The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-31
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 81 1878

McDonogh fund to borrow the necessary
money TO construct the new McDonogh
School, at the corner OF Prleur and PALMYRA
streets, to replace the Madison School-hollse
destroyed by fire, the Mayor explaining, BY
the way, that several offers had been made
TO advance the necessary amount. It will
also be noticed i'm the official proceedings of
the Council that the bid OF Mr.. Christie. to
build the school-house for ST. 49S. was ac-
copied.
TIE PROPOSED MARKET.
The ordinance proposing to authorize the
erection of Q market on Napoleon Avenue be-
tween st. Charles Avenue and CaTOndelet
street, was postponed again yesterday to OBJ
tain the opinion of the city attorney as to Che
powers Of the city authorities TO grant the
privilege
Mr.. McCaflrey made the point against the
ordinance that there was already O market
house 1.-THE Jefferson Market within six blocks
of the proposed new market-house, and that
the city attorney had already given IL as his
opinion that the city could not ALLEVIATE any
sanction Of the Legislature, which was being
sought even now to permit the erection of the
Union Railroad Depot on Claiborne street.
THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION.
The subject of privilege for suitable
building for the Central Police Station, etc,
came up yesterday, Administrators Reng-
storff and Edwards reporting In favor of the
tor Diamond in favor of renewing the lease of
the Davidson buildings. The matter was
postponed until next meeting.
THE COURT OFFICERS.
The Council passed over the veto OF the
Mayor the ordinance allowing seven extra
policemen TO Recorder Smith, Neither the
Council nor the Chief Of Police have done any
thing yet to settle the question of recording
the arrests made on warrants Issued from the
recorders court In the police books, and the
establishing Of harmony between the two
branches of the city government Neither
has anything yet been done to determine
whether court officers are amenable to the
Board Of Police Commissioners for derelic-
tion of duty and violation of police rules.
CANAL STREET INSTRUCTIONS.
A merchant of Canal street waited on the
Mayor yesterday TO say that whilst the ordi-
nances against the obstruction Of the side
walks were enforced against him, they were
not enforced against others, particularly not
against a merchant doing the same business
as himself, He added that he had complained
several times to Administrator Mccartney,
but noticed no change. The Mayor took
notes Of the complaint and referred the
matter to Mr.. Mccartney.
MINOR NOTES.
DR.. Chopin informs the Mayor that dlsin-
fectants will be supplied to the poor when
ever necessary.
Citizens in the vicinity of Fourth and
Coliseum streets complain that the garbage
boxes have not been removed for three days.
An ordinance authorizing the Waterworks
Company to borrow 100000, In accordance
with their charter, was presented to the Coun-
Gil yesterday, and lies over French money
will take up the bonds of the company.
The committee on the House of Refuge
their report yesterday, which will
be found printed at length In the official pro-
ceedings of the Council.