The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-02
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
REGULAR MEETING.

and Administrators Brown. Cavanac, Diamond
Denis, Edwards, btcCaifrey and Eengstorf
The minutes Of the previous meeting were mp
proved and their reading dispensed with.
Communications from the Mayor and
Administrators.
Tho Mayor LAID before the Council The follow
Ing communications which were read
DEPARTMENT or ASSESSMENT. J
Room No. l5, City Hall,
New Orleans, May /. 1877
To the City Council Of New Orlssus:
/ have this day appointed, subject 10 your sp
proyal, the following named persons as clerks ii
| my department, viz:
y.v. Winter, Chas. willis Walker,
John II. Manuel, w. O. Mohfmann,
Ohss. ". Witham, j. J. Perry,
| Frank nj. Address, Saml Hol iDgsworth,
| Edward Deluzain.
| J. d. HENa5TORFF.
| Administrator.
The appointments wore unanimously oon.
8rmed.
| DEPARTMENT or PnIIoB,)
| Administrators Office City Hall.
New Orleans. May /, 1S77.b
To the Mayor and Administers ors:
Gentlemen by virtue OF powers in me vested
BY ordiesnce 8g4. section %, adopted April 2Sth,
| 1877. hereby appoint the following named per-
sons ~ the Fire Alarm Telegraph Departm ent,
Oily Hal, and respectfully submit the same for
your continuation: Assistant Superintendent,
Thomas OOonnor; Operators, M. Hessel, O..
| Lindautr, +. n Cummings: Lineman, w. III.
| Campbell; Assistant Lineman and Batteryman, o..
Hogan.
Very respectfully,
RoBr. Il. DIAMOND.
Adm ntatrator.
| Mr.. Edwards moved that the confirm ston of
the appointments be postponed to the next
meeting.
The yeas and nays being called, resulted a.
follows:
For postponing Brown, Edwards and No
Oaffrey-3.
Against pc. tponug -Cavanac, Denis. Diamond
and Rengstorfr-4
Tho motion was lost.
Mr. Diamond called for the yeas and nays to
confirm the appointments, which being ordered
resulted no follows:
TO confirm -Cavanae. Denis. Diamond and
Rengstorff-4.
Against confirming Brown, Edwards and Mo-
Cstffey--3.
The motion WAS carried. and Tho chair declared
the appointments confirmed.
Financial Business on Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordinances,
their third reading, and they passed unanimous
ly, the yeas and nays having been called
l. An ordinance providing Cor tho payment Of
the several pay-rols therein named. beginning
"otlieers and clerks employed Ia the Department
OF Finance" and amounting to tI7o27 10, the
total having been changed TO this figure from
ti78T7 10 by an amendment which was first
unanimously adopted.
O. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the pay rolls therein named. beginning ''streetH,
wages. labor ETC., and amounting TO t23, 1913 70,
the total having been changed to this figure from
s23,67l 70 by an amendment which was frs!
unanimously adopted.
Ordinances ana Resolutions offered.
by Mr.. Brown
l. Resolution approp,iating $500 10 favor OF A.
O. doddin. Adopted.
2. Resolution in favor of A. O. Goddin for $500.
Adopted.
0. An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several pay rolls therein named beginning
"pay roll Of municipal police courts, aud amount.
ing to sD793 0s. Read twice.
4. An ordinance making appropriations for
charitable institutions for April, 1877, amounting
to 1880 so. Road twice.
8. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several accounts therein named for April,
1877, beginning "Firemens Charitable Assooia-
tion.' etc., and amounting to s14 s33 "a. Read
twice.
g. An ordinance providing for tho payment of
the several accounts therein named for March,
1877, beginning New Orleans Gaslight Com
pany," amounting to Oh, O5s So. Read twice.
7. An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein nam I'd for March.
1si7. heginning "a. W. Hyatt" and Amounting
to tb525 g. Real twice.
by Mr. Denis
!. An ordinance providing for Tho payment OF
certain interest," and amounting to 1885, Read
twice.
2. An ordinance authorizing the Administrator
OF Finance to continue the collection OF taxes of
1877 with one per cent discount until the 18th
inst. Adopted.
Communications and Resolutions.
The Mayor laid before the Council the follow
ing communications:
CENTRAL DEPT METROPOLITAN POLICE, |
SURGEONS OFFICE, ! |
New Orleans, April 80, 1877 |
To the Honorable Mayor aud Administrator, |
New Orleans:
Genaemen-I beg leave to offer you this my |
report for the month. April:
l have visited daily the Parish Prison and In |
sans Asylum, which together contain about 500 |
inmates, and fnd both institutions In healthy
and clean condition.
Have also visited, almost daily, the Third, |
Fourth, Fifth and Harbor Precincts, and fad |
them also in clean condition, but would recon- |
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