The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-27
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

METROPOLITAN Police Misunderstanding the
Contract for the Harder station.
The report Of the Administrators appointed to
examine the books and accounts OF the late Me-
tropolitan Police was made yesterday to the City
Council The report will be found in the official
proceedings published this morning in the DEM
ocRAr. AT the meeting Administrator Diamond
took occasion to call the attention OF the Council
TO the fact that the Governor had published the
application OF Murdoch, late treasurer Of the
Metropolitan Police Board, 70 have his bond can
celled. Mr.. Diamond asked that, under the cir
cumstsnoes, the Governor be informed officially
that the city government object to the cancella-
ton.
HARDoR sTATIoN.HousE.
On Tuesday morning the following bids for
building the Harbor Police ststion-house were
opened:
Peter J. Conway, $l64s; II. J. Connolly, $1,000;
John Page, $3.50; Charles Bernard and o. Mon.
tegut, Sits; Thomas oNeil. $11o0; Buist &
Fralick, $3.50.
IL was agreed that the bid OF Mr.. O'Neil should
DO recommended for adoption by the Council.
THE GRAIN TRADE RAILROAD
ordinance finally passed the City Council yester-
day, after two attempts on the part OF Mr.. Mo.
Caffrey to introduce new amendments to it, one
Of which required that the new company should
pave with square blocks the space between the
rails which they propose to lay and three feet on
each side OF 1t. The other required Mr.. Highly
TO relinquish his privilege Of free wharfage and
levee dues. Both amendments were tabled.
Another and important subject came up for the
consideration Of the Council yesterday in the
form Of petition, which is as follows:
THE SUGAR SHEDS.
NEW ORLEANS, June II, 1877.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Administrators,
city OF New Orleans:
Gentlemen We, the undersigned planter,
merchants, brokers and dealers, engaged in the
sugar and molasses business In this city, would
respectfully call your attention to the dir
fculties under which we labor. Not to us alone
do these difficulties attach. but to the
general commercial interests OF this cty.
O. far az sugar and molasses are concerned.
From time immemorial the marketing OF this
great staple in New Orleans was without any
municipal guidance or locazation whatever until |
the year 1859, when the then City Council, in its
wisdom, did, on the l4th day Of August Of that |
year, provide for and establish sugar market |
within the corporate limits Of this city (see title
TO ordinance. 1928, new SERIES August, 1891, |
directing and liking the location Of said sugar |
by St. Louis and Customhouse streets. The CITY |
council having thus, by said ordinance, located |
tus aforesaid
SUGAR MARKET,
did immediately thereafter enter into an agree |
ment with one Francis b. Fleitas and his assigns
granting to said Fletas and his said assigns the |
use OF six full squares Of ground then as now the
properly OF the city OF New Orleans, the afore- |
said Fleitas and his assigns binding themselves |
40 pulia nre proof sheds on said squares for the
nfo nd
said marketIthis to be done by the aforesaid |
tleltas and his assigns for certain considerations
~ the shape OF well and specifically defined |
cnarges as clearly and distinctly set forth and |
enumerated IN said ordinance (see ordinance |
1878, article has, second edition. new series. Au-
gust IL, 1862
Now, therefore, your memorialists wou,d re-
speetiuiiy submit that the assigns of said |
Fleitas have in every respect disregarded the
terms OF said ordinance and grant@are using
said grant e
AS A MONOPOLY,
charging rates unknown to SAID ordinance ra,es
oppressive in their enormity, not only to ca III in
dividual engaged or connected with the sugar
trade, but highly injurious if not totally destr1c
tive of the interests of'both city and State in our
great Louisiana staple.
The premises duly considered, your memorial
tor Of Commerce, would take the necessary steps
to have the terms of said ordinance 1923 strictly
enforced, and placing, II possible, those assigns
of said Fleitas In defeault, and the aforesaid
grant abolished. or, failing in that at least have
them restrained or enjoined from
CHARGING MORE
than the ordinance allows.
Smith Bros. Co., Henry Blanchin, a. A. |
Magipnis, S. b. Grover Lochte Il Cordez, Burke |
3 Thompson. Miller & Dielman, Jas. III. Walsh, |
Jos. David, Zuberbier h Behan Agar Lelong, |
Seymour y c., Fiash, Lewis 1 Co., Edward J. |