The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-27

represented and believed IL 10 be, and II certainly
shows culpsble negligence on the part oi tns s
lessee In noncompliance With ths terms s.,s sua
obligations OF bis contract, and also Of the CITY
officer, whose duty 1t is 10 see that t6g pfoRer
work il ordered and duly executed. a9e niy II.
Surveyor makes no mention In his repors q she -
regular and unworkmanlike manner 10 w,on s.,,s
bukheading s done throughon. .ia VA he nt1;aislly
OF the city. and his attention shonla pe .s yn,os
directed TO This important part Oh the ophs"'o"
resting upon The lessee. .xs IL .ha
beg To differ with him also in regard % We the
shellins and bsllesting OF soIe I; apoaa condition
and natsblv. I would refer to the very important
s.n., hnt,.asn the Csnal street ferry and mp 70
tha Nav orleans, Mobile and Texas hsiifoao
yard. ...,s .s.,,o,,f,,,,v raconm mepa
.,a =" ".vcno,nnanying ordinance as necessary 70 be
~ saad in order 10 protect the interests Oh Inc
city' and TO insure prompt and Efficient execu-
lion lion Of tbe required work. ,uA - oAvAN.n
Respectfully .s,,.trst vnhg q, 81 Ie eommsTse.
uo n ,esolred THAT the City Surveyor be and
il hereby specially instructed to order without
DELAY ali work required upon The wharves and
their approaches as contained IN his recent re-
port TO the Administrator OF Commerce, and 70
see that the same 10 promptly undertaken ana
efioiently executed by the lessee. He is also in
atruoted TO make weekly report jointly to the
Administrator Of improvements and to the Ad-
mipistrator of Commerce, 30 Il any negligence is
manifested or continued by the said lessee IN the
commencement or prosecution OF the work siepe
may be taken by the City Council for forfeiture
Of the lease.
IN ADMINISTRATION M'oArFREys OFFICE.
Some notice has already been made Of the i'm
provements going on from Octavia street down 10
belachsise street, on ~. Charles Avenue.
The contract was given TO Thos ] Coleman 70
construct shell road, which IL now In process OF
building. The contract was awarded at u VI
per running foot.
All the rotten Nicolson pavement has been re-
moved, and Its place has been supplied with
ballast after rolling which, was placed three
inches OF river sand, which will be also rolled,
then three inches oil shell TO be rolled, and then
or the oP Pss. q all ses rae. snd coss.
Major Hinman, IL IL said, nearly all the
funds TO complete the road have been col-
leoted, and Administrator MoCsfrey Will soon
country. Property holders. and those who own
fine teams, ought to come out and assist Inc CITY
In this work Of Improvement.
ADMINISTRATION DENIS
had visit yesterday from Mr.. Murd Oh. e1-treas-
urer Of the Metropolitan Police Board, who de-
sired to turn over the books, etc.. connected
with his former office. After long conversation
IL was suggested that the Mayor was the proper
person TO receive the archives, and to him MIR.
Murdoch went. Mayor Pilsbury, considering
that the matter laid entirely within the province
of the Administra OF Finance. referred the
visitor back to Mr.. Denis. To-day was then
fixed upon for the transfer.
The Mayor and Mr.. Denis then had consults-
ton over the matter, and the latter returned TO
his department.
According TO what the ex treasurer reports,
there yet remains OF the old metropolitan police
fund about two hundred dollars, which has been
left 40 an amount unpaid to members Of the
force who have neglected to call for it. and II Ia
suggested to credit what is left az balance on
the unpaid months before January. The whole
matter will, however, be determined to-day.