New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-13

Stop Cocks hCpGHe0.
There were I25 stop cocks repaired.
Main Pipes Repaired.
There were l23 leaks In IRON pipes, and Az
in cement pipes during the past year.
Mr.. DeIassize also presented, his monthly
report, as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF WATKRwoRKs AND
Public Buildings, November " 1872,
Hon BENZ F. Flanders, Mayor:
For the past month the following report
is respectfully submitted:
wATERWORKs.
The columns of the daily press have been
filled for the past few days with accounts
of a fire in the city of Boston, which re-
suited in the loss Of 5000, 000 000.and fear
full sacrifice Of life Coming upon the heel
of the great confagration at Chicago, this
fearful visitation should bring our city au-
thorities to.reBect upon the means at com
mand for the suppression Of fires, should
one take place here, with the same at
mospheric condition present as at Boston
and Chicago. My own views OF the sltua-
ton are so patent to the community that |
refrain from their expression, using the
present occasion only for the purpose of
bringing the other members Of the city gov
eminent to reflection.
The work on the extension on Felicity
street from Rampant to kellar Market has
occupied the whole of the past month and
is still progressing.
The collection OF water rates, etc. Tor
the past month is as follows:
Year ending September 80, 1879
First District. ........ 81, 26a AZ
tricts ............... i04 10 $l,359 50
Year ending September 30, 1873
First District. $40 90
Second and Third Dis
tricts ............... 6.03S Oo- lo'l45 w
Total water rates. ST., 53l 83
For labor, IA 90
Total collections. ....o.......$l7,54 $40 63
The humber of gallons of water pumped
was 27S. I73. 666. Number of hours worked
734. Number Of barrels Of coal consumed
1874.
INSANE ASYLUM
The supervisinc architect of the Treasury
DEPARTMENT having stated it to be the de-
termination of the United States authorities
10 cause the wings Of the Marine Hospital
10 be dismantled at an early date 1t ls
HIGHLY important that some provision should
be made by the city for the INDECENT insane.
who will. by the action referred to. be left
without shelter, unless thrust once more
into their old prlS0n-h0u6e' Ehe mere
thought OF which is terrible even 70 CON
template. The only certain way out OF the
difficulty presented, in my estimation, il for
the city to give the go-by to make shifts" "
and proceed immediately to purchase site
and erect thereon an asylum, the bonds or
dered to be issued for that purpose IN ordl'
nance No, 1907, ADMINISTRATORS series,
providing, with the amount to be realized
from the sale Of the former building and
site, ample means for the purpose
EXPENSE SUMMARY
administrators Office 49,
SaIarIes...o.. o.o...o....oo.osoo. cosy 50
Wdtes7c0rkS-
Office salaries. Is
Engines. ..........l ,492 W
Wages. ...............2,378 u
Expenses. ...........l,lN ID
Coal contract. ....o... 900 58-~i%.863 II
Insane A$ylttm-
Expenses. ..... ...,...2, 425 a. S,O25 a
GOSIrtbOuseS-~
Salaries 49,. ........ 200 %
Repairs ............. 2S3 So i6S 50
Home Of aged and InttSm-o
salary ...Oo ....-....o 2O w oo,oo
Expenses. ..,..e..,.ss 543 o. @95 W
Public Buildings
Market house, repairs......s G,Il g