The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-01

obyiate the injustice of the present mode Of cleo.
| tion-where one set of Collectors invariably get |
the Of the office, whilst those who may fol- |
| low them must be content with the milk. Your |
committee would therefore, ask for further time to
report on the reorganization Of this branch of the
| Municipality |
Inasmuch as the WorkhouA, by the decisions OF
the Recorder and the First District Court, has be-
come almost useless, your committee would re.
speclfully recommend that all persons engaged
therein he discharged, except one Superintendent,
with salary of $1,000; one Clerk, with salary
of $40. These officers are absolutely necessary,
for the purpose of taking care OF the negroes
posing the chain-gang. This alteration will effect
saving to the people of $46SO, in salaries in this
| Department
In this connection, and with reference to the
House of Refuge, lin which Institution your com
mtee deem no alteration necessary, except that
| the Commissioners have the power of nominating
to the Council all ,s offcers,) we would respect
fully suggest the passage Of an ordinance, making
it obligatory on the Superintendents of both estab-
lisfments to make reqnlsltions on the proper COM
mittees for all supplies that may he needed for the
year, to enable the Mayor to sell the contract for
| furnishing both places with fresh beef bread and
other supplies. After the contract is sold, make it
also obligatory on those officers TO make monthly,
| or other reqnsitions, on The commi,iee having
| charge of their Department, for such amount Of
either article may be required for the daily con-
| sumption of their house. BY this means, your
committee have no doubt a large saving will be
Il
| good quality those now used.
Your committee would here recommend, that
the salary paid to the Jail Physician be reduced to
$500 per annum, and that his pay for attendance
| on the Schools remain the same formerly, $780,
making his salary hereafter S400, instead of 5000.
| This your Committee deem ample compensation, in
view of the reduction of labor in the Workhouse.
The great crevasse, however, which is washing
, away the peoples money, is the Surveyors De.
partment. Great alterations are absolutely neces-
sary in this office, and much care and attention
should be bestowed upon lis reorganization. 1t has
been said by a person well acquainted with every
branch of our Government, that " the Surveyors
Department was the only portion of our Munich
paity he could never learn any thing about :" and
yet the expenses under this department amount TO
: almost two hundred thousand dollars annually
. | Your Committee aware that it is a very nice
point for them to scrutinlZe they cannot in this
report, offer plan of reorganization, but will
merely throw out few hints, trusting that this
| Council will refer the matter back to the Commit
> | tee, that the peoples servants, and the people
| themselves, shall know what disposition is to be
8 made of their money in this department As it now
| is, aud has been conducted it is perfect govern
, ment within itself, responsible to none for its acts
| nor asking advice from its peers. To be sure, bills
: | are presented 10 the committee after they have
| been made and the money spent, for their approval,
n but we conceive that this mode of proceeding is
: | altogether wrong.
Enormous sums of money have been paid for this
: department on the mere signature of the Surveyor,
/ | without either the Committee on Streets and Land
| ing having ordered the work or supplies, or the
Il | Finance Committee being aware that such sums
would be required. There should be in this, as in
g | every other department, certain checks, and
t, sure guarantees that money has not been squan.
dered. And to this end, your committee earnestly
It | recommend that the ordinance Of September l3
h 1885, making il obligatory the Surveyor to ap.
