The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-06
CITY HALL.
PAY YOUR TAXES.

At recent meeting Of the City Council. It
Will be remembered. a resolution wgs missed
forbiddlng the financial officers OF tho city to
grant stays OF proceedings or extensions of
time thereafter to tax and license dslinouents
and stipulating that such stays OF proceedings
and extensions can only be granted by the vote
OF majority OF the Council. The Adminlstra
tor Of Finance. Mr.. Isaaeson. requests US, there
fore. to call the attention Of axpayers for 1873 In
the fact and to urge them to settle with the cit .
prior to the fifteenth Of December In order To
avoid Interest and costs Of court which will ac-
erue upon the bill from and after that date.
DEPARTMENT or IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Henry Andry wns appointed superin-
tendent 81 streets of the hrst ward by Admins
TRAITOR Houston.
Notice was given TO this department by Mr.
william Henry that he holds the city In defan
and abandons his contract for street cleaning
The Administrator Of improvements Will
probably assume 70 d. all work n dniring I'm
mediate attention In those sections abandoned
by Mr., Henry until the next meeting Of the
Council.
Under he authorization given Mr.. Houston nj
the last meeting that official has rseed hls
district superlntendenis 10 put men and carts
to work In all patts of The city abandoned by
the c2ntraet99rs ~ Ihe sections inelnded between
between Canal and Julia streets. the levee and
Rnmpart street. are to be cleaned ut night be-
tween y o. PHn ! ~ tHp IHbJrHtg to bn THj1
at the rate Of 81 80 dry, The other sect ions Ions
are to be cleaned during The day. the laborers
pay here will be 81 % per day. The carts are 10
he paid In either case at the rate Of 81 80 per
day
blanks to make their daily reports TO tho dis
stated the names Of the men employed the
number of the carts and to whom belonging
and the time each was employed and as we'll
the kind and quantity Of work done during the
day. The district superintendent will make
weekly reports. Everything T. being systemat-
zed, so that ut a glance tho Administrator can
amount 1t costs weekly or daily and whether
complains arc well based or MOTTO be- Diet. r
mined, however finally by his personal lnspec-
ton.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Mr.. ChevalIey. In company with Surveyor
Brown made n tour of inspection Of the IRE
engine houses. which with few exceptions
require improvements or repairs. Due atten-
ton will be given to this matter rs soon az
THE BUDGET
shall have been made few days moro will
CLAUSE before the budget shall bs ompIeted. the
main difficulty which presents itself jnat now
being the number Of Judgments recorded at
the City Hall against the city which have to be
examined.
THE MAYORS CORRESPONDENCE
offers letter from Mr.. George W. Judgson, Of
Quebec, asking for Information reIaive to Jas.
Anglers. who Is supposed to haze died In Nav
Orleans IN 1918 The information, II seems, Is
FpIHISu ~ BSLHDilHH LUb ftRHtB VI Tho son OIL inc
deceased to an estate.
FIRE CRACKERS.
Another petition. this time from the youth OF
the First District, was received to he alo we'd TO
fire off Chinese crackers during the holidays.
The boys are informed that II Ia against the
law to fire off crackers or shoot guns aud ps-
tolls on the publ g thorouRbfare and that neither
the mayor nor the chief Of police can authorize
n violation ~ the law: bnt II IL believed
by Hnnta Clans that the more shooting off Of
FIRE crackers will not be lInterfered With BY the
police. " cracker firing IL stopped the
footing Of those beastly tin horns will also ha 70
to be. %
SCHOOL ITEM.
II Ia understood that jos Craig after bis re-
cont display OF elopuenee at the School Board
meeting will resign, the effort having tested bis
powers as school director beyond the possbiI-
lily Of his taking the floor again.