The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-21
CITY COUNCIL---OFFICIAL.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
Cry HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
Eluralnu Iunn % 1919

Presentation. Ed. Pilsbury, Mayor, pre-
siding, and Administrators Brown. Cavanac,
Denis, Diamond, Edwards and Mccartney.
The Mayor stated that the ordinance
\ adopted on Tuesday last, relative to the
repair Of the revetment levee, was not ac-
cepted by the company
Mr. Cavanae moved to reconsider the vote
by which the ordinance was adopted.
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Mccartney offered the following as
substitute
Reaolped. That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to enter into contract
with the New Orleans City Railroad Com
pany whereby said company shall agree to
reduce the fare on said road to fifteen (15)
cents for the round trip, from their station at
Canal street to the New Lake and return, and
shall at its own expense cause number OF
sheds to be built on the levee at the New
Lake End for the convenience Of visitors, the
number and character Of the sheds TO be de-
termined hereafter; and whereby said com
pany shall engage to advance the necessary
money to repair the revetment levee at SAID
New Lake End, and for the reimbursement
to said company OF the sad sum o. money
so to be advanced for repairing said levee, 1t
shall BIO stipulated and agreed that the same
shall be payable in two equal inStaIlments on
the first day Of March, in 1879 and 1880, without
interest, and that the city OF New Orleans
stallment Of the Indebtedness it may incur as
aforesaid to said company, an equal amount
of municipal licenses due and owing by the
company to the city, and taxes imposed for I
general purposes for the years IN when Salu
installments shall mature.
A motion to adopt the ordinance was carried
by the following vote:
Yeas-Cavanac, Denis, Diamond, Edwards,
McCaffrey-5.
Nay-Brown-1.
Mr.. Mccartney offered the following ordi-
nance
Be 1t ordained, etc, that the bid of Messrs.
Foueher Il Downey, for repairing the revet-
ment levee at the New Lake End, in accord
ance with specifications on file in the Survey
Or's Office at the rate Of six dollars and fifty
cents per running foot for the whole work
complete, be and is hereby accepted, and the
Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into
contract, with the parties mentioned, for the
faithful performance of their contract
motion to adopt the ordinance was car
rled by the following vote:
Yeas-Cavanac, Denis, Diamond, Edwards,
McCaffrey-5.
Nay-Brown-1.
The following communication was read,
and ON motion Of Mr.. McCaffrey referred to
the Mayor, with power to act:
NEW ORLEANS, June 49, 1873.
To the City Council:
We respectfully beg leave to submit to your
honorably body Mr. Patrick Coye as our Sc
,curity for the revetment levee contract
We remain, very respectfully,
TOUGHER IL DoWNEY, Contractors.
Mr.. Cavanac obtained permission to with
.drawthe resolution relative to the wharf con-
troyersy offered by him on Tuesday last, and
offered the following as a substitute:
Resobved, That the matter in controversy
In reference to the wharves be referred to a
committee of three, to be appointed by the
chair, to take such action as they may deem
necessary for the protection OF the interests
of the city involved
Mr.. McCaffrey opposed the resolution in its
present shape. He thought the committee
appointed should report back to the Council
The resolution, as it now reads, gives them
full power to act. He was opposed to giving
the committee that power.
Mr. Cavanac said it was understood that the
committee would report to the Council.
Mr.. Mccartney moved to strike out the
words ito take such action as they NAV deem
necessary" and insert in their stead ''who
shall report to the Council the best means. .
A motion to adopt the amendment was car
ried by the following vote:
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac Denis, Diamond,
Edwards and Mccartney.
The resolution as amended was then unani-
mously adopted, the yeas and nays having
been called.
Appointment of Committees.
The Mayor appointed as the committee tx
report on the wharf controversy Administers
tors Denis, Brown and Cavanac.
Administrator Denis was excused from serv
ing on the committee to revise the rules gov
erning the Crescent City Police, and the
Mayor appointed Administrator Brown II
his stead
The ordinance relative to the floating deb
was called up and laid over.
Petitions.
From residents at New Lake End com
planning of the erection of a bath-house by
Charles Hoyt. Referred to Messrs. Cavanac
Edwards and Mccartney.
Mr.. Cavanac stated that Mr.. Hoyt had com
menced building without permission, and tina
the edifice was nearly completed. He mOvet
that the Mayor be instructed to notify Nj
Hoyt to cease work till the matter is decided
Carried.
From Crescent City Live Stock and Slaugh
ter-House Company, for reduction Of assess
ment. Referred to the Administrator Of AS
sessments.
kGcAVe Wb ABSSHCes
The following, from Mr.. Denis, was read:
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. CRY HALL.
New Orleans. June 10. 1873.
To the City Council
I respectfully ask for a leave of absence 0
one week. Respectfully,
j. G. DENIS, Administrator
On motion Of Mr.. Cavanac the request wa
unanimously granted.
The Mayor appointed the Administrator O
Commerce to act as Administrator of Financ
I'D interim.
Explanations
Mr.. Mccartney rose to personal explana
ton. One of the papers had stated that h
was absent from the meeting yesterday an
''could not be found" The hour appoints
for the meeting of the Council was II O'Clock
He was in the Council chamber from five min
utes to II till fifteen minutes after II. One o
his colleagues went out to try to find one Q