New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-19
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's'i's9 9 ordinance was read first and
:, ond time, and WAS laid over under the
ssies.
a The question of suspending the wood and
/, coal ordinance was called up again, and Mr..
y Emley, as substitute to Mr.. Shaw's reso-
luton, offered the following:
Resolued That the ordinance creating
the office ofinspectors of wood and coal. SO
far as il relates TO the inspection OF coal, be
indefinitely suspended.
The question was put on the adoption OF
this substitute.
The yeas and nays were demanded.
Yeas: Emley, Pierce, Walton and Bon.
zano.
Nays: West, Shaw and DelassiZe.
Yeas four; nays three. The substitute
was declared adopted.
Administrator Delassze presented the
subjoined report and resolution, both of
which were adopted, with the additional
provso that the work was to be done sub
ject to the approval Of the City Surveyor:
DEPARTMENT OF THE wATERwoRKs AND
Pubic Build ngs. I
New Dreams, May IL. 1870 }
To the Council of the City of New Orleans
In accordance with the prayer of the Pc
titioner, would respectfully report in favor
of allowing James Pickett to construct
water box in the right bank of the Missis-
sippi river, five miles below the late town OF
Algiers, as no injury is likely to arise from
said construction.
L. /. DELAssIZE,
Administrator.
An ordinance authorizing James Pickett to
construct Water box on the right bank
of the Mississippi river.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city
of New Orleans, That james Pickett be.
and he is hereby authorized to construct, on
the right bank of the Mississippi river.
water box for supplying his plantation with
water; provided all the proper safeguards
be thrown around said construction.
Deferred B6.iue.s
On the ordinance recalling the Fink and
McDonogh bonds being called up. Mr..
Shaw, who introduced it, reported that he
was not ready.
Mr.. Walton remarked that it was matter
of some import ance, and required action.
Mr. Shaw replied that If the Administrator
of Finance was ready to go on with it he
was.
An ordinance recalling Fink and Nc
Donogh bonds.
WHEREAS, Tie detailed statement fur,
nished to the Fiscal Agent under the provi-
sions of section - of the act of the Legisla-
ture entitled AN act to fund its floating
debt and lquidate its Indebtedness" ap.
proved twenty-seventh February, 1869 er-
roneoasly exhibited the Fink Asylum Fund
and the McDonogh School Fund as creditors
of the city;
Be it ordained, That the bonds issued IN.
70 coli dc no cd
and Cancelled by the Administrator of Ac-
counts, in presence Of the Commissioners of
the Consolidated Debts.
Mr.. Pierce introduced the following ordi
nance:
An ordinance regulating licenses to be
paid by keepers Of coffee-houses where in
strumental and vocal music, and theatrical
performances are allowed.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Council
of Ae city of New Orleans, That there shall
not be permitted in any cofeehouse, or
other place where spirituous or malt liquors
are sold at retail, any vocal or instrumental
music or any theatrica, performances, ex-
cept the keeper thereof first obtain a special
license for such purposes, and pay tax as
follows: for Instrumental music, one hun
dred dollars; for vocal, or vocal and instru-
mental music, two hundred dollars; and tor
stage on which singing, dancing or thea
tricals are performed, three hundred dollars.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, etc, That
after the first of June, 1870, none of the
licenses described in the preceding section
shall be granted, except on the written con-
sent of the owners or lessees Of one half the
frontage in the square where the cotfeehouse
or other such place is located.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC., That al
ordinances or parts of ordinances, in conflict
herewith be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Mr.. Shaw suggested that as this ordinance
involved the imposition of license, 1t
should be referred to the Administrator of
Assessments.
Agreed to.
Mr.. West called up the Pontchartrain
railroad resolution, which was as follows:
Resolution withdrawing permission granted
to Pontchartrain Railroad Company to
occupy banquettes on Elysian Fields
street.
Resolued, 1. That the permission which
the Mayor of the city of New Orleans was
authorized to confer upon the Pontchartrain
Railroad Company, to use the street, road
and avenue, which lines the space OF ground
reserved by Mr.. B. Marigny. and known IN
der the appeilatOn of the Marigny Canal at
the period when he establisheu the old and
new suburb, under an ordinance Of the City
Council, approved March 49, 1880, if made
Dy MIN as autHOTlZtQ, Uo dbu INC StAhiO -
hereby revoked, and that the said ordinance
be and is hereby repealed; the public con-
venience requiring the use OF the space de-
scribed in the said ordinadce, and the FUR
Their appropriation OF the said spaces in the
manner specified being inconvenent to the
public.
Mr.. West said the report accompanying
the resolution was made upon petition
signed by hundred and sixty odd property
holders. 1t had, however, come to his no.
tice that there was another petition still
more numerously signed in the hands of
another member of the city government.
He called for the reading of that petition.
The prayer of the petition was read as
follows:
10 his Honor the Mayor and Council Of the city OF
New Orleans:
Your petitioners, citizens OF the Ihlro
District of the city of New Orleans. do most
respectfully ask that you will take steps lot
the removal of the buildings owned by and'
in former times used as a freight house, by
the Pontchartrain Railroad Company, Sit,
uated upon the centre or middle ground OF
Elysian Fields street. one end upon refers
street, at or near the levee.
1t has for long time been abandoned as
warehouse, both ends being entirely open
for the passage of trains hourly during the
day, and is in very dlapidated condition
generally.
It having served its purpose and being no