New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-10

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5sys in fine Parish Prison. at the discretion
of the recorder before whom complaint u
made.
SIC. 9. Every vidangeur, or other person
engaged in the business OF vldangeur, Or
whose cart, dray, OF other vehlcle, s1aiA Dg
used as a night or nuisance cart, snail nave
attached to each of his carts, drayss or oIhSF
vehicles used in such business a lighted ian
tern or lamp, on which shall be painted u
distinct figures, at least two inches hlgn,
tina number of said wagon or cart; ana IOF
failure or neglect so to do such yidangeur
or other person shall be liable for each OF
Tense to fine not exceeding $22
SEC. 3. Every cart used as nuisance or
night cart shall be provided with water
tight and thoroughly closed box or recepga-
Gle; and any person using or suffering TO DC
used any cart, dray, or other vehicle as
night or nuisance cart that shall not be pro
vided with such water-tight and thoroughly
closed box or receptacle shall be liable TO
fine not exceeding the sum OF so.
Laid over to be printed:
By Mr.. Lewis:
ReSOlced, That permission be and is here
BY given to the Carondelet Street and Car
rolltOn City Railroad Company to lay
double track on Eighth street, from the in
tersection of Eighth and Carondelet streets
to the intersection of Eighth and Pry tanla
streets, under the same terms and .cOndi-
lions as govern the previous grant to said
company.
Laid over to be printed.
By Mr.. Lewis:
BEPARrNRNT OF PoLcR J
July g. 1872.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
On the ordinance referred to me at sic
last meeting, relative to lighting the Fifth
District with gas, and granting the priv
lege of constructing gaswOTks to the South
ern. Mutual Gaslight COmnAny, l have the
honor to report favOrably.
This subject has been before the Council
for more than two years. and while many
Objectionable features have been urged
against the other propositions presented,
this one is, IN my opinion, just and fair to
the city and to private consumers.
This company does not ask the exclusive
privilege of constructing gas works, laying
mains, etc, for twenty years, as other com
panies have done, nor does it ask the city
to paw a heavy rate for lamp-posts, etc., 60
be erected, but will put them up at the
eOmDany's expense aid own them. The
rate the company asks to be paid for lamps,
$45 per annum, is not excessive, and the
cost to private consumers is to be the same
as now charged, or which may be hereafter
charged by the New Orleans Gaslight Com
pany, but in no event to exceed 81 per
Thousand feet, and no charge for gas metres
have taken pains to ascertain the quail
ity of gas manufactured by this eOmpany's
mode, and on the assurance of experienced
persons, have no hesitation in saying that
the Southern Mutual Gaslight Company
make the most reasonable proposition to
furnish a good article of gas in the Fifth
District yet offered; and as considerable
money has beeu paid by the city for print
ing ordinances and debates on this Subject,
1 respectfully present the accompanying
ordinance, with the hope that the same may
be adopted.
JAMES LEWIS Administrator.
An ordinance providing for the lighting by
gas the Fifth District of the city of New
Orleans, right bank of the Mississippi
river, and granting for that purpose au-
thOrity to construct and maintain gas
works and appurtenances in said district,
and authorizing the vending of gas to the
inhabitants thereof.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and City Council of the city of New Or
leans, That G. S. Hunt, COIN NJ Soria, =
j. Kuhnholz, Hugo Redwitz, George A. Fos-
dick, William Mccullough, Gabriel de Fer
riet, and such others as they may associate
with themselves, and their assigns, under .
the name and style of the Southern Mutual
Gaslight Company, be and are hereby
granted the right and privilege of COM
strueting and maintaing gas works and APP
purtenant buildings IN the Fifth District OF
the city of New Orleans, and of vending
gas therein to such persons and bodies cor
pOrate as may voluntarily choose to con-
tract for the same, for the term and period
of twenty years from and after the passage
of this ordinance. =
SEC g Be it further ordained, etc., Thatin
order to enable the said Southern Mutual
Gaslight Company to carry into effect the
foregoing section hereof, the authority and
right are hereby granted to said company
to.lay such gas pipes, mains, cOnduits etc,
as may be necessary, at their own expense,
in any of the streets, alleys or highways OF
said district as may bs require /; the same
to be done in such manner as may produce
the least possible inconvenience to the in
habitants of said district; provided that
said company shall afterward repair the
streets, alleys and highways which they
may have broken up for said purpose with
in the least possible delay, it being well IN
derstOod that the said company shall be
bound to commence the work of piDe-laying
necessary for the lighting Of said district
with gas within twelve months from and
after the passage of this ordinance, and that
said work shall be prosecuted by said COM
pany according 90 the wants, requirements
and limits of said district and of the in
habitants thereof, whenever the censump-
ton of gas will Justify the laying of pipes
in particular localities.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained That IN
order to properly light the said Fifth Dis
tflcb, the company shall be bound to FUR
nish the most modern style of cast iron
lamp-pOsts and glass lanterns, at their own
expense, and SET them ON all the streets
wherever mains may be laid, and at no
greater intervals, inclusive Of intersections,
than $50 feet; the lamps so put up to be
kept in repair at the eOmpanys expense,
and shall be lighted every night from one
half hour afteRsnnset to one half hour be-
for sunrise, at the price and sum of $4j
per lamp per annum.
SEC, 4. Be it further ordained, That the
sum of 81 shall be deducted from the COM
pany's monthly bills for each and everv
lamp reported as not lighted or found not
burning during the night between the
period from one-half hour after sunset 20
One-half hour before sunrise, except in
cases of unavoidable accident; then and
in that event pro rata amount shall be
deducted.
Sec D. Be it further ordained, That said
company obligates itself to furnish gas 70
private consumers in the said Fifth District
at no greater rates than those charged from
time to time by the New Orleans Gaslight
Company, and that no charge shall be made
for or upon gas meters by said company.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That in
the event of said Southern Mutual Gaslight
Company failing to commence work within
- months from and after the date Of
this ordinance, then and in that event this
ordinance shall be considered as repealed,
and as comforting no rights or privileges
upon said company.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That the
light to be furnished by said company shall
be equal in quality and efficiency to that
furnished by the New Orleans Gaslight