New Orleans Republican., 1868-10-17
cIJY couMcIL--oFFIcIAL.
BSARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
Regular session .

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CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS, |
October 1S, 1868.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present President Kearny, Messrs. Rose,
Aitkens, Walker, Pemberton, Camp, Sturck.
en-, Grandpre, Fisher, Morphy, Pandely,
Wynne and Farrell.
The reading Of the minutes of last meet
ing was, on motion Of MI. Farrell, dispensed
with.
The following communication from the
Mayor was received:
MA7oRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, October lO.tlS6s.
To the Honorable Common Council:
GENTLEMEN-The following preamble and
resolution are laid before me for my appro'
val or disapproval:
"WHEREAs, The numerous complaints OF
property holders, paying taxes and licenses,
of the bazar situated between the meat
and vegetable markets, as public nuisance
and detrimental to the public interests; De
| it therefore
'Resolued, That the Street Commissioner
be and he is hereby instructed to remove or
cause to be removed, after one months no
| tice, any and all stands, stalls or other in
cumbrances now obstructing the levee,
streets or sidewalks between the meat and
vegetable markets of the Second District. "
The stalls and stands constituting what
| is usually called the bszar were erected in
| 1866 by permission of the corporate author
tiles, and the privilege of collecting the rev
enues for the same adj diudiCated 70 the high
est bidder, and the Mayor authorized to en-
ter into notarial contract. Since that time
large income has been paid into the city
treasurer from that source.
lam at a loss to perceive in what manner
this bazar, situated as it is, can be called
nuisance. 1t interferes neither with the
rights of pedestrians or owners of vehicles,
and certainly is no encroachment upon the
rights of the property holders in its vicinity.
The ground upon which it stands belongs
to the city, and the articles of merchandise
sold at its stands and stalls are such as can
not either offend the eye or nostril. In
stead of being detrimental to the public
interests" this bazar is a thing OF public
convenience as well as public revenue. If
adjacent dealers in similar articles of trade
cannot afford to vie in cheapness with the
retail lessees of the stalls and stands there
in, it is certainly no fault of the City Gov
ernment. On the contrary, it is a duty
which we owe to the poor people who deal
with these lessees to give them every fa-
cility in our power to supply their wants as
cheaply as possible.
There is, however another reason, and
one conclusive 10 my mlnd, why TINS DaZar
should not be removed agreeably to the
above resolution. This is no time to curtail
the revenues of the city. You want every
dollar which can be derived from our market
places for the payment of persons having lie.
gitimate claims against the city. To deprive
us of any portion of revenue springing from
such sources, would be as suicidal as the act
of man in pecuniary distress who insist that
his already small income should be still
further curtailed and his distress increased.
As an evidence of the value of this baZar
as a source of income to tie city, we fiud
that it was sold for $27, $50 in 1866, for seven.
teen months, and | have no doubt that it
might be made to yield an annual income of
at least S25 600. Independent of the fact
that it is of public convenience, as hereto
fore stated, the crippled condition Of our
finances should prevent US from taking any
such steps as is Contemplated by this resolu'
tion in order to crafty few per-ons who
desire to get rid of wholesome competi-
ton.
For the reasons above assigned, I cannot
consent to aftiX my signature to the resolu-
tion, and therefore respectfully return it to
the Board in which it originated.
Very respectfully, ETC.,
JOHN r, CONWAY,
Mayor.