The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-16
CITY COUNCIL--.-OFFICIAL.
REGULAR VII EXITING
C1TY HALL, New ORLEANS. !
Tuagdnv 0ctOher Is. 1873.

Cry HALL, NEW ORLEANS. /
Tuesday October Is. 1878. !
The Council met this day at ~ o'clock N. in
regular session.
Presentation. Ed. Pilsbury, Mayor, pre-
siding, and Administrators Brown, Cavanac,
Diamond and Rengstorff.
The reading OF the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with, and they were
approved as printed.
Financial Business ON Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordi-
nances which, having been read twice, were
now on their third reading, and they We're
unanimously adopted upon call OF the roll:
l. Resolution appropriating 1898 Is to pay
the sanitary roll Of the Department OF I'm
DrOvements for September, 1873.
g. An ordinance making appropriations for
charitable institutions for the month Of Sep
TENDER, 1873, amounting to S332l 10.
g. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, for
September, 1873, beginning "Firemen's Char
liable Association" and amounting to
S15,333 80.
4. An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the several accounts therein named, for
September, 1875 beginning New Orleans
Gaslight Company" and amounting to S18,-
AGA 80.
g. An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the accounts therein named, for Septem-
Der, 1878, beginning flames D. Houston" and
amounting to $3576 Is.
6. An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the several accounts therein named, for
sanitary purposes for the month Of Septem-
Der, 1873, beginning John Roy" and amount
Ing to 1881.
z. An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the several accounts therein named, for
September, 1878, beginning "T. Hasam," and
amounting to $4084 rs.
Ordinances and Resolutions offered.
BY Mr.. Diamond, and adopted
Resolution authorizing the Board Of Police
Commissioners to employ counsel.
BY Mr.. Brown, and adopted
An ordinance appropriating $20G sc in favor
OF Cbas Deichman and Jos. Zank.
BY Mr.. Brown, and read twice
/. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, be-
ginning IF. T. Hansell," and amounting to
$538 50.
2. An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the several accounts therein named, be-
ginning "E. Vallee,' and amounting to
S1227 II.
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice
An ordinance to provide for the appointment
of appraisers to value certain property
belonging to the city, and to authorize
the Mayor to convey and execute title
to the same.
Whereas, Messrs. Lewis Il Lynde, owners
of the Virginia Cotton Press, have petitioned
the Council to purchase certain property be-
longing to, the city, known as Market place.
and now laid off into lots, as fully described
by the Surveyor in his report to the Council,
dated October 4, 1878;
Be it ordained, that the Mayor be author
lied to appoint two appraisers, Of whom the
City Surveyor shall be one, the other to be
named by Messrs Lewis Il Lynde to ap-
praise and value the rights of the city In the
property as set forth by the Surveyor, and in
the event OF disagreement the said appraisers
10 appoint q third appraiser, whose decision
shall be final; and the Mayor is hereby au-
said appraisers and to sign and execute o bill
OF sale of the said lots to Messrs. Lewis (,
cash.
Petitions;
From John Pratt, TO erect building at the
New Lake End. Referred to the Administra-
tor OF Commerce.
Appointments, Etc, Crescent City Police.
The following appointments by the Mayor
were confirmed:
MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS |
New Orleans, October Is. 1878. !
To the City Council:
I have made the following appointments ae
supernumeraries on the police force, subject
to your approval:
J. W. Young, corner Tricou and Royal
streets.
JAS Anderson, clerk and operator.
Geo. West, clerk and operator.
w. Noble, clerk and operator.
Geo. P. Tervalor, 1914 Frenchmen street.
Patrick J. Bell, 141 Melpomene street
Also, Jim Driscoll, Corporal Second Pre-
cinct, Uice Mahoney resigned.
ED. PIIsBURY, Mayor.
The Council then adjourned.
ANDREW J. BACON,
ant