The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
Financial Business ON Finan Passage.

Mr.. Brown called up the following ordi-
nances, which, having been read twice, were
now on their third reading, and they were
unanimously adopted upon q call of the roll:
l. An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the pay rolls therein named for the month
of August, 1878, beginning 'Pay roll of sani-
tary inspectors, and amounting to S1919 81.
g. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several accounts therein named for The
month of August, 1873, beginning Seymour
& Stevens" and amounting to S25Oo rs.
Reports of Committees.
The following report from Mr.. Diamond
was adopted:
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE. CITY HALL, |
New Orleans, September 25. 1873
Respectfully returned to the City, Council,
with the recommendation that the hereunto
annexed report OF the City Surveyor be
adopted.
RoBT. E. DIAMOND,
Administrator.
SURVEYORS OFFICE, City HALL, /
New Orleans, September 20, 1878. !
Hon. r. e. Diamond. Administrator of Police:
Dear SW-Upon the petition of citizens
complaining OF the cotton wadding manufac-
tory at Nos. "a and Sc Montegut street. Third
District, have the honor to report that
have personally examined the premises and
find that the chimney should be raised five
feet higher and also provided with q spark
catcher.
respectfully remark that this factory has
been In existence for over twenty-five years,
been made. remain. very respectfully,
J. A. D'HEMECOURT,
City Surveyor.
The following report was adopted:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.. CITY HALL,
New Orleans. September %, 1873. {
To the Honorable Mayor and Administrators:
Your committee to whom was referred the
communications of Hon. John McCaffrey and
the City Surveyor, in reference to the repairs
OF the protection levees have the honor to
said levees, we have come to the conclusion
that they are in a satisfactory condition for
the time being, and need no immediate re-
pairs, with the exception OF space Of about
100 feet of bulkhead on the Bayou st. John
levee, between Ursulines and st. Philip
streets, which will require about 1900 feet Of
lumber and 100 cubic yards Of filling and
which should be repaired In case an equi~
noctial storm should be anticipated.
We, therefore, recon mend that, in view Of
the embarrassed financial condition of the
city, no other repairs be made at present, as
we do not consider that they are absolutely
Improvements be requested to keep In readi-
ness a lot Of croWbars, pickaxes, wheebar-
rows and lumber at the Bienville draining
machine as precautionary measure, In case
LCJdlLS SAOu1I VIC Ltauilth
the equinoctial season.
Respectfully
CHAs. CAvANAC,
Administrator of Commerce.
JOHN E. RENGsToRFF,
Administrator of Assessments.
R. E. DIAMOND,
Administrator of Police.
The following report was read:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, CIrY HALL,
New Orleans, September 26, 1878. I
To the City Council:
Your committee, to whom was referred the
petition of Sam. Burchfeld, contractor of the
Bienville street draining machine, asking
compensation for extra labor performed and
extra coal used in running said machine IN
the month of July last, on account of the
flushing of the cutters and sluices, have the
honor to report that, in their opinion, the
compensation asked for is just and equitable
and ought to be granted.
| During said month the Waterworks hy-
! drants in that drainage district have been