The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-14
JOHN MCCAFFREY,
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JOHN MCCARTNEY,
Administrator.
The Administrator Of Commerce presented
the subjoined letters, which were read and
ordered spread on the minutes:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. CRY HALL, !
New Orleans August Is, 1878. J
J, A, dHemecourt ESQ., City Surveyor:
gir-From your long experience rs City
Surveyor, and the observations you have been
able to make In regard to the condition OF the
streets of the city, will you please inform me
whether. in your opinion, the streets have
been kept In as good condition during this
year as they have been in previous years, or
before the contract system was resorted TO.
Very respectfully, CHAs s. C 1I';h
SURVEYORS OFFICE, CRY HALL. /
New Orleans. August ID, 1878. }
Hon. Charles Cavanac, Administrator Of Com
merce:
Sir-In answer to your communication
dated August 10, 1878, asking my opinion as
to the present condition OF the city as regards
cleanliness, as compared with the past, beg
leave to state the following:
From my experience as surveyor IN this
city for the past forty years, can without
hesitation declare that the streets and cutters
of the city have never been kept so clean as
they are now and have been for the past year.
d The condition Of the upper and lower dis
tricts, 50 much complained OF. results entirely
from q lack OF sufficient water to properly
flush and cleanse the same.
Since the beginning of the yellow fever the
cutters are not cleaned in the same manner
as before-taking the s!ush, from the bottom
and putting it on the edge to be carried away
contents scraped into the draining canals.
This Is done so as not to expose the mud to
the action of the sun. For the same reason
the water in the draining canals IS kept at a
| higher stage and the said canals flushed with
| fresh water from the Carondelet canal and
| New canal as soon as one day passes without
| rain.
and the Offal carried away regularly.
| Very respectfully,
j. A. D'HEMECoURT,
| City Surveyor.
Financial Business ON Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordi-
nances, which, having been read twice, were
now on their third reading, and they were
adopted unanimously upon call Of the roll :
| 1. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several pay rolls therein named, for
July, 1873, beginning 'officers, clerks and en-
ployees Of the Department Of Finance
amounting to $19,O76 81.
| O. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several pay rolls therein named, for
July, 1878 BEGINNING "street REPAIRS and
amounting to S3711 IS.
g. Resolution appropriating $2G,O98 Oh to
pay the roll Of the Crescent City Police for
July. 1878, the amount having been reduced
to this figure from $4,000 % by an amend
| ment, which was first unanimously adopted
4. An ordinance providing for the payment
| of the several pay rolls therein named, for
tif,f rTnJc1
courts" and amounting to SG696 65.
| 5. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, for
| July, 1878, amounting to S14,399 81 an amend
ment, substituting BARLEY IL Fayssoux for
Peter Marley, having first been unanimously
adopted.
! G, An ordinance making appropriations for
charitable institutions for July, 1878, amount
ing to $3321 10.
| 7. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named for
July, 1878, beginning "Firemen's Charitable
Association, etc, amounting to $15,333 "a.
8. An ordinance beginning flames D. Hous.
ton, criminal sheriff." for July, 1873, amount
| ing to $49S0 60, the amount having been in
creased to this figure from $4718 rs by
amendments which were first unanimously
adopted
Q. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, for
July 1878, beginning "New Orleans Gaslight
Company" and amounting to S15,187 So.
10. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several accounts therein named, be-
ginning "H. G. Stiebel Il Co., and amounting
to $2735.
In connection with the resolution appro
priating 1897 IS to r. j. Connolly, for repairing
No 24's engine-house, laid over at the last
meeting in consequence Of a protest from the
foreman of said company, the following re
port was read:
( SURVEYORS OFFICE. CITY HALL,
New Orleans, August r. 1878.
To the City Council:
On the within inclosed communication O.
Mr.. H. Miester, foreman Of Crescent Fire
Company No. a. complaining of the bad man
ner in which their engine-house has been re
paired by the contractor, Mr.. Robt. J. Con
WHY Wit N''' ''0 iA'A'N W A'p'A N'. -'0' y
1. It is true that the contractor had forgot
ten to place four knobs on the front and real
doors.
2. It is true that the banister of the real
gallery had been repaired in an imperfect way
and has since been knocked down, purpOSelI
or not could not ascertain.
8. But as regards the complaint against thu
brick pavement of the yard [ am sorry to dis
agree with the foreman, and to declare thu
said paving done In workmanlike manner
and as required by the contract.
Had the complainant called my attention
to the needed items of knobs and banisters il
would have been quite easy to have had the
same Immediately supplied by the contractor
as on the first mention of the same he has i'm
mediateIy raised the objections, tl11d I respect
fully report to your honorable body that the
work is now being satisfactorily performed as
per contract, and the contractor fully entitled
to settlement
l remain, very respectfully,
| J. A. D'HEMECOURT,
i City Surveyor.
4 The resolution In favor of E. J. Connolly
for 1897 95 for repairing engine-house o
Steam Fire Company No. "a, was then unani
mously adopted on a call of the roll.
4 Reports of Committees.
By Mr.. Rengstorff-