The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-15
CITY C0UNCIL--OFFICIAL.
REGULAR NEE TING.
Cry HALL. New ORLEANS.
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Cry HALL, New ORLEANS,
Tuesday, August "a. 1877.
The Council met this day at la o'clock IN. In
regular session.
Present: Hon. Ed. Pisbury. Mayor, presid-
ing, and Administrators Brown, Cavansc, Denis,
Diamond, McUafIrey aud Rengstorf.
The minutes of the previous meeting were APP
proved and their reading dispensed with.
Administrators.
The Mayor laid before the Council applications
for leave of absence from the following named
employees:
]. II. Grover. Assistant City Attorney. from
August 10Th TO October 25th.
A. J. Bacon, Assistant Secretary City Council.
from August 10th 10 september Let.
John Glynn, Jr., superintendent second sec
zion, for three weeks, ending September 18th.
II. y. Phillips, Chief Engineer Sixth District
one month, ending september 10th.
The requests Of the applicants we're unan-
mously granted.
Financial business on FinaI Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordinance,
third reading, and IL passed unanimously, the
yeas anu nays having Deeh chieos
can ordinance provid ng for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named" beginning
"D. d. Penn, Register Of Ucnveyances.' and
amounting TO s6S53 "a.
Reports of Committees.
Mr. Edwards reported that bids we're received
for repairing the Supreme Court room from Q.
Beenard s Montagnet for s2s85, and John Page
$780,
The latter being the lowest il was recommend
cd for acceptance.
Mr. oavanac reported fsvorably by resolutions
ON the petitions Of ca g. Gragnard. for permits
zion TO erect stea engine at No. 70 Decatur
street. az Stewart & Wise, for permission to
erect steam engine at No. 22e Front street.
Mr., Edwards reported favorably by resolution
on the petition OF the Board OF Commissioners
Firemens Charitable Association, Seventh Dis
srict for the erection Of an alarm bell and tower.
MFR. Denis reported favorably on tho petition Of
Mrs. Mary Todd for the cancellation OF tax bill,
recommending that said tax bill be cancelled.
Report adopted unanimously.
The following report Of the special committee
appointed to investigate the charges made by Mr..
James Sweeney was read:
New ORLEANS, August -, 1877.
To the City Council:
Your committee appointed under q resolution
offered by the Administrator Of Commerce, and
adopted July IA, 1877, direct ng an investigation
OF Che accounts Of the whar6nger In and for the
sixth District, from January to June 30, 1877,
beg leave TO submit the following report:
That after careful examination OF the said
whaffnger's returne, q statement OF which lie
hereto annexed, and on comparison Of same
with the statements appearing in MIR. Bwecney's
card we find his accounts correct and HE collee
,tions 10 have been turned into the city treasury
'p''' j. a. BROWN,
Administrator Of Public Accounts.
ROBT. E. DIAMOND,
Administrator OF Police.
JAMES ID. EDWARDS,
Administrator Waterwork, and Public Buildings
STATEMENT.
Total returns rom January l to June 80, 1877
an per reports IN department. OF Public Accounts:
Goal boats and barges. 81, LAB 90
schooners, rats, flats, cord.
w0ed, etcs.,.ss.. Oaa ea-tl.i0b bv
Less bills cvurre of eeitee
Less bills 10 litigation return
ed TO Administrator OF
Public Accounts .,...... $40 CO. 1895 90
si,4oo 60
Paid Administrator Finance receiving
warrant No. III, ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 1853 85
Paid Administrator Finance, receiving
warrant No. 20s ................., 207 N
Paid Administrator Finance, receiving
warrant No. 325. ..........."..... 143 SO
Paid Administrator Finance, receiving
warrant No. 440. ............... 174 90
Paid Administrator Finance, receiving
warrant No. $50, ................ 800 40
Paid Administrator Finance, receiving
warrant No. 746. .........,...... 402 0S
Paid Administrator Finance, receiving
warrant No. $40, .,...........,..... az 90
L.
$',a00 80
In connection with the above, Mr.. Oavanac
offered the following resolution, which was unan-
imously adopted:
BE Il resolved, That that portion Of The wharf
myers affairs for 1876, appeared in Mr.. T.
Sweene, u card, be referred to tho Administrator
of Public Accounts, with instructions to report
The following report Of the City Surveyor was
read:
suevEyoR's orrroE,
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