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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-05
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS.
CITY Hall. September 4. 1877.

NlAYORALTY OF NEW UELEAF8
City Hall, September 4, 1877. 7
mo. 4095-Adminstrati series.l
An ordinance providing for the payment Of the
several accounts therein named.
Be ii ordained, That the following appropria-
tons be and are hereby made for the month OF
August, 1877, aud that the Administrator of
| Public Accounts warrant ON the Administrator Of
Finance in payment Of the same:
Peter Marley, for building and repairing
| bridges in the First, Third, Fourth, Sixth and
Seventh Districts, per contract, s1678 7, less
| ten per cent retained, $3.50 80.
For building one new BRIDGE Third District,
1924 GA.
For cleaning and paving streets in the First
| and second Districts, rs per contract, SGlS5 "a,
less ten per cent retained, 1860 43.
For cleaning streets in the sixth and Seventh
Districts, as per contract, 1884 81, less ten per
cent retained, 1886 49,
| r. Curry, for building and repairing bridges in
the Second District. as per contract, SAG %, less
| ten per cent retained, 1916.
p. GlenDon, for cleaning streets and repairing
and building bridges in the Fifth District, ~ per
contract t4t6 66, less ten per cent retained 1915.
For building three new bridges $84.
John Kaiser, for cleaning streets in the Fourth
District per contract, $1,000, less ten per cent
| retained, 5000.
Thos. Bergin, for cleaning and paving streets
In the Third District, as per contract, 1929 10,
| less ten per cent retained, sl166 Is.
| VIM. Henry, for paving streets in the Fourth
District, as per contract 300, less ten per cent
retained, 800.
Fayssouk & Coleman, for repairing shell and
ballast roads of the first and second sections,
per contract s2O55 49, less ten per cent retained,
| 1882 Is.
| d. OLeary, for running draining machines OF
the first section, per contract, a79t &C. less ten
per cent retained, S712 so.
Sam Burchfisld, for running draining machines
of the second section, as per contract, 1906 6Ss
| less ten per cent retained, 5000.
NJ. J. Connors. for running draining machines
Of the third section, per contract, 1891 Sc, less
ten per cent retained. 1862 so.
Grand total, $l4, 70s 10.
Adopted by the Council Of the city of New Or
loans, September 4, 1877.
Yeas-Brown, Cayanac Denis, Diamond Ed
wards, McCafrey.
| ED. PIL9BURY, Mayor
true copy:
| THos g. RApIEH, secretary.
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MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS, I
City Hall, September 4, le77.
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MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS, !
City Hall, September 4, 1877. {

MAY0RALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, September 4, 1877.
mo- 4097-Administration Series.I
An ordinance providing for the payment OF the
accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appropria
tons bs and are hereby made, and that the Ad
mipistrator Of Public Accounts warrant On the
Administrator Of Finance In payment Of the same,
whenever there shall be money In the city treas
ury to the credit OF the appropriate fund for each
account, out Of the revenues OF the year 1876
and not otherwise appropriately:
Storms Fertilizer and Chemical Manufactur-
ing Company, for removing dead ami
mails, from August %, 1876, to December
II, 1876, approved. ................$1 3 so
E. z. Lavillebeuvre for rent OF property ON
CONT street. for the month OF Deem
Der, 1876 approved by the Administra-
tor Of Improvements. ................ 90
Adopted by the Council of the city Of New Or
leans, September 4, 1877.
ED. PILsBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
THos. g. RAprgg Secretary.
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MAYoEALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. September 4. 1877.

City Hall, September 4, 1877.
mo. decentralization series.1
ResolUed, That the lessee OF the whsrves be
and he is hereby required and directed TO connect
the wharf at the head OF Barracks street with the
wharf at the head Of Esplanade street. Be it
further
ResotUed, That the wharf 80 built shall be and
the same is hereby specially assigned for the use
Of the Liverpool Southern Steamship Line. sub
ject TO revocation at the pleasure of the Counci =
Adopted by the Council of the city OF py
Orleans, September 4, 1877. <--f
ED. PILsBURY, Mayo.
true copy:
THos. G. RLPTER Secretary.
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a true copy:
THos. G.. RApTEE, Secretary.

MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS,
City Hall, September 4, 1877.
No. Observation-Disclosures Series
ResolDed, That permission be and ia hereby
granted to J. Graves and W. Richardson to place
at No. IS st. James street. First District, one or
more cotton cleaning machines and steam en-.
CINE TO run same, reyocable at the pleasure OF
the Council.
Adopted by the Council of the city Of New Or
ED. PILsBURY, Mayor.
true copy:
THos Ct. RApIER, Secretary.
MaYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, September 4, 1877. I
mo- Observation-Disclosures Series.J
Be it ordained That the committee appointed
to procure location for a smallpox hospital be
ana are hereby authorized to purchase the site
recommended by said committee.
Be il further ordained. That the Administrator
of Watereorks and Public Buildings be and IL
hereby authorized to advertise for sealed pro-
posals for the building OF a smallpox hospital,
as per plans and specifications furnished by the
City Surveyor.
Adopted by the Council Of the city Of New Or
leans, September 4, 1877.
Yeas-Brown, Gavanac, Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, Mccartney.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
THos. g. RAPIEE, Secretary.
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Deficit in payments. ................- *I9o bO
The above is correct abstract from the books
of the Department OF Public Accounts.
JAMES FURNEAUX,
Levee Dues Clerk.
New Orleans August %, 1877.
The following report was adopted:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
New Orleans, Sept 4, 1877. !
To the Council of the City Of New Orleans:
The undersigned committee, to whom WIS re-
ferred the petition against granting permission
to Graves & Richardson to put up cotton
cleaning machines and steam engine to run
the same. on the premises situated at No. 81 st.
James street. First District respectfully state:
That after q careful and thorough examination
of the complaints set forth in said petition, as
we'll az Of the premises and its surroundings,
they concur in reporting unfavorably on said Pc
titiop. and would turtle recommend that the Pc
tition OF Graves Il Rich srdson be granted.
CHAS. CAVANAC,
Administrator of Commerce.
JNO. McCAFFREY,
Administrator OF Improvements.
JAMES D. EDWARDS,
Administrator Waterworks and Public Buildings
The following report was ordered spread on
OFFICE CRY ATTORNEY,
New Orleans, September 4, 1877.
To the honorable Mayor and Administrators,
City Of New Orleans
The petition Of the Treasurer OF the st. Mary
Orphan BOYS Asylum TelauVe 10 COZ tain aseess-
ments and judgments for taxes bearing on the
property of the asylum, il herewith returned
with the following opinion:
On the list annexed to the petition are eight
pieces Of property, the exact uses and nature OF
which have been told by the Treasurer Of the
Asylum, who kindly called on me for the purpose
Of giving me the necessary information. or the
eight pieces those firstly, secondly and thirdly
described, should, think be not assessed, as
being actually occupied and exclusively used by
the asylum itself; but the remaining five pieces
are, in my opinion, liable to taxation ana subject
70 assessment, being store and cotton press prop.
erty, real estate not actually occupied or exclu-
sively and absolutely used by the charitable 1880
citation itself for it's purposes. some of this prop
erty has formed the subject Of suit, and the
decision OF the lower court, given by Judge B. l..
Lynch, is not final and should be appealed.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
SAMUEL P. BLANC,
-... Acting City Attorney.
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Sugar Shed Question.

sugar Shed Question.
A memorial from DIR. d. W Warren Brickel, de-
nouncing the Sugar Shed Company and protest
ing against any arrangement being made by the
Council with the company, was read and received
On motion of Mr. Brown, unanimously adopted,
the Sugar Shed question was made the special
order of the day for the next meeting Of the
Council.
ordinances and Resolutions offered.
By Mr.. Cavanac-
/. Resolution granting j. Graves and W.
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CITY ORDINANCEs--OFFICIAL.

MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS, !
City Hall, September 4, ls77. !
mo. 4093 Administration Series.1
An ordnance providing for the payment OF the
several pay rolls therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appropria-
tons be and are hereby made for the month Of
August 1877 and tn at the Adminiss Of Public
Accounts warrant on the Administrator OF FL
nance in payment OF the same:
Officers and clerks employed in the
Department Of Finance ........ 81 ,4l0 90
Officers and clerks employed in the
Department Of Public Accounts. 1,073 81
officers and clerks employed in the
tax registry OF mortgages. ........ $50 90
Officers and clerks employed in the
Department Of Assessments. 1915 IS
Pay roll OF Assessors for February,
1877. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5Z0 70
Officers and clerks employed in the
Department Of the Mayor, viz:
Mayors othce.. ............. $ZI0 w
City Council. ............. 10 w -
City Hall building. ........ 405 80 9to ~
8 Department Of Commerce. -, 2,o21 &C
Officers and clerks employed IN the
Department OF Waterworks and
Public Buildings. viz:
Administrators Office. SZf3 w
Waterworks office. ......... l,l13 w
Waterworks proper. -..... l,oo5 w
Court houses ....... $50 90
Home of Aged and Infrm 40 90
Insane Asylum. b0o w
DIR. DeRoaldes, visiting ply
sician OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 125 90 3,468 90
Officers and clerks employed in the
Department of Police, viz:
Administrators office. ,.... 1881 Sc
Boys House Of Refuge..... $50 90
CITY Workhouse. .......... 1853 80
Burying INDECENT dead -. 135 90
public pounds. minimum. 300 o. 1,496 Ga
Officers and clerks employed in the
Department Of improvements. BIS 90
Officers and clerks employed in the
Surveyors Department ....... 1923 80
officers and clerks employed in the
City Attorneys Office. 865 90
Salaries Of the Mayor aud Admins
traitors. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4, l25 90
Grand Total. .............. 722 II
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
cans, September 1877.
Yeas-Brown, CaYanac, Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, McCaffrey.
A true copy:
Taos. g. RAPIER. Secretary.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, !
City Hall. September 4, 1877.
fNo. 4C94-Administration Series.
g1- In, art of he
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and is hereby appropriated TO pay the labor rolls
OF the Departments of improvements. Water
works and Public Buildings, Police and Com
nerce for the month OF August, 1877, and that the
Administrator OF Public Accounts warrant for the
payment of the same, viz:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Street wages (IaboT) ..............t .Sz,bu b1
Canals and drawbridges. ............... Glib wv
Draining machines. ....-..... 1iU OD
Draining machines-- dredgeboats ....... $50 90
4,451 s.
DEPARTMENT or wATERwoRKs AND PUBLIC BUILI-
tNGS.
Waterworks (street seryiee) "......... 1,02G 90
Oonrt~h0usss. ..............ss.'. o4l %
PuDhe buildings. .........'...."sa 400 w
1,72G So
DEPARTMENT or POLICE,
fuDhc squares. ......-..........t'''' w o~
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Wharves and landings. ................. $40 90
trand total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .N,U75 W
Adopted by the Council OF tho city of New Or
leans, September 4, 1877.
Yeas--Brown, Cavanac, Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, McCafffey.
ED. PILsBttRY, Mayer
A true copy:
;THostAs G.. RAp1Es, Secretary.
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MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, September 4, 1877.
mo 4C94-Administratio Series.l
An ordinance providing for the payment of the
several pay rolls therein named.
Be 1t ordained, That the sum Of s7075 SO b
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weeks afterwards adopting another ordinance,
which Ia plainly and knowingly in direct violation
of the same charter.
During the short period OF my administration
l have on divers occasions noticed disposition in
certain quarters to eyade the enforcement of
ordinances when it was found polite or con-
venient 80 to do, and in other instances / have
found that ordinances are rigidly enforced az
against some Of the departments, while others
are permitted to ignore the obligations imposed.
Among those which l would enumerate are the
following, to-wit:
/. Ordinance No. 1907, approved January 16.
1877, requiring the removal OF wooden sheds and
buildings from the levee. In this case a few
shanties were removed Immediately after the
PRONUNCIATION of the ordinance in Jealous haste,
while whole blocks Of similar rookeries and
fences have been permitted to remain ever since
without any assigned reason therefor.
2. Ordinance adopted June 26, 1877. In this
case the Mayor vetoed resolution granting per.
mission to Peter Lama to lease for a term OF
two years the frame building situated on Levee,
head OF Ursulines street, and said veto was sus-
tanned by the vote OF ak OF the Administrators,
yet the building in question is still permitted to
remain upon the public levee and occupied as q
drinking saloon or bar-room, under the very eyes
OF the Administrator Of Commerce and his wharf
niger. and have failed to hear from his honor,
the Mayor, complaint or query as to why the
ordinance is not enforced.
g. Ordinance No. 1868. approved May 31st, 1877,
provides the abolition OF the City Work-hou as
place OF confinement for prisoners and orders
the transfer of the building to the Department Of
Waterworks and Public Buildings, but am in
formed by Administrator Edwards that such
transfer has never been made, and by reference
to the pay rolls it will be that the charge Of
the building is still efained by the Administrator
of Police, who keeps q superintendent, clerk,
blacksmith and carpenter therein at yearly ex-
pense of 1920. What these employees do to reim-
burse the city for the salaries paid them better
be explained by the Administrator, or his honor,
the Mayer, who permits such things to go on.
Again, by the ordinance contracting with
Messrs. Eager, Eilermann & Co. for the building
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-11
Stanley and the Nile.

