New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-16
CITY coUNc1L-oFFTcrA1
REGULAR MEETING.

CRY hall, NEw ORLEANS,
Tuesday, March 49, 1877.
The Council met this day at twelve
o'clock NJ, in regular session.
Presentation. Ed. Pilsbury, Mayor, pre-
siding, and Administrators Brown, Cava.
mac, Diamond, Edwards, McCaffrey and
Rengstorff
The minutes of the previous meeting were
approved and their reading dispensed with.
Communications from the Mayor and ADJ
minIstratOrs.
The Mayor LAID before the Council the
following communication, which was re-
ceived:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPRovKMEErsl
New Orleans, March 49, 1877.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
have the honor to report that the work
of cleaning Claiborne canal, from Orleans
to Elysian Fields streets, has been com.
pleted according to specifications and to the
satisfaction of the City Surveyor and this
department, and recommend that the bill
of the contractor for $l2SO be paid.
The condition of streets, bridges, she'll
roads, ETC., as we'll as the extraordinary
accumulation of filth throughout the city,
necessitsted the employment of a much
larger force of men and carts than was at
first anticipated. was also encouraged so
to do in the hope that the city would obtain
such legislative relief al would Justify an
increase in the amount allowed my depart
ment in the budget adopted in the begin
ming OF the year. The expenses of the de-
psrtment during January and February
have thus been increased some $4,000 over
the pro rata allowed in the budget, and
having yet obtained no practical legislative
relief am compelled, as per resolution of
Council in committee of the whole, to dis
charge the principal portion of the working
force OF the department on the fifteenth
instant, retaining only such as may be nec.
essary to remove garbage and facilitate the
tree passage of water through the cutters
in rainy weather.
This course is the more to be regretted,
because having most of the commercial
streets and shellrOads in fair order, there
would be little difficulty in maintaining
that condition, while the abandonment of
this work for any length of time will have
the effect of neutralizing all that has been
DONE
| The dredgeboats No. and No. 4, used by
the Esds Jetty Company, have been re-
turned to the city and are now in charge of
this department. When the proper time
arrives they can be made good use of in the
manner recommended by the City Sur.
veyOr.
JOHN McCAFFREY,
| Administrator.
Financial Business on Final PASSAGE
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordi
nances which, having been read twice al
the last meeting, were now on their third
reading, and they passed unanimously, the
yeas and nays having been called:
l. A resolution levying tax of one and
one-half per cent on all taxable property
for the year 1877.
O. An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the several pay rolls therein named
beginning PAY roll of Municipal Police
Courts" and amounting to $sl75 So.
g. An ordinance providing for the paymen
of the several accounts therein named fo
February, 1877, beginning New Orlean
Democrat" and amounting to $l4,322 SO
tina total having been reduced to this fgur
from $l4,6s7 80 by several amendments
which were unanimously adopted befor
the final passage of the ordinance.
4. An ordinance providing for the pay
ment of the several accounts therein named
beginning "James O'Neil, clerk of the Firs
District Court" and amounting to $262S 81
the total having been reduced to this igur
from S3045 AZ, the item for the district al
torney's salary for February being lai
over.
Reports of Committees.
From the committee of the whole, ant
adopted;
FavOrably Oh the petition Of
l. Sufferers by the late great fire ia tn
Third District, praying to be relieved fror
taxation.
.. M Miguel, proprietor of the bathin
establishment, No. I2l Rampant street
stating that he was deprived of water fror
August l, 1876, to February IA, 1877, an
suffered $1,000 damages, and proposing t
compromise his claim for damages agains
the city.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
By Mr.. Brown, and adopted:
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, AC
illustrators of Finance and Public AZ
counts to destroy by fire all unissued bond
of the city of New Orleans and the lat
city of Carrollton, and to report their az
ton to the Council at its next regula
meeting.
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice;
An ordinance providing for the paymen
of the several accounts therein named, be
ginning A. Brousseau & Son, and amoun
ing to $Sl75 30.
Petitions.
From Louise Waters, tutrix, for reduC
ton of assessments and permission to pa
back taxes with scrip, etc. Referee
Jointly to the Administrators of Assess
ments and finance.
From q. Amsheimer for permission t
erect a bakery at the corner of Bagatell
and Dauphine streets, and from a commit
tee of Columbia Fire Company No 5 70
the repair of their enginehouse. Referre
to the Administrator of Commerce.
From citizens, complaining of Locus
Grove Cemetery as a nuisance in it's pre-
emit condition, and asking for the repeal {
the ordinance creating Locust Grove Gem
terry No. ,,
From P. Bourke, asking the Council
consider his proposition to inter all bodit
at So so each in his cemetery. Referred
the committee of the whole for immediat
action.
{ From citizens for the construction OF
I bridge over the canal corner of St. Bernar
avenue and Broad street. Referred to Il
Administrator of improvements.
From citizens for the erection of an Q
lamp on GAsquet street, between Broad ar