The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-02
CITY COUNCIL---OFFICIAL.
REGULAR MEETING.
C1Ty HALL. New ORLEANS. !

C1TY HALL. New ORLEANS. !
Tuesday. October l. 1878.
IbeCouncil met this day at II o'clock III. in
regular session.
Presentation. Ed. Pilsbury, Mayor, pre-
siding. and Administrators Brown, Cavanac,
Diamond, Edwards, McCaffrey and Reng-
sterff.
The reading Of the minutes Of the previous
meeting was dispensed with, and they were
approved as printed.
Financial Business on Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordi-
nance, which, having been read twice, was
now on its third reading, and 1t passed
unanimously, the yeas and nays having been
called:
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, Begin
ming ~. G. Denis, Administrator OF Fi-
nance" and amounting to $685. AZ, the total
having been changed to this figure from
1865 AZ by an amendment which was sirst
unanimously adopted. . -.e
Reports of Committees.
The following report by Mr. Diamond was
read and the action Of the Administrator ap-
proved: s.m..-
Administrators Office. City Hall. !
New Orleans. October 1, 1873. J
TO the City Council:
have appointed James mclaughlin bat
tery.man, fire alarm teegrap2hf vice Ohm W.
RoBT. i. DIAMOND, Administrator
The following report was read and received.
DEPARTMENT Or IMpn togn CRY HA1b
To the City Council:
The petition OF citizens Of the Third Dis
trict, calling attention to the condition Of the
wharves and evees In said district, and ask
ing that the wharf lessees be required to COM
ply with their contract having been referred
to this department, / beg. leave to return
same, as by the action Of this Council had In
MED the privilege of exercising the functions
imposed upon my department by the city
charter, and the authority to superfntend
such work has been vested in other depart
ments.
On the eighteenth of September, 1877, / no.
titled the Council that the lessee was not COM
plying with the specifications OF his contract,
and the City Surveyor acknowledged the TACT,
which was concurred in by the Admnistra-
sustain the lessee in his actions, and refused
to allow me the privilege of exercising au-
thority vested only in my department.
| Under these circumstances, am unable TO
afford any assistance to the petitioners, and
| ask to be excused from the responsibility
| thereto attached.
| am, very respectfully,
JNo. MCCAFFREY, Administrator.
Ordinances and ResOlu, ions offered.
| By Mr.. Diamond
Resolution promoting Sergeant 3. Calvin
to the position of Captain Crescent City Po-
| lice, in appreciation of his services and as 3
reward Of merit.
Adopted.
By Mr.. Brown and read twice
/. Resolution appropriating $25.s75 SO, to
pay the Crescent City Police for September,
| 1878.
2. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several accounts therein named for
September, 1878, beginning ''Offieers and clerks
employed in the Department OF Finance, .
and amounting to $19,30S az.
8. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, fol
September, 1873, beginning pay roll of re.
corders' courts" and amounting to $7659 SO
4. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several pay rolls therein named, fo1
September, 1878, b. inning department Of
improvements, stree. repairs" and amount
ing to S2247 80.
S. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named fol
September, 1878, beginning BARLEY It Fays.
soux," and amounting to S14,399 81.
Petitions, Etc.
| A protest from A. Hero, Jr., notary public
relative to contract with Thomas Pickles, was
read and ordered filed.
From A. M. Moulin, bill Of 1920 used in re,
pair of streets, Fifth District. Referred tc
the Administrator of Improvements.
Unfinished Business.
Mr.. Mccartney called up an ordinance
amending section 81 of ordinance No. 1861 N
s., article 456 Of Leovy and Luzenberg's Digest
of the Laws and General Ordinances of the
city of New Orleans, edition Of 1870, which
was amended by inserting 1925" fine instead
of $780, Thus amended, the ordinance was
adopted.
Mr. McCaffrey called up the resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of a committee tt
examine the affairs Of the different depart
ments of the city government for the past
two years.
The resolution was read, and on motion O.
Mr.. Cavanac, tabled by the following vote:
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Diamond, Reng
storff-4.
Nays-Edwards, McCaffrey-2.
The Council then adjourned.
THOS. G. RAPIER, Secretary.