The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-25
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New Orleans TO promote the public health. and
10 afford greater security against fire BY the es-
fat1ligIsnent OF d corporation 70 be called the
" New Orleans Water Works Company 10
authorize the said company 10 issue bonds ior
The purpose Of extending and Improving tns
said works. and TO furnish the iniiaeithnts o.
New Orleans On adequate supply OF pure ana
wholesome water; to permit tho hoidefs Oh
water works bonds to convert them into STOCK,
and to provide for the liquidation Oh inc oohaeo
and floating debt OF the city OF New Orleans.
WIS taken iip with the Senate amehameh's'
which were adopted 90 follows ,.,,.,,,.
Section q. lire a. after the word 'doiisrs' in
sert M verbs land the ssid amount Of bends
shall l,ays been actually surrendered to and
cancelled BY the Administrator oil Finance"
section ii line q. strike out the word i've and
insert IN lien thereof the word "four." in line II
insert after the words Mayor OF the city" the
words athe Administrator OF Waterworks and
Public Buildingsg In line "a after the word
company. strike out oil the words In said line:
MI 10, strike out lines Is TO "a inclusive. and line
q; up to and including the word thereof In
line % after the word Mayor" House amend
rnentsj insert the words "and Administrators"
in line 80 after the word "stockholders' strike
OUT everything down TO and including the word
Except that" oil of lines 40. Al, "A. and the words
before mentioned In line a.
Section 10, in line 8. before works" insert
new and after same word insert and
pfpesD after "expedisnt' In line o. add that
said new works and pipes shall be commenced
within twelve months after the passage OF this
act and shall be- year by year. completed, 30
that within i've years from the date OF this net
tlfey ehaM he nnrf.nleted so as to give an ade'
auate supply Of water to the people OF the city
If New Orleans exclusive Of the Fifth District.
III said work BIO not done as above prescribed.
said corporation shall forfeit all exclusive priv
ileges granted herein, and the city shall have
right to contract with any ono else for supply
OF water az above provided. and to appropriate
tho property OF the corporation hereby created"
Strike out the words land that" In line Q,
seotion1s and insert In lou thereof the follow
Ing: after the completion OF tho new WORKS
and pipe"
on tho motion TO pass tho bill as amended, Mr..
TremouIet called for the yeas and nays.
On the motion of Mr.. Jonas the further consid-
GRAFTON or the bill was postponed. and 1t was
made the special order Of the day for March "a.
at o'clock D. m.
SENATE BILLS READ AND REFERRED
Tho following entitled Senate bills were read
and under suspension Of the rules passed to
their second rading as follows
Senate Joint Resolution No. g. ITO raise n
commission OF steven persons 10 franz Grim
inal code for Louisiana"
To the Committee Oh tho Judiciary. -..ea
senate bill No s7. AN net to define the Object
of drainage assessments, and to regulate the
collection Of the same. and to prevent judg-
ments for assessments being rendered Us per-
sonal Judgments and to repeal so much OF act
R4slA a af,ab
judgments personal, and TO conane the execu-
tion under assessment judgments to the prop
erty on which the assessment Is levied.
TO the Committee on Canals and Drainage. e
Senate bill No. SO. IAN act to enlarge the terri
tory and boundaries Of the parish Of vt. Mary.
TO the Committee on Parochal Affairs.
Senate bill No. liz, AN oct for the relief Of the
State Commissioner Of Engineers for the cur
rent years Of 1876 and 1876. p.
TO the Committee on Claims.
Senate bill No. 100, AN act to authorize @. II.
Tinlay and Henry Frellsen. composing the
commercial firm Of q. II. Finlay d Co., to in
stitute suit against the State of Louisiana
TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Singleton asked and obtained leave to
withdraw from the fiji - Of the House the land
warrants, vouchers and papers relative to the
claim OF Guillroy. Haggerty, Landernau and
others.
The papers were withdrawn.
4 cALENDAR-HousE BILLS on SECOND HEADING.
House bill No. 90 IAN act to incorporate the
Madison Transportation Company"
Was taken up under the favorable report. with
z amendments. OF the Committee on Corpora
tions.
The amendments were eoncurred In as fol-
lows: ~
In TIN line. 18th page. after the word Opera
ton, insert the words "and unless said COM
z pany shall have commenced work on said Inn
provement within twelve months from the pas
sage OF this net, and shall use reasonable dill
gence thereafter In tho construction Of the
same"
In line %. page 1. after the word Round
away" insert "Harper's.'
In lineG page 1, after the words James Gil
pin insert the words w. II. Tyler"
Insection 4. strike out the words 81 II may es
tablish In line II. and insert the words "here-
matter established" Add to the Same section
all boats and other craft propelled by steam or
other power using tho said locks. bayous and
4 other improvements Of the company for trans
portation purposes, will be charged foliage for
each trip according to their respective tonnage
measurement" at rates not to exceed five cents
on each one hundred weight.
In section 0. strike out twenty-five and In
ser" one hundred"
In section 4. strike out twenty-five" and in
sert fifty
In section s, strike out twenty-five" and in
sort fifty"
The bin as amended was taken as engrossed
and under suspension Of the rules was read {
THRIFT time and passed: the title was adopted.
House bill No. as AN act authorizing tax col
ectors to retain the taxes due the several par
ishes the parish OF Orleans excepted In al
cases where sales are m ,de for delinquent taxes
and to pay the same over to the Parish Treasu
VI rer.D #
Was taken up under the unfavorable report o.
the Committee on Ways and Means.
The report Of the committee was adopted ant
the bill postponed ind ,nnitely.
Hous bill No. 1o4. An act to repeal sections