The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-15
COUNCIL MEETING.

Confirmation Of the Sale OF the Rail
road Franchises.
Tho City Council assembled Mt noon, . fu
board being present. and Administrator Isaac
son. Acting Mayor. III the chair.
Tho Acting Mayor informed the board offl
clalIy that Mayor Patton had aligned tho contraf
granting the railroad franchises to tho CIT
Railroad Company.
FINANCIAL.
Ordinances providing for the payment o
several accounts were taken up and passed
viz: One beginning John Fitzpatrick. orimi
nsl sheriff. $1,000: one beginning "Hurohfleid
ConnorH." sgse 60; ono relative to charitable In
sItuions. ono relative to tie Flremen's Char
| liable Association one relative tn the llehtini
OF atreets; one relative To Oily Hall expensea.
Tho committee on railroads reported favora
bly, upon tho petition Of the Chieago ~, Louis
md New Orleans Railroad Company nHkiug fo
Mr.. 1.ehnn offered y resolution confirming
the contract entered Into between tho Mayer
and the Qfly Railroad Company.
Administrator Houston aHid that he would
vote Yes on the resolution. Had he been
prasent NJ tho meeting whom tho bid q the Ciiy
Railroad Company had been accepted he would
The committee Of tile whole he hid wished tha,
the hid should bo held In nbeyanee until tho
Legislature met In January III order thar that
nine whether i aynicato ID take charge 81 tho
CITY debt should be created which syndicate
would have. posseaston Of the purchase price Of
demptnn of the debt, or that the syndicate
should run the railroad and apply the revenues
70 the same PURPOSE, But . majority Of the
the City Railroad Company having complied
with the provisions Of tho contract, he would
ofIsr ~ oppostion no. now -. u.,, 49,. - 49,,
prev iously voted no On the adjudication. but
now he voted yes on the confirmation. DO
cause n9t to confirm Y ae 1ns would BE- pao'ns
griysses t. Inc Chicago y, Louis aad Nsw
stre sas under oerta e' e"ndtiona - f"'0
Surveyor Brown reported that Mr.. 70. r, Do
heEty Ind c9mneted the ilIllnx q the batture
tho ni property belonging 70 the WaterworEs Com.
pany, who have boon duly notified by tho de-
partment To d. The nllpg They FILLING to
Surveyor directed tho contractor to fill the
hoea. but he declined doing tho work ut the
priee contracted with tho city. Tho Surveyor
Referred to tho committee Ut the whole,
A resolution authorizing q compromise with
VIM. I. Green. = Judgment creditor Of tho city.
Tho committee On the Jefferson Mnrka, re-
ported Tint the builder. Mr. Onray. Ind faith
fully performed hle contract The report was
petition from A. Lambert e. 60 asking for
a Goa, landing. was rejected on the ground thRt
the Council had already assigned d different
portion of tho lnvae for such PURPOSES.
protest was received from Chaa. FitEanrottar
against the removal of hiH ferry landing from
Farianahe street To Barracks.
Administrator Houston moved That the protest
DO ed H. said he was aurprHed tn hear aunh
Il protest. He had recently had u conversation
with Mr.. Ft'zanreiter, who expressed himself
III dosirous W having his landing III tho Second
District. In the opinion Of Mr.. Houston. tho
change would be of grent .pecuniary benefit to
the ferry !easeeH Tho protest WINS filed.
Tho Council adjourned.