The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-14
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
The City surveyor INSTRUCTED to Prepare
the Necessary speclGcati 0ns.

| The city surveyor Instructed to Prepar,
the Necessary specifications.
The City Surveyor has his hands full now tina
he has received instructions to prepare thu
specifications for paving, cleaning and repairing
the streets, etc., according TO the contract ori
nance, for he has only few days TO do this biz
job III.
As to the recommendation of The Mayor in biz
message Oh the contract ordinance that the effect
of the resolutions be postponed until November
1, II is looked upon at the City Hall az sort oil
compromise, which, II complied with, 10 ID
claimed, will destroy the Intention Of imme.
ds'ely putting reform into practice In this
branch Of city affairs. Hence, in the opinion
OF the Administrators, the ordinance, az originally
conceived, should be put into operation at once
and bids advertised for at the earliest day pos
sible.
MAJOR u. A. BURKE,
late Administrator OF Improvements, who has
been absent fer some time in Arkansas, returned
this morning to refresh himself with perusal oil
Mr.. McOaffrey's letter to one OF our city papers.
II lie barely possible that the Major will answer
this letter aud some structures upon his admin
istration uttered ct the laborers meeting on La
fayette street. He seems to be. at q loss TO
into controversy with which he has
nothing TO do. He believes that to take the ex.
penses Of the month Of May, 1875, as the average
Of the erpenses Of the twelve months OF that
rear, is hardly the fair thing and, besides that,
comparisons should be made OF the full twelve
months of each administration and OF the amount
Of work done by each. Major Burke has ready
pen aud, II he chooses to explain his position,
will probably give an interesting review OF the
relative merits OF both administrations,
ruE HARpop CITATION
building, at the head Of Canal street. will shortly
be erected where the rickety old one now stands
the plan for the station having been completed
by the Oity Surveyor.
The Mayor has, within day or two, visited the
reveted levee at the New Canal end OF the lake,
and appears to be impressed with the necessity
OF doing something to preserve that costly con-
struction-the relict Of the Mexican Gulf Ship
Canal and Drainage Company.
There liz some reason to believe, In the adop-
ton OF Surveyors d'Hemecourt's plan OF pro-
tecting the levee from the wave-washing by a
double clcse piling sunk about ten feet In front of
the foot of the scarp and filed in with fascines
and ballast the details Of which were published
some weeks ago in the DENocRAT.
THE wATERwoRKs.
Il ia said that the necessary amount has been
subscribed to the New Orleans Waterworks Com
pany, TO authorize the company to organize and
receive the transfer OF the works from Capt. Ed
w"sNes huhlteAs aaVi VI NhteEWoThs, hU0ub tD6
fret OF next month. We make the statement
with all due reserve, for although on several 90.
casions We have inquired into the matter, we
have never received but answers OF the most gen.
er.l character. The amount to be subscribed
before organizing the company lie, we think, five
hundred thousand dollars.
NEW seHooLHousE
in one Of the upper districts is proposed. and
yesterday morning Superintendent Rogers was
In the Mayors office examining the plans for the
new building, which will be of the Mansard roof
order. that is. IL the plan is accepted.
The Mayor will soon issue an order regulating
the fees OF sections in the city's cemeteries some
complaint of overcharges having been made to
him recently.
Administrator McCaffrey has begun to notify
his employees that their services are not required
any longer, owing to the adoption OF the contract
system BY the city,