The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-12
Roard or A..,.taut Aldermen.

Board of Assistant Aldermen.
The board met last evening, President Kearny
in the chair. Present-Messrs. Breen, Farrell,
Walker, Aitkens, Fisher, Rose, wynns, Camp,
Pemberton, Morphy, Montgomery, Sturcken, Pan
dely.
A communication from the mayor was received,
announcing that In accordance with the ordinances
abolishipg the Bazaar Market, he had ordered re-
moved the stalls located below the French Beef
Market Second District, and that since then the
farmer Of the Beef Market has allowed parties to
sell merchandise upon payment Of daily dues.
The whole plateau is now o market for which the
city receives not cent Of dues. The message re
commends the erection of market building on
that site, the removal of the old wood work a.
the intersection of New Lsvee and Peter street,
and states that the attention Of the street comm
sioner has already been called TO the subject.
Referred TO committee Of three, consisting Of
Messrs. Rose, Grandpre and Sturcken.
Another message from the mayor was read We
TONG the resolution authorizing Charles Morgan
TO erect sheds upon the steamship wharf at the
head OF Julia street, upon the ground that the
privileges thereby granted would be enormous,
and exclusive to simple capitalist. He thinks
the steamship line between this port and Texas
has not been managed with snch desinterested-
ness and such regard to the interests of the port
as should entitle Mr.. Morgan, q resident of New
York, to benefits paramount TO those Of other
steamship owners.
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obstruction to commerce and the use of the river.
A shed $50 feet in length would, in his opinion,
be nuisance. In the case Of the State vs.. Mag.
non, the Supreme Court decided that q carpen-
ter's chop, erected for making repairs to the
levee, was nuisance. and that the council had
no right to ALLEVIATE land sdjutting into the river.
Tie tame principle was laid down in the case OF
DeAimss eft ais. VS.. the mayor. where a stranger
not held entitled to as much right to the use OF
quay as o resident. The mayor also cites the case
Of the N. Y. Mail s. S. Co., by whom sheds had
been erected in the Second District, and which
were subsequently, by resolution of the council,
demolished. The company subsequently took
the case to the United States Court, upon the
plea that they had received the right by military
authority, in 1863 for an annual rent of $S000 and
that s65, 900 had been expended. The case still
ponds, but the mail company is anxious for o.
compromise on such terms as indicate that they
are hopeless OF Judgment The mayor thinks
that Charles Morgan should not be granted grs-
tuitously what was denied the aforesaid company
at enormous rent. The city has right to alien
ate single foot of the public property on the
river, or authorize single non resident capitalist
10 cover at discretion large square OF ground.
A petition from the various steamship lines
having been read opposing the veto generally,
and advocating the erection OF sheds, the veto
was referred to committee OF three. consisting
of Mesers. Montgomery, Farrell and PembertoD.
The treasurer's weekly report was read, viz !:
Receipts SAL .0l9 Is expenditures $751; $40 So.
Balance on hand s449,446 9S. Referred to finance
committee.
A communication from special committee ap-
pointed by the Board Of Health to amend the
health ordinance was read, asking the appoint
ment of o joint committee to act with them in
carrying out the object proposed. II was re-
ceived and resolution appointing joint COM
mittee Of thee from the lower and two from the
upper board was adopted. Messrs. Rose, Camp
and Montgomery were appointed.
A resolution alternating the places of service OF
inspectors Of licenses. every three months, came
from the Board Of Aldermen and was not concur
red In.
resolution, iDstructing the treasurer not to
recognize the notes issued in pursuance of the So
called sales of markets, came from the upper
board and was read.
The secretary here read the report made in re-
lation to the sale Of the markets, by q special
committee appointed to investigate 1t, after which
Mr.. Pandely offered resolution expressive Of
regret at the extraordinary conduct Of the mayor
In entering into contract which in spirit 10 30
much at variance with the views OF the council,
and that nothing but desire to avoid litigation
induces them 10 pass the matter over. This was
lost, and the original resolution was indefinitely
postponed.
authorizing the propTstors VI free markets to
cover their floors with ziac. Referred to streets
and landings committee.
Also resolution authorizing the treasurer to
receive In payment Of taxes and licenses the con-
irollers warrants, dated prior to January J. 1869.
Laid on the table.
Also a resolution variously amending the license
ordinance, which In its discussion elected A tedi-
GUS and embarrassing debate.
A resolution appointing temporary receivers OF
market revenues whenever necessary, came from
the upper board and was concurred in.
The following minority report from the france
committee was offered, but temporarily with.
drawn:
We recommend that all the papers relating or
referring to the Gaines CASE be handed over to the
city attorneys. Messrs. Miles Taylor and MoCon.
nell, who have been specially employed By
notarial contract to take charge Of this suit until
settled, and they be requested to report 10 the
council as soon as convenient. whether the offer
of compromise made by Mrs. Gaines be accepted
or not; II not, then what compromise they would
suggest the council make to Mrs. Gaines for q
settlement. Signed, ALFRED KEARSY,
JOHN BRIEF.
A resolution directing the street comm issioner
TO remove from the public parks and propenades
all trees planted by Mr.. G. w. Nelson, and to
plant new ones at cost Of not more than 81 so
apiece, was laid on the table.
The streets and landings committee reported
resolution authorizing contract for the estab-
lishment Of ferry TO Algiers from the head of
Esplanade street. Adopted.
The committee on railroads reported resolu-
ton granting additional privileges to the jackson
Railroad. viz authorizing 1t to lay single track
railroad from the depot through Euphrosine street.
Delord street, Triton Walk, ST. Joseph Front.
Tchoupitoulas AID Water streets to the upper line