The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-16
CITY CIL-OFFICtAL PRO CEED-
lNGS.
REGULAR EETHNA.

Tuesday, May IL, 1871. !
The Council met this day al Ia o'clock in regu-
lar session.
Present. Hon. Ed. Plsbary, Mayor. presiding.
aud Administrators Brown, Cavanae, Mo0atftey
ana Hengstorif
The minutes OF the previous meetings were at
proved aud their reading dispensed with.
Financial Business on Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordnahees,
which. having been read twice, were now ON their
third reading, and they passed unanimously. the
yeas and nays having been called
/. An ordinance pr tvidiug for the payment OF
The several accounts therein named for April, 1877,
beginning ''Naw Orleans Times and amounting
TO fstoJ 30, tho amount having bsen changed
10 this figure from ss0B7 ~ by amendments
which were fret unanimously adopted.
q, An ordinance in favor OF ]. d. Houston an
w. q. Mcdonnell for April, 1877. aud amounting TO
se24a 60, the amount having been reduced to this
figure from sG2ls GO, by amsudmsnts wAi9li were
first unanimously adopted.
8. Resolution appropriating se3532 gs for the
payment OF certificates issued by tho late Board
OF Metropolitan Police and signed by Edward
Toby. Treasurer.
Reports ut Committees.
by MIR. Denis and adopted
/. Favorably on the petitions Of II. Larroussiui,
| for reimbursement of q license paid in error.
| 2. J. nj. Magee, asking to be relieved Of an in
come tax of 1874, for which his property Ia under
| seizure.
| .. And i. Where, for tbs widow OF J. q. Ling
| ham. asking that part Of the license paid BY
| 4 ~ bn oil hcr he
Administrator recommends tho return OF q hall
year = leense-ffty dollars.
| by Mr.. Hengstorff and adopted
| Unfaverably on the petitions OF. N. A. De Mon.
asterio ]. Armstrong, J. Nelson and ]. A. Waite.
for reduction Of assessments.
By Mr.. Diamond
On the memorial Of residents il AIgiers, for an
increase of tho police force, the Administrator re-
ports favorably, aud recommends that the pc
ttion be granted IL consistent with law, and tha
the Chief Of Police DO instructed to increase sale
force.
Received
The City Attorney reported favorab y on th'
communication Of John MoEnery, Recorder o
Mortgages, asking the city TO mako nm appropria
ton for new indexes TO the books OF the Mort
gage Office.
The report was referred to the committee o
the whole.
Tho following report Of the City Surveyor OF
the condition of tho wharves and landings, was
read and received;
eUgvEyon's OFFICE, !
New Orleans, May 15. 1877. !
!. To the Hon the Mayor and ADMINISTRATORS Of tn
city OK New Orleans:
arnheanen-In compliance with your instruc
t;ons. conveyed in resolution adopted by you
/ honorable body, have made thorough exam
nation OF the wbarves and landings, and nos
, ha va tho honor herewith to transmit ths resull
! showiup the amount and Oh ,racter OF work TO b.
performed by the lessees, Messrs. Eager Eller
1 man Il %.
From Canal street up
a First section from Canal street to Gravier-
a Wharf in fair condition; IA squares OF new whar
q have lately been rebuilt, and requires about IL
o Yards Of filing. The levee is In good condition
Second section, from aravier 10 Poydras street
O Wharf in good condition, and landing latel
. shelied.
! Third section, from Poydras to Lafsyett
streets-Wharf in good condition. and tho leye
t in fair order.
Fourth section, from Lafayette street to Giro
r street-Wharf and incline need repairing, o.
. though In toerabe working condition for tn
b present, but should be entirely rebuilt this sum
mer. About $50 feet filling required by 30 foe
wide. The levee has been coated with ballast.
c Fifth section, from Girod to Julla streets-
Wharf newly built; in very good condition, bu
: the upper portion requires to be rebuilt at TO-
water; 1000 yards of filing to be done this sum
. mer on the ievee side; ballast to be laid lmme
b diately on the portions filed last year,
Sixth section, from Julia street 70 ona ~
Q yard-The upper portion Of this wharf ~ IN goo
condition. and the filing 30 feet In width, mad
: last year, needs ballast at once. The lower POI
j ton OF this wharf needs to be reconstructed in
!. mediately except the incline
> Three Thousand yards OF filling to be done 0
Q the levee side, which work is to be done at 10
water. .,,,-,-
requires new tenders, and the incline entirely n
built, having entirely given way; aso, new PLANK
/ ing to incline this work to be done at low waite
4 Touching the Chattanooga yard. space
9 wharf OF 80 feet by 30 feet wide, by feet re
0 auires to be filed this coming summer.
The Chattanooga yard is not under contract.
Post ia new wharf will be required, or To
q centre must be raised entirely and rebuilt In
0 levee also requires heavy coat OF ballast lmm'
diately.