The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-22
CITY COUNCIL-OFFICIAL PROCEED
INGS.
ADJOURNED MEETING.

ADJOURNED MEETING.
C1TY HALL, NEW ORLEANS, I
Thursday, June al, 1877.
The Council met this day at / O'Clock D. m.
pursuant TO adjournment.
Present: Hon. Ed Pilsbury, Mayor, presiding
and Administrators Brown, Oavanac, Denis
Diamond, Edwards. McCsffrey and Rengstorff.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were ap
proved and their reading dispensed with.
Communications from the Mayer and
Administrators.
A communication from the Grand Jury was re-
oeived complaining OF the condition Of ths
prisons throughout the city; recommending The
adjustment Of the stocks, and favoring the hold
ing OF Sunday sessions in the different recorders
courts. and also requesting the erection Of new
hsrbor police station.
Referred TO the Administrator Of Waterworks
and Public Buildings, with power to carry out
the suggestions Of the Grand Jury.
Tie Mayor stated that orders have been issued
for the adjustment OF the ''stooks," and also
that the building Of new harbor police station
has been ordered.
RecOnsIderatfOns.
Mr.. Diamond moved o reconsideration OF the
votes adopting
/. can ordinance to regulate and preserve the
peace and good order Of the city; to forbid the
granting OF permits to persons for picnos, except
to charitable institutions, where On entrance fee
lie required, and TO establish certain regulations
for ponies where no entrance fee is required"
Q "An ordinance prohibiting all but firemen
from passing through the lines established at
fires" etc.
The motion was unanimously agreed to, and
the ordinances laid over.
Reports Of Committees.
BY the special committee OF the Council
Unlavorably ON the petition OF II. II. Wilde and
J. J. Pearson for commissions without pay for the
carrying on an Independent mercantile agency
and detective bureau.
The report was adopted.
Also, the committee OF the whole, to whom
was referred the bids for the erection OF police
station, report in favor Of their rejection, and
that the Administrator OF Wsterwofks and Pub
lie Buildings be authorized to readvertise for
proposals.
Adopted.
The following report WAS read and adopted, and
ordered spread on the minutes;
New ORLEANS. June Il, 1877.
To the City Council
The special committee to whom was referred
the communication OF j. Il. Austin, attorney of
the late Board Of Assessors, asking payment Of
their claims for furnishing copies Of the assess.
ment rolls for the current year, herewith return
the same, calling attention to the accompanying
copy Of letter Of the City Attorney in relation
thereto.
In view of the opinion expressed by him, and
considering the facts, your committee report ad-
9versely to the payment of said claims.
Respectfully submitted,
j. q. BROWN,
Administrator Of Public Accounts.
j. g. DENIS,
Administrator OF Finance.
ROBT. q. DIAMOND,
Administrator Of Police.
OFFIoE Cry ATTORNEY,
New Orleans, June 20. 1877.
To the Mayor and Administrations:
Genae,nen-- return herewith the communities.
tion from J. Il. Austin, Esq, attorney OF the late
Board OF State Assessors.
II the assessment rolls were properly made and
returned to the city on or before the first day of
November, the city 10 bound, under the law, to |
pay the assessors the amount therein provided |
II the rolls were not properly made and re- |
turned by the time specified BY law l5th Novem.
assessors would forfeit their right to the remun-
GRAFTON fixed by law.
have understood that neither the rolls of
,Herwg or Paris were properly returned at the
much delay and Inconvenience thereby.
They were subsequently perfected, but In view
of the penalty prescribed by section 48 Of the act
OF 1871, think the city would be justified in
acting some concession for the delay, inoonve-
pience and extra expense to which she was SUBJ
ieoted.
B. r. JONAS,
City Attorney.
by Mr.. Edwards and adopted
Favorably on the petition OF Company A, Lou.
isiana Guards, for permission to use hail and
room over the market.house corner Berlin and
Magazine streets.
Resolutions Offered.
BY Mr.. McOaffrey and adopted
Whereas numerous persons, property holders
and residents in the vicinity or st. Charles Ave- |
nue., in the Sixth and seventh Districts have
voluntarily subscribed sums Of money to aid in
paying the city's pro rata OF cost of Smelling said
avenue. Belt
Resolved That the Administrator Of Finance be
and he is HEREBY. authorized and instructed to
receive amounts OF said subscription, and to de-.
tail one ofhis employees to collect same
BY Mr.. Cavanac-
Resolued That the following bids according to ,
specifications published, for cleaning and re- :
pairing streets, for repairing shell and ballast
roads, and for running the drainage machines,
be and are hereby accepted
FIRST DISTRICT.
Repairing and building bridges
Peter Marley. ....................... $4,000 ,
Cleaning and paving streets
Peter Marley. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4565O
SECOND DISTRICT.
Repairing and building bridges
IL. Curry ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Cleaning and paving streets
Peter Marley. ................,.. $4,000 !
THIRD DISTRICT. Is
Repairing and building bridges It
Peter Marley ........-........... 4,4oo
Cleaning and paving streets
Thos. Bergin .,.................. 14,75O
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Repairing and building bridges :
Peter Marley ............... 3.67ol