New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-18
REGULAR MEETING.

New OreaJ,s, October IT, 1871.
The Cornell met in regular session q
noon.
Present: Mayor BENZ F. Flanders. Or,
siding, and Administrators John Cockrel
flmprovements), Alfred Slaw (Accounts
L. I. Delassize (WaterwoIks and Publ
Buildings), +. G. Remick Commerce
James Lewis (Policet and H. nonzan
(Assessments).
The Mayor, in answer to a question IRON
Mr.. BOnzanO, stated that Administrator
John S. Walton (Finsnce), though letter
was still too weak to leave his hou.a
Monthly Report.
The monthly report of the Administrator
Of Waterworks and Public Buildings was
as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF WArERwoRKs AND
Public Buildings, October !, 1871. !
To Hon. BENZ p. Flanders, Mayor Of the city Of
New Orleans:
beg leave respectfully to make the fol
lowing report Of the operations of the CITY
waterworks for the financial year ending
September 30, 1871.
hold it to be my duty to lay before you my
views as to the proper solution Of the diff.
Guilty under which our city is laboring with
respect to water supply: but l withhold
their expression on account of the action of
the Council in ordering commission to in
vestigate the water systems Of other cities.
with view to the adoption Of that which
graphical position. II the report of the
commission be such as the great scientific
attainments of one of the gentlemen ap-
pointed would warrant us in expecting, l
will defer to its Judgment. however opposed
TO my own, in the hope Of securing Tor our
city the advantages of a system OF water
works worthy the name.
There is one point, though. which l fear
may be overlooked by the commissioner
point, in my estimation, of vital Importance
in any scheme Of perfection and extension
that is, to elevate the quality OF the water
while securing ample supply, with accel.
Grated force Of delivery. On this subject.
glance at the private hydrant statement
will be instructive, it appearing that, out
of lO,o35 hydrants erected, there were l0il
closed during last year, the cause of the
closure beng the sedimentary character of
the water. If properly filtered water was
supplied, there is every reason to suppose
that the closed hydrants would I've opened,
and that additional connections on the
present mains would be made thus largely
augmenting the receipts for water rates.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The financial statement elsewhere given
shows the receipts from water rents for the
year just closed to be sl47,726 90, to
which may very properly be added the |
sum of $426S 81, collected on account Uf |
period ending September 80. 1870, as that |
amount is very low estimate of future |
collections on account OF. last year. making
the total collections amount to $l5l ,995 H. |
by comparison, l find the collections of |
the past year are greater. with the excep-
ton of lS66-67-68. than any one year since
the erection Of the works-and the excess
in the years excepted is made up of large
amounts paid by the United States govern
ment, and for distilling purposes. there
having been thirty distilielies in operation
during that time; besides, it was period
OF great buoyancy in business Of all kinds.
The expenditures foot up $lO2, 257 43, in
which is included SH.l6 81 paid on account
of extension and improvement, which
sum should be excluded in arriving at a
correct estimate of current expenditures of
the works. The sums properly chargeable
to the year are:
For hydrant service and Office
expenses. Observation-Disclosures. Sl5, 443 -