The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-12

and the opinions OF Messrs. Pilsbury
aud Roupy seemed to be that there was
no necessity for such an expenditure.
This showsxone side OF the picture,
and forms
THE ISSUE
between these gentlemen and Mr.
burke. as will be seen by reading FUR.
ther on Mr.. Burke being Interviewed
at length on the subject called our rep
reseptative's attention TO the remark ne
made at the last meeting Of the Counci:
His nayrolls. even under the discharge OF
amployes. and the reduction OF salaries,
amount monthly to $12,O 900, and does not
supply him with u sufficient force 10
alean the streets and keep them In re-
pnjr. and will not, after the twentieth OF
this month provide him with even the
coal necessary to run the draining ma
chimes. Although, according To MS pre-:
yious estimates, he was LED 70 pelieve
that there was sufficient fuel Tor the
purpose to last until the 18th Of Septem.
| her. the continuous rains OF the past
weeks have entirely upset his calcula-
tions; and this he says is only
one of the contingencies agalnst
which he warned the Councfl
| were likely to arise. Then comes
the question of repairing or keeping IN
rel,air some OF the principal commercial
! thoroughfares. in anticipation ot inc
opening OF the business season, which
! ID near at hand, several of which streets
were pointed out TO the Mayor, mi.
Pilsbury. and Mr.. Landry yesee,uMny, ~
during their visit NJ inspection OF tne
wharves, Among the localities primer
pally involved. Mr.. Burke mentions
Press strcet.a block or twoof which Will
-" ABSOLUTELY NEED REPAIRS.
rs t.l.x In,
Natchez Press is torn up and liter,
| ally jmpassable. This press stored
last year 100000 bales OF cotton,
4 and the street must be repaired, not
Iou,y to permit OF the travel OF the cot
ton wagons. but. US we'll, to admit into
the press its new machinery, which Is
batuu c,sst ut Leeds foundry. Julla
4 street, from Magazine to the levee. one
lof the principal avenues 70 the ueposs
Il OF the Morgan Texas and Mobile raii
lfoHds, Is nfso irnpasshble; fultoh sueet,
from the rrodnce warehouses to the
jackson Railroad depot, the square
blocks or which need to be taken W,
and relpid Race. Robin, Richard ana
all cobble stone paved streets, between
4 Tchoupjtoulns aud ievee streets, except
. some that have already been repaired;
I Then come the ballusted and shelied
, roads and streets. such as Washington,
First. Josephine, Valence, Canal, Com,
mon, Broad, Claiborne, Frenchmen ano
Louisa streets, Ill streets tnat nave
! from motives OF economy, to pe con
!. tinuously worked upon, and which, par
1 ticularly during a rainy season ike
thts. work into holes and become I'm
!. passable AZ neglected even Tor u shor
I lime. and then requiring much outlay
10 replace them In travelling condition
4 Besides the labor, shells and ballas
!, have to be provided for, and this can b'
done with
= MONEY ONLY.
The statement made by Mr.. Burke
! that when the present administrator
/. firs. assumed its duties tho business
: men were prolific in their assurances o
4 aid and assistance to the government
n having been reruted, our reporter aske'
a Mr.. Burke how this was and who wer
i the.
IS alluded to by him. He replied that the
L had never been named, but that he ma
e gained his information from Mr.. Pills
z bury. who had made the statement him
Is self in committee Of the whole.
!, Mr.. Burke added to further questions
& that the city WAS not In such condl
" ton as not to secure to commerce prol
. erly repaired streets, anu 10 c't,zen 81.
-
D, City by Keeping its cutters and sewer
10 clean. which he would eventually on
d deavor to prove. o
u Regarding the estimate Of 81, ,525, ,OO'
,e as the only collectable amount OF bac
10 taxes. Mr.. Burke says that he thinks
le is erroneous, and that much more
p available and might be collected. B'
rs this. lie also says. will come up IN q,
time, together with other facts that !
proposes to bring before the C0uncl
and which sustain his belief that tn
Standardization will get through its ter
I. without infringement upon the rights
"A others He believes, however, that
~ ~ would be OF great assistance to the ci'
y. " to obtain the one hundred thousar
~ dollars spoken or, to defray the currel
e, expenses of the administration.
~ Among the important items me
,o toned BY Mr. Burke as available 4
~ the uses OF his department, was that
"A the fifty thousand dollars included
IN this years budget for the cancei1ng
n the City Park notes, which he says u
a. a. not payable ,au-
,,a UNTIL FEBRUARY, 1, 1877,
in and consequently are not properly !
IN cluded in the budget OF the expenses
ev 1876. and that the administration whi'
IL. will succeed the present one will ha
re fully one month to devise means TO p'
IL the same out OF the revenues fro
40 licenses and other sources which will
due on the first OF January. Regar
ing the expenses of his departmeI
:. he also added that as
nh back as December last, VIII
bIn the budget was being shaped, he warn
~, az the administration that the apportlo
es ment to the Department Of Impro'
"' ments was insufficient
si- THE CONFERENCE
to Mayor Leeds had not yesterday ful
he made ND his mind regarding the pl
ed posed conference with merchants a.
ul- capitalists, but thought he would inv
sm several OF those who are still In the q
he to meet the Administrators some I'll
at next week in consultation over I
,ur affairs OF the city.
he -
es- The InfIatiOnist Of the Future.
A- /. A. f,.t,r hau hnAn