The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-23
CITY AFFAIRS.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

waking Room for Othcrs-An Artful
Dodge-ls0inE Back 0n the Railroad.
After the rush for positions on The police IL Il
cheering TO notice that some of the successful
applicants have found other and more lucrative
employment, causing them TO send In theii
resignation. Four OF these arc recorded In thu
MAYORS Office, namely: p. J. Kelly. Sixth Pre-
cinct: Jules poirier, Fourth Precinct; Jno. p
Carroll. ali pstrolmen, and Thorpe Westerfeld
clerk and operator. Il In besides anticipated
that seysral OF the patrolmen before the Board
ar Police will receive the kind advice OF stepping
ont 10 make room for others less susceptible u
official errors.
His Honor the Mayor has received oommuDi
cation from The manager Of the Davenport iowa,
gazeae, asking for information concerning
CERTAIN CIRCULARS
addressed to that paper by "E. d. Newburn
New York, postofice box No. 1885,"
The circulars relate TO our premium bond sys.
tenn, represent the subscriber as financial agent
and offer for sale to the public the premium bonds
OF the city Of New Orleans At $2l. payable In
monthly installments, one.half Of the INSTALL
ments being offered 10 tho Gazette In payment
for advertisements.
When Il 10 considered that these bonds can be
bought In the market at 35M cents on the dollar,
and that the financial agents Office appears TO be
located In postofice box II Ia needles TO say that
the case OF Il. b. Newburn seems somewhat OF a
doubtful character. The Mayor has 80 informed
the Davenport Gazette.
A representative Of the Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company dropped In tho Mayors
IA
formation 10 our reporter that "three OF The rail-
road companies had gone back on the Grain
Trade Railroad" The information was re-
ceived with little or no surprise, for
In these days OF Isafiful 1oppings
not even the most con6dinl wspaper reporter
Is astoniehed at moral ban performances.
The representative the next moment had the
EAR or THE MAYOR,
and what was said we have not yet ascertained.
We have learned from another quarter, however,
that the visit WAS made to inform the City
Council that II was proposed by the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company and two OF tho
railroads having termini on tho levee,
TO erect an elevator on tho levee at
the barge landing. "well," u was an
swered, 'make the proper application TO
the Administrator Of Commerce, and the privi-
lego will probably BIO granted "Ahl but we
don't intend to build the elevator just nov; we
haven't yet raised oil the money, and then IL Ia
too late now for the pres mt CROP" "In that case,
said our informant. 'the city cannot wait until
the next crop comes In"
The impression created by the visit at the City
Hall 10 that the effect IL not the intention, Of the
proposition would be
TO SHUT OUT
the Jackson Railroad from competition in the
grain trade, and since combination Ia attempt
cd to do this, the grain trade railroad assumes
even q. greater importance than was at first at
tributed TO 10.
Several Of the contractors, whose bids have
been accepted, have presented their sureties TO
the Mayor, namely, Mr.. Burchfeid, Mr.. Gennon
and MIR. M. ]. Corners. The sureties are to be
accepted by the Council in comm ttee OF the
whole,