The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-10

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the building of the market-house shall be
commenced as soon after the passage OF this
ordinance as practicable, and shall be com
pleted within twelve months from the passage
OF this ordnance and the building shall be
free from all mortgages when completed;
SEC 4. Be 1t further ordained, etc. mat
the owner or owners Of this market shall
have the privilege for twenty-five years after
completion of said market to rent the stands
and stalls for the sale Of such articles as
are now allowed to be sold in the public mar
kets of this city, and during this space OF
twenty-five years this property is to be ex-
empt from all city taxes.
SEC 5. Be it further ordained, etc, That
this market shall always be under the super
vision of the proper city officers, and be sub
ieCt to such ordinances as are now in force
regulating the sale Of meats, etc, and regu-
latng the charges for the use OF stands and
stalls.
SEC. g. Be 1t further ordained, etc, That at no
time shall the city levy taxes on this property,
! and the owners do bind themselves that at no
| time during the twenty-five years they are in
possession will they transfer this property to
other parties without the consent Of the City
Council, nor in any manner ALLEVIATE or divert
the property from the uses for which the pre-
ceding privileges have been granted
! SEC. 7. Be it further ordained, etc, That the
owner or owners Of said market shall fill and
shell that portion of Napoleon Avenue. be-
! tween st. Charles and CarOndelet, in such
manner as the City Surveyor may direct.
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owner or owners of said market shall con-
struct on Napoleon Avenue, between st.
Charles and CarOndelet, q fire well OF such
character and capacity as the City surveyor
shall direct, and shall keep the same in
good order during the said twenty-five years.
SEC. g. Be it further ordained, etc, That at
| the expiration of the said twenty five years
| the market and improvements shall uncOn-
dtionally revert to the city OF New Orleans,
without any cost or indemnity whatever.
it fuTthpF ordained That
| the Mayor be authorized to sign the nOtarial
acts that may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this ordinance.
| SEC. IL. Be it further ordained, etc, That all
ordinances or parts Of ordinances that may
conflict with this are hereby repealed.
Ordinances and ResOIu,iO ions offered.
By Mr.. McCaffrey, and adopted
1. Resolution granting S. Rappold permits
sion to erect a bake oven corner of Clio and
Baronne streets.
2. Resolution granting J. LOustaunan per-
mission to erect steam engine corner Of
Royal and st. Ann streets.
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Ed
wards was unanimously adopted, the yeas
and nays having been called:
Whereas, the Congress of the United States
at its last session appropriated the sum Of
1888, 400 for the purpose OF placing the Mint
4hss
tion for coinage; and
Whereas, the expenditure of the said sum
Of money for that purpose, and the mainten-
ance of the Mint will be OF great benefit and
advantage to the people Of the city; and
Whereas, In pursuance of O resolution OF
the City Council on the ninth of May, 1885,
the city OF New Orleans did, by act passed
before Felix De Armas, notary public, on the
nineteenth OF June, 1886, cede and convey to
the United States the use Of the square of
ground in the said city, then known as jack
son Square, bounded by Esplanade, Barracks
and Levee streets and the Public road for the
purpose of erecting thereon a branch mint,
with the reservation that should it thereafter
be deemed necessary by the governm<>&to of the
United States to remove the mint or cease to
occupy 1t for the purpose Of a mint, then the
said act to be null and void; and
Whereas the United States have erected
valuable improvements upon the said ground,
and have been in possession thereof under
the said deed of cessiOn for many years; and
Whereas, the appropriation by, Congress
Of the said money was made with the pr0viso
that before the expenditure of any money for
the Mint at New Orleans, the city of New
Orleas shall release and quit claim to the
United States all title and claim of every
character and all conditions of forfeiture to
the land and premises on which said Mint Is
located;
Therefore be it, and it is hereby resolved
and ordained, That the city of New Orleans
releases and quit claims to and in favor of the
United States, all title and all claim Of every
character and all conditions of forfeiture
stipulated in the aforesaid act Of cession of
nineteenth of June, 1885, to the land and
premises on which the said Mint IS located.
And be it further ordained, That for the
purpose OF carrying into effect the foregoing
Mayor, be and he is hereby instructed and
empowered forthwith to cause to be prepared,
and for and on behalf of the city of New Or
leans to execute, notarial act transferring
to the United States by title Of donation all
right, title and interest, OF whatsoever nature
and character, the city Of New Orleans has or
may have in and to the aforesaid square of
ground on which the said Mint is located
By Mr.. Diamond
Resolution authorizing the Administrator
Of Police to have a gas lamp erected at the
corner of COnery and Carondelet streets
Adopted.
By Mr. Brown, and adopted
/. Resolution appropriating S243 80 in favor
of J. G. Denis, Administrator Of Finance, for
cash advanced for law charges, etc.
2. Resolution appropriating $500 in favor of
Fl. G. Collins for services as draughtsman for
Board of Engineers.
3. Resolution appropriating $3.50 in favor of
jury commissioners.
By Mr.. Brown, and adopted:
An ordinance to cancel and annul erroneous |
assessments for city tax made In 1877 on
banks and banking associations, in con-
formIty with section 1, paragraph g. of
act No. s Of the extra session of 1878.
Be it ordained, That the Administrator of
Public Accounts be and is hereby authorized |
to cancel and annul the tax bills against the |
following named banks and banking assOcia-
tons, enormously assessed for the year 1877 |
payable in 1878, In accordance with and as
provided In section l, paragraph 8, Of act No.
8 Of the extra session of 1878 approved March
&C. 1878, to wit
Citizens Savings Bank, bill No 1894; Ger
mania National Bank, bill No. 1917; New Or
leans Canal and Banking Company, bill No |
1856; New Orleans National Bank, bill No.
442; Mutual National Bank, bill No. 1347;
Louisiana National Bank, bill No. 1857
Louisiana Savings Bank and Safe Deposit
Company, bill No AS: Peoples Bank, bill No
ITO; Union National Bank bill No. AT; State
National Bank, bill No. 376; WOrkingmen
Bank, bill No. 242: Bank Of Lafayette, bill
No. 1911.
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice