The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-22
CITY AFFAIRS.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

The WarkhOuse- Insane asylum
The Market Licenses.
His Honor the Mayor has received communi-
caton from the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
proposing to lake charge OF the women that are
In the Workhouse, or that may be sent there
hereafter. for q compensation. The Mayor is
unable to entertain the proposition, on the
ground already stated, that persons committed to
iail bv the recorders have to be sent to consti.
tutional prison.
CITY INSANE ASYLUM.
The Mayor is however, considering plan to
nut The inmates OF the City Insane Asylum in
charge of the Sisters OF Mercy. This matter has
for some time occupied the attention OF Mr.. Pills.
bury, but il will be remembered twas found tina
under the plan proposed by the Sisters about two
wears ago. there would have resulted no economy
to the city by the proposed change. ewing to the
necessity OF erecting new buildings. etc.
The cost OF maintaining the inmates OF the asy-
Jum. at present, is about SO oil per capita
month"; or thirty cents day. This includes sal
aries OF officers aud supplies OF ell KINDS.
FrEE MARKET LICENSES.
In conversation with COL Denis, Administrator
OF Finance, we learned that persons Keeping Tree
markets Of any kind, Offering to pay their
licenses. will not BIO refufed that privilege, Tor
Dol. Denis says that he has nothing to do with
the legal questions involved In tho market war.
what he knows il thAt there are certain estab-
Ijah1asrts n the city subject to license tax and
when their proprietors offer to pay such license
he receives the money, and IN the case
az the free market men takes care
to inform them that the receipt OF the incense Is
not 10 be understood as any promise on the part
of the Administrator OF Finance TO protect them
in the m irket controversy.
The COMMITTEES appointed TO investigate the
-
at noon Yesterday. They will probably make
their report to-day.
BONNET CARRIE CnEvAssE.
Yesterday Mr.. d'Hemecourt addressed the fol-
lowing communication to Mr.. Mccartney The
matter will receive the immediate attention Of
the Administrator OF improvements
HuRyEYoR's OFrIcE, May 81, 1877.
Hon John McOaffrey, Administrator OF Improve
ments:
Deds. Siy--It becomes my duty to call your at
tention to the present condition OF Lake Pont-
ohartrain. in connection with the Bonnet Care
crevasse and tbs high water tide OF the last two
weeks occasioned by east rly winds. The sit
nation may become very serious, aud the present
condition OF the back levees demand immediate
would, therefore, recommend that all the
back levtes, which are now too weak and low,
should be streng thened and raised to the stand
ard required. Respectfully submitted.
City Surveyor.
THE RAILROAD TAX
election will copt between seven and eight hum
bred dollars, Mayor Pilsbury thinks. Under
Radical rule ID IL probable that It would have en-.
tailed an expenditure Of ten thousand dollars to
the CITY. III this coDneotion IL should be said
that Mr.. Cavanac, the Administrator of Com
mo- ce, yesterday, by due process Of law, obtained
possession Of tle ballot boxes used at the last
election. The boxes were omptied Of their con-
tents ballots and poll aud tally lists), which
were carefully realed and left In the charge OF
the. Clerk OF the Superior Criminal Court and the
boxes were turned over to the Civil Sheriff.
THE BUDGET.
The amended budget adopted at the last meet
ing of the City Council will be returned by the
Mayor to-day with the suggestion that certain
amendments BIO made before he can eign IL.