New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-26

aforesaid consent to set apart q portion of
the park property sufficient for a public
road or avenue on the lower side seventy
feet WIDE
Mr.. Walton remarked that in pass
ing the resolution the Council
would be approaching debatable
ground with the legislative limitation of
the city debt to twenty-three millions of
dollars, on one side, and the existing float
ing debt on the other.
Mr.. Cockrem remarked that the resolu-
ton pledged the Council to nothing. If the
prices were extortiOnate they need not buy.
Mr., Bonzano urged that the park com
missiOners gave an equivalent for what
they asked by the appropriation of land on
the lower side.
Mr.. Lewis moved that the resolution be
laid over.
The Chair put the. questiOn of the adOp-
ton of the resolution:
Yeas-COckrem, Shaw, Remiok Delas-
size, BOnzano-5.
Nays-Lewis, Walton-2.
Adopted.
Mr.. Remick gave notice of reoonsidera-
ton next week.
Mr.. Cockrem called up the following re-
solution:
ReSOIUed, That the proposal of. James j.
O'Hara for wooden revetments on the lake
shore, from Bayou st. John to the upper
protection levee, at $Il IS per hneal foot,
in new consolidated bonds, drainage series,
at par, and offering security satisfactory to
the Mayor and Administrator of Improve
in 4ha 0F cox ho %bo
same is hereby accepted, and the Mayor
authorized to enter into contract on behalf
of the city, per nOtarial act before the City
Notary, for the faithful performance Of
said contract.
Mr.. Lewis advocated commencing at
Milneburg, and Mr.. Walton suggested de-
filming clearly where the line of the levee
was to be-in the water or out.
The resolution was adopted, Mr.. Lewis
and Mr.. BOnzano voting no.
Mr.. Cockrem called up the ordinance
giving permission to J. j. AIcCOmb to con-
struct narrow gauge railroad to Fulton
warehouse.
Adopted.
Mr.. Cockrem according to notice, moved
a reconsideration of the resolution passed
last week with regard to the iron building
and the park commissioners.
A reconsideration being ordered, the reso-
luton was laid over for one week, on mo-
ton of Mr.. COckrem.
By Mr.. Bonzano:
Res0lUed, That the Administrator of Pub
lie Accounts be and he is hereby directed
to cancel latter payment of costs) the judy
ment against Charles Nicks, suit No. $3.50,
Eighth District Court, for the tax of 1870,
amounting to $40 also tax bill No.
29, 54S, for the year 1871, the same
being for assessments made against said
Charles Nicks NOW deceased) as capital
used as piano repairer.
Adopted.
A !resolution for the relief of R. H Short,
laid over some time ago, was adopted.
Mr.. Lewis called up the ordinance intro
duced by him last week, prohibiting the col
lection of bond moAey.
Adopted
Mr.. Remick gave notice of reconsider
alton at the next meeting.
Mr. Walton suggested that the Council
should now proceed to a consideration of
the ordinance introduced by the Admins
traitor of Public Accounts with regard to
the floating debt. As he understood that
ordinance, it simply put all the floating |
debt Of the city under eight per cent inter- |
est, which was burden that, in his opinion, |
the city could hardly bear.
Mr.. Shaw replied that the proposition |
was simply this: That rather than have the |
city's certificates thrown Unfortunately |
on the streets, the city would pay interest |
The ordinance contained a good many
IDEAS, some of which had, perhaps. better
be considered separately, some adopted, |
and some not. The question was, whether |
it was better to give out large portion of
the debt in portable form, or to retain it by
paying interest.
After some further discussion, the sub
ect dropped.
By Mr.. Remick:
DEPARTMENT OF CoMNERCE,(
June 25 1872 )
To the City Council of New Orleans:
We return the petition of w. Alex. Cor
lon in behalf of the New Orleans. Jackson
and Great Northern Railroad Company,
and respectfully offer the following resolu-
ion in relation thereto.
f. C. REMICK,
Administrator of Commerce.
JOHN COCKREM,
Administrator of improvements.
Res0lUed, That permission be and is
hereby granted to the New Orleans, jackson
md Great Northern Railroad Company to
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