The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-01
CITY COUNClL--0FFICIAL.
REGULAR NEE TING.


CrTY HALL. New ORLEANS,
Tuesday July 81. 1877.
The. Council met this day at IL O'Clock N. i
regular session.
Present: Hon. j. O. Denis, Mayor pro tenn
presiding, and Administrators Brown, Cavansc
Diamond. Edwards, McCaffrey and Rsngstorf.
The minutes of the previous meeting we're ap
proved and their reading dispensed with.
Communications from the Mayor an.
Administrators.
The following communications were read, re
coived, and ordered spread on The mInu 'es
DEPARTMENT or ImpnoyEmENTs, |
New Orleans, July 81, 1877 I
To the Honorable the City Council:
GeaHe,nen-I would respectfully oall your at
tention to the condition Of Customhouse ant
Blenville streets, from Claiborne 10 Ut. Pasricl
streets. The cobble stone payements along said
streets were taken up by the Bienville and Lake
Shore Railroad Company In the construction OIL
that road, and strange to say, said company have
never since evinced any disposition TO replace
the same In good order. As II now lie, Che above
named streets are completely blocka&od with rock
and dirt, and subject drivers OF vehicles TO great
Inconvenience.
Il would therefore strongly urge upon the
premises. -th nat w. !
Lot me again call attention 10 She fact
that no provision il made Ia the specifications of
WORK required of contraosofs for the repairing
and keeping in repair of the plank roads through
out the city. These roads are ct present in q
wretchod condition, and as q great number of
them lead to the levee front, and the keeping In
repair OF the same are necessary to facilitate the
trade OF the city the coming season. II is but
proper that the Council make immediate pro-
vision therefor; otherwise the opening OF the
business season will find them in such bad order
- TO seriously embarrass the interests Of COM
rnsrca. .ITIEt
Article section o OF the amended city charter
imposes upon this department the general super
intendenoe OF the construction and repair Of
wharves and supervision of tho drainage Of the
city, and recent opinion OF the City Attorney
makes IL the duty OF an Administrator, II he finds
the control in other hands to SEQ that it be trans
ferred to his department. where 1t properly be
longs"
Id obedience thereto have assumed control OF
matters pertaining to the above subjects, and re.
OF drainage at salary of $l25 per month, and
superintendent OF wharves and landings at /
salary of $3.50 per month.
Respectfully,
JOHN MoOAFFREY, Administrator.
SURVEYORS OrFroE, \
New Orleans July 80. 1877. (
10 the Honorable the Mayor ana Members Of
the City Council
fGehtiemen-In conformity with instructions
contained in an ordinance recently adopted BIZ
your honorable sdy, ring upon me and the
Honorable Administrator OF Improvements, Joint.
ty, the superintendent OF the different contracts
lately given out by the city OF New Orleans,
have the honor to inform your honorably body,
that In order to have by tho Arstef the month
some knowledge Of the manner thai the work has
been done by the different contractors according
10 the stipuations Of their contracts, have been
Nnu "A tn M fnr nnfF
sons for the last week, with the assistance of all
the deputies of my department, to make hasty
examination OF the draining machines. paved and
unpaved streets, street bridges and the shell and
ballast roads OF the entire city.
Iwould respectfully request that as an act Of
Justice to myself u | am 10 be held responsible
for the inspection of these contracts partly under
my charge, that | should be allowed an extra
force to comply strictly with the duties incumbent
upon me.
. I remain gentlemen, verv respectfully,
j. A. D'HEhEoOURT,
City Surveyor.
Financial Business on Final Passage.
which having been read twice, were now ON their
Third reading, and they passed unanimously, the
yeas and nays having been called
I. An ordinance providing for the payment OF
he several psy rolls therein named for July,
1877, beginning ''ofiicers and clerks employed /
b the Department OF Finanoe," and amounting /
% $l9,224 Sac 9S
"a. An ordinance providing for the payment of
she pay rolls therein named for July. 1871 begin
aing "streets, wages, labor" etc., and amounting
% *6O4l 90, the total having been changed TO
his from $8123 30 by amendments, which we're
lrst unanimously adopted
3. "An ordinance providing for the payment Of
he several pay rolls therein named, for July,
SIT, beginning 'Pay roll Of Recorders Courts"
md amounting to s6751 65, the total having been
hanged to this figure from ss72e s.. by an
which was first unanimously adopted
4. Gan ordinance providing fur the payment Of
he several accounts therein named Z beginning
Peter Marley" aud amounting to ti4.399 %.
rResolntons in favor OF Crescent City Police
or July, 1877, was laid over.l ~t.a
."An ordnance providing for the payment OF
he several accounts therein named" beginning
Caleb A. Parker & Co.," and amounting to
1894 &C, the total having been changed to this
gure from 1859 &C., by an amendment which
fas first unanimously adopted.
Reports of Committees.
BY MIR. Cavanac-
On petition Of M. James, foreman of Morgan
ire Company No. B. Of the Fifth District. ask
~ for the location of said company in the fifth
70 district, reports that the petition cannot be
ranted for the reason that the budget of 1877
rovidsd only for the maintenance of the 9Th fire
iatrct, but recommended that provision be made
,r said company in the budget Of 1878.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
BY Mr.. Cavanac, Administrator Of Finance I'D
lterim- .-..... a.
AN ordinance providing for the payment of GER
ain interest, amounting to $Is7 so. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Diamond
An ordinance to grant the use of Tivola Circle
0 the Lee Monumental Association, for the pur-
ose OF erecting therein monument to Gen.
sobt. Z. Lee. Adopted.
By Mr.. McCatirey-
Resolution authorizing the Administrator of
improvements to advertise for sealed proposals
or the repair OF the nuisance wharves Of the
FIRST, Third and Fifth Districts. Adopted.
Ry Mr. Brown