The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-22

of Police to purchase six horses for use OF tn 9
Crescent City police.
From Mr.. McCaffrey and adopted
Resolution granting Fl. Bittern permission
to erect wharf foot of Pauline street.
By Mr.. Brown and adopted
Resolued, That the Administrator of Public
Accounts be authorized to accept the propo-
sal Of Labatt Il Btsson, to register 80 per
cent of the final judgments by them obtained
In 1872 before the Seventh Justice of the
Peace, for return of licenses previously paid,
on the remaining so per cent being remitted
and Cancelled.
BY Mr.. Brown and adopted
l. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the accounts therein named beginning
German Gazette" and amounting to S72 40.
2. An ordinance providing for the payment
of certain interest, beginning Paul Gelpi,'
and amounting to 1920.
3. Resolution appropriating 5000 81 in favor
of J. G. Denis, Administrator of Finance, for
cash advanced for law charges, etc
BY Mr.. Brown and read twice
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named. begin
ming Geo. Ellis y Bro" and amounting to
$l444 G5.
C0mmunica lions and Petitions.
The following communication was read and
laid over
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Onlee State Board OF Engineers
New Orleans, May II. 1873.
To the Honorable MAYOR and Administrators of
the City of New Orleans:
Genfiemen-We beg leave to enclose a copy
Of act No g. extra session of the last Lepisla-
ture, relative to the construction of State
lerees, and to call the attention of the Council
to the twelfth section thereof, with view of
ascertaining ii any action will be taken under
its provisions.
It is possible that part of the fund pro-
vided in section 6 may be available for the
closing Of Bonnet Carrie crevasse.
Very respectfully, b. NJ. HARRop.
Chief State Engineer for tho Board.
SECTION. 12 BE IL further enacted ETC., That
whenever three-guarters a. of the amount
MS estimated by the Board of State Engineers.
shall have been subscribed or appropriated by
parties or corporations interested in its clos
ing, other than the city of New Orleans, and
including the owners Of lands overflowed
thereby, the owners of riparian counties In
Mississippi. and the New Orleans, st. Louis
and Chicago Railroad Company. that the
common Council of the city of New Orleans
shall be and are hereby authorized to appro-
pirate the remaining quarter, and all of this
State Treasurer to be expended by the Board
OF State Engineers in closing said crevasse.
An application of j. b. Witteman to use
his odorless apparatus in the exercise Of his
business as vidangeur, was read, and It hay
ing been approved by the Board Of Health.
Mr., Cavanac moved that the application be
granted.
The motion was adopted.
From A. V. Flotte foreman Creole Fire
Company No. 9, for the repair of said com
pany's engine-house.
Referred to the Administrator of Water
works
From M. Capo to erect steam engine ut
No. 1l3 Royal street
Referred to the Administrator of Com
merce
From % J. T. Brennan i2,J N. Kerr rea-
tive to tax bills, and 81 A. S, Lacy, for reduc-
ton of assessment. Referred to the Admin
istrator of Assessments.
Petition complaining of No 222 st. Joseph
street as house of ill-fame. Referred to the
Administrator Of Police.
From Mrs. Jane G. Hale and j f. Auveay
& Co, for permission to lay track in front OF
their warehouse. Referred to Messrs Nc
Caffrey. Cavanac and Denis, Committee on
Railroads.
The following was read and referred to The
Mayor:
New ORLEANS, La. May q. 1878.
To the City Council
Gentirmen-I beg leave to call your atten-
ton to the ordinance No 621. Administration
Series relative to the deputy surveyors.
1t will be seen that IT declares that oil lines
shaH be Giren by II depuip Surveyor and that
he shall receire two cents per foot for amount
0rPr IS.
The city has n auprPVor proper, whose d,l-
ties are properly those of q cipH engineer. and
be receives an annual salary Of $4,000, with
office and paid assistance The deputies are
to keep an Office in the districts at
their Olrn expense and to furnish themselves
with assistants and materjni all to be pail out
Of me tee Of ttro centa per foot.
None of the former surveyors cre' Onre
private lines, but sent word to the deputies
that it should be done, but the present Sur
veyor assumes that he has the right to make
private surveys, to the detriment of the dep,I-
ties who have given security for the per
Torrance of their work
| ask. therefore, that the original intent of
the ordinance be enforced by modification of
It, to the effect that salaried or paid officer
shall do the private work belonging to the
department OF the deputy surveyors. under
such penalty as you may deem proper.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
ALBERT q. BLANCHARD.
Deputy Surveyor.
The Council then adjourned