ply to the Committee on Streets and Landings fol
permission to employ hands and call for supplies
e be put into full and vigorous force. This law, il
h will be found, has some wholesome sections, also
in relation to our Commssaries. En- pdssdnt
,a commit,ee would remark. that if the laws al
ready enacted were strictly followed and enforced
nf there would be hut little complaint of any depart
a, ment in the Second Municpality.l
he There are SO many places in the Surveyors de
a. partment Tor the pruning knife, and so few light
q | he fore YOUR committee to enable them to procee
ID with certainty in their labor, that it is difficult
~ | know where to begin where 10 end. We shal
-, | have to depend on the Surveyor for much infor
~ nation in this regard, and therefore addressed
" him note in relation TO the subject. Up to the
time of writing this report, your committee having
received no answer to their Inquiries proceed tt
| offer the following alterations
n That the office of Measure be abolished $3.50
That the office Of Superintendent OF Public Squares oo
That ibe ofse Chairman to surveyor be 20
to That the salary of Sn nerinenden Of Dredgeboa be
That nSe La%ps ie Instead s % Of tWese s be e9
,s That the two LamlHghte for Dyaie. and An
o. nuncation Markets be discharged-each SEQ. 24O
s446O 0
IN The duties performed by the Superintendent o
'- Commssaries in whose Wards the Squares are sit
uated. The duty of lighting the lamps in tn
ed Markets, We believe, can be performed by tn
ed Lamplighers in their regular rounds; and we pro
Il pose that the Comptroller so lay out their routes
at 10 expedite their business, with reference to tn
,r- Markets and fair division of labor. As can
an not conceive what dulles necessarily devolve 0
in the Measurer and Chairman, We have asked ft
IT. | HER dsconiiGuance.
til In concluding this report and summing up, it wi
re, be perceived that hut small amount, comparative
SIX y will be saved but your committee believe ths
he when it is seen how easily these officers can
dispensed with, and their salaries saved, an inguir
will be awakened that will be of importanc
3 10 the people. As it is, by the alterations pr
tes pose, 50, $40 annum will be saved the Munc
hs pality in salaries alone, and much more can be II
" taned in her Golfers by the proposed alterations,
ses the mode of furnishing supplies.
ort Your committee, therefore, report progress, AM
for the reasons herein stated,- TASK further time
he | complete their labors,
~ All of which is respectfully submitted.
us f. WooD PERRY.
Be ii Ordained, That the salary of the Jail PHI
h. scian shall hereafter be four hundred dollars p
he annum, which sum shall also he full compensate
.ad for his services as Vaccinating Physician to Il
v Schools.
he Bet further Ordained That the office of Mea
The urer, that the office of Chairman the Surveyo
of Keeper of the Public Squares; of one Asslsta
itb Warden, of six Keepers and one Night Watchm'
en of the Workhouse, be, and hereby, abolished
nts Be 1t Ordained, That the salary Of the Wardt
ons of the Workhouse shall be the rate of tho
sand dollars per annum, and the salary of one Gle
shall be at the rate of six hundred dollars and tt
~ salary of the Night Watchman shall be at the
of five hundred and forty dollars per annum, pa
q ~ able monthly, and that the duties which now
w volve upon the present officers of the WOrkhou
10 shall be performed by one Warden, one Clerk al
orc one Watchman, to be elected for one year, unle
a. sooner discharged by vote of this Council.
nan BE Ordained, That the oil lamps in the Ma
~. kes of this Municipality shall hereafter be light
- by the Lamplighters within whose beats or roun
~ ius' the Markets are situated.
I 'a,- BE further Ordained, That the Second Mul
aae .p cipay shall be divided by the Comptroller ir
nine districts, to each one of which shall he assign
un Lampligh,er, all ordinances of This Muncipall
MI to the contrary notwithstanding.
ons ons Reh Ordained, That the salary of the Super
nat tendent of the Dredg4 boat shall hereafter be o
tey thousand dollars per annum and thai all orinan
ter, to the contrary be-, and hereby, repealed.
anu he Ordained, That the period for which
7 OF Tax Collections on Real Estate and Capital shall
erk elected, shall expire the thirtyrst day OF
are cember OF The present year. -
this BE Il further ResolUed That the Collectors
pre- Real Estate and Capital shall be elected annual
). on the first Tuesday of December, and the dut
the OF the Collectors SO elected shall commence on
be hrst day OF January ensuing, from which date tn
rea- compensation shall commence.
uy MIR. Vontagen moved to suspend the rules,
"e0 the purpose of taking them into consderati
wing which motion was lost by the following vote, "
q to thirds ot the members not voting tc suspend,
the they lie over, under the rules, until the n