The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-19
CITY CoUNCIL--oFFICIAL.
REGULAn MEETING.

CRY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
Tuesday, September IL. 1877.
The Council met this day at IL O'Clock m. in
regular session.
Prasent. Hon. Ed. Pilsbury, Mayor, presid-
sno and Administrators Brown, Cavanac, Denis,
diamond, Edwards and McCaffrey.
The minutes of the previous meeting were ap-
proyed and their reading was dispensed with.
communications from the Mayor and
Administrators.
Tho following communications were read and
ordered spread on the minutes:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
City Hall, New Orleans, September Is, 1877.
To the City Council OF New Orleans:
fIeunen,en becomes my duty to report that
nm examination OF the wharves lately rebuilt by
the lessees i'm the several districts show that the
same have not been constructed In accordance
with the specifications. The piles are not driven
TO the proper depth and ct greater distance
apart than ten feet from centres, some Delng ae
much as fourteen feet.
The lessees also neglected to fasten the string
ers at each cap with rag-bolt. These omissions
were not authorized by me and will tend to great
ly impair the durability and usefulness OF the
wharyes and render them liable to yield at any
time TO the weight OF freight ordinarily placed
thereon by vessels receiving or unloading cargo.
recommend that immediate steps be taken to
DIAC6 d H0Ou&hb6 III T6upe hNeHuc ObhAA ~
Gentilly Ridge, in order to protect that portion
OF the city from overflow. During northeasterly
winds the Gulf backs the water through the
canal and overlows its banks. causing much
damage TO property and great injury to the resi-,
dents in the neighborhood This foodgste will
be necessary when the canal is completed to
Bayou Bienvenu, and should be constructed now
to give proper relief. -
The contractor for repairing the plank roads
has commenced work and already completed
Julfn atrpat i rpNnmmHud that the OLD DlAuK6
taken from the streets under contract De used I'D
the repair OF other roads.
I submit for your consideration preamble and
resolutions relative to the CRrondelet street rail.
road and recommend immediate action thereon.
Complaints have been several times received
from residents along the line OF said road. The
people have been deprived OF the use Of the
streets for several years and suffer much incon-
venence by the failure Of the parties to the char
ter to fulfill their contract.
The nuisance wharves OF the various districts
are In very dilapidated condition and need inn
mediate attention. new wharf is needed in the
Fifth District (Algiers) and one in the Third Dis
trict. The wharves in both districts are entirely
gone. and the excrement is now thrown into the
river through temporary sluice.
Sometime since bids were invited for the re-
construction OF these wharves, but owing TO the
anticipated scarcity OF funds by the financial
acceptance Of any OF said bids. now respect
fully recommend that bids be again invited, upon
specifications TO be furnished by the City Sur
veyor.
Poland street, Third District, merits immediate
attention. This canal is filed up to the level Of
the street CUTTERS, and every rain causes IN
overflow Of The neighborhood.
Accompanying this report submit resolution
providing for the cleaning OF same.
Respectfully,
JNO. MCCARTNEY,
Administrator.