The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-11
DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER L. 1878

employed In the Department of Finan &C, :"
and amounting to $1,000 rs.
3. An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the several accounts therein named, begin
ing 'Pay roll of Recorders court, amount
ing to $5G9G G5, the total having been changed
to this figure by two amendments which were
| first unanimously adopted.
4. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several pay rolls therein named, Tor
| August, 1873, beginning department OF I'M
provements, street repairs" and amounting
to $28 81, the total having been charged from
1927 20 by IN amendment which was first
unanimously adopted.
Reports Of Committees.
! By Mr.. RengstorT and adopted
DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS. Cry HALL
Now Orleans. September 10. 1871
TO tho City Council:
Genttemen-T beg leave to report unfavor-
ably on the petitions of the following persons
for reduction of assessments, viz:
j. Wappler, John 7. Becker and q. Hauth,
Respectfully, etc.
JOHN L. RENGsToRFF,
Administrator.
BY Mr.. McCafrey and laid over
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS
City Hall, Now Orleans. September 0. 1878.
To the City Council:
The yearly euuinOCtial storms, which usll-
ally occur this month"; prompt me TO call the
attention OF the Council to the subioined com
munication of the City Surveyor, urging the
necessity OF placing In repair the different
buIkheads, canal banks and protection levees
throughout the city.
1t Is generally admitted that due precau
ton in protecting the levees, etc, against
overflow is actually imperative. | am, how
ever, embarrassed in the performance of this
irnI ~ thp4e TO
A judiciOus outlay towards performing this
work may probably be the cause of saving
large sum Of money to tho city In case of an
equnoctial gale this year.
1t therefore becomes imperative to take i'm
mediate steps towards placing the levees and
safeguards In proper repair. and to that end
devise some means OF obtaining the funds
necessary to do the work set forth in the COM
munication of the City Surveyor.
| am, very respectfully,
JNO. MCCARTNEY, Administrator.
SURVEYORS OFFICE. Cry HALL.
New Orleans, August 7, 1878. !
Hon. John McCaffrey, Administrator of I'm
provements:
De0, iSU-In view of our yearly equinoctial
storms, which are usually felt In the month
Of September, and in order to guard against
overflow therefrom, ! caused o thorough ex-
animation OF our drainage protection levees
to be made, and have the honor to report as
follows, to wit:
UPPER PROTECTION LEvEEs.
The New canal levee, in front of Claiborne
street. for distance of 200 feet requires rails
ing at least one foot to be on proper level
In front Of ROcheblave street. about forty
feet too low and requires raising.
In front of the Broad street canal about
forty feet requires raising.
The balance of the New canal levee to the
Metairie Ridge In good order.
The Claiborne canal levee, from the New
canal to Melpomene street. has been raised
by the Belt railroad Company.
The MelpOmene tail-race levees. from the
draining machine or Claiborne street canal to
CarrOlltOn Avenue draining machine re-
ported to be in good condition.
The upper line embankment, from Clai
borne street canal to the Metairie Ridge, in
good order.
LOWER PROTECTION LEvEEs OF THE SECOND
AND THIRD DISTRICTS.
The upper side Of the Carondelet canal
lcvee in front of Tont street, requires raising
for O distance OF eighty feet.
In front Of Rocheblave street requires new
Dul kheads and raised to q distance OF forty
feet.
Between Tonti and Rochebave streets
very, bad hole. In the levee, and should be
filled up and raised.
Fronting the stave and cooper shop the
levee requires raising, and about 200 feet to
be overhauled and repaired
LOWER SIDE.
The Bayou st. John levee, between Ursu-
lines and st, Philip streets, bulkheads all gone
In very bad condition, should be raised and
repaired to distance of about 100 feet
Fronting Washington street, levee very
ow and has caved in, requires filling, raising
md repairing.
Between Gavoso and saIcedo streets, levee
very low, distance of about eighty feet re-
lures new bulkheads and filling.
Fronting the old Orleans street draining
machine the levee is very low for distance
If forty feet.
The levee in the lower section, located on
Liberal, Spain, Josephine Lafayette Avenue
md Claiborne streets, down to Poland street.
s low in many places, and requires to be
aised and strengthened where needed. Also
cut made at the angle of Claiborne and Po-
and streets should be stopped at once.
| respectfully suggest and recommend that
he points above mentioned as being either
90 low or too weak be repaired without de-
ay.
[ remain, very respectfully,
J. A. D. ENtECOURT,
City Surveyor.
Ordinances and Resolutions. ,