New Orleans Republican., 1868-06-14

HAyHs NUuCs
Resolved That the Controller warrant
on the Treasurer for the sum of nineteen
hundred aud fifty-three dollars aud twelve
cents ($l95S l2) in favor of A. d. Grief
agent for corn aud cattle purchased
through j, F. Belknap, under ordinance
No. 6026, in 1852 to supply the suffering
people of New Orleans.
Yeas; President Graham, and Messrs.
Burbank, Kellogg, Tucker wOolaey, and
zacharie.
Nays; None.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. woOlfey:
An ordinance providing for the sale of the
right of way to establish railroads on
Canal, Common, CSYrollton Avenue, ana
other streets, for passengers only:
SECTION l, Be it ordained, etc, That the
Controller be and he is hereby authorized to
sell to the highest bidder, after five days
notice in the official journal, the contract
for the right OF way for twenty years for
the construction and working of the follow
ing railroads, on the terms aud conditions
hereinafter set forth: Said adjudication TO
be subject to the approval or rejection of
the Common Council.
SEC. 2. A dounle-trsck railroad starting
from the Intersection of Canal and Old
LeVee streets, on the lower side of Canal
street tn Dauphiue street, thence one track
to the centre of the neutral ground of Canal
street to Basin street, and the other track
crossing to the upper side of CANA 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 Carrolit u
| Avenue and across the New Caual, thence
| down the upper side of the New Canal and
| beyond the shell road at q 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. g. The roads, cars, etc, to be con.
structed in accordance with the plans aud
specifications to be furnished by the City
| Surveyor agreeably to the lines. levels, and
grades to be beestablished by said officer, aud
to his entire satisfaction.
SEC. 4. 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 main
trunk for other railroads which the city
may from time to time order to be con- |
structed by Rimbursing to the contractor |
fair and reasonable prop lrtiUn of the value |
of the portion or portions of the road or |
roads thus used said proportion TO be rs. |
certained bywO disinterested persons, one |
TO be appointed by the city, and the other |
by the Contractor; and in event of diss. |
greement between said persons an umpire |
shall be selected by one OF the District |
Courts Of New Orleans, the decisions thereby |
had to be hnal.
Il,
to use any aud 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 or
roads thus used a fair and reasonable pro.
portion OF the value of the portion or por
tious of the rad or roads thus used.
SEC. 2. The said railroads, rolling stock |
equipments. snd fixtures to revert to the ci |
at the expiration Of the said twenty years
privilege, on d yaluauon to be ascertaiued
by two dIsinerested persons, one TO be ap. |
pointed by the city, and the other by the
contractor, and in event Of disagree.
meut as to said valuation between said per
sous thus appointed, Il third person or uta-
pire shall be appointed by one Of the Dis.
trict Courts Of New Orleans, the decision
thereby had to be fnal
Referred to Streets and Landings.
REPORTS FROM srAADING co4H1TTEEs.
The following report from the Finance
Committee vas received and ordered to be
spread on the minutes:
FtSANCE ConCIIrrEE RooK
Olty Han, June 9, 1858.
To the Honorable the Board of Aldermen:
With reference TO the plan proposed by
Mr.. AvegnO Or the payment of the currency
debt of the city by means of Il lottery, the
undersigned being unable to concur with
the InaiOrItyOf your committee beg leave to
| submit the following minority report:
We believe that lotteries are not pro-
motive OF good, and that they are a very
ready mode Of procuring money from the
poor and tue adventurous. The whole
civilized world through their governments,
with lev exceptions, have abolished lotter.
les as Il state institution, and we do not
believe it true policy for the city of New
/ Orleans at this time TO attempt 70 vie with
Btden Baden or the valleys Of the Black
| Forest.
Our city, with its wealth and favorable
position for commerce, can pay lite debts 10
a legitimate manner, and we think its citi
gems do not desire TO stain her credit at
home aud abroad, which the proposed "lot
| tery plan" In our opinion, will do. The
1 srapaeea adsentura @ili kaen cloud evar
the credit Of the city for ten years, and
should the city desire 20 so into the market
20 sell its bOlds, iinanciers would see IN the
adoption ofAuch u scheme little save pecuu.
iary necessities which must have rendered
/ our city well nigh despicable.
The scheme 10 not only unwise but is uI
/ lawful, The estatutes of 1888 aud I64l (see
/ revised stats D. I49 and 1907 forbid not only
a lottery but the vending ot tickets of lott
teries legally established elsewhere, and II
| becomes the duty of the criminal Judge to
| cali the attention of the grand Jury TO the
| act vt each term of the court.
10 1865 (see acts of legislature, p 3S chap.
i 81 an ac was passed permitting tue yend'
ing OF ticket by paying iicens fee OF ten
thOusai i dollars. The argument used in
this case was, that tickets IN the Havana
| and ether loiteries we're secretly and unlaw-
| fully sold, and that If the State put on a
heavy license fee the result would be to
| either drive the business out OF the State,
or ia case one or two parties should pay the
/ license fee they Wonld be police in them-
selves TO present. others from engaging in
vending lottery tickets.
By the eleventh section Of said act the
| Legislature says;
Nothing e0utained ia the provisions Of
this act shall be construed TO authorize the
| establishment of any lottery In THE State "
Thus 1t viii be seen that If the city Of New
Orleans enter into the proposed lottery it
Is net only violating the principles OF mo-
Fality and exeediency but the statutes Of our
eWn state. aud in our opin on every citizen
openly engaged in this affair is liable 70 AH
indictment BY the grsnd jury.
We are therefore Of the opinion that the
plsn PROPOSED by Mr.. AvegnO should not be
E.w. BURBANK, y
J. p. SULLIVAN.
The following report from the Committee
on Streets and Landings was received: