagnet and the
city of New Orleans, for the exclusive privilege
of hereafter using for the drainage of the city all
that part of the bed ofthe Bayou STU extending
from the mouth of the Carondelet Canal to point
beyond Orleans street, according to plan of the sur
veyor to be annexed to the contract; the lessee,
Louis Gagnet, 10 bind himself to grant said privi
leges during the term of his present lease, aud to
Withdraw all suits which he or others may hereto
fore have entered against the city for damages
sustained BY him or the company BY the city s
drainage into said Bayou st. John and Carondelet
Canal. and to bold the city free Of all damages
until February LIST, 1869, in consideration of which
the city will pay to said Carondelet Canal and
Navigation Company and Louis Gsgnet the sum
of twenty-6 five thousand dollars. by two warrants
drawn on the treasurer in his favor, each for
$4,000.
The following resolutions coming up on their
second reading were adopted with the following
votes:
Yeas -Messrs. Kesrny, Rose, Athens, Walker,
Sturcken, Fisher, Pandely, Wynne, Farrell and
| Breen.
Nsys-Messrs. Pemberton and Camp.
ReSolced That the controller be and he is
hereby authorized to alter the tax bill of Mrs.
D. T. Harris, in square 24O, and cancel the tax on
| $1,000 furniture on said tax bill.
ReSolued, That the treasurer be and he is here.
by authorized to cancel tax bill on $500 personal
property belonging to Joseph Nash.
Resolued That the controller be and he is here.
by authorized TO correct tax bill of Bank of New
Orleans computing the tax on SIC, 440 capital.
ReSolced, That the controller be and he is here
by authorized to correct tax bill of A. Dupre, so
as to reduce the assessment on his property on
Msrais street from 5000 to $4,000.
ReSOred That the controller be and he Is here
by authorized TO correct assessment on the pro-
perry Of p. w. Reed, in square No. 23S, from
|
thereto.
The following resolutions on their second read
ing were adopted with the following vote:
Yess-Messrs. Kearny, Rose, Athens, Walker,
sturcken, Fisher, Pandely, Wynne. Farrell and
Breen.
Nays-Mr Camp.
Resolued, That the controller be and he is
hereby authorized to draw warrant on the trea.
surer for the sum of $40 so, in favor of John
LANCE, as reimbursement Of tax bill enormously
paid by him.
ResOlUed, That the controller be and he Is here
| by authorized to correct the assessment on the
property Of Joseph Benzise, from sll 500 to
$3.50. and alter his tax in accordance thereto.
ResOlued. That the controller be and he is here
| by authorized to draw a warrant on the treasurer
in favor of Christian Wolf, in reimbursement of
taxes of 1866 enormously paid BY him for the sum
Of s3S %.
Resolued further, That the controller make out
tax bill amounting to $3s Is TO the name OF Nor.
| ris Wolf for taxes of 1866.
Resolred That the treasurer be and be Is here
by authorized to alter assessment of the property
of c. II. Zimmerman from $50 900 10 $50 900, and
| correct his tax bill in accordance thereto.
Resolred That the controller be and he is here
| by authorized to correct the assessment on the
| property Of Mrs. Widow Simon Hyina, in square
No. 2s4, Third District from $4,000 to $500, and
tax bill on the same in accordance thereto, and
draw q warrant In her favor for the difference
arising from said correction.
| ReSOlred That the controller be and he Ia here
by authorized to correct the assessment on the
| property of Mrs. I. W. Ferguson, in square No.
2s2, from $500 to $500, and tax bill on the same
in accordance thereto, and draw warrant in her
favor for the difference arising from said correc.
| ton.
Resolued, Thatthe controller be and he Is here.
| by authorized to correct assessment on property
to the name of Carl Niemann, in square TO- sixth
assessment district, canceling the tax bill against
him for the same, and also the tax on furniture on
said tax bill.
Resolued, That the controller be aud he is
hereby authorized to reduce assessment on the
property Of G. Il. Slocomb situated in square
bounded by Canal, Camp, Common and Mag azine
streets from $40 900 to Sis 900 and correct tax
bill for the same in accordance herewith.
ReSolred, That the controller be, aud he il
hereby authorized TO reduce assessment on the
property Of Daniel Breen from $500 to $500 and
correct his tax bill accordingly.
Resolred, That the controller be aud he Is
; hereby authorized to draw q warrant on the