The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-04
FLOATING INDEBTEDNESS.
THE REDUCTION

THE REDUCTION.
Referring to the bonded debt, it should be said
that the bonds drawn last April, which will be
paid on the 17th Of July after the drawing Of the
premiums, are not included in the statement,
and also that the reduction would have been
much greater had the Waterworks company
been already organized. The organization Of
the company being now foregons conclusion,
as we understand it from the Mayor and mem.
bers Of the City Council, during the next six
months reduction of the debt in The matter Of
waterworks bonds alone will OCCUR to the amount
Of $5OO, 00O that sum being the minimum re-
quired for the organic stion Of the company.
Should the present city administration con-
tinue to reduce the debt Of the city at the rate
that the report OF the last elk months shows the
total reduction for the year 1877 Including the
$500, 600 Of Waterworks bonds) will amount
TO TWO MILLIONS
OF dollars or nine per cent OF the entire debt OF
the CITY Of New Orleans. This exhibit. the re-
suit of the Premium Bond system in greater part,
Ia encouraging
II shows that with an honest administration Il
will require very few years to extinguish the
debt, bonded and floating, and with the gradual
retirement of the debt the great incubus on the
city. interest the debt, will as gradually dwin
die down to nothing, aud annually afford the ad-
ministration increased abilities, with d part Of
the savings, to improve the thoroughfares Of our
city materially.
THE SUGAR SHEDS.
The controversy about the charges Of the SUI
gar Shed Company, which resulted in the ap-
poin!ment of committee Of the Council to in
vestieate the matter, will receive the PARTICULAR
attention of the committee on the 9Th inst, and
every day thereafter, at s o'clock p. M, when the
committee will meet the complainants in the
Mayors office.
The committee, it is understood, have adopted
plan Of proceeding that which will facilitate the
investigation materially, and probably enable
them to make an intelligent report to the Coun-
Gil on Tuesday next.
The Royal street concert saloon matter s in
statu quo This morning again one Of the sign
ers to the petition complaining OF their disordery
conduct visited the Mayors Office to say that the
saloons continue to be q nuisance.
The impression created on the Mayor, how
ever, is that the neighborhood has been quiet re-
Gently, but that upon the next ofense against the
peace the saloons
WILL BE CLOSED.
The facts stated above may appear somewhat
contradictory, but for this our reporter is not
responsible.
The sensible opinion of the Chief Of Police,
COL Bovlsn is that in order to secure the desired
quiet and peace on Royal street, and the preven-
ton Of The filthy nuisances committed by the
frequenters Of these establishments on the build
ings in the vicinity it will be necessary to dvest
the beer chops of their ''bar maid" or Sheer
jerker' feature.
Il might be limited also that the policemen on
the beat should meanwhile look to the protection
| OF the property in the vicinity against the filthy
nuisances complained of.
The Mayor and Chief Of Police
AT THEIR INTERVIEW
also talked over the matter Of the exposures of
person which has manifested itself recently at
the New Lake End among the bathers.
The existing ord inances on the subject will be
enforced or new one covering the special cases
complained OF will be adopted by the Council,
requiring, for example, that the bathing houses
shall be furnished with suitable screens to con-
ceal the nakedness OF bathers, who must remain
within certain limits
IA new ordinance was adopted by the Council
since the above was written, which will be found
in the official proceedings published in the DEM
ooRAT to-day.l
Speaking OF the police i. may be mentioned
that the Harbor Precinct csrries the palm for
effectiveness Since the Crescent City Police have
been in charge the men Of the precinct have
made many important arrests, and succeeded in
sending fourteen or fifteen conviots to the Peni-
tertiary. The precinct is commanded by Ser
geant Rourke, who IL in much favor with his
| superiors.
During their interview the Mayor and the
Chief of Police also touched upon the abuse Of
the club by the police, and the drift Of the con-
versauon showed plainly that it is their inten-
ton that the brutal beaing OF prisoners, because
they resist the officer, or direct uncompltmen-
| tary epithe,s must be stopped. Resistance on
the part OF prisoners, the Chief thinks, can be
| subdued by c.lling for assistance. TIE Board
OF Police, by the way. is treating clubbers pretty
| severely.
A PEsT-HoUSE.
We are not aware that the following, referred
to in the City Council proceedings, has ever been
published. At all events it will bear repetition.
Il exhibits condition Of affairs which needs i'm
mediate remedy and shows the fallacy OF treating
the indigeas pvor by CONTRACT: