The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08

authorized to enter into contract for term of
five years, ~ notarial act, before the city no
tary, i'll be .nalf of the city OF New Orleans,
with the Sisters in charge OF the Louisiana
Retreat, for the maintenance and treatment
Of the insane now in the Insane Asylum, and
who may hereafter be sent to said Retreat by
the city. The compensation for the treatment
arAd care of said insane to be at the rate of
forty cents per day.
| Mr. Cavanac said:
| Mr. Chu1maa,-The importance of the pas
sage of this measure must be evident to any
one who has investigated the subject. The
| maintenance and treatment Of the insane has
| at all times especial claims upon the humani-
tarian and in this city is added an especial
reason for cOmmseration. The objects in
| view in such asylums should be two-fold-
first, the physical maintenance of the in
mates; second, their treatment with a view
to recovery, which is possible in large per
| centage of cases.
that the State institution at jackson has no
! accommodation for the city's insane, so great
are the demands already made upon it, the
city has barely been able to supply the barest
and then only by the granting OF the use of
the Marine Hospital by the United States
governmental building which has been con-
demned and abandoned by the government as
unwholesome on account of its location, and
unfit for treatment OF the sick Besides this
an association OF charitable ladies has sup
piled some Of the necessaries and helped to
make the Inmates comfortable. Thus it is
| shown that even q physical maintenance Of
the insane Is not perfectly assured while no
attempt has been made, nor was it possible
| for the city so to do, under its present dis
tressed financial condition, to put in OPERA
| ton q system of treatment by which some
patients could have been cured the city re-
iieved of the expense Of their support, and
| themselves returned to society as competent
and 5elf-providing members:
| Controlled and supervised by ordinary city
employees, the amount of whose pay, and the
uncertainty of it's payment, rendered it i'm
| possible to obtain the services Of persons
skilled and versed in their treatment confined
in a building and yard whose location Is alike
destructive of bodily health, as are its sur
vate mental disorder, there can be little won
der at the large percentage of hopelessly un-
recoverable cases which the books Of the es-
| tablShucnt show. ~
If this resolution passes, at = inconsider-
able advance on the present expense, for
aught / know, perhaps, at no greater cost,
| these appellants for our tenderest sympa-
thies and gentlest ministrations will be placed
under good treatment, we'll maintaihed, sur
rounded by agreeable influences and cared
for by competent nurses, with fair prospect
that by the recovery Of many light cases, the
city will realize a considerable economy over
the present rates.
Mr., Edwards stated, as far as the health of
the inmates was concerned, there has not
been a case Of yellow fever in the institution
He asked that the resolution lie over until
next Tuesday, as, having just returned from
! the North, he had not had time to examine
the matter.
There being no objection, the resolution
was laid over.
! Ordinances and Resolutions Offered.
The following resolution by Mr. Cavanac
was read twice and laid over:
| Whereas, Messrs. Hoey, Macon 4 O'Connor,
auCtiOneers, have rendered valuable services
to the city of New Orleans by selling the pub
| lie markets monthly at auction for the last
two years; therefore,
| Res0lUed That the amount of $1,000 be ap-
propriated to Messrs Hoey, Macon d. O'Con-
nor for professional services rendered up to
be authorized to warrant on the Administra
| tor Of Finance for the above amount.
Mr.. Diamond submitted the following pro-
posal and accompanying resolution, which
were read:
New ORLEANS, November 4, 1873
| Hon. R. E. Diamond. Administrator OF Police
| City OF New Orleans:
iSu-According to my proposal for sIight-
ing cleaning, etc, the oil lamps of this city,
for two years, at the rate Of $l3 TO- cash, per
year, payable in monthly payments, | am
| now willing and do propose to light, clean,
etc., the OIL lamps, as per specifications on
file in your office for one year, at the same
rate (S13 10) per lamp, cash, payable in MONTH
ly payments; provided, and as represented,
the lanterns, lamps, ladders, oil cans, and
such paraphernaia as have been used by pre-
vious contractors and are now in the posses
sion Of the city of New Orleans, are turned
over to me, and to remain in my possession
until the completion OF above contract.
Yours, very respectfully,
T. HAsAn1, JR.
Be 1t resolved, That the proposition OF r.
Hasam, Jr., to light the coal oil lamps for one
year at sl3 10 per lamp be and the same is
hereby accepted, and that the Mayor be
authorized to enter into contract with the
said T. Hasam, Jr., by notarial act, for the
faithful performance OF the same.
Mr.. Diamond moved that the resolution be
adopted.
Unanimously adopted, the yeas and nays
having been called.
BY Mr.. Brown. and adopted
l. Resolution repeating ordinance No. 4438
AS.
2. Ordinance appropriating S135 As to re-
imburse employees of the Department Of
Finance.
g. Resolution appropriating S257 % in favor
of Robert H. BARLEY, for tables used on cleo
tion day.
4. An ordinance appropriating 1858 69 in
favor OF fJ. q. Denis, Administrator OF Finance
and Charles Deichman.
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice
An ordinance providing for the payment
of the several accounts therein named for
October, 1873, beginning ST. T. Hansel," and
amounting to $5229 81.
The following resolution, by Mr.. McCaf-
frey, was read and laid over:
ResOIued, That the bid of T. Oury to place
new plnnking and, new stringers at 81 IS per
foot, board measure, and to relay old plank
ing at twenty cents per running foot, be and
the same is hereby accepted, and the Mayor
be authorized and empowered to enter into
contract therefor.
Petitions.
From e. W. Mott, manager for owners and
proprietOrs of the Fair Grounds, asking the
Council to authorize and instruct the City
Attorney to withdraw forthwith the opposi-
tion filed by them to the statement or tab
leauX of distribution filed bv the assignee in