The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-05

no legal right TO sell q franahlse Wherein
specific tax would be levied on produce. ~
haa always been n question IN my mimi
whether tho city Council were empowered IN
make such an extraordinary grant as the ono
nj ven 10 tho Sugar Hhed Company, comforting
unnn ihnin tho power under the ordinance reg
mating goods IN eontraventi"n. to ranse mo
Iaaaep anI atlgar to lie rolled ~ thpti sheds
aud allowing them To charge atntaga 81 same.
thus lnvylug an tnhitent iaE ~ merchandise
I1uapt ordinance No 1h9R NJ ~, and ordinances
No Aln1, A r. these goods when ~ contra
vontlunl were forced intu the shotla, the own
CTS having M eag IN tho matthi lHsileH.
Tho city hound hpranF lintlni the contract tn
allow 10 nthor landing for sugar md nnlaa
sos bat tho ono owned hy the company. CIV
Ing them by this art above tho monopoly al
storing apd guoda Fot NIL THE tho city 70
paIvei uer cent on the amount collected. !
harn called Vnit attention IT, this matter u
being my opinion pertinent t. Tho matter nj
iaa,lei
Having placed three petitions rot The leyee
ahn,la In my hands foi Investigation afll re-
puft have made avntY effort In my power u
do uetfna IL the cub jert aud hnyn made surh
n,lggeRtpna No tito nature II tho case sa"ms
in require hat The sheds arn Of paramount
inpnI tnnrn IT, the rnlnnielc iRl intntests ~ tho
port No ono viii drny. that ihay can hn hn'lt
Nv tho rity hpianlf nj m pusi Hn the way III
y ipxl 10 Tho owners " eteamhoata and pro
tluea 81 every description think have dem
nnalrated Very respectfully.
~ liHNny IlruAH.
"A,lmniatratut nf Commerce
VRp rHornaHp GoNvrNrtoH
Administratp, Iohpn haa received letter
Frnm T.. g Htanard. Esu. of 1T Louis, and
pfeaidenl If tho lata Quincy tIillnoial River
Improvement Convention, nnnginttiatina
him upon tho ateua taken for Tho holding ~ n
aipiilar convention IN Now Orleans. aud 81
prpeaiun tho RoVa that he will have tho honor
uf attending II III person
I'm tho aamn subject tInV. Nichols lRa AL
tlto4aed the following f. Mr.. llohan
eTyreIftvr nHrlnrMHnr
Etnta ut Louisiana
New Orleans uhoemher n. te1p
lion ] IL Eetlpn Administrator Of dom
marna New Dtlaanes
.'Iltq4, sir M absence from my efIiea On
saturday raliserl mo Internationally 10 mil to
reply ~ you, letter oF Tho twenty ninth If
November
II have ,nado II .iiin ncvot 10 net officially
except under sDnn aiatuta which would ataid
to rua IN tho Same relation ma tho resolutions
1T tho various hutlina lo which Yourself and
the different gentlemen charged with tho call
Ing II the convention relelred tp In your lot
ter stand 10 ynuiaef and 10 them You will
tapdil ~ understand my lsnoona fni doing 40.
After tho cnnvnntenu shall haye haen
calle,I md It's purposes fEed, should ynu dc
afro mo to unite with you la Giving unotli
oiaIly to the delegation " "ordlnl invitation ~
visit Louisiana | shall he nanst raaaed 10 10
so. Very respectfully.
"FnANe1a Z NteHord,a"
rum rovrMnru RAY rupTIH
Administrator Isannaon saye that no will
begin a. nay The city pay rolls fot November
to-day and continue doing so AZ rapidly
tho ordluanoo making tho necessary apprn
ptiationa Rrn promulgated.
NJ isasoaon ia naturally highly gratlilod
nj tho fact TINT II Ia DURING his administla.
tiou that for tho frat lime since iH1t tho city
Ia enabled "a rpy ta November rolls In uaah
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