The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-04-27

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In conclusion, would respectfully recommend
the accompanying ordinance necessary to bt
passed in order to protect the interest Of the CITY
and to insure prompt and efficient execution d
the required work.
Respectfully,
CHAS. CAVANAC.
Administrator Of Commerce.
concur in the above.
/ JOHN MCOAFFREY,
Administrator.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered
BY Mr.. McCaffrey, and adopted
An ordinance repeating the ordinance giving
special privileges the New Orleans Sanitary
and Excavating Company, and placing nuisance
wharves at the disposal of all vidangeurs.
BY Mr.. Cavanac-
/. Resolution granting the Atlantic and Pa.
ciic Telegraph Company permission to construct
it's line along certain streets.
| Adopted.
| q Resolution authorizing the Administrator of
Commerce to advertise for ten days for proposals
to establish a steam ferry at the head of Race
street, First District
Adopted.
| 8. Resolution making it the duty of the Admin
istrator Of Commerce to designate and specify
|
telegraph companies.
| Adopted.
4. Resolution instructing the City Surveyor to
order the work required upon the wharves and
their approaches to be done at once.
Read and referred to thu committee OF the
whole.
BY Mr.. Brown
/. An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the accounts therein named, beginning "Leon
Lamethe," and amounting to $434.
| Adopted.
2. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
| the several pay-rols therein named, "beginning
| officers and clerks employed in the Department
OF Finance" and amounting to $17,877 10.
Read twice.
8. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
tho pay rolls therein named, "beginning streets,
wages, labor" etc., and amounting to s29671 70.
Read twice.
By Mr.. Diamond, and adopted unanimously,
the yeas and nays having been called
An ordinance to organize the police force OF the
city Of New Orleans, as per aot No. IS Of the
General Assembly Of this State, approved March
81, 1871.
Petitions.
l. From Fl. Leopold, President New Orleans
Sanitary and Fertilizng Company, for permission
to gather focal and stercoraceous matter, for
the purpose Of manufacturing fertilizer there
from. 2. T. J. Angelo, for permission to erect
steam engine at No. 203 St. Charles street.
g. Brown Il Jones, per J. a. Pepper, agent, for
the lease of piece of ground head Of Caliope
street.
Referred to the Administrator Of Commerce
l. From J. Y. FEWER, for cancellation OF tax
bill.
Referred to the Administrator of Finance.
/. From 8. Donohue, for reduction OF assess
ment.
Referred to the Administrator Of Assessments.
From J. d. Houston, Criminal Sheriff, relative
to his bills for the months Of January, February
and March, 1877, and resolution offered by Mr..
Cavanac requesting the City Attorney to exam
inc into the legality Of the same. Both were re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole, to meet
tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock, and the City
Attorney and Criminal Sheriff are requested to bs
present.
Elections.
Mr.. Rengstorff moved that the Council proceed
to the election OF members Of the Board of
Health.
Mr.. Rengstor6 then moved that the following
gentlemen be elected:
F. Loeber, B. F. Taylor, G. W. Mott, s. Boyd
and T. S. Hardee.
The motion was adopted unanimously, and the
CHAIR declared the gentlemen elected members of
the Board OF Health.
Mr.. Edwa-ds moved that the Council proceed
to the election of Chief Of Police.
Motion was adopted.
Mr.. Brown nominated T. N. Boylan.
Mr.. McCaffrey nominated W. II. Manning.
The call Of the roll resulted as follows:
For Boylan-Mayor Pilsbury, Administrators
Brown, Cavanac, Denis Edwards and Reng-
stort-6.
For Manning cCaffrey and Diamond-2.
Mr. Boylan having received majority of the
votes, the CHAIR declared him elected Chief of
Police.
The Council then adjourned.
THoS. G. RAPIER, Secretary.