The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-27
CITY COUNCIL----OFFTCTAL.
REGULAR m aEEETHNG,
OITY HALF. New ORLEANS,

flynn, Houston, IsaacSOn Marks and Meallie
The reading OF the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with and they were
approved MS printed.
Communications from The eTsyor aua Aa~
Haintstrators.
The following appointments by the Mayor
were confirmed:
MAEoRALTy on, New ORLEANS.
City Hall, November 2G, 1878. I
TO the Board Of Administrators:
| have the honor to Inform you that have
made the following appointrnents viz.
- Mayors Ollice-Uhas. Maonurtlo, secretary :;
d. L, Bower, retained. chief clerk.
City Hall Building-Mrs. Cubertsnn, re-
thined, librariall Mrs. Ball retained, keeper
OF archives; Jas. Mccormack, porter
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
|. W. PATTON, Mayor
The following appointments by the Admin
iStrator Of Finance were confirmed:
DEPARTMENT or FtNAnoE. CIry HALL. I
New Orleans, November &c. 1878.
To the City Council Of New Orleans:
/ have appointed the following named gen
temen rs officers in the Department Of RI
nance, subject to your approval:
A. j. Harrison, chief clerk.
Charles Steencken book keeper
Emile II, Caulfield, general clork. from first
Of December pruXimo.
J. Z. Eyuicios. tax clerk
Respectfully, ALE II, TsAArsoN,
Administrator Of Finance.
The following appointments By the Admin
istrator OF Watervorks and Public Buildings
were confirmed:
DEpAnrMEHr OF WATERWnRKs AND Punt1fs}
BuILDINgs CITy HALL.
new Orleans. November 2f. 1873
70 the Honorable Mayor and Administrators Of
the city Of New Orleans:
| have the honor to inform You that have
made the following appointments within this
department, to take effect from and after the
first of December 1875 and respectfully ask
that thoy he confirmed by your honorabye
body, viz:
l.. A. Fourner, superintendent Of public
buildings; John &. PoOley Superintendent Of
City Insane Asylum: Mrs Gus. Meyers lre-
appointed). matron Of Home Of Aged and In
firm.
Respectfully, e. r. CHEvA11.Ey.
Administrator.
Financial Business On FINAL Rassage.
Mr.. Glynn called up the following prdi-
nances, which having been read twice were
now on their third reading, and with the ex-
ceptlon Of the first, upon which Mr. Houston
voted blank, they were unanimously adopted
upon coll OF the roll;
1. All ordinance approprating $45Gl 40 in
favor of James D. Houston, criminal sheriff.
for October 1878.
3. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several accounts therein named hnpin-
ming seymour 4 Stevens and amounting
to s'D7O o..
The resolution appropriating $2273 81 In
favor of New Orleans Gaslight Company. be-
Ing 20 per cent retained on bill for September.
1873, Was called up and laid over till the next
meeting,
Reports of Committees,
The following report by the Administrator
Of Waterworks and Public Buildings. WAS
read and ordered spread on the minutes:
DEPARTMENT OF WArERwoRKs AND Ptnr1r)
BUILDINGS,
Now Orleans, November &c. 1878. J
To the Honorable Mayor and Administrators of
the city Of New Orleans:
Upon the memorial Of DR. J. J. Hayes. To be
paid for the treatment Of smallpox patinpta
in 1873 and other years, referred to this do
partment at the last regular meeting Of the
Council have the honor TO report:
]. That the offer to pay him in "scrp" was
IN consistency with the mode OF settlement
between the city and her other creditors
2. That upon the relative merits of economy
between an 1ntirmary conducted by the oity
and ono by DR.. Hayes himself I am not at
present prepared to pass q matured opinion.
and which does not seem to attach. as q part
to the main subject Of his memorial, viz: the
Of amounts due him for past years.
That the capital, equal to $500 per month
which he specifies as requisite to conduct an
institution Of the kind and the hazard Of sue
cess, except during m epidemic, can only be
considered rs affecting an Individual ad-
venture, subject to the risk which is run from
The beginning to the end Of the CONTRACT
g. That the back taxes of anterior yrnrs he-
ginning with 1873 and which he enlIrnerafes
ut $975, 1875, should be applied to the settle
ment OF The liabilities Of the years for which
hey were collected and he Is respectfully re-
erred to the proper department for informa-
ion Or redress.
In his bills Dr.. Hayes makes charges for
lays over the number allowed by Dr.. f. dc |
foa'hes,, the visiting physician Of this dc.
mrtment, Tor the terms Of treatment OF Ger
ain patients in the Small pox Hospital. He |
'lhIms that under Legislative enactment he is |
ne sole judge Of the proper time Mt which to |
hschhrge u patient, and upon this point |
alled on tho City Attorney for legal nforrna-
'enlcd and resisted DR.. Hayes pretension |
nd that he is Of the opinion that the visiting
physician OF the city hos Il right to decide |
hat question, and will approve all bills as
DIRECTED BY the visiting physician.
Respectfully, Il. Il. CHEvAIIEY,
Administrator.
By Mr.. Behan-
Fhvorably by resolution on the petition OF
,rebs Il Schwaz, for permission to erect O.
team engine at No. 60 Girod street.
The following report was read and ordered
pread on the minutes:
Cry HALL, !
Now Orleans. November 2b. 1873 /
o the Honorable Mayor and Administrators:
Upon the communication Of the City Sur
eyOr in regard to o land slide which occur
,d oppOslde the Delavigne residence, in the
bird District, and begging that immetliatc
ction be taken to remedy the evil, we have
le honor to report that in company with the
Of Wharves and landings, we made
careful examination Of the evil complained
T. and have come to the conclusion that the
'phirs must Immediately be made by FL. Ell
rInann, lessee Of the wharves and levees.
al that he has been notified to make said
,pairs without delay.
Respectfully,
J. HENRY BEHAN,
Administrator Of Com nercn
J. D. Houston,
Administrator Of improvements. {
J. A. OH HEMECOURT.
City Surveyor.
BY Mr., Ttphan-