The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-03
MAYoRAnTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. January q, 1878.

Oiv Hal, january q, 1910.
! TO the City Council:
return herewith for amendment resolution
Of the City Council, adopted ut It's last regular
meeting, granting "Henry Otis permission to
construct wharf and saw mill on the river front,
between Milan and Marengo streets, In the Sixth
District"
The property on which 10 is proposed TO place
Che mill belongs to private parties. and the
applicant having obtained lease from the owner
the CITY has no authority over the property
'ss'''' w. '' ~ ED. PILsBURY.
Mr.. Cavanac moved to strike out tho words
sssrect saw mill and" from the resolution.
The amendment was accepted. and the resolu-
tion thus amended was adopted.
The following communication was read and the
action OF the Administrator approved:
DEPARTMENT or POLICE,
Administrator Office,
New Orleans. December 81, 1877.
TO the Mayor and Administrations. city Of New
Orleans:
have this day removed j. L. Lsthrop, asss-
tant superintendent Of tho Boys House OF Re-
fuge, and have promoted Day Watchman Ed.
have also appointed J. Uorprsw az day watch
man, and respectfully ask that the same be ap-
80, = 800 RoBT. d. DIAMOND.
Administrator.
FINANCIAL business ON Fm0l fass0Se.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordinances,
which, having been read twice. were now on their
third reading, and the yeas and nays having
been called they were all adopted unanimously.
except the third, on which Mr.. MeCaffrey voted
may.
/. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several accounts therein named for Deem
Der, 1877, beginning "Peter Marley" and amount
ing to $l3, $50 OIL; the total having been changed
20 this figure from $14 ,821 "a by amendments
which were first unanimously adopted, the yeas
and nays having been called.
q. An ordinance providing for the payment Of the
several pay rolls therein named for December,
1S77, beginning "ofioers. clerks and employees
in the Department Of Finance" amounting to
3l8, 735 SO.
3. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several pay rolls therein named for Decem-
Der, 1877, beginning 'street wages, and amount
ing 70 1922 80. the total having been changed to
This figure from $5257 80 by amendments which
were first adopted. Mr.. Mo0affrey voting nay.
4. An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several pay rolls therein named for Decem
Der, 1877, beginning "pay roll Of recorders
COURTS" and amounting to $69Sl 65.
8. An ordinance making appropriations for
charitable institutions for December, 1877,
amounting to s3l42 So.
6. An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several accounts therein named for Deoem-
Der, 1877, beginning "Firemen's Charitable Asso-
ciation," etc., amounting to A4.8s3 80.
z. An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named for Deem
Der, 1877, beginning 'New Orleans Gaslight
Company" amounting to $4,000 67. the total
having been changed to this figure from $l5,-
22S o. by amendments. which were first unanim-
ously adopted.
8. An ordinance providing for the payment of
accounts therein named for December, 1877, be-
ginning aT. Fitzwilliam & Co.," and amounting
to $740 60.
Mr. Brown called up an ordinance adopting an
estimate Of expenditures Of the city OF New Or
leans for the year 1878.
The items: "salaries sanitary inspectors, $4,000,
salaries sanitary police. $500, disinfectants,
$780, were struck out, making it read BOARD
OF Health, $15000."
Thus amended the ordinance was adopted by
che following vote:
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denis, diamond,
Rengstorf-5
Nay-McCaffrey-
Mr.. McOaffrey, in casting his vote. made the
following remarks:
On The adoption of q budget of expenses for
1878 vote no, for the reason that allowance Is
made to the Department of Commerce for the
fnrning Of canal drawbidges, while the question
Of jurisdiction over said bridges is yet in litiga-
ton.
MI. Cavanac stated that, should the case now
pending before the courts be decided in favor OF
the Department of improvements, the appropris-
zion in the budget would be transferred to said
department.
Nr. Cavanac called up the ordinance for the
government Of the markets Of the city Of New
Orleans, for the year 1878. and providing Tor the
ale u the revenues thereof which was laid OYER