New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-07

with penalty Il one psr cent Per month ii
| case Of default. ss'ssF =
The snbstitute was lost. Nj. shaw onl,
voting in it, favor; and the original fesol1
ton was carried by six yeas to ONE nay
| Mr.. Shaw.
By Mr.. Rawiff
Rssolued, That ofthe $4,000 appropriated
in the budget for the fire Departments o.
set aside for the fire companies of Algieri
| Fifth District of New Orleans), and ST .6O(
| for the fire companies Of Jefferson City
| Sixth District Of New Orleans), the said
amounts to be disbursed in monthly install
| ments, by warrants of the Administrator Of
Public Accounts upon the Administrator Of
! Finance.
Adopted.
| By Mr.. Walton:
RESOLVED, That the City Attorney be, and
he is hereby, requested to furnish the
Council with the names af the persons who
are suing before the Sir District Court to
recover back license tax paid to the city
to carry on business for the years sued on,
and the names Of the attorneys representing
raid parties.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Walton:
RESOLVED, That in order to allay the I'M
easiness in the public mind in regard to the
preference given by the Council to especial
orders" which has a tendency to depreciate
city certificates of appropriation, that no
more special orders shall be issued by this
Council, but that all payments shall here
after be made in the order of the numbers
OF the ordinances under which said pay
ments have been ordered, and in no other
manner. tt-.
An amendment to except from the opera
tons of this resolution the reservations for
interest, was accepted by Mr.. Walton.
Mr.. Shaw moved also to except the quar-
tery>~rQpropriations to the orphan asylums,
hoiding lat the support of the INDECENT
and orphans was higher duty even than
the payment of the city's debts.
The Mayor stated that, in point of fact,
very few of the inmates of these orphan
institutions we waits picked upon the
streets. Many Of them were half orphans,
to whose support their friends contributed;
and, in other cases, orphans were kept in
the asylums till they were eighteen or nine
teen years of age, and, though able to earn
fifteen or twenty dollars month outside of
the institution, were still retained there at
the cost of the city, all applications to take
them out being refused. A large number of
them also did not belong to New Orleans
Mr.. Walton added that some of these
orphan asylums were among the wealthiest
corporations of the city, and regularly in
vested their certificates in city bonds. The
city laborers were paid in paper, and their
certificates for the first two weeks of Sep
TENDER last were still unpaid, while these
asylums had received their last quarterly
allowance in cash. He considered labOrer
with a family to support as quite as much
an object of charity as an asylum worth
five hundred thousand dollars.
The motion to exclude the orphan asy-
lums from the special orders was carried by
four to two, Mr.. Shaw and Mr.. Delassize
voting no, and Mr.. Bonzano being tempo
rarily absent.
By Mr.. Cockrem:
Resolred That the Administrator of I'M
provements be and he is hereby authorized
to advertise for proposals for repairing
levees On the left bank of the river Missis-
sippi from Louisiana avenue to the lower
line of CarrOllton.
Adopted.
Mr.. Lewis called up the cab tariff ordi-
nance, amended to read as follows:
An ordinance fixing the rates which owners
or drivers of public hacks, carriages and
cabs may charge for the use of the same.
SECTION l. Be it oqhined by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That it shall
not be lawful for any owner, driver or per-
son having charge or authority over pub
lie hack, carriagt or cab for hire, to charge
more than the following rates for the use of
the same:
For carriages drawn by two horses, any
distance not exceeding one mile, or twelve
squares for one or two persons, 81 each;
and for each succeeding mile or less, seven
ty-tve cents each.
For every such carriage hired by the
hour So for the first hour; and 81 for each
succeeding hour or fractional part thereof,
for the use of the entire carriage.
For cabs or carriages drawn by one horse,
any distance not exceeding one mile Tor
twelve squares), for one or two persons,
seventy-fve cents each; and for each sue
ceeding mile or less, fifty cents.
For every such cab or carriage hired by
the hour, 81 for the first hour, and 81 80
for each succeeding hour, or fractional part
thereof, for the entire cab or carriage.
These rates shall apply from sunrise till
midnight. From midnight till sunrise the
price shall be fixed by agreement with the
driver, but in no case shall double the above
rates be exceeded; provided, however, that
nothing in this ordinance shall be SO con-
strued as to restrict the owner or driver Of
any of the vehicles mentioned from con-
tracing at a greater compensa ton than the
rates fixed herein.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained, That any
owner or driver of a vehicle found violating
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
subjected to fine not exceeding 500, re-
cOverable before any recorder, and in de-
fault of the payment, be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding thirty days
owners or drivers of public vehicles to
whom this ordinance may extend are re-
quired, under penalty of $25, to have
copy of this ordinance cOnspicuously posted
in their cab or carriage, and in default OF
the payment of said fine, to be imprisoned
not exceeding ten days, or both, at the
option of the recorder
SEC. a. Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance shall take effect from and after
the fifteenth of February, 1872, and all Or
dinances or parts Of ordinances IN conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed
Adopted.
By Mr.. Lewis:
An ordinance to purchase land to establish
thereon jails, houses of refuge and correc-
ton, asylums and hospitals, and other
buildings for the use OF the city.
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary for the.proper
administration of the city of New Orleans
that it should possess and own an undivided
body of land in order to establish thereon
tails. houses of refuge and correction, asy-
lums and hospitals; therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the Council