New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-21
THE FEW BROOM.

THE HEw BROOM.
While Mayor Pilsbury delicately dis
charged himself of the imputAtion implied
in the offered accession of Republican
voters, We are satisfied by perusal Of hi
inaugural message that it was not becaus.
Republican doctrine was repugnant t.
his views. As he has been duly counted
into Office, 1t can do him no injury to re-
mark that his acts while q member Of the
late Council and his message now mari
the distinction between the Last Ditchel
and the Conservative elements combined
but not united in the Democratic orgAniza-
ton.
No one can compare the views and as
surances Of the outgoing and incoming
city administrations without seeing that
the new Mayor wishes q just inventory Of
the responsibilities under which he &C.
cepts the trust It is, moreover, obvious
to our mind that he does not indorss the
very rose-colored apologies Of his late
colleagues, and also that he does not any
more approve the theory Of the city form
of government than did the Republican
Mayor Flanders, when he made the
identical objections to the Independence
Of separate departments now renewed BY
Nj. Pilsbury. We advert to this suR-
gessed objection as oosgsnial to the Re-
publican party and its principles, because
it may be possibly remedied By. the Legis-
lature Of the approaching session. In
such case We may hope his honor the
Mayor will suspend his objection to the
support u Republican votes.
We have thought It proper to note
this distinct understanding Of the Mayor
as to the precise condition of the depart
ments when they came into the hands of
himself and colleagues:
/. he complains Of the imprndent ex-
penditures at the beginning Of the year
and Indirectly imputes to the tax resist
ers o part Of the discrepancy between the
budget and the revenues.
2. He proposes to relieve the Admins
traitor Of Improvements Of arduous du-
ties by letting out the street cleaning and
garbage work by contract. At the same
time he states Officially
Many Of the bridges of the city are in a
broken and di!apidste4 cosdition, render
ing travel inconvenient and dangerous, and
the most important, to the extent Of our
resources, should be ct once repaired.
He also throws a grave imputa!ion
upon the departments Of Commerce and
Improvements, by alleging "a nuisance
which ought at once to be abolished"
A largo portion of the levee hes, for q
long time past, been incumberod with piled
Of ballast, coal, coal yards and offices, to the
great detriment and Inconvenience Of the
commerce Of the city, and occupied BY pfi
vate parties, in utter violation Of law and
ordinance, and without any compensation
70 the city thexefee.
So '.private parties" have been accom-
nodated with the use Of public space and
he Inconvenience Of commerce, 'snd the
'ity has received mo compensation there
or" The question would naturally arise
lnder Republican management, have
my officials had their "eye shut there
orr"
We find his honor proposes to relieve
he Administrator of Waterworks. he
avs, financially the works are also
allure" and says:
A laudable. although unsuccessful effort
vas then made to lease for term of fiftv
,ears the preeent works, contin gent upon
heir extension and improvement.
From which we infer that his honor
Eould entertain anew this 'laudable" en-
erprise.
We do not, however, agree with his
'onor in this proposition to make the
consist of a series of sine.
ures. Nor do we approve of the plan of
onfding the water supply, or the wharf
&c, to contractors, but we are at liberty
infer, from our reading of the message,
hat his honor would "look not unlov-
ogly" upon q review and reform of the
hole municipal government He evil
emily regards 'the seven wise men of |
lothian" nominated by the roughs and |
Ficksters of the Democratic party as a |
allure. He plainly thinks this indepen-
ent heptarehy should go the way Of its |
reat Jason example, to be consolidated |
nder one executive head, supported bya |
ody of independent popular Representa-
YES. This is republican doctrine. No
lonarch without responsibility to the |