The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-17

costs, the power to select the kind of pavement
think the terms of section ils, above referred
| to, mandatory. TTfT -ELN
deem IT my duty to state, that at 2 former pc.
Rod, was the retained counsel Of the Southern
Paving Company, but that my connection with 1t
| has wholly ceased. q. .--Lfef.- .ltlgfl3
Very respectfully, HENRY J. LEovr.
| City Attorney.
OFFICE CRY ATTORNEY. ]
| Room No. l3 City Hall,
New Orleans. December 4, 1868. J
The Honorable the Committee Streets and Landings:
Gentemer-I have received the papers referred
to me in the matter Of paving Race street. In an
| ewer beg to refer you TO the opinion expressed
| by me to the mayor on the same subject have
again examined the matter and ind no reason TO
change in any manner the opinion then given.
| HENRY J. LEovY, City Attorney.
The opinion to which refer is marked B. and
| Is inclosed in the papers on the subject.
The resolution vetoed by the mayor upon which
subject the above communication treats was
called for, and having been read, Mr.. Fisher
moved that so much Of the report of the streets
and landings committee as referred to paving Race
street with Nicolson pavement, be adopted, and
the mayor be allowed TO Withdraw his veto, on
the grounds enumerated in the communication Of
| The city attorney.
Mr.. Breen moved to lay Mr.. Fishers motion on
the table, and called for the yeas and nays. Mr..
Breen's motion was defeated by the following
vote:
Yess-Messrs. Rose, Athens, Camp, Mont.
gomery, Farrell and Breen.
Nays-Messrs. Kesrny, Walker, Grandpre,
Fisher. Morphy. Psndely and Wynne.
Mr.. Fishers motica was then put the yeas and
nays being called for 1t was adopted with the fol.
/ loving vote
Yeas-Messrs. Kearny, Walker, Grsndpre,
Fisher, Morphy, Pandely, Wynne.
! Nsys-Messrs. Rose, Aitkens, Camp, Mont
| gomery, Farrell and Breen.
The following resolution, accompanying the re.
port of the streets and landings committee, was
here read and unanimously adopted: ,
Resotred. That the city surveyor be and he is
| hereby authorized to construct or cause to be
| constructed bridge across Claiborne canal,
| at the intersection Of Port street. I.rlH
The following resolution from the Board of Al
dermen. reported upon favorsbly by the commit
tee on streets and landings, of this board. was
placed upon its second reading and concurred in,
| with the following vote
Yess-Messrs. Kearny, Athens, Walker, Mont
gomery, Fisher, Pandely, Wynne, Farrell and
1 Breen.
Nays-Messrs. Rose, Camp, Grandpre and
4 Morphy.
RESOLVED. That the city surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized to have the wharves and levees
| of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Districts
| put IN perfect repair and condition.
The following resolutions, received from the
Board of Aldermen, were unanimously adopted on
their several readings:
Resolred, That the surveyor be and he is here
| by authorized and instructed to cause the neces-
| sary repairs to be made to eneins house No. s,
| provided the cost thereof does not exceed five
| hundred dollars.
Resolred, That the city surveyor be and he is
| hereby authorized TO construct or cause to be
| constructed flag crossings at the corner OF Poy-
dras and Delta. Gravier and Delta, and Lafayette
and Delta streets, provided the cost of said work
| does not exceed five hundred dollars ($5O0); also,
| tagged crossing on Tchoupitoulas street. at st.
Msry's Market, provided it do not cost over $50.
WHEREAS, In view Of the damages caused to
| the flooring Of the whsrves by vehicles of all de-
scription being driven upon the woodwork there
| Of therefore
BE Il Resolred, That Article No. 1926 of Leovy's
| Digest, which has been repealed by ordinance No.
| 81, New Series, be and is hereby revived in full
| force and effect and binding upon all parties con-
traveDing the same, or infringing, rs expressed in
| said ordinance. '
Resolved, further, All ordinances or parts Of
ordinances or resolutions or parts o. resolutions
| in conflict with the above, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Resolued, That the surveyor be and he is
hereby authorized to place or cause to be placed
six gas lamps in the new extension of the Ninth
Street Market. r0
The following report was submitted by the
finance committee:
| FINANCE COMMITTEE ROOM
| No. % City Hall, 7
| New Orleans, Dec. =, 1863.
To tn. Honorable the President and Members of tbs Beard
| Assistant Aldermen: Ga H aa.
Genaemen-Your committee beg leave to re.
| port as follows
On the resolution authorizing the sale of the
contract for the collection of licenses on all itn.
Grant merchants, favorably.
| On the resolution providing that the city shall
not plead prescription in the case of j. M. wey.
mouth, relative 10 his claim Of $500 against the
city, should be think proper to test the same be-
| fore the courts, favorably.
| Concerning the licenses for the year 1869, your
| committee had hoped to report an ordinance
making very considerable reductions all
| licenses, believing, as we do, that the tax by
license is unequal and oppressive aud calculated
TO retard the material progress OF the etys inter-
| est, but under the present embarrassed condition
of the city treasury, we have prepared an ordi-
| nance with but small reductions in some cases
and increase in a few others, believing that any
rsdca! reduction would not meet the sanction OF
both boards of the Common Council. We also
recommend, In view of the fact that as in
our opinion the licences are not fully collected in
any year, and if collected by individuals directly
interested a much larger sum could be realized q
n city, that the collection OF licences be fsrmed
out for the year 1869, we offer resolutions accord
ngly.
On the subject of city money your committee
have given their mature consideration. They
have met with daily and hourly embarrassment
in the settlement and liquidation of the cty's in
debtedness. owing to the depreciation of city
money. Claims based upon losses made by con
tractors, and others of the creditors, have beer
pouring in upon the committee, and we mus
admit that nearly all of these possess merit In
equity. Boundless litigation has arisen, and i:
daily growing out of the difference existing il
the value between city money and United State,
currency, and it is evident to us that If the city
continues to receive her issue at par with United
States currency and to pay it out at forty to fifty
per cent discount. (by the difference charged. fol
contracts and for bills of merchandise purchased.
that an unnecessary loss is sustained, equal to, i
rot beyond, half q million dollars per annum
We see Doremedy Tor the EMBARRASSED condition
Of the city's finances, except in the refusa
to receive city money in payment of licenc %
taxes or other dues the city, and 1t is with the
greatest reluctance that we recommend this
course for the action Of the council. The issue o.
the city money was made by the city in goot