The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-20
Of Finance and Public Accounts with power 10

New ORLEANS, Deosn Der 1e, 1877.
Honorable Mayor and Board Of administrators Of
Gentlemen-I have been directed by resolution
of the board OF directors OF the New Orleans Pa
olho Railway Company TO inform your honorable
body that they gratefully appreciate its intention
to reserve for use OF their COMPANY sufficient
space for depot purposes as may be required, OF
any lands that may finally be oeded by the city
for Union Depot on Basin street. Claiborne
street, or other suitable location
To make, however, this reservation really val
uable to each and all OF the different companies
which may desire TO avail Of It, i is sllmportant
that the city should attach TO it the condition that
the tracks Of each road within the parish Of Or.
leans should be freely open for the use and con.
venienes OF all companies accepting privileges OF
tie Union Depot on the payment Of equitable
compensation for same, to be fixed by com.
mittee composed OF one member OF the board OF
directors OF each company. and the Mayor OF the
city Of New Orleans for the time being, who
should be ex-oftioio chairman OF the committee.
with full power to vote in all divisions in relation
to said compensation.
Most respectfully submitting these views TO
your honorable Council, | have the honor to be
'''l '''l' 90 D.. b. wHEELooK,
President New Orleans Pacific Railway 10.
NEW ORLEANS, December 10, 1877.
Hon. Ed. Pilsburf, Mayor, etc..
Eh.-By resolution OF the board of directors OF
the New Orleans Pacific Railway Company. am
instructed and directed TO make an offer to your
honor fer submission to and approval OF the hon
orabls Board OF Administrators OF the CITY for
lease of the bature property lying and being in
front of the New Orleans Park, on the Missis.
sippi river, in the Sixth District OF his parish.
This company tender for lease OF said prop
erty, for ninety-nipe yesrs from date, 10000 in
first mortgage bonds on their entire propert1,
said bonds having forty years to run from date Ct
issue, and bearing interest at the rate Of six per
cent per snptim, payable semi-annually.
Hoping for early and favorable action on this
application, have the honor to be, sir, very re-
Il. B. WHEELoCK,
President N. o. Pacific Railway Company.
Mr.. MoCaffrey moved that special committee
be appointed, which shall .sttend to all matters
sppertaining to railroads.
The motion WAS adopted, and the chair ar
pointed as said committee Messrs. MoCaffrey,
Uavanao aud Denis.
The communications of MIR. Wheelock were re-
fefred TO said committee.
From John Arrowsmith, requesting that the
City Attorney be directed to examine certain
documents in the possession Of J. Livingston,
attorney, concerning the "Blsno tract" Referred
TO the City Attorney.
Unfinished Business.
Mr.. Uavanao called up the ordinance lald over
at the last meeting amending ordinance No. 1909,
administration series, entitled San ordinance
granting to Adolph Shredder, L. J. Highly, their
associates and assigns, the right to construct,
maintain and operate freight railroad in certain
streets aud places in the city OF New Orleans"
adopted June 26, 1877.
II having been read. Mr.. Oavansc offered the
following amendment, which was adopted:
After the words ''St. Louis and New Orleans
Railroad" insert "In lieu of their present right to
OK end said road from intersection OF Claiborne
along Louisiana Avenue TO said main track Of
Chicago st. Louis and New Orleans Railroad
Thus amended, the ordinance was referred
TO the Commute on Railroads.
Mr.. Cavanae also called the resolution laid over
last week authorizing the erection OF new drain
ing machine to replace the Biebville draining
machine, which having been read on motion Of
MIR. Cavanao "thirty" days was inserted instead Of
sixty. Thus amended, the resolution was adopt.
cd unanimously. the yeas aud nays having been
called.
The Council then adjourned to meet on the
26th inst.
THos. G.. HAPPIER, Secretary.