The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-31
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
pEpRAuDrNG THE cry or ErCESsEs.
The workhouee Matter ana Some thing
About city Railroads.

About city Railroads.
The city police have been actively engaged
within a day or two In arresting drivers OF
wagons and carts for non-paymmt Of the
license tax on their vehices these are sent to
the pound.
The fraud against the city is petpetrated In
several. and some quite ingenious, ways. but
The instructions from the Department of Fl
nance have been given SO infinitely that even
Ingenuity has not awaited The cartmen. One
ID pfaetieed by the milkmcn, and consists In
applying for five dollar license for 10 one
horse cart, for example. The Administrator
of Finance, being unable 10 determine the real
occupation OF the applicant, issues the
license and The cart plates (all vehicles
except cabs and carriages should have
two license platesD az requested
and it frequently occurs that the plates are
attached TO "milk cart or wagon tho
license upon which is SO. Another consists
in paying for tcense, with the two plates,
each uf which IL attached 10 different wagons,
thereby defrauding the city Of one license.
The police, who are provided with printed
cards containing the license rates and the in
structiuns Of Col Denis, on Tuesday took In
1--WE wagons within ten minutes for having
each only one plate, which, on comparison.
were found 10 BIZ Of the same number
THESE DoDaEs
aeem ~ have been nipped IN The bud, and
owners Of vehicles should make u note of II
az well as Of the fact that license plates or
numbers, other than those for The current
year must be taken Off Of their vehicles,
under penalty Of n fine Of five dollars
little ripple occurred nj the Council meet
ing IN connection with the proposed abolition
OF the City Workhouse.
few days ago the committees appointed to
Investigate the Worlshouse matter having re-
nurted, on motion Of Administrator Cavanac
the report was ordered 70 be referred 10 The
City Attorney for bis opinion, 40 10 whether
the Workhouse could be abolished under tho
law.
Therepoft, having been ordered 10 be spread
"a the minutes, was sent, with other doeu-
tients. for publication In The official journal,
and when returned To the Secretary Of the
Council, the latter forgot 10 refer II TO tho
City Attorney. Meanwhile, I'm answer TO q
note from Administrator Diamond, Mr.. Jonas
gave 10 the Administrator an opinion In
writing TO the effect. that tho W0rkhouse was
a prison sanctioned by law, but which opin-
Ion does not tU,rh upon tho question whether
the Council has the power 10 abolish Il or not
THE RIPPLE
refcried to was occasloned by a desire on the
part Of some of the Administrators TO come
III II vote upon the question Of the abolition
81 The institution, when 1t was argued that
Jonas, In compliance with the action of the
Council Mt their previous meeting, and that
the letter addressed by Mr., Jonas TO Admins
traitor Diamond was. Q private. not an OH
pial communication. Mr.. Jonas official opinion
liz therefore still forthcoming.
Mayor Pllsbury-in so far as the right of
way along Louisiana Avenue asked for by the
uiain trade railroad IL concerned reminds
ssane Of Mayor Crossman, who used TO think 80
frequently. that there was "much TO
be said on both sides"
A conversation on the subject led his Honor
III exhibit TO our reporter q communication
M. Tiltpn nnd three hundred others" prop
erty holders and residents on Canal street.
The petition complains that the City Railroad
Company
HAVE NOT COMPLIED
with their obligations TO keep the streets and
bridges In order on Canal street, that the
stnain trains to and from the lake are noisy
and q nuisance, and that tho locomotives
should not be permitted TO come up Canal
ssssaet further than Claiborne street.
Tho Mayor SAYS that hc has not yet had the
time 10 investigate this matter, which, IL the |
charges prove 10 be founded, can be easily |
remedied, since the permission to the City |
Railroad Company to run The locomotives up |
AZ far M Bourbon street is only temporary.
Whilst on this topic, II might be said that |
ono of our City Administrators believes that |
at all events This extra privilege OF The rail-
road company to run their cars by steam
power 10 Clay Statue Ia 80 profitable 60 them,
That thoy ought TO bo able to give a bonus to
The city therefor; say something like twenty
five thousand dollars. He adds also that in do
sermining upon
THE pRopRIsrY
of continuing the steam privileges TO the com
pary, the convenience Of the thousands Of
nepnle who take tho Canal street cars 20 go to |
fbst1 Int a nd hN
Inconvenience claimed against IL by the resi-.
dents on Canal street.
MIR. EDWARDS DEPARTMENT.
The Department of WaGerworks and Pub
ne Buildings especially since the amended
budget has hicreased the appropriations for
quests for improvements on tho part OF va
rious interests. Mr.. Edwards budget, origi-
nnlly Of 100000 and now of $l37 900, has UNI +
Fortunately been increased only IN certain
items. which tho necessities of the
moment absolutely required, viz; Insane
ASYLUM from $4,000 to $4,000; courthouse
repairs and salaries from $4,000 TO 5000; pub
lie buildings Including, repairs 10 markets,
ginehousee) from $500 TO $4,000: smallpox
hospital from $4,000 to SIG, 900. OF this amount
owing to the prevalence of smallpox, nearly
$1,000 has already been expended FOR the
five months beginning on the first OF January,
leaving about as much to ran the institution
for the remaining seven months of the year.
and out OF which he says he is expected to
build
A SMALLPOX HOSPITALS
Ii great desideratum, by The way, from a
the matter is now conducted, every patient
which is sent by the city to DR.. Hayes hospi
tal, on Elysian Fields street whore there are
now twenty-six Of these--costs the city three
dollars day. This, ii a fair average would
amount in the aggregate FOR the seven
months vet to be provided for TO over SIS, 900.