The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-13

submit herewith the following ANNUAL re-
porte:
MoDonogh School Fund.
Fink Ass lum Fupd. Q
Pickles Fund.
Touro Fund. o
The each balances, January ], 1878, in The Ger
mania National Bank, were as follows:
McDonogh School Fund. SIS 900 80.
Fink Asylum Fund. s7307 80.
sickles Legacy Fund. s34 81.
Touro Aims House Fund, 1854 3S.
! respectfully recommend that 100 copies OF
these reports be published in pa mpblet form.
J. q, DENIS
Administrator Ct Finance
On motion the recommendation of the Admin
istratordof Finance was adopted
The following communication was ordered
spread on the minutes and made the special or
der Of the day at the next meeting:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
City Hall,
New Orlea2s, March H. 1872
To the Honorable the City Council:
Geudemen--On Saturday. the ninth inst, q
strong owiDd commenced from the southeast,
which soon assSmed the proportions of storm,
lasting until 10 p. m. same evening. During its
prevalence much damage was done along the
banks of the river (both sides), which, though
not momentarily dangerous, will require prompt
attention and repair to prevent accident in
future.
THIRD DISTRICT LEvEEs.
On ths left bank. from Esplapade street to the
Barracks, the bulkheads and leyees have been
seriously injured and the wharves much dam
aged-the nuisance wharf of the Third District
was completely carried away.
This section being under the care Of the lessees
of the wharves and is promised immediate
attention: and in accordance with ordinance
shall again advertise for proposals to build a
new nuisance wharf.
CARRoILToN LEvEEs,
AT Carrollton the levee for distance of 600 feet
suffered considerable damage, which must be at
tended to.
REvETMENT LEyEE- NEW LAKE END.
The revetment Ievee at the New Lake has suf-
fered considerable injury, and if it is the inten
tion of the Council to prevent the utter destruc-
ton of this work, some action should be taken
immediately. When the subject was before the
Council last October I urged the acceptance OF
contract for its repair which would cost SIS 900,
and at tho time the City Railroad Company was
willing to advance the amount to pay for the
work. Iagain urged upon the Council to make
some provision for ifs repair, as the New Lake is
one of the few pleasure resorts of our population
during the apripg and summer, and the protec-
ton levee afforded visitors great advantages in
the Ell joyments of the lake.
What would in October last cost the city
s15, 900 may now cost much greater sum. IL
prompt action be not had in this matter, work
Of dollars will be entirely destroyed.
ALGIERs LEVELS.
The levees the right bank of the
river have suffered severey by the storm.
and were it not for the repairs lately made to
these levees and the close attention of the en-
ployees aud officers of this department, crevasse
would certainly have occurred. The damage,
however, has been very extensive, covering a
line Of evee nearly five miles in length, and
must be repaired at once. The accompanying re-
port Of Mr.. O. N. Lewis, who has been in charge
of the repairs for this department, will show
where the moet serious repairs are needed [5ee
letter hereto attached marked A.
BUDGET OF EXPENSES.
To accomplish these repairs the Council must
place more funds at my dlspossI, as it is well
known in making the budget OF expenditures for
the present year, no provision was made for
such work, although | urged upon the financial
officer at the time the necessity and importance
thereof, as the accompanying letter will show.
lSee accompanying letter. marked b.
Notwithstanding this communication and the
evident necessity for the appropriations asked for,
no allowance whatever was made, as the de-
mands from other sources seemed Of more i'm
portsnce and the anticipated receipts were ab-
sorbed in providing therefor.
have already expended over $4,000 in the re-
pair of ievees, and to do so have been compelled
to forego many useful repairs to streets and the
building Of new bridges, al well az the construc-