The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-19

A suit for Damagcs-The Grain Rail
rOad-The License Tax.

A suit for Damages-The Grain Rail-
rOad-The License Tax.
TIE ruit brought by Mrs. o. Duerkle against
the city, for &25,O00 for damages sustained by the
drowning Of her son by falling through break
In the wharf between Bienville and Cont streets,
falls directly upon the city, the sad accident hav-
ing occurred on The 25d Of June, 1876, when the
whsrves were in the charge OF the city, the lease
TO Henry Ellerman having been perfected few
days later.
On Monday morning the Council was assem-
bled In caucus again In the Mayors psrlor, con-
sidering the grant Of the right OF way TO the
grain trade railroad the prospect being further
delay In passing the ordinance, attributable to
the differences between the city and che jackson
railroad arising from excessive assessments, ~
claimed by the company.
Since writing the above we have learned that
in order TO secure fairness to everybody CON-
cerned, and to leave no room for doubt as to the
compensation TO be paid TO the grain trade rail.
road by other railroad companies for The use OF
their tracks, il has been agreed by tho cauo1s to
invite the representatives In this city OF
the Morgan Louisiana and Texas Railroad
the New Orleans and Mobile Railroad and the :
Mississippi Valley Transportation O,mpany are
to meet the City Administrators OF the City
Hall, come day this week, and discuss the mat
ter, in order to adopt tariff equitable TO all in
Che use Of the levee front and In reaching the
elevator II 10 believed, that fair system being
established, the Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company will construct a vast ELEVATOR opposite
the landing Of their bsrges at the head OF sc.
q Joseph street.
THE t,ft1ENpE
The programme adopted to settle the matter
eli Tie license TAX By tie city sfd Tire Legislative
committee will be about AZ follows: The Mayor
will furnish the committee with statistics, show
: ing the exact amount Of revenues derived from
this source by the corporation, and the necessity
for maintaining the tax at present.
The Mayor believing, however, that owing to
the adoption OF the contract system, The one hun.
dred Thousand dollars % be eoonomised conse-
quent thereon will justify the abolition OF the tax
ON the email trades. Eventually II IL proposed to
modify the law by constitutional amendment 10
make IL apply only 10 suoh business or trades as
are not considered OF moral character.
IL IL also probable that the committee will re-
VIII pay their license promptly, while the tax
exists; for example. 30 per cent to those who
SHALL PAY PROMPTLY
when. the tax becomes du,, rs per cent within
fifteen days afterwards, is per cent within twenty
DAYS, and 10 on.
Yesterday morning Chief of Police Boylan |
waited on the Mayor TO lay before him the com. |
plants OF the police and OF citizens in the neigh.
borhood OF the Fair Grounds, relative to The |
scenes which occurred at the picnic there on SUM-
day, and to report also that the shooting OF pis-
tolls had occurred at the Bayou at. ] ,hn after q
picnic recently given at the Magnolia Garden.
The matter being cons dered 10 caucus to-day |
at the meeting Of the City Council, an ordinance |
will be passed limiting the duration Of oil picnics
to be given hereafter
UNTIL DARK.
We understand, however, that the law will |
apply only to entertainments where pecuniary |
consideration shall be paid for admis ion to |
them, and not to social gatherings known as /
complimentary" pcnics, which are invitation |
affairs, the expenses being borne entirely by the |
members of The clubs giving them.