The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
street, was also slightly damaged. Alarm
sounded from box No. 1913.
THE CITY CHARTER.


There was another meeting OF the members
of the House OF Representatives to frame bill
providing for q city charter. The Richardson
bill WAS again taken up rs the basis OF action.
Tho clause referring to the fire department
was stricken out aud q substitute adopted Civ
Ing the City Council power to regulate the ex-
ttnguishment OF fires,
The police section was discussed at great
length. but no conclusion was arrived Mt, and
Mt II o'clock the meeting adjourned until this
evening at 1880 O'Clock.
THE FEATURE or THE EVENING,
however was tho appearance about q o'clock OF
DR.. Briekel. accompanied by Dr.. Tebault.
Messrs. ID. T. 6canlan. Steele. Thomssse L. q.
Army. P. Ooyle. PAster. John Hughes. Henry
Myers. N Geddes. d. Nnutre aud dozen other
gentlemen. who presented to the committee a
petition. of which the following is nn abstract:
The petition says that the taxpaving ability
OF the Or party owners OF Now Of!saas Is ex-
hansted, and that they have suff ,rst more than
the rest y tho State; that the CITY pays hve-
eighths OF the to xas OF tho State n tho State Ia
unable to pay debt OF &i2,oD0 900 It Ia imposst-
bio for the city alone to carry debt of sal .t00-
600 and pay her expenses.
Tho areditors Of the oity are obtaining ind0-
ments In he State and United Stntea courts and
issuinR wrts Of mnndnmns to compsI the levy
taxpaypg ability Of tho owners ar u property
will speedily be- exhausted aud nothing loft to
carry on the necessary functions OF 5ate and
Petitioners pray that the judicial being. the
CORPORATION Of the city OF New Orlaans. b ,aboi-.
ishsd that ~ It's propeIrty m rights M etc be sod
two or three commissioners. to b. appointed
by ono Of the district courts and tho prpeseds
prove their cl+ims. by surrendering the owl
denee thereof etc., In the same way th 1 the
afrairs Of any other bankrupt corporation
They nlso pray for three municipal CORPORA
tiOns:
roe Avenue to tho New Basin 81 ing the Nsw
Basin to its junction with Canal street. along
and along o' the he western bank o q the
| river opposite Fishers canal.
The second bounded by middle OF Canal
street from river to junction of Oanal street
and New Basin. thence along the M tatrte Road
to New Orleans and Carroton Railroad bed,
along said railroad to Upperline street, and
along Upperline street ana across TO river. and
along the east or loft bank Of Mississippi river
to . point opposite the middle Of Oana! street.
New q asa od
Basin and Bayou ct. John to be- called the cor
poratton Of the city OF Now Orleans.
| The town OF Algier3 Rnd n portion west Of the
| parish OF Ofleans to be under the regulations
| Of police jury. tho lower portion annexed to
/ Plaquemines.
successors of tho old, and would take none Of
Its property, ana succeed to none OF its debts; !;
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by preeincts) for each municipality. all the du-
ties OF n municipal corporation could be per =
formed. unembarrassed by the complications
surmounttng tho present corporation called
the city OF New Orleans
Accompanying the petition. DR.. Briekell pre-:
sented an act to cancel the charter of the city OF
# which tho following Ia q synopsis:
Repeals the charter and all acts Ia connection
becomes law tho district attorney shall apply
for q writ OF demonstration. which shall issuo.
directing the shoriff to seze al the property oi
the city Of New Orleans. The sheriff shall
make an inventory OF the same. Tho court at
the time OF issuing the writ shall appoint three
oyer IN thirty vears m Of age Tho
s s3pressed ' IN IN % this at0s act THEIR sG" ss tsp%
Monday ' in ' July gS' isss It 81 Shall i'e Obtain az
order to sell Oil tho property. rights ETC.. Of the
abolished o9rporation for whatever Il will
All the property shall not be sold on the same
day. but shall be divided into three lots. to be
On h days q 1ast days
No streets are to be sold. wharyes. landingl
or riparian rights. alleyways, public squares ol
or franchises. tho right of the city for delin.
uuant uni paid taxes duo previous to 1880.
All claims against the city to be- presented to
eommissioaers prior to thirty first Dscsmber,
faa0 with best evidence la support thereof. and
the written consent OF the owner that he accepts
his disributlve share.
No claim shall be presented after the thirty
, first Of December, 1880, and before February.
1891 1t shall be the duty of the eommssf ,ners
to file In court detailed tabssu OF the distri-
button. Ono of the commissioners shall be an
attorney ut law Of at least ton years practice la
New Orleans. Commissioners salaries shall
he 5000 per MONTH Office reut $40 dollars. bouks
keeper 300. one clerk and messenger s2os sfs
Any commissioner may be removed by the
court snmmarily by rule for neglect or viola
ton of duty.
Dir. Brtckell. In presenting the documents
addressed the committee bri FL In argument ol
the necessity Of adopting some method to ex-
trieate the city from its embarrassments.