The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-03

gate on the outer fine Of this small portion
and deduct the estimated cost from t,1ne first
'''A'' . 'e'' THoos. 1usroN.
Referred to the Administrator Of Police.
From J. A, Blanc, president I,csaisiana on
Company, for the return Jf license paid.
Referred TO the City Attorney.
From M. ]. Corners, to be paid for extra
services rendered necessary y the breaking
of the Morgan levee. deferred to the Adj
ministrators of Cott1nerce, improvements
and Finance.
| From b. CIaverie, TO be paid for services
rendered as superintendent of markets Re
ferred to the Administrators of Public Ac-
counts.
The following was read:
To the City Council.
The undersigned. on behalf of the Gardeners
and Changers Associations of the city of New
/ Orleans. beg leave to respectful notify your
honorable body, and through yol, the farmers
of the various markets throughout this city,
| that from the first day Of April next ensuing,
| 1873 the members oil the said associations
will refuse payment Of the unlawful and OPP
pressiye tax of twenty-five cents per cart
| which Is eyaeted OF all prOprietors OF yegeta
BILE carts or wagons for the privilege OF sell
ing vegetables In the streets Of the city.
M. AeNELLy,
| Chairman OF the Gardeners Association.
v. ANsEMAN,
| Chairman Of the Grange
| Mr. Cayanac stated that when application
was first made for central depot for the sale
of vegetables he told the committee that it
was impossible to give them the French Mar
ket which they wanted, as that would neces-
state the turning out of the present ocetl.
pants Of stalls He offered them St Mary's
Market, which they accepted Next day,
| however they demanded as a condition that
n clause he inserted i'm the ordinance he was
preparing prohibiting the sale of vegetables
to dealers in any other part of the city. He
submitted this demand to the City Attorney,
who told him thatit could not be aceeded to- as
| the proposed clause would he Illegal. They
then asked for the Port Market. which he was
ready to give them, but here again they de-
manded that the prohibitory clause above re-
ferred to be inserted-a demand he was again
compelled 10 refuse He was prepared to
give them a sufficient number of stalls in the
different markets Of the city, there being now
eighty-four vacant In the French Market
one hundred in st. Mary's. fifty in Irene,
etc, In all, over three hundred. They would
thus be sheltered from the weather, and have
all the advantages enjoyed by others. but he
did not propose to allow them to escape the
payment Of all dues which others are com
PEELED to pay. He stood ready, he said in
conclusion, to do anything and everything
! that Is just and reasonable to advance the in
terests of all concerned.
Unfinished business.
! Mr. McCalTrey. as chairman Of the Com
mittee on Railroads. asked permission to
withdraw
/ L. An ordinance to grant TO the New Or
leans and Mobile Railroad Company the
right to construct passenger depot at the
head of Canal street.
O. An ordinance granting tho right to the
New Orleans and Mobile Railroad Company
to establish additional tracks on the levee, be-
:. tween St Joseph and Grod streets.
The permission having been granted. Mr.
McCaTrey called UP can ordinance to grant
10 the New Orleans and Mobile Railroad Com
pany the right to lay down o branch track on
the levee near the head Of Esplanade street -
The following amendments were proposed
and adopted
|. After tho word company" in second
paragraph insert "trustees, reeeivers
O. After the word "to,'' line five, second
paragraph insert "loeate and establish, and
thereafter to maintain and use,' instead of
Guild and lay down"
3. After the word ''of. in third paragraph.
insert twenty-five years, with privilege of
an additional extension of twenty-five
! years
4. In condition one strike out 'hegin work
within ninety days after the PRONUNCIATION Of
| this ordinance. and to- and insert after the
word 'the,' in the fourth line, the word
track
5. In condition two, after "provide,' insert
Suitable crossings where required" strike
out "streets or in sixth line and the word
Streets" same line insert that are paved
with block stone"
6. In condition three. after the word
"paved," sixth line, insert "tbe said com
pany" and strike out 'they" in Same line
After the word condition. seventh line. in
sert "a space of five and q half feet each side
of the centre line of said road," and strike out
| every portion of said streets, from curb to
curb, including bridges and crossings, during
the term of this franchise
T. In last paragraph strike out 's intend
ed and insert "or in the act of granting or
accepting it," Thus amended the ordinance
was adopted unanimously, the yeas and nays
having been called.
Mr.. Edwards called up San ordinance to
aid and assist Columbia Fire Company No. s
to purchase u lot Of ground and erect an en-
gine-house thereon for the use OF said com
pany," which was read, and the following
amendment offered was accepted:
After the word appropriated" In section 1
insert from any uncxpended balances in the
budget OF the Department Of Waterworks
and Public Buildings
Thus amended the ordinance was adopted
unanimously, the yeas and nays having been
called.
Mr.. Cavanac called up the ordinances fixing
the boundaries of the wards and precincts of
the city Of New Orleans. and they We're