The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-06
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The (.oaI Landing


Yesterday Mtssrs " q. CDyle, II. II Wood
and Williams, coal ,lealel4 "f tins nty Tho
! lntter representing thN l'itt4lnrg people
waited On the city Administrations for tbs
purpose Vt protesting against th" supposed
intention nf the City Council r. grant eeltain
exclusives privileges to Mr.. James Sweeney,
/ In connection with tho "Wilow Grove Gpal
landing" along which tho gr"at bulk Ut The
coal hnrEcB that como hero arc mopfnl. Thn
wny tho apprehension. or rather msappre-
hnnsion. was crent"d was through Il petition
I addressed To the Council by MI. Jnmca
Sweeney, proposing to acquire the privilege.
| which was met by counter petition op-
posing the offer and denying tn" pro
position made by Mr. Sweeney, thEL tho
moorng place was not safe undor
tho ctys management. ctc. Mi. Sweeney ~
| t"rtcd with another communication. Iii which
ho charged that matly III tile slGn"Is OF the
antngoui7tlr petition worp not cUnl boat own
org. and that tho entire opposition WAS duo to
Messls. w. G.. Coyln X c. and others who
were inimirnl tn tho ntNrosts III this city.
These documents were supplemented with u
protest from the pltiaburg Coal ESehunEe.
| It would appear. however. That the city al
muistrators never contemplated giving Mir.
Sweenny ~ anybody "IStn amy control VI III"
| landing II but FOR ono ,,NlsOn tiint tho laws
positively prohibit tho city from deriving aIly
profits fton The InuhnE moi" han ara ucrtss-
Slfy tp maintnin them III order ANA con
strnet thp "tllIEtnI posts. Assurance of the
fnet bong given to the visitors at the Hall
tl,ey WithhftNw. apparently satisfied.
T,tE RAILROAD FRANCHISES.
i,,. W. at nn .s-gln
! ut the City Hall. THAT tn their contract with
tho city the CRY Railroad Company seCurnI
themselves against Involvement with 'Er
n'tya Judgment creditors. by pruNdinG that
nllaIly I'll" taxes THAT thoy might owe to thn
etv. Ent no such pr0Nieo WAS "vt,r agreed tp
and 1t ,io"a not exist, Nor roAi II exist L.
Gally fnr 1t would evidently ~ discrimiuat-
lug In lnror w the railroad company as
against nll tt,@ creditors ii th" cty wire pay
taNnS.
INA administrators hatI Inst ynt roranltnd
with the ,tiv attorney cRnenniuE tns ht"p4
~ ha taknn ~ connection With Judge Woods
decision, but they ara ,Vilcntl yDf thN opinion
that this decision will not he SUSTAINED hN tins
Supreme Court Of the l'nited States Que Of
tho rity's counsel, VT IsInnr. II " understood,
is decidedly Ut thAt npinIpn. III you'll. thnr,s-
fora areru fitAt the decision will In Appealed
from, Ia which ease tnN railroad Company
WILL ID uuiat Far several years until thn Sa
pr"ne Court "a the United states cam lt5teil
tho cISs.
THE lti'
iii il lengthy arii@ln iii ill., Sunday edition
tho New Orleans fbrr diSelsanG 4 ruluor tliat
the city administration proposed 10 adjourn
until 1881 thn execution Of tha constitutional
clause relative tn tho limitation of municipal
taxation dncrtsh py tho convention. and that
the budget VT 1870 Will bN based pn tins exist
Ing rate Of taxation, L per cent In at lenet
ono instance, however. the Brfa conclusion
cannot apply. for 1t IL we'll known Tilt one of
the financial officers nF the city is in favor OF
haang the budget On the per cent limitation,
and yet. it II true. that another. while
expressing no preference. "nt"Itnlls the belief
that there Ii no possibility Of the clty's
running It's machinery on per cont in 1880,
OF In any other year. tllldor the reduced t7-
s"ssments. Lust night thcre was IT, have
been 4 meeting of the Council, incommittt" 81
the Whole. with tha city attorney To inquire
Int" and discuss this very question. Which
IL self evidence that no conclusion had boon
arrived 1t previously. Iii tact. as already
said in tha DEMOCRAT, il ia the question
which most annnys the city administration.
and promises. whichever why thoy may eln-
eide to act in tho matter, 10 involve the ci.yin
luuIlmarabl,, luWStlita