The Nile is certainly wonderful
river For centuries ifs source was q
mystery. and now Il has go many solIre-
90 that there is no fellinS which Ia the
main one, Every African exnlorer
lenethens out the river and gives Il new
fountains. OF course Mr. Staniey Is
not 70 he left behind in this race. and
batch of letters is that he has discovered
anotber branch of the Nile so imnortant
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-11
The First Nominators.

Some of the Western editors are en-
gagged in quite an excited discussion as to
which of them first nominated Mr..
Hayes as a candidate for the president
chair, and one of them has arrived here
with scrap-book of eulogistic notices
of him.
A similar exhibition was made TO Mr..
Lincoln, soon after his Inauguration, by
Missouri editor, who produced 4
nearly WORKOUT copy of his weekly
sheet and pointing to the leading article,
set in small plea type, said: "That ar
ticle nominated youw
"Do you rally think SOP" replied Mr.
Lincoln.
"There's no doubt on the subject.
sent marked copy TO nearly every dele
gate elected to the Chicago Convention
and am sure it induced them to vote fol
you"
"Well," remarked Mr. Lincoln, 81 an
glad to know this and TO have seen you
But you must excuse me now. am u
ing over to the state department to Sc,
Mr.. Seward"
"Tll go with you," exclaimedthe & Ii
tor, visions of consulates floatin:
through his mind.
"Come along" said Mr.. Lincoln, will
his ususl good nature, and so the,
went side by side through the ground
of the White House to the old state de
partment. When they had reached III,
J door Mr.. Lincoln turned toward hi
! companion and said, with one of hi
quizzical smilcs SITS after thre
O'clock and they won't let you go In
So goodbye. hope you will feel per
fectly easy about having caused my nom
ination. Don't be troubled about il
l forgive you"
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A Girls Composition on Boys.

Boys is strange things. Boys is of
three kinds-the baby boy, the little boy
and the big boy. l don't like the baby
boy, cause he squalls and kicks, and I
have to rock him with cradle. But if
the big boy or the little squalls and
kicks can rock him with stones. like
the little boy best when he's got candy
and gives me some. like the big boy
when it SHOWS, cause he can haul me
on his new sled. A boy is little man
if he behaves hisself, and if he don't
he's little devil; that's what mother
said brother Bob was t'other day, when
he told old Miss Smith that mother said
she was old bore. My papa said she
was little boy once, but mother says
she wasn't, and she wishes papa was a
little boy some more. Sister Julia SAYS
she don't like boy ., and when saw hor
and Tom Brown setting in the same
rocking chair Sunday night, she said
she was trying to squeeze the life out
of him cause she didn't like him; but
l don't think she was hurting any
place, for he wouldn't let her get up.
This is all l know about boys, and
mother says she hopes won't never
know any more about 'em.
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How He Secured Office.

