The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
No Conflict After AHA Drawback to the
Dredging of Red River.

No Conflict After AHA Drawback to the
Dredging of RED River.
Administrator McOaffrey expresses his surprise
at the publication made regarding conflict OF
authority between him and Surveyor D'Heme-
court, for, he says. he has never clsmed that >
alone had the right to sign the certificates of the
contractors. What he claims is that it is the Sur
veyors province to inspect and supervise new
works and repairs which appertain to his profess
sion, but that all orders to the contractors shall
emanste from his department.
1t seems that the affair originated in this wise
Mr. McCaffrey had ordered one Of the city cum
tractors to do certain work on OF the streets.
The latter having
FAILED no OBEY
his instructions, Mr.. McOaffrey asked him the
cause Of it, when the contractor answered that he
had received orders from Mr.. D'Hemecourt TO do
other work.
Mr.. McCaffrey thinks that not only is 1t his ex-
elusive prerogative to issue orders to the con-
tractors but that it is necessary that 1t should be
go TO avoid the confusion which occurred In the
case referred to above.
The matter then. 30 far as the signing of the
contractors certificates ia concerned, was mis-
understanding, for Mr.. D'Hemecourt says that
he construed the words OF Mr.. McCaffrey to mean
that he (Mr. D'Hemecourt) had nothing to DO
with these certificates.
Now, as to the other proposition that the sur
veyor has no right to order the contractors to do
certain work. that is open question which the
Council may have to decide.
THE DREDeE BOATS
that are ia the river, and which are required to
dredge the mouth OF Red river ESPECIALLY dredge
boat No. A. are. we regret to learn from the Sur
veyor, 10 bad condition and would have to under
go repairs to make them serviceabe.
The wood work OF No. lie SO deteriorated that
the surveyor thinks it will hardly be possible to
take it to the mouth OF Red river.
The authorities are after the coal merchants
who have encountered the landing and Race and
Robin streets.
The Surveyor says that not content with being
permitted TO occupy the triangle formed by Full
ton, Water Race aud Robin streets, the coal men
have fenced in aud otherwise INSTRUCTED the
Levee, and Race and Robin streets 80 as to
MAKE THEM USELESS
except to the coal men themselves.
Complaint has also been addressed to the City
Hall by the livery stable men against the con-
dition of the Nicolson pavement on Common
and Dryades streets. They say that they have
been unable to obtain any further satisfaction
than that it s the business OF the State to repair
the street.
This belief Ia probably based on the fact that
the pavement was authorised by the Warmoth
Legislature, when the Mechanics Institute was
occupied by them az State-House.
SCHOOL HOUSE REPAIRS.
Three bids only have been made to repair the
McDonogh sohool-houses according to the speci-
fcations furnished by MIR. VIM. A. Freret, the
architect, viz: J. jacobson. 1888; g. Dillon,
1885; P. Reilly, $i755. Mr.. Jacobson, who IL not
known at the City Hall. will In al probability, be
given the contract if he prove to be responsible
and industrious man.