New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-10


rceiyable for taxes and LICENSES.
Adopted.
miscellaneous Business.
BY Dir. Delassize:
Re- it ordained bv the Council of the city
ofNew Orleans, That the mode Oh ietuns
the contract for the privilege OF water rom
tbeplugs of the city waterworks lor street.
spnkling purposes be anu lno CO. oan -. ~,
ilperbv Glanced. the mode hereafter TO be
60 much per cart carrying cask not ex-
ceeding in capacity 225 gallons, the rate 20
he in advance $3.50 per annum tor each carr
Re it further ordained, That the carts
sball be numbered |, =, 3, etc, IN the order
of registration, and shall bear, BESIDES
said number tin sign on which shaii Dc
nainted the words, water rates pald, the
numbering and sign to be at the expense Oh
the contractor.
Bel further obtained, That ON the regis
tratiOn of cart the owner thereon shait
he nlsced in possession of a spanner Tor
opening the fire plugs. which spanner shaif
only be used for procuring water tor street
sDrinkng purposes, and then only IN a
properly authorized manner; any other use
IF If will cause a forfeiture of contract and
the money paid Hereunder; any undue
wastage OF water viii also work forfeiture
of contract.
Be it further ordained, That this ordi-
nance shall take effect from and after its
passage.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Bonzano:
.ResoLrM, That all reports emanating from
the City Attorney to the Mayor or Admin
istrators, relative to the law business OF the
city. be submitted to the Council, IN order
that the same may be published in the ottl-
f,r info
yideI. however, that the legal opinion and
advice of this officer on matters pending or
subject to litigation shall not be published,
or be otherwise made public, unless by spe-
cia! permission and direction OF the Council.
Mr.. Bonzano explained that he took this
course in order to get the quarterly reports
made by the City Attorney to the Mayor
into print.
Mr.. Remick moved to postpone the con
sideration of the resolution.
Lost, by the casting vote Of the Mayor.
Mr. Shaw opposed the resolution, as too
sweeping for the object contemplated,
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, the whole sub
iect was referred to Mr.. Shaw, to report
upon at the next meeting.
ment to the Mobile and Texas railroad or
dinance, as follows:
3. Section third shall read as follows:
Said company shall have for its use and
purposes that portion of the levee batture
and wharf between the street laid out be-
tween Pile street and the Mississippi river.
and from CalliOpe street to point 80 tees
below Calliope street, and said space and
wharf shall be for the exclusive use of said
company. Provided. that sea going vessels
other than those carrying coal for the use
OF their locomotives and workshops, and
materials of construction necessary ex-
for the use of their own roads,
shall pay the customary wharfage dues 10
the city.
Laid over, to be taken up with the rest of
the ordinance.
Petitions, Etc.
remonstrance of citizens against giving
the Mobile and Texas railroad certain levee
grants was referred to the Administrator of
Commerce.
An assessment petition of J. l.. and Z. II,
Levy was referred to the Administrator of
Assessments.
waterworks proposal of DeFeriet &
Witt was referred to the Administrator Of
Waterworks.
A petition of Felix Brodenave for return
Of license paid twice in error was referred
to the Administrator of Finance.
Railroad Franchises.
Mr.. Bonzano called up an ordinance
an extension of the right of wav
Of the C.trondelet Street and Carrollton
City Railroad Company. from their present
terminus, corner of Eighth and Carondelet
streets, and moved its passage.
Mr.. Shaw said before he could consent to
pass any more railroad ordinances thew
must be better drawn up than had been
-he case heretofore. There was a contest
low before the courts as to whether the OBJ
lgatlon imposed upon the companies to
'epalr the streets through which they passed
meant from curb to curb. or simply the
space between their tracks. as the com.
'anies contend. He was also opposed To
he clause inserted in all these contracts
the city, at the end of twenty
Years. TO purchase the road at the compa-
hes own valuation virtually. In twenty
iears from now horse railroads would prob
IDLY be public nuisance instead of a pub
&c convenience, and to require the city to
guy up all these old railroads was IMPOSING
/ burden on the community which tho
joncll lad no right to do.
Hr. BOnzanO remarked that very few
PERSONS WOuld be willing to invest several
hundred thousand dollars in a street rail.
Dad, II at the end of twenty years their
lights expired, and they received no com
'ehsauon therefor. 1t was expected that
he city should do something to develop
commerce.. as we'll as individuals.
Mr. Lewis moved that the ordinance be
Mr.. Remick remarked that all the usuaI
ale@hards had been thrown around this
ordnance. He hoped the Administrator Of
accounts Mr.. Shaw would remember tho
consistency with which he (Mr. Shaw had
r9ed the passage of another railroad mr.
lhahce, around which the usual safe.
yards had not been thrown.
Mr. Shaw replied that he recolec,cd d,
)hS discussion as to whether tbe f,,,o =.
I9ht SHOULD be ten cents or not, but he did
OF rehemoer pertinaciously urging the
aSSage OF any ordinance.
MT Cockrem would refresh ;be Admins
razor 5 memory by referring him to the
' ur%orlrSer Opera House railroad.
or SHAW SAID he did not recollect bayina
' M any special interest in that ordinance.
ne amendments proposed by Mr.. Shaw
'ere reduced to writing, as follows: