New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-09

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scribed in section number two of this Ordi-
| nance, and proceed to collect the revenues
collectable within the same, or resell the
section or sections for the account and risk
of the defaulting party, as the Council may
deem proper.
SEC. 20. That each and every person who
shall accept and take possession of the
aforesaid Wharves in accordance with sec.
tion tenth of this ordinance. shall be fur
nished by the Wharfinger with an inventory
Ofsll spars, timber, stages, plank, etc. used
for moor1ng vessels, and for staging tor YES
sells, and shall give to the Surveyor a re-
ceipt for the same, and shall at all times
keep on hand sufficient supply of the
same for the use of vessels, aud shall
return to the city at the end OF their lease
an inventory of equal amount and value Of
the same.
SEQ. 81. That each and every person who
shall accept and take possession of the
aforesaid wharves, landings, and levees in
accordance with section tenth OF this orii-
nance, and the surety and sureties of such
person or persons, shall in solido be re-
sponslble for all damages which may be
claimed OF the city by any party or parties
who may sustain injury or damage by
neglect of the aforesaid person or persons
to comply with the requirements of this
ordinance.
SEC. %. That all of the aforesaid
wharves. levees, and landings shall
continue subject to the police regu-
lations now governing the same and under
existing ordinances, and no change shalt be
made without the consent Of 10th parties,
that all ships and all other water craft shall
pay the dues collectabe under existing
ordinances to the lessee of the revenues of
that section in which they may fall due;
and in case of removal of any ship or water
craft from one section to another, the dues
so colectable shall be divided pro rata be-
tween the lessees of the sections in which
fhn Of hpuf chi fltap sol liA
according to the number of days the said
vessel shall lie aud be within their several
sections.
SEC. %. That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances rules, and regulations that are
contrary to the provisions of this ordinance
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Straight offered the following, which
was laid over and made the order of the
day for the next meeting:
WHEREAS, The warrants for the sum of
$4,000 issued by the Common Council of
this city i'll the year 1862, in favor Of the
then lessees of the wharves, and in settle
ment of a compromise between said lessees
and the city, was adjudged to be an Illegal
issue by the third district court of New Or
leans, in the case of L. A. Patterson VS.. the
city of New Orleans; from which decision
the said plaintiff appealed to the supreme
court where the decision OF the third dis
trict court in said case was affirmed; and
Whereas, After said decision in the third
district court, and while said case was still
pending on appeal, in the supreme court,
the matter in controversy was brought to
the consideration of the Finance Commit
tee of the late City Council which commit
tee unanimously resolved not to authorize
the payment of the said warrants; and
Whereas, 1t is alleged that notwith-
standing the action taken by the said COM
mittee, the chairmen of the said commit
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be paid; and that accordingly, OF the whole
amount of the said warrants (S96 000) the
sum of eighty-four thousand dollars 1884,,
000) was paid by the late City Treasurer,
on the order of said chairmen; be it there
fore
Resolved, That a special committee of
five members of this Board be appointed,
whose duty it shall be to take into consid-
Grafton the facts and circumstances under
which the said payments were made, and
to report to this Board the result of their
7 investigations, and to these ends the said
special committee is hereby invested with
full power to summon and cause to be
brought before them all witnesses, and to
send for and examine all books and papers.
The following from the same member was
referred to the Finance Committee:
WHEREAS, Reports are freely circulated
seriously detrimental to the reputation of
certain members of this Common Council
and to that of other officers aud employees
of the existing city government, exposing
others to the reproaches of the unrefecting,
and iDjuring the unlimited confidence which
all should command, be it therefore
ReSOLUed That a reward of two thousand
dollars be and the same is hereby offered to
any citizen or citizens who may furnish I'M
impeachable evidence of the official cor
ruptiOn, peculatiOn, or criminal unfaithful-
/ ness Of any member or members of the
officer of the present city government not
implicated by the testimony given in course
of the Investigations now in progress.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The petition from John +. Walsh, asking
payment for the repairs made by him under
contract to the Sorapuru market, was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
A communication from Louis Muh, owner
of the building used as an insane asylum in
the third district of this city, requesting a
renewal of the lease thereof, and asking
payment for rent due, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
A petition signed by the property owners
on Harmony street, praying for the leveling
/ of the protection levee thereat, and the fill.
ing of the Harmony canal, was referred to
the Committee on Streets and Landings and
! the City Surveyor.
} petition signed by the inhabitants oil
Claiborne street aud Felicity road, asking
that bridge be built across Claiborne canal
at the foot of Felicity road, was referred to
J the Committee on Streets and Landings. 4
petition from Peter Cosgroye, asking
. permission to build bake oven at No. 1st
J Mary street, was referred to the Committee
of Police and Health.
A petition of certain butchers complain
ing of a stall established AS restaurant il
, said market was refers ed to the Street Com
! missioner.
A petition of John Maynard, porter of thu
T first district police station, praying Cor al
Increase of salary, was referred to tAe Fl
, nance Committee.
: A petition of a number of citizens, pray
E ing for the establishment Of a coal landing
in the first district, was referred to the Com
Q mittee on Streets and Landings.
q On motion the Board adjourned unit
next Tuesday at six O'Clock p. NJ.
e ALFRED B0URGES,