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

TOTAL F60ucU0n. ..,.s..,........s.. $40o,4l2 ~
OF the sum of s2Oe,O19 % of premium bonds
mentioned, shove st0o, 900 have not been actually
redeemed, but will be tomorrow according to
the advertisements for bids.
The reduction in the debt for the first sig
months was about s75O,00O, making therefore, q
grand total for eight month OF over 81 100000
THE CITY DEBT
on the thirtieth OF June last was $21 1874 ia
which Ia now reduced to sal ,435, 303. Between
now and the end Of the year 100000 of this
amount will have been absorbed in the shape Of
waserworks bonds, and $t,2OO.O0O moro in the
shape of Waterworks scrip by the transfer of the
Waterworks 30 the new company, still further
reducing the debt to $19,436, 500, and when
il Ia considered that there are about $4,000 900
Of back taxes Of the class known as available, the
city debt at this writing may be set down as being
really only 81, ,3l2.
COAL OIL.
The Mayor on Tuesday morning received the
visit of representative OF the firm OF Chess,
The III, '''s storage Of coal oil. The firm pro-
pose to the city to build 8 warehouse here
especially for the storage of infsmmable oils,
provided the city will adopt an ordinance pro-
hibiting the storage OF such oils in other build
ings than those constructed in compliance with
the ordinance.
STEAMSHIP wHARyEs.
| II will be seen by the proceedings of the Coun-
Gil, published in the DEMOCRAT, that the wharves
| at the head OF Barracks and Esplanade streets,
are hereafter TO be connected for the use of the
| Liverpool Steamship Company. Their old wharf
| Tor rather three new wbarves to BIO constructed
Unsteady, at the lower cotton press, will be given
| up to sailing vessels.
The request OF Messrs. Ranger, Fatmsn 81 Co.,
Etra o,j rnv,
ton Of the wharf at the head OF Erato street be set
aside for the use of the company, is based on the
statement Of the firm that they will soon have
eight steamers plying between this city and Liv-
trade. Further promise In this matter lies in the
request OF the New rleans. jackson and North
ern Railroad to be permitted
TO LAY SIDE TRACKS
on the ride walks in front Of their depot on Front
| street. and request from the owners OF the
Mississippi and Dominion warehouse, ut the head
of jackson street, TO be allowed to lay switch in
front of their warehouse in connection with the
grain trade railroad.
THE NoTARIAL RECORDS
of the city were removed yesterday from the
office on Commercial Alley to the room fitted for
their reception in the third story Of the City
Hall, where they will BIO quite convenient for
reference and safe from the danger Of destruction
by fire. In this connection it should be said
that Col. Penn, Register of Conveysnces, had
an interview with Mayor Pilsbury regarding the
necessity of providing fireproof building for the
preservation of the archives OF the Conveyance
and Mortgage Offices. The Mayor recognizes the
necessity OF such q building, and will consider
the subject. The only difficulty in the way lie
the want Of suitable building not occupied for
other purposes.
GAS WANTED.
Some of the residents on Magnolia street, be-
tween Erato and Mepomene, are DESTROYS OF in
PRODUCING gas into their houses and shops. The
gas pipes now run up to Ersto street, on one side
of Magnolia street, and down nearly as far as
Melpomene on the other side, leaving the Two
squares intervening unprovided for. It might be
worth the while OF the gas company to give the
matter their attention.