The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-29
A SENSATION FLATTENED,
City Tax Delinquents Have Three Wore
Days to Pay Up-Waterwerks Stcc:t~
Minor a4fy Hall Topics.

Oar sensation of yesterday relative TO the 10.
cation Of the Orleans street draining mech ne
is somewhat fatteRed out by the explanation OF
Surveyor d'Hemecourt. It seems that whilst
the statement is correct. In the opinion Of Sur
veyor d'Hemeeourt that tie true lines Of the
Daniel Clark estate proper would show that the
grounds on which the machine was erected are
outside Of sale property. it is nevertheless true
that the situation is not materially char ged as
far as the interests Of the city are concerned
for 1t appears that the grounds were situated
on the Blanc tract. claimed also by Mrs. Gaines
| and adjudicated to her. Hence the citv has no
claim against Mrs CARES Tor the return of the
amount paid to her for the site and the privi-
lege of its occupation for something Ike thirty
years.
ANOTHER TIE
At the City Council meeting yesterday. which
was short nothing marred the serenity of the
proceedings, and it wss noticeaple only for the
tie occurring on the question OF paying the street
sprinkler for watering Canal street.. Adminis-
traitors Cayanac and McCaffrey supported tn 9
measure, whilst Administrators Brown and
diamond voted in the negative; whereupon the
Mayor gave the casting vote In the affirmative
FINANCIAL TOPICS.
There were several bids opened ut the CITY
Hal! for ten wharf bonds the bid eff Mr.. John
i. Hardy at fifty GEMS being accepted.
CITY TAXES.
We are Informed by Col Penis 4 dministra-
tor of Finance. that on the first Of june tSa5lr-
day next the delinquent tax list will be cub.
lfShed In the DEMOCRAT. This lis. will be an
usually email. we underestimate fact which Is
quite encouraging. Taxpayers who haze as
yet fail led to settle with the city haze. therefore,
three days before them to Avoid ,e9xaton and
additional costs and the Adm nisfatOr hopes
to see the treasury department crowded with
people during these three days.
wATERwoRKs sTeCB.
To-day bids for the exchange of evidences of
city Indebtedness for s2OO,OpO worth of Water
works stock will be opened at the City Hail At
the close OF business yesterday over twenty bids
had already been received and lively time is
expected at II o'clock to-day in this connection
REFoRE TEE GRAND fury.
Surveyor d'Hemecourt was b fore the grand
Jury yesterday. but on what particular business
could not be ascertaine1, ana certainly he Deing
sworn not to reveal the character of the evil
dence given before that august kGdy, would not
do SO 1t is generally believed. however, that it
was either In connection with the cutting of the
levees below Algiers or the abstraction Of Off
cial documents from the City HaE-or both.
NO NUISANCE.
Administrator CaEanac has inspected the
promises on the levee known as the Mayberry
Mills. one OF the pioneer Touring mills OF this
city, which were recently complained of by
Mr.. Peterson. a neighbor. The Admin istrators
report Is that the complaint against the mill Is
mo pun intendedl. and that the
com plainant has rented his own premises, |
adjoining the mill. to a person who keeps I,
y barrel house." whose est blishment at any
rate. could not be inconvenience by the prox- |
unity OF an industry which promises to flourish |
Ii only left to take care Of itself