The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-09

Financial Business ON FkmhA passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordl-
nances, which, having been read twice, we're
now on their third reading, and they we're
unanimously adopted upon a call of the roll:
/. Resolution appropriating S24,4O7 88, to
pay the Crescent City Police for August, 1878,
the amount having been changed to this
figure from $25.375 SO, by an amendment
which WAS first unanimously adopted.
2. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several accounts therein named, for
August, 1878, beginning "Oficers and clerks
employed in the Department Of Finance"
and amounting to S19,178 81, the total having
been changed to this figure from 1890 27
by amendments which were first unanimous
ly adopted.
8. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named, be-
ginning "Pay roll Of recorders court"
amounting to S7659 SO.
4. An ordinance providing for the payment
Of the several pay rolls therein named, for
August, 1873, beginning Department of I'M
provements, street repairs" and amounting
to S2287 50, the total having been changed
from S2247 50 by an amendment which was
uLSt uuhuILuouSly huOpbeu.
S. An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named for
September, 1873, beginning 'sBartley Il Fays-
SIOUX" and amounting to 1889 "a.
Reports of Committees.
By Mr.. Cavanac-
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. C1TY HALL,
New Orleans, October 8, 1873. J
To the Honorable Mayor and Administrators:
] have the honor to report that the only
proposal received for the lease of q steam
ferry, from the head of Richard street. in the
First District Of this city, to Freetown, in the
parish OF Jefferson, for ten years, was from
Gustave Gottschalk, who offers eighty-five
dollars per month for the privilege Of run
ming said ferry.
/ respectfully recommend that said offer
be accepted. Respectfully,
CHARLEs CAvANAC
Administrator Of Commerce.
The following reports were read and action
upon them postponed until next meeting:
SURVEYORS OFFICE. CRY HALL, !
New Orleans, October T. 1873.
To the City Council:
Upon the petition Of Messrs. Lewis 4
Lynde, owners of the Virginia Cotton Press,
certain street which used to run around Mar
ket Place, have the honor to report that the
heirs Of Robert DeLogny, In making the plan
Of division Of Suburb LaCourse, Left a certain
space known as Market Place, with q street
bordering the same; that the heirs Of Robert
DeLogny entered suit against the city for the
recovery of said Market Square, and were
sustained In their demand by the highest
tribunal of the State; that the said heirs, af.
| ter the decision just rendered, caused plar
of division into lots to be made of said Mar
ket Place, and sold ali that portion of sale
place lying in the square bounded by Rich
ard, Market, Tchouptoulas and Peters
streets, to the present owners Of the Vir yinia
Cotton Press, Messrs. Lewis Il Lynde as is
fully detailed in their petition addressed tc
| your honorable body.
That the said Messrs. Lewis & Lynde were
already the owners Of the balance Of the sale
square of ground. comprised between the
four streets, as aforesaid and caused a cotton
press to be erected covering the whole Of sale
square, including that part Of the street
which bordered Market Place, and to which
no other property holder had any right but
street be Kept opened by the city, It would be
o burden to said city and of no use to the pub
lie, and great detriment to the property O
the petitioners; that said street was opened
for the use OF those fronting upon the same
ask the closing OF said street as being thu
only interested parties; that, through mis-
take, they have been assessed and taxed fol
said portion OF street, together with thu
buildings standing thereon, which tax they
have regularly paid for a number Of years
and as they now propose to purchase from
the city whatever rights the city may have K
the same, [ cannot see any reason why i
should not be sold by the city, and a title tx
the same granted to Messrs. Lewis & Lynde
anu l respectfully recommend that the de
mand of the petitioners be fully granted.
Very respectfully submitted
j. a. D'HEMECoURT, City Surveyor.
OFFICE CRY ATTORNEY, CITY HALL
i -. New Orleans. October s, 1873
To the City Council:
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