The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-13
CITY C0UNClL--OFFIClAL.
REGULAR MEETING.

HEGULAR MERTsNG.
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C1rs HAtn. NEw untHArs,
Tuesday, June III 1871 ]
The Council mes this day Al IA c'cloch M. III
SECULAR session.
Present. Hon. ma. pilsbufy. Mayer, presiding,
and Administrators Brown, Cavsnac, Denis,
Diamond, Edwards McUairrey and HengsIorFf.
The minutes cf The previous meetings were sp4
proved and their reading dispensed with.
Communication fresa sMe ma ypr.
The following message Of The Mayor was
read, received and ordered spresa on ,lae minutes
MAYoaAhrr ssr Erw UaIravs,
City Hail, June II. ie77.
no the City Council.
The Resolutions Ii references To lie ttina out The
city work by contfaet, adopted st our last meet.
Ing, have been carefully eonssdefeil, aud In the
investigation Of D. subject 90 inApoftsnt fasny
serious ohlections presented. themselves.
Firas-9The presentation Of h violent n,eaiaea-
zion Of existing afrangeniet w Without previous
consultation, or the adoption of q matuted plan
whereby. present engagements viii not be ansef-
Heeond4-1he advanced period Of the seaaon
and The not unnatural slnpreb enslon ssnong la
boring men, that for the renal ndef Of The slim
mer they may secure no sther employment.
ThirdAThe very wide srape Of the reHpluAens
which, without dscfihtibati on places all the
work 81 the city govefnn,ent In the hands OF
contractors.
4. A return Of thatrelspd 81 the year in which
collections are Glow snd the eity's ability opar
uncertain. and the dspgei thai these might
either prevent bidders Or cause those who VEN
turea 10 demand inflated pr res. These consider
atons worid have intlncpd ne 10 return the tesos
iutions Cor amendment, hss not others more ro-
tent forced themselves pom my notiee. The
Department Of 1mpruvein tnta, to Which THIS cub
iert particularly refers, u time past, has been
more fruitful III eBberrAsHmnhts W the city than
any othe,, std ie, no doubt, to-day the cssise o.
our present tinahciai difficulty. Immense expen-
ditntes Ia previous years mnst I've atpnad by
economy Ia the future. The public mind hes be-
come Hved sn the conviction that the department
II run III the interest Of individuals rather thar
the public good, hence the drift u opinion III
favor of aiudicious aysem Of eentraets.
Upon an economtcal management u that de-
pafttaent. In a great measure, depends not only
the ausneial heahkof the city, but consequent
Improvement Ia the condition of Nil eitiFens, In.
GLIDING THAT Of the very lsborer II furnishes e,,,-
fo csnafm This opinion IL is only necessary to
refer TO the pay roll " tbs department. for the
month az May, adoeuineht which will cansinee
Che tnost skep,cAh that ID the interest Of the eth
tire community change Ia both essential and
desirable,
LIST Or osrsosss or tas DEPARTMENT on AM
raovMsssrs raa VIE MONTH OF MAI, is7E.
Secretary At also per month";.
Ohief,elerk at tts0 per month.
Y Assistant eeFka at 500 each, t201 per nsenth.
Messenger at taS per month.
3 Messengers At tad each, fp0 per month.
pescbssire agents si2S per month.
store keeper, $40 per month.
I fAapecter OF bapluettes, t7b per menabs
Inspector OF lumber, $40 per month";
Inspector OF drainage, 800 per month.
superintendent and inspector. t75 per meath.
Messurer Of balsst, t7b per month.
Hsalast 4eepers, LAT 900 and At sse-si7o
per menth.
4 Ballast swatchmen, Al $50 and al sts, seB
per menth.
superintendent Of dredge boats, t7s pc
month,
superintendent Of drainage, sibo per n,enth.
Superintendent Of canals and drawhfidges,
S1t0 per month,
astreet superintendenta AZ tiee o.. saaa 30 per
month.
bstreet superintendent at si3B, seas per month.
Al Assistant rect superintendents at sTE, se2E
per month.
" roresaen, i5at seo and At $50 $1,000 per
Chief carpenter, ssi per month.
iYWs,chnien, 1887 40 per month.
Market lAborers, eB1Gt 90 per month.
IA Time 4sepers. 30 cents per diem extra. sos
per month
Total permon.h, ss5ostno. or per annum. see..
062 Az.
monthly pay. tour hundred and thirty.eight
lAbofefs we're discharged after eighteen daya,
and one bandred and forty carts worked but
nineteen days N the month, The former At an
average at 81 esa per diem and The latter ~
"a 90 pes diam.
Under the contract systesn large porlion of
this expenditure conld be saved TO the CITY. and
81 the same time between seventy and eighty ad.
ditonal lAbo,sss employed.
This exhibit lie submitted simply TO show the
heavy coat OF supervision, and not for the pur.
poee Of reaectng upon Che Administrators Of the
Department, wAo, In spite of ,euch heavy ex-
penditufe has. in my Judgment, accomplished
more with The same amount OF means than any
Of bis predecessors, and the condition Of the city
now Will compare favorabiy with any other Of
equal resources,
cannet concur In the opiu,en advanced That |
under contractors less labor woeld be required |
than row, without admitting that at present the |
city employs more lahorers than are required TO
do the work. For these reasons Il deem II my |
duty 10 sign the resolutions, trusting that the |
Council may make Huch notifications ne may aps |
pear necessary In the premises The following |
are submitted FOR lite consideration;
l. That the effect Of theresolntiona DO poss.
poned until November L.
2. That the contract gatem be gradually
adopted, commencing with snme well defined |
work, che cest whereof can bedehaitely ascer.
g. That In order TO place contract within the
reach OF all the work BE- undivided into wards
inHteAd OF dietrcts, and the surahes be- as light |
~ compatible with the beat interest OF ,he city.
we have just successfully emerged from po- |
hucAi crtsis which threatened to enpulrh all In |
.commoa ruin. IL IL imperative thRt all classes |
of our people shenld work tn concert, In eorder |
that we xaAy realse the full fruition or O. strug-
sic extending through many years. Those ssho |
seek 10 incite cass agAinst olaeH are relentless |
enemies OF society. and should be frowned upon |
by the entire community.
Eb. PrLsBuRy. Mayor.
Financial NustMess ON rinaI Passage.
Mr.. Brown called ny the following ordinances,
which, having been read twice. were now on
their third reading, and they passed unanimous
" the rnaa ana nara hn rinr haan nsfnd