New Orleans Republican., 1872-08-14
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ID 1872


ther to guarantee that the city will not ex
tend or increase the amount of said total
loan beyond the amount of E2, 100000 laid
down in said ordinance during the term of
two years hereafter next ensuing; and that
it will not offer any portion of said loan for
any lower terms or price than shall be taken
in said first negotiation.
Mr.. Shaw stated that a telegram had
been received from London, asking for
these guarantees. He had intended to hand
in an ordinance giving the amount to be
funded under the act, but had not had
time. He would do so at the next meeting.
The ordinance was adopted, Mr.. BonzanO
voting no.
General Business.
By Mr. Cockremr
EeS0lred That the Administrator Of Pub
lie Accounts warrant on the Administrator
of Finance in favor of P. B. Fouke, admin
istrator of estate of H. Presburg, for the
sum of 5000, less S203 Is, being $596 %, to
satisfy judgment of court in case Of straight
ening Magnolia street.
Laid over to be printed.
Mr.. Lewis presented the following com
municatiOn
RECORDERS Court, SEcoND DtsTnIcT,}
Hon. James Lewis, Administrator of Police:
have this day discharged Louis Cook, as
porter Of this court and appointed Fred
erick Cornu in his stead.
A. H. M'ARTHUR.
Recorder of the Second District
Received and approved.
BY IIr. Remick:
DEPARTMENT oF CoMMEaCE,
|. August 49, 1872 5
To the City Council of New Orleans:
Ireturn the petition of j. P. COtaya with
my approval, and recommend that it be
granted.
F. C. REMICK Administrator.
ReSolred BY the Council of the city of
New Orleans That permission is hereby
given to J. P. COtaya to erect ana operate
portable steam engiue on his premises, No.
54S Royal street, for the taking the seed
from sea island cotton provided, that this
permission is revOCablc at the pleasure of
the City Council.
Adopted, to be held over by the Mayor in
case Of complaint.
Mr.. Remick said he knew it was the in
tention Of the Mayor to ask reconsidera-
ton of the ordinance granting special
wharf privileges to Messrs. BOfnger &
Pegram on account of certain protests and
other propositions being received, and out
of courtesy to the Mayor, who was absent
he moved that the ordinance be recon
sidered and the other propositions printed
The ordinance was recOnsidered and the
reconsideration postponed.
The protests etc, were as follows:
MERCHANTS SoUTH sKy PACKET CosPANr}
and kOuntZ Lines, :
New Orleans, August 9, 1877.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
Having noticed in the official publication
of the proceedings of your board, that YOU
are about to pass an ordinance granting to
the st. Louis and New Orleans Packet Com
pany the exclusive use of of a portion OF the
| city wharf, on certain conditions specified
| in said ordinance, we hereby give your hon
Orable body notice that on and in behalf Of
the Merchants Southern Packet Company,
and also of the KOuntz line of steamers,
we will make similar applications for each
| Of said lines, in the event that the above
application now before YOU should be
granted.
Each of the lines represented by us do an
| equal if not a greater amount Of business
in the way of transportation Of railroad
iron and other heavy goods, between this
| city and st. Louis. than the st. Louis and
| New Orleans. Packet Company, and would
respectfully represent that in giving you
| this notice, we feel assured you would not
| give exclusive privileges to any one line or
| transportation company, when such priv
! ilcgc would seriously iniute other com
| petiDg companies
! We do not object to the granting of such
! privileges if granted to all alike, but would
| suggest that such course might eventually
/ require wharfage front to such an extent as
! to materially interfere with general com
meTcial interests.
STEVENSON & VERLANDER,
| Agents Merchants Southern Packet Com
| panY and kOuntZ' line of st. Louis and
! New Orleans steamers.
| OFFIcz OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TRAys?oRT tTyoS
Company New Orleans, August 7. 1872 5
To the City Council of New Orleans:
Understanding from the report OF the
| City Council that certain exclusive rights
of wharf privileges are about to De granted
to the St. Louis and New Orleans Packet
| Company, in consideration OF the magnitude
| of their business, this company. as per
! herein inclOsed statement, doing One-half OF
| all the transportation from st. Louis, CairC
! and New Orleans, not wishing any Other
| company or corporation to have any adVan
| tages over them in the transportation, this
| is to notify your honorable body that il
such a grant and exclusive privileges are
granted, this company will make slmlIal
application, which ought to be granted al
"CAA w lNANhAA SN3 ~ teA4J OtA4SA SNt l'S~@AS
corporation.
J. T. BURDEAU, Agent.
By Mr.. BODzano:
Rcso!red, That permission is hereb,
GRANTED to the New Orleans, Mobile ant
Texas Railroad Company to land at tn
foot of Canal street, free of charge, tn
steamer Frances, or any ferry-bOat belong
ing to said company, connecting with thei
railroad depot on the west bank of the Mis-
sissippi,. for the purpose Of receiving 0
landing passengers; provided, that tn
company avail itself of this permission Il
such a manner as not to Obstruct the bust
ness of the Vicksburg packets, or othe
boats that pay regular wharfage dues; ant
provided further, that this permission
subject to revocation at the pleasure Of tn
Council.
Mr.. Bonzano said the object of this resc
luton was simply to enable the compan
to land their excursion passengers, whic
would only be q matter of five minute
or so.
Adopted.