The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-01
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS.


Tho Iist Of the appointmen ts since Administra
tor MeallIe took his seat:
J. J. Flynn. secretary: Thomas Hanly. clerk
r. Lester. messenger.
House of Refuge Tbos. Brennan, superin
tendent: Edward Ryder, assistant: Mrs. }
Brennan matron.
Workhouse- Kennedy superlnten
dent. Patrick O'Brien. clerk.
Public Squares Daugherty, superin'
tendent; r Ryder Waterman; M. Fannon
Waterman.
Fire Alarm Teegra PHI G. Lindauer assist
ant superintendent
DEPARTMENT or IMPROVEMENTS.
Administrator Houston yesterday made the
following nominations:
T., s. Kehan. general superintendent. first
Thos. Johnson general superintendent
JAS Clark. superintendent. first ward.
j. NJ Garry superintepdant thtfd ward.
II j Bath supernteudant. tenth ward.
7. ID. Williams. storekeeper, Erato street de-
III the interview between the Admins
traitor and several Of tho new appointees,
Capt Houston gave them short but posi-
that he expected them TO work for their salaries
and that whilst he wanted them to understand
that no driving or perseeuiion should be In
dugad In by the employees Of his department
stiil they would be held strictly accountable for
any deinauencies or violations Of the city or
dinances occurring within their respective
jurisdictions.
CITY ATTORNEYS DEPARTMENT
City Attorney HOWARD McCaleb has appointed
Edgar II. Farrar. EsI "a his chief clerk and
Thomas M Palmer as messenger OF hs depart.
ment. Mr.. McCaleb has virtually entered and
assumed the functions Of his Office.
Mr.. Ralph G. Morgan has been commlssioned
by Mayor Patton ~ assistant clerk In the May
ore office and assistant secretary Of the
Council.
In The Department Of Accounts Mr.. Uhlhom
has been promoted TO tho position OF chic (
clerk.
In the
DEPARTMENT OF wATERwORKs,
Administrator Oheyalley has made the follow
of the Insane Asylum James Glynn keeper of
tho Second and Sixth District Courts Joseph
GI g,il keeper OF the Third. Fourth and
the Superior District Curt and First District
Court.
Formerly all the courts were In the charge of
one keeper. who assumed to keep them cleanly
and In order for a stipulated sum, and who EN-
ployed hls own assistants. Mr.. Chevalley
changes the system With view OF securing a
Mr.. II. w. W. Reynolds is retained as nssis-
ant wnrS and and
In the Surveyors Department.
THE TELEPHONE
will shortly he introduced into the City Hall
building Mr. w. III. Boninger the manager of
the American District Telegraph COMPANY.
city with the necessary apparatus to establish
communication between tho City Hall and the
NEW POLICE STATION.
Mayor Patton. Administrator Meallie Admin
lstrator Chevalley. Surveyor Brown and Chief OF
Police Boylap paid visit yesterday to Turner's
ton, recorders court, etc. After thorough ex-
animation II was not only concluded that the
building answered all purposes. but that It was
also sufileiently large TO accommodate the First
As already reported in The DEMOCRAT. the
propretors Of the building offer to rent 1t to
hp rtt fnrn AQrQ N a ftnv
pending $1,000 upon II under tho instructions of
The City Surveyor. the building to revert to the
city at the expiration OF the lease.
The city now pays 81 90 per annum rental for
It's Central Police Station First Recorders
Court. etc. and $4,000 per snnum for the build
District Court, which In five. years would
amount TO $4,000, whilst 70 acquire full posses
sion {: T1r ne Hal VII REQUIRE an outlay Of
annually to the city IN the way Of rental.
The acquisition Of Turner's Hall will. how
red dollars more to the city to raise the sidewalk
on the Lafayette street side which, 1t is said.
oyerfows during very heavy rains.
Council revolution will be presented by Ad-
ministrator Meallie. authorizing the Mayor to
accept the proposition Of the owners Of Tur-
in n statement of the license revenue. which
IL being prepared by Mr.. James W. Hacharie. of
are In New Orleans 300 bar rooms or coffee
houses and GIG groceries. where liquors are sold
by the glass, making a total Of 824 retail liquor
dealing establishments In tha city. Computing
the population Of New Orleans Mt 225. 900. this
would make one bar room TO about every 237-
man, woman and child The picture. from
temperance view. will not appear very moral
one. but II is safe to say that II will compare
most fayornby with any other large city of the
civilized world.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
In this department we learn that Col James
and MesErs Villarubia, Lauve and Eek nicos are
retained, and that MIR. II. II. A. Mooney has been
appointed az one Of the license inspectors of
the department. The reappontments confirm
the statements Of the new city officials that a
majority Of the efficient and worthy employees
would be retained.