The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-17
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rrrH PoLHCzssrrs,s MEETING.


TWAS rttmored at the City Hall yesterday
that the policemen who book part In the
meeting ON Thursday during which the city
administration was assailed) would be brought
up before the Board OF Police Com missioners
and required to explain their conduct It was,
however, only rilfaors
The policemen, onthe occasion referred to,
having charged Che Mayor and the City Adj
ambassadors with applying the tax collected
at the HalI to the redemption Of premium
bonds, instead of paying the salaries OF the
lnen Of the force, 1t may not be amiss to ex
E1lain to the men that the city administration
have no option In the matter, and are guided
entirely In the disbursements OF she revenues
by laws enacted by the Legislature. A failure
to comply with these laws would subject the
Administrators to o forfeiture of their Of
fees and render their securities liable for any
amount they might divent from one fund to
another AS matters are now, out Of every
$3.50 that comes into the city treasury SAG are
required to be applied to the premium bond
plan, $40 the school fund, and there ls left S84
to the fund to 1efray the expenses OF keeping
police, paying the officials the employees,
keeping the streets Ia repair fact for all
purposes Of tfle,eity government except the
running Of the schools and the carrying out
Of the premium bond plan. There Is still due
to the city on the year 1878 taxes ON 10000
900 OF assessed property, or, at ~ per cent,
5000 600 OF that amount there is due to the
premium bond plan 46-150 or $4,000; to the
public school fund 3O-t50, or $4,000, and to
the general fund. which includes the police
fund.- 84-t50, OF $4,000.
Whatever may be the proportion Of the
100000 remaining uncollected al any time
funds be proportionateiy short for the pay
ment of their employees and other Items Of
expenditures. And the law positively forbids
one cent Of the school funds from being used
in paying for the redemption of the premium
one cent Of the proportion of the police fund
or the premium bond fund be applied to pay
| ing the teachers or other school expenses.
| As the money comes In daily into the city
| treasury In the shape OF taxes or licenses,
whether one hundred dollars Is received Or
| one hundred thousand dollars, It Is divided in
| the promotion mentioned above, and each
| fund Is from that moment separated, and it's
condition cannot be affc cited unless the Legis-
| lature chooses to amend it's laws, which are
beyond the correction of its creation-the City
| Council.
THE INSANE ASYLUM
The failure of taxpayers to pay up affects
every department. Only yesterday 1T was
with difficulty that wood could be obtained
| for the use Of the Insane Asylum. Apropos,
ADMINISTRATOR EDWARDS
health Is still so poor as to compel him to
| keep his room. aud he may not be able TO De
| about for several days.
THE CONTRACTORS SUPERINTENDENT
| are applying to the citizens in all sections Of
| the city for an expression Of opinion as to the
manner In which the streets have been kept
| recently, and whether the suuerintendents
have performed their duty. The petitions
| ed to be presented to the Council should cir
| cumstances require It,
NEW s1UICE,
connecting the Galvez street main sewer with
| the New canal, will be completed and utilized
| to-day In allowing flow OF lake water into
| the GalVez canal and connecting sewers,
| THE MF1poMENE STREET SEWER
Yesterday evidenced that the flushing process
| from the river was attaining Important pro
| portions, The sewage water has lost its
| stygian hues, and the offensive ooor OF lie
canal has disappeared.
| THE CLAIBORNE CANAL
| in the vicinity of the draining machine has,
| however, not undergone any change in color
| or smell It may be we'll to call the attention
of this fact to the city authorities, who may
find some means to flush the canal with water
| from the New canal IL not from the river
Evidences Of effective flushing are observable
In the vicinity Of the Keller Market, whilst Ia
the section Of that neighhorhood between the
Mepomene canal and the jackson railroad
depot the cutters will bear little more water
from the river.
Residents thereabort however, refer witt
qualification to the healthy condition OF the
neighborhood which does not som to have
bc an reached by the fever