The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-22
MU NICIP AT
A PRELIMINARY vHsB.e ALONG T'EHE
RIVER wFlAwyEs.

Yesterday morning Administrators Behan
and Houston. In Company with Surveyor
dHemeoourt and Mtssrs, Elermanu B. Eager
wharf lessoes, t1sretnor with other gentlemen
connactod with the City Hall, paid visit along
the river FROM, beginning ut 81 potntas far down
as sevoral hnnarol yards below the old sugar
refinery, Tie object of the visit was Of q gon
oral character, to in1uiro into tho condition OF
tho wharves and the Ioveo and obtain informa
ton to deiine tho dulns Of The wharf essoos iu
certain uUeetIouE which hnve always been nj
issue. Inaideuin'ly other matters were ceasid-
cred and discussed. which will herepfter be pro-
scented to the Oitv Council for its action.
The cnvo Or Wnsh opposite tho pelavignn
place indinlning the UrsuinR Convenh received
special nttoution however and 1t was CON
cludod the Whnrf leesoos gssenting, that the
evoe here would bo constructed in rear Of tho
cnvo and on limo with tho curb Of the road
way, hence sufficiently far In tho rear Of the
washed bank to secure thnt portion Of tho city
In case Of further washing. The cavng OF
Moutegut street where tho fnscine work wns
done a fow months ago. was also examined,
aud the possibility Of constructing u wharf
here or In the Immediate noighhorhood dis
cussed. Without. however. n conclusion being
reached.
Thence all tho wharves I'D to Esplanade
street were crit icallV examined and notns tnknn
Of their condition, tho condition Of tho land.
ing, etc. In, thor r@nr. with the Wow, Of
p4ovne 6e Sih e the ny an
On the lower side Of Espnnade street It is
extending from tho Third District ferry wharf
to and oonnecttng With tho ship wharf nppn-
sito MandeyiIle street, This additional steam-
was, from his personal invest stigntion on tho
previous day along the river front, absolutely
necessnryto TO nccommohnte the incrensng steam
tonnage at this port. It is probable that Mpssrs
Elermann & Co will be- ordered to irnmedi
Atny begin the construction Of such wharf at
tho point mentioned.
CLEARING THE LEvEE.
Tho establishment Of this Steamship wharf
will doubtless create II stir among tho coal men
and the ballast owners, VIII SO hugo piles Of cpn
and ballast ontiroIy monopolzo tho landing for
one or two hundred yards
The con men, H. Is truo. have obtained per
mission t. nstnhsh their con. yards her, but
"a tho pe mission Ia only during the pleasure
snpk other and less useful points for their coal
ynrlR,
Degrading tho ballast piles, which have been
q crying shame for many years he tho admin
stratots pronouu cd it~somo action will bo
taken to hnvo them removed. IN order That the
space occupied lily them cnn be used for pur-
poses 0f commcrCn.
beginning ut Esplanado street and up to
Canal street, the wharyaa wero oil found TO be-
In petfact condition., and tho lHveN rs we'll.
Tho unnecessary driving of floats over tho
s=erlz IF tho Whnryes Wlt3 noticed in
two or three instances. and inquiry from the
Whnringer why this WAS not prohibited ob-
tained from that official tho answer that it was
tho
DUTY or THE POLICE
to enforce the city ordinances in this respect
and nEl TINT would be necessary to that would be
Il communication from the Administrator Of
Commorce 70 ,ho chief Of police calling hiE at
tention to the matter. without whose instruc-
tions the harhor police woul not act.
At Canal he rnt7 IN the landing, on both
sides of the ghngWay leading to the ferry, were
and it was concluded that the pns-
Sage of vehicles at this point was not through u
thorCughfhro. but over tho landing proper. and
that it became necessary, in order to avoid fur
her damnge ind expense, to re- establish the
plank walk Of the ferry landing to It's original
level TO stop tho passage Of Vehtcos In that d.
recion.
The visitors thereafter proceeded with their
Invest gntiOu up t wn, without, however, not
In anything OF particular importanco.
ArpoIHTMEnT
Administrator Mon lie has appointed Mr.. JAS.
DOugherty euperintnndent of public works.
The laborers' roll # this srction Of his depart
mont will not be filed until the butget Of the
department has boon definitely settled upon.
AN ANSWER.
The questions Of City HILL employees and
members of the police rs to what the admins
Jrnt ion proposes to do regarding heir pay for
November and December cHnnOt be- answered
ut present. The NV administration has been
In Office for four da. g only. and It is not pre.,
pared to give definite answer, Tho financial
officers are actively engHgsf In fnmillnriH nE
hemselves with he financial condition Of the
city in order to ascertain what cnn be done In
bis matter. Judging from appearances they
hey are assisted by delinquent taxpayers of the
3urrOnt year.