III old journalist, writing of Wash
ingtOn everyday celebrities, says The
minor celebrities of 1912 had given
place TO those of the Mexican War, but
a few yet remained. A young officer OF
promise had in my day become n wreck
by too much early glory. 1t was Major
Croghan. who. at the age of twenty, in
command Of l60 raw volunteers, out
on the Sandusky, in Fort Stephenson, IA
little work, armed with one swivel, had
been besiegcd by General Proctor with
British regiment and several hundred
Indians and required to surrender or
expect massacre from the savages.
The brave youth defled them. and sue
cessfully; for he killed more British
than he had men, lost but one himself,
and drove the enemy away The event,
surrndcr of Hull, gave Croghan O
national reputation, and exposed
him to the fatal flattery of the
politicians. lie had become an obscure
and useless dependent officer when
note him. Another one, man of ma.
tive shrewdness, able to read, and with
a touch of humor, had never, indeed
had any celebrity beyond the notoricty
of patriotic but ludicrous incident
This was Major Ward, who from mere
uselessness, had been turned out ofevcry
bureau, but would always manage hi'
story so adroitly on new members o.
Congress as to get back into place again
The story, in the way the Major deemed
it most prescntable, was this: In 1914 the
British captured the city of Washington
burned the public buildings, etc., and
the Intelligencer officer. An extra Intel
| ligencer spread the news. Major Ward
was blacksmith in North Carolina
many years after that event, and reli
gious reader, as his father before him, OF
the Intelligenccr, carefully kept. Or
| Saturdays, the neighbors would regular
ly assemble at his shop, where he would
produce the paper and read the news
BY some accident one day, shortly after
Jackson became president, the old
Extra lntclligenccr of 1914 came to tho
Majors hands, with its exciting head
lines. lie read the news of the capture
of the seat of government. The effect OF
the simple countrymen was such that al
formed themselves into company OF
the spot, elected Ward captain, got theil
rifles, and started to Washington; ar
rived on the Potomac below Alexandria
an invitation came from the president
the news of this patriotic mistake hav
ing preceded them. They found there
was no war, but all were very hand
somely entertained, and the Major ap
pointed to an office. "Now, you see,'
would the Major add, with a touch o.
artful pathos, as he took the toddy {
moment from his lips, that no Murdocl
| 0nn11 avna1 ksNnxp eli. hour &
rising young blacksmith of Nortl
Carolina became an old vagabond il
Washinton
1t seldom failed to lift him out of the
vagabondage-never long failed, for hi
toddies suffered him to live on till 1860
when he died in office.
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COntented Farmer.

Once upon time, Frederick, king OF
Prussia, surnamed "Old Fritz" took O
ride, and espied an old farmer plowing
his acre by the wayside, and cheerily
singing his melody.
''YOu are well off, old man." said the
king. s'Does this one acre belong tC
you, ON which you so industriously
laborl'
'No SIR replied the farmer, who
knew not that it was the king; II am
not so rich as that. plow by the day
for wages"
GLOW much do You gei?" asked the
king.
Eight groschen (about quarter OF
II dollar) day" said the farmer.
THAT is not much,' replied the
king; "can yen get along with this!'
"Gct along and have something to
spare"
GLOW is that!'
The farmer smiled and said;
"Well, if must tell you, two gros-
chen are for myself and wife; with two
l pay my old debts, two lend away,
and two | give away in charity"
"This is mystery which | cannot
solve," replied the king.
"Then will solve it for you," said
the farmer. II have two old parents al
home who kept me when was weak
and needed help; and now that they
are weak, and need help, keep them
This is my debt toward which pay two
groschen q day. The third pair Of
groschen, which l lend away, / spend
for my chiluron, that they NAV receive
Christian education. This will CONE
handy to me and my wife when we ge,
old. With the last two groschen main
tain two sick sisters, whom / could moi
be compelled to keep"
The king, well pleased with this an
swer, said:
"Bravely spoken, old man. Now
will give you something to guess. Have
you ever seen me beforer p
"Never," said the farmer.
SIN less than five minutes you shal
see me fifty times, and carry in youl
pocket fifty of my likenesses."
''That is riddle which cannot un.
ravel," said the farmer.
"Then will do it for YOU" replied
the king.
Thrusting his hand into his pocket
and counting fifty brand-new gold pie
ces into the farmers hands, stamped
with the kings likeness, he said to the
astonished farmer, who knew not wha
was coming:
deserve it. bid you adieu."
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We find the following in the Salina
Herald: A short time ago, an old lady
of this burg desired to make a visit to
Abilene. On the morning of the day
set to go, she arose at four O'Clock,
dressed, and got all ready before she
thought of the time. The town clock
struck four, and she concluded she
would wait half an hour before going
to the train. She sat down, and at half
past six, when the rest of the family
arose, they found her sitting by the
stove, asleep. Some one shouted In her
ear, "Abilene! twenty minutes fol
breakfast" She said, "Oh, I'm so glad
/ got here without any accident" Il
you want TO get the broomstick ovei
your head, just say "Abilene" to her.