The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-27
CITY COUNCIL--OFFICIAL.
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAM
Cry HALL. NEW ORLEANS,
Tuesday, June 20. 1877.
The Council met this day at Ii O'Clock m. In
regular session.
Present: Hon. Ed. Pilsbury, Mayor. presiding.
and Administrators Brown, Cavansc, Denis,
Diamond. Edwards, McCaifrey, and Rengstor6.
The minutes Of the previous meeting we're APP
proyed aud their reading dispensed with.
Communication from the Mayor and
Administrators.
The following message from the Mayor was
read:
MayoRAtry or NEW ORLEANS,
New orleans, June 20, 1877.
To the City Councils
Authorizing the lease TO Peter LsmiA for the term
s,f two years OF the frame building, situated on
the levee, head of Ursulines street, Second Dis.
trict.
Council to M. Spsricio TO erect building on the
Ieyee, he TO have the use of same for two years,
nc the expiration ofwhich period IL was TO become
the property Of the city.
years more 10 the said Hparicio, and the ordi-
nance now returned provides for further lease
OF two years on these premises.
The Council lately adopted an ordinance re-
quiripg The removal Of ell wooden tenements on
the levees or wharves, or within the fire limits,
and under such authority, many barrel houses
and other disrepatable concerns we're broken up,
some Of them by force.
No complaint has been made "a to the manner
In which this establishment has been conducted,
but further extension Of the lease would, /
think, involve the city into violation OF the or
dinance passed by the Council.
number OF citizens doing similar business
In the neighborhood have protested against the
.ttntr dntr isx1Ga toI
to their interests, and unless 1t be the desire OF
the Council to afford every citizen who may apply
~ equal chance to erect buildings on the levee,
ths exclusive privilege involved herein ought to
be abolished and the building removed or con-
verified into police or harbor station.
take this occasion TO allude again to the nu-
merous distractions In the shape OF ballast and
coal pilss which, Notwithstanding stringent or
dinan6es, have been permitted for 80 many years
10 cucumber the levee.
Although the Inconvenience is not 80 severely
felt Ut this season, the time is approaching when
every foot OF levee room will be required for the
uaes OF commerce.
Owing TO the want OF sufficient space to re.
ceive and deliver cargoes, the loss OF time to
draymen, etevedores and ships can hardly be
over.estimated, and recommend that measures
be inAugursted now to secure clear levee In an
'A ' = ED. p1LsBURY, Mayor.
Mr.. Brown moved that the veto OF the Mayor
be sustained, which motion was adopted by the
following vote.
Yeas-Brown, Denis, Diamond. Edwards, Nc
Osffrey, Rengstorff--6.
NAy--Osvanac--l.
The following rapnrt waa road. nrdered snread
on the minutes and referred TO the special COM
mittee appointed for the settlement Of Metropo-
Titan Police affairs.
NEW ORLEANS, June 90, 1877.
To the Hon. Mayor and Admins traitors, City of
New Orleans:
Gentlemen q careful and thorough ex-
animation Of the books and accounts OF the
Metropolitan Police Board, 40 have been per.
mitted TO come into my possession, commend.
ing and dating from January 1, 1874 up 10 JAnu-
airy ., 1877, we have the honor TO submit Che fol-
lowing report and balance sheet showing an
standing obligations issued By The late board In
the shape Of warrants or certificates:
For The year 1874 the superintendent made by
che board and accepted by the city, amounted to
The clty DO held liable; during this year the
board Issued certificates Of Indebtedness In ex-
cess OF said apportionment amounting to s3,-
1853 "a, for which sum the city should not
be held responsible.
Giving the city credit for the amount Of its
payments 70 the board, ASSISTS s., there re-
mains due BY the city 70 the Metropolitan Police
account for this year, t90,844 "a.
additional rolls made In the interest of the SUPER
numeraries. This issue. II legal. should be
charged TO, and paid by the State, being ia no
wise an obligation justly due by the city, for the
reason that about The fourteenth September. !
ries TO be placed on duty during these months, |
engaging that they should be paid out of the
militia appropriation. When Mi. Bray, the then |
Treasurer OF the Board, called on Gov. Kellogg |
$4,000 in State warrants with instruc. |
tions TO present them 10 Gen. Longstreet |
for payment. On their presentation, Gen. Long |
street informed Mr.. Bray that the funds had al. |
returned by Mr.. Bray TO Coy. Kellogg, and re- |
ceipt taken therefor. In order that The eupernu-
meraries might hsve their pay, regardless Of the |
source from which the means should come, the |
board ordered these identical eupernumerary
rolls to be paid out OF the police fund, and thus
quasi obligation of the State was saddled on the
city.
proper authorities, this amount, or at least these
mentioned warrants, should be given to the city,
AZ an Offset against 30 unjust an order of the
board OF that year. II seems clear that the city
Ia entitled to this, or some other measure of re-
endorsement, II y be decided TO burden II with
the liquidation of these certificates.
For 1875, the expenditures Of the board amount
Cd TO 1861, $50 &c. leaving an unexpended balance
OF the apportonment Of $3l, $50 40. Giving the
city credit Tor the amount of its payments to the
board, as4, $40 %, there will remain a balance
due by the city Tor this year t68, 1863 3a.
In 1876 an agreement was made between the
city and The board, by which material reduction
OF their contract pay was soceded to by the force
in consideration OF prompt cash payments.
Therefore, for this year the expenditures OF the
board amounted to but $4gi, 1878 10. From this
should be deducted an October supplemental
roll issued BY the board 10 violation Of all sense
OF right justice, amounting to SIS, 147 90, thus
leaving s473,730 2s as the correct sum Of their
liabilities.
diving the city credits for the amount OF its
payments to the board-s377, SIT g3-there will
remain q balance due by the city for the months
of october. November and December OF 900, 2l2 so:
subtracting the amount Of the December roll
no yet issued, 9,9l4 90, and the amount of the
November roll which is unpaid, $40, 478 4S, there
wall remain balance due on The October roll OF
st5SlS SO.
In December the board had an unexpended
cash balance on hand of s16,270 81, with large
part OF the original October roll and the whole Of
the November roll still unpaid. Ignoring these
accrued and certified claims the board ordered