The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-05

and repairing Of wharyes, etc., IL Ia expressly
stipulated by section 16 OF ordinance No. 3I2f,
approved May 10, 1876
"That in case OF failure of the transferee to
commence or finish the work within the time
mentioned in the orders OF the City Surveyor
and the Administrators Of Commerce. and I'M
proUenserts the City Council shall have the right,
| without further putting In default, to order the
said works to be done under The supervision of
The CJty ,trUe,lor and The Administrators Of COM
ueree and Intpro dement's at the expense of the
said transferred; and further, to hold him and his
| sureties liable for ali damages caused by said de-
fault"
During last spring an effor. WAS made to COM
pel the contractors to do their work, but the
Council refused to assist the departments in the
enforcement OF these obligations. The contrao-
| tors thus encouraged, permitted nearly the
whole summer to pass without doisg the work
| necessary to be done at the time, and wo are
now, on the approach OF the business season,
with line OF wharves completely wrecked, the
landings, etc., entirely out OF repair while mer-
chants and others are constantly petitioning for
some action looking to their speedy PREPARATION 30
| as to meet the wants OF commerce..
Many OF these complaints have been made to
this department, as by section 9, paragraph 4. OF
| tho city charter, the Administrator OF Improve
| msnta Ia made The general superintendent OF the
| construction and repair OF wharves. In COM
| pliance Herewith / appointed Con. A. o. Blan-
chard to represent me in the direction OF said re-
pairs, but the contractors, presuming upon the
support Of q majority OF the Council, refused to
recognize my authority in the premises and !
| learned through the newspapers that the acting
Mayor at the time approved of the action OF the
| contractors.
Finally, I would refer to ordinance Nc. 398l.
| inaugnrating the contract system, approved June
IL, 1877, wherein it is provided that all Contracts
for public works or for material or supplies or.
dered by the Council, when the same exceed $500,
shall BIO offered by the Administrator OF the de-
partment to which such contract pertains at pub
lie auction, and given to the lowest bidder.
| II is but too well known how vigorously this
| ordinance has been enforced against some OF the
vidng for the payment of bills audited by the
Administrator OF Accounts the following In direct
violation OF the above ordinance:
Ordinance No. 1886. four for the House oil
Ordinance No. 4O31, -four for the House Of
Refuge, $685.
Ordinance No. 4o72, flour for the House Of
Refuge. t549 as.
1t will thus be seen that neither the city char
| ter nor ordinances are respected when they con.
| fict with the views of those who are at present
controlling the city government, while per contra
either are made use OF 10 forward the objects OF
an arbitrary majority.
| II liz useless to enumerate further TO show that
the majority are actuated by spirit OF partisan.
ship in their legislation, and that many OF the
| measures proposed and inaugurated By them are
not entirely in the public interest.
II is against such legislation that have here
! tofore protested, and do now protest, and claim
that it is my right and duty 80 to do, because,
as a bonded officer sworn TO obey the charter
| which created our present form OF government,
cannot permit such TO pass without my protest.
II the Council. by majority, persist In theii
course as herein recited, let 1t not be said here
after that they were not forewarned of the danger
to which they expose the peoples interest b!
thus tramDling under foot the fundamental Law
under which it was hoped our city would be
| redeemed from spoistion and msTule.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN MCCARTNEY, Administrator.
Petitions.
From ~ Ranger, Fatman & Co., agents aSerri
Steamship Line" stating that their company pro
pose to run eight Of their steamers between
New Orleans and Liverpool, and asking that
portion OF the new wharf at the head of Eratt
street be given them as landing; ~ james
q. Clarke, Vice President New Orleans, Jackson
and Northern Railroad Company, asking tht
privilege OF laying down q side track on the
banquette along the north side Of its freight de
pots on Front street, for q distance Of three
blocks; 49, siIas Weeks & Co., for permission to
lay switch railroad track in front OF the Missis.
sippi and Dominion warehouses, foot Of Jackson
street; ~ Jas. Jackson for permission TO con
struct railroad switch in front OF the Fisk sal
warehouse, In square bounded by First. Second,
Tchoupitoulas and the river; (5) Jackson 4
Manson for permission to construct 3 switch in
front OF the Transit salt warehouse, in square
bounded by Fourth, Fifth, Tchoupitoulas and the
rivers and (S) Il. D. Elliott for permission TO erect
q steam engine at No. 80 Natchez street. Re
ferred to the Administrator OF Commerce.
From ~ Widow Ely. McCauley, for remission
OF city taxes; (2) M. Mullen, for cancellation Of 4
double tax bill; (3) N. o. Butchers Hide AND
Tsllow Company, for a reduction Of tax On capita
stock for 1877, and ~ J. g. Lee, for permission
to pay taxes with city scrip. Referred to the Ad.
ministrator Of Finance.
From ~ vestry Of Calvary Church, for remis
sion of taxes On church property; ~ J. M. With.
erspoon, ~ VIM. Virgin, AZ E. Mandin, t5) II
III. Payne, and tG) A. Mailhes, all with referenc.
| to assessments. Referred to the Administrator
| Of Assessments.
| The Council then adjourned.
THOS. G.. RAPIER, Secretary.