The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-06
j. q. DENIS,
Administrators OF Finance.
J. g. BROWN,
Administrators OF Public Accounts.
COLLECTION OF TAKES IN JANUARY, 1878.

ing letter:
PARISH OF JEFFERSON, February 2. 1878
To the Honorable Mayor and Administrators OF
the city Of New Orleans:
Gentlemen Yours OF February /, 1873, enclos-
ina copy of letter from Tbos. Mccormack,
dated January 80. has been received. You are
hereby notified that the police jury does not re-
eogpize the validity Of the sale and purchase
mentioned in said letter. The square mentioned
ii said letter has been dedicated or Get apart for
public use, and is "hora de commerce." Ii con-
tains the courthouse and jail of Jefferson par
ish. By the annexation of Oarrollton to New
Orleans the city of New Orleans became the
owner OF 45.l00 OF said square and improve
ments, leaving Jefferson parish the owner Of
55AlQ0 OF the same.
The city ie now ueing the courthouse for the
Second Judicial District COURT for the Sixth and
Seventh Municipal Districts Of the city OF New
Orleans, at rental as agreed upon between my
self, in behalf of the police jury, aud the city au
thorities, OF elk hundred dollare year. The Jail
is Ia constant use by the parish. and Ia the only
building in which the prisoners of the parish are
kept You are hereby notified not to pay rent to
any party except the parish Of Jefferson. II any
legal steps are taken against you for rent or for
any other purpose in derogation to the right or
title OF the parish Of Jefferson TO said property,
will please notify me or the police jury, which
will intervene and save You from all costs.
JoFIsK, Parish Attorney.
In behalf OF the Police Jury.
Mr.. Edwards stated that this was reply to q
communication from his department..
On his motion the whole subject was referred
to tho City AttorneyO
Financial Robustness ON Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordinances,
which, having been read twice, were now on their
third reading, and, the yeas and nays having
been called. they were all adopted unanimously:
l. An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named for January
1878, beginning 'peter Marley" and amounting
to SIS, 2ss 81. the total having been changed tc
this figure from sl5,27s CT by amendments which
were FIRST unanimously adopted.
q Resolution appropriating SAG, 4i9 SO to pay
the Crescent City Police for January, 1878, the
total having been changed to this figure from
$26 900 by an amendment which was first unani.
mously adopted.
s. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several accounts therein named for January,
1878, beginning "New Orleans Gaslight Com
pany." amounting to $l5,279 So.
T. An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named, beginning
I'D. B. Penn, Register OF Conveyances," and
amounting to t45s as.
s. An ordinance providing for the payment OF
the several accounts therein named for January,
1878, beginning "T. Fitzwilliam & Co.," and
amounting to $1,000 "A, the total having been
changed to this figure from $4,000 n.
Reports of Committees.
BY Mr. Mc0afrey-
DEPARTMENT OF IMPRovEMENrs,
City Hall, New Orleans. February s. 1878.
To the City Council:
Gentleaea- Upon the petition OF John Finney,
for repairs TO the road along the river front OF
the Fifth District tAlgiersl, beg leave respect
fully to repor. that the contractor for the district