The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-28

OrFtcE or THE RECEIVER OF THE METROPOLITAN
Police Tax Fund.
New Orleans, November 26. 1S77.l
Hon. Edward Pilsbury, Mayor Of the City OF New
Orleans:
Dear gi,.-HayIng entered upon the duties
assigned me by the honorable Judge of the Third
District Court OF the parish Of Orleans have the
honor TO request OF you TO furnish me an order
ON the present custgdisns for the delivery TO me
Of Ill books, pay rolls or other records which ma 7
be required 10 furnish full information in regard
70 the claims Of parties TO participation In the
distribution Of The above fund.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Receiver.
A, Brittn ct ais W. City OF New Orleans ct ais -
Third District Court for the parish, OF Or
leans, No. "a, s77.
Of the foregoing petition. and the informal appi.
cation made 10 The court on the twenty. ninth OF
October, 1877, on behalf OF the city OF New Or.
leans and j. q. Denis, Administrator OF Finance
Il is ordered that Il. +. Harrison be ana is up.
pointed receiver herein, aud that he be author
lied TO demand and receive from j.. q. Denis,
Esq, Administrator Of Finance OF the city OF
New Orleans, or from the eEid CITY, or any other
person, any and all sums which may have been
or may hereafter be collected or received for
or on account of the Metropolitan Police tax for
the years 1874, 1875 and 1876. And II IL further
ordered that, before exercising the function or
duties OF receiver herein, the said II. Il. Hsr.
rison shall fle his bond In court, with good and
sufficient security to be approved By the court. IN
che penal sum OF thirty thousand dollars, cundi.
toned for the faithful performance Of his duties
- receiver. II. A. MONROE, Judge.
BEN ARMBRusrER, Clerk.
New Orleans. November 10, 1877.
Mr.. CAvanso left the Council Chamber.
Financial Business on Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordinances,
which, having been read twice, were now on their
third reading, and they were adopted, the yeas
and nays having been called:
I. Resolution appropriating 1882 25 in favor
Of Fayssoux & Coleman, contractors, for the
month Of October, 1877.
Mr.. Cavanac re.entered.
q. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
certain interest. amounting TO s12gs 30.
Messrs. McOaffrey and Denis entered and took
their seats.
Reports Of Committees.
by Mr.. Csvanac--
Favoraby by resolution on the petition Of
J. Vending & Bro. TO remove steam engine to
The corner of Customhouse and North Peters
streets.
By Mr.. Mcoafrey--
DEPARTMENT OF IMPRovEMENrs
New Orleans, November ~, 1877. I
To The Honorable the City Council:
Genuenen--In accordance with resolution
passed by your honorable body on the Goth inst,
the following bids were received for repairing
she plank road on Market street, to witt
Peter Marley, $1,000.
Robert ]. Connolly, tl13s.
James j. O'Hara, S1093.
The bid OF James J. O'Hara being the lowest,
Respectfully recommend its acceptance, and for
that purpose offer the accompanying resolution.
Join MooAFrREY,
Administrator.
BY M. Brown
1. Favorably by resolution on the petition Of
John MeGinty for reimbursement Of tax paid
In error.
q. Unfavorably on the petition Of 8. Belden,
attorney, demanding pay for jury service render.
cd by Thos. Reilly and others. Adopted.
On the petition complaining OF the stable q,
Nos. 400 and 400 Carondelet street as nuisance,
Mr. Diamond reported favorably and recon.
mended the abatement Of the nuisance. Adopted.
The following report was read and laid over,
The committee still remaining in charge:
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE,
Administrators Office,
New Orleans, November ~, 1877.
To the City Council of New Orleans:
The undersigned, appointed committee to in
.quire into the most economical mode Of lighting
the city, beg leave to report:
That owing to the depressed financial condi
ton OF the citys we cannot recommend renewal
OF the contract with the New Orleans Gaslight
Company for the amount mentioned in their
proposal hereunto annexed. Upon examination
Of the contract between Mr.. 7. Pickles and the
city, we find he has the exclusive privilege Of
lighting all lamps not Iii Nth gas.
We respectfully recommend that the market
street or levee lamps now Lit by the New Orleans
Gaslight Company be included in the contract OF
Mr.. 7. Pickles during the balance Of bis term.
ROBT. Il. DIAMOND,
JAMES d. EDWARDS,
J. G. BROWN.