The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-30
.-.,.,s.rator Burke 10 The City Council.

4 ,,'',,ng communication. which wa
'o"s aud ordered spread on tile min
utes prr.nrMNr or IMPROVEMENTS, F.,
porrnnhni A. i4fh. J
Tehc M s,,an a. WV o
as ,he subject of u reduction 81 the
w y. oilowpnoc for the Department
u1ss,nroyemcnts, permit me To say
q n.,nl.,s. recommendation seem to 10
thu, w" ,,jtbout any knowledge OF the
NAV ~ thr part OF the origiDators. and
lae" n y caused by any regard Tor The
M'a,bljc interests. ", -. ,,
~. ,,nnn The estimate Tor this de.
hea."h and see II any candid citizen
pal,uh' r..aa,,rrly reduce the figures
cnh" Administrators y Office Of the
~ ~, "dempriment 1T the city govern
hfBse suus per year H. asked Tor the
men. w,,rk. and $500 foi stationery.
ee,e.vs etc,. for the entire department
observation-disclosures for these items dur.
Iil' ,he pasi four years averaged
se,s5 IL per year
~. .rurAtt or wuAHvEs AND LANDINGS,
A. .iiowancc IL made hnro - shell
A. .',,air the steamboat landings be
ANU pnvdtna aud Canal streets, and
tween.a,ijc decent walkways 10 aud
rvLa lrycc, viii the steamboat IN
ltom. iru,psuicu on the levee aud pas
Wl's, .,s Who are compelled TO wade
sssnass,gb mud ankle deep from the
sn' .s,ns M the streets. consent to have
~ Mem stricken out2
urnrAu pr DRAINAGE.
nh. .,t,,nl expenses ot the four drain
~" ,..,achines FOR salaries aud wages
w 49,, h mat twelve months we're $3.50.
W ~. ", f,,cl and supplies 1919. tbs "a. u
~ ~ ~ All Wy2 Each machine h sup
WV, ,Nai viii one engineer aud two fire.
p'',' and ali fuel aud materials have
.'e,'' ,,,,rrhnscd NJ the lowest v,sh price.
u" ano,Int allowed for the coming
nv l. xiO. 5tN Can you reduce u In the
NJ" n MI fact that nj least *tO,0M re-
W. els' ,sjll have to bc made to these ma
ll m,"s before the year cSpires,nnd mill
s s'na ~ proierty would bo liable To
s s,.u n either of the machines were
dIsabledY ,
nsaicavr for The past four years aver.
s.s',I s15g ma IN per year from the hudg-
~ nj including any work done by the
WIssIssipri and Mexican Gull Canal
Company.
BUREAU or STREETS.
The appropriations for this bureau
allows si5ss per month for salaries OF
c6lcers. or $4,000 per year for the 81.
ncrvisinn ~ bG6 miles OF streets. H,7W
strect rr ,saings. wings ana bridges, anu
I'm miles OF banqucttes. The records
N The department show that the cx.
~ nendihres Tor like services during the
imst four years averaged S72,WW per
year. ,a,
oyer the New Canal aud Bayou ~. John,
tmM. 10 reduce this expense IL would
Il necessary 10 discontinue the use oi
nme bridges, or place u different bridge
4 Magnolia street, where four keepers
~ required.
for cart service. S63,o0 per year,
EhIcll barely admits at the employment
a 4 sufficient number of carts To remove
IN rArbage from residences and the
EIth from the streets. say 10000 loads
nef year, aud makes no provision tor
miIng streets, hauling ballast. shells,
e.. The number now employed IL six y
ty.tpuf, at ~ 80 per day Tor horse. cart
I'd driver.
For labor on streets Siis,Mh per year,
| N nm allowance Of one man 10 Keep
mch four miles of streets and eight
Miles of cutters clean. Do you and the
nuhl!c not know that Il Is physically
impossible FOR such "A force to preserve
ri sanitary conditions 80 essential In
our clhnate9 -Four hundred and seven.
ty.two miles Of our streets are dirt
Arets, and after every severe rain have
Ii be regarded IN order tr render them
lussahle for vehicles. The allowance
made Ii upon the baAiE 1T the present
hrce, who are active. diligent aud
worthy men. yet they have not bocn
able 10 rcgrade ono-tonth OF the dirt
streets rendered impassahle by tho
heavy rains In the early part OF this
month, aud we see gentlemen graveiy
propose that the allowance of SgW 600
hrthese four branches Of service sh ould
breduccd one.half.
For repairs of canal bridges. $12.515
Therp arr l32 bridges over canals ut the
henectiop of streets. They were built
Ryural years ago. and have been
Mtphed up for the past few years. Nat
uml decay has now rendered many of
ihem dangerous. and u majority of them
MI have 10 be rebuilt next year. or
lhandoned. We already have one claim
tt damages to value III property by
abandonment of a bridge across Clai-
borne canal. and others must follow.
Me City Surveyor has made q careful.
detailed examination uf the condition OF
lAcA and every canal bridge. and certi-
les that Il will require $2b, 100 "a repair
them.
For repairs 81 street bridges, wings
ana crossings, $50. gb5. The majority OF
'le wood work was constructed many
NAS ago, IL was formerly kept In re-
palf ut cost to the city of SS5 900 per
year, not including Algicrs. jefferson
md Oarrollton. During the past few
l&fs the bridges. wings and crossings
usse been patched by succeeding al
Illustrations, until the natural decay
u the wood will not admit of this
WeSe being continued with u majority
tnem. The City Surveyor has caused
'smfeiul examination to be made OF
zen and every bridge. wing OF cross
W. in this city. We lind 1927 wings.
~cl bridges. and 1911 street crossings.
ml@ining over 5000. 900 feet of lumber.
~ VIII require 5,t00.o00 feet of hum-
81 W Eut this wood work in proper re-
nf. To do the work properly would
se9uire ut least $l3n.ooo. As to the gene
~ condition of this wood work any
s,s'seh can verify the facts here stated
x nis own observation, in any ward OF
nv guy where the structures are of
s l1. Inc Council has provided for
svut one-half Of the work necessary
srr surveyors report, and do not
NJ new the amount could hc lowered,
nv susess many OF the principal thorough
's'es are to be abandoned.
10 SHELL ROADS AND STREETS 100000.
anere are - miles of shell and bal