The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-06-19
CITY COU0CIL..-oFFIC1AL.
REGULAR MEETING
CRY HALL. New ORLEANS. |
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Cry HALL. New ORLEANS. |
Tuesday, June 10, 1879 I
The Council met this day at IL O'Clock IN.
in regular session.
Presentation. Ed Pilsbury, Mayor, pre-
siding and Administrators Brown, Cavanac,
Diamond and McCaffrgy
The reading Of the minutes Of the previous
meeting was dispensed with, and they were
approved as printed.
Communication from the Mayer and Adj
ntnistratOrs.
On motion Of Mr. McCairrey the rules were
suspended and the Council proceeded to open
theproposals received torepair the revetmeut
leyee.
The following bids, each accompanied by O.
certificate oF deposit of $500, we're opened and
read by the Secretary:
/. p. G.. Conway, for 81 40 per running foot.
Q. Foucker Il Downy, for SO so per lineal
foot.
3. A. J.. McPhail, for 81 60 per foot
4. w. III. Bell, for 81 per running foot.
8. Eager, Ellermann Il Co, for 80 30 per
running foot.
6. #. Owry, for 81 per running foot.
On motion Of Mr.. McCaffrey consideration
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The following appointments by the Mayor
were read and laid over one week
MAYoRALTY or NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. June 1s, 1878,
To the City Couneil
/ have appointed the following as supernu-
meraries n'the police force, subject to your
approval, tbls same being very necessary to
maintain the effective strength of the force:
First Precinct Jas. Mccartney, Dan Har-
Eagan.
Second Precinet-Jas Waldron.
Third Precinct Emile Roy, Pat. Morlarty
Fourth PreCinct-Artlrur Dunn.
Fifth Precinct VIM. Austin.
Sixth PreclnCt-JOhn MCCl0skey, Walter
Heffron
Suburban John Lally, Thos. Hawley.
Respectfully,
ED. P1taBURY, Mayor.
A communication from J. o. Landry, State
Registrar OF Voters, for an additional clerk,
was read and received.
The following communication was read:
New OELEANa, June 10, 1878,
TO the City Council;
Owing to my continued Ill health, | will be
compelled to absent myself from the city for
some months, and therefore desire, with
your permission, TO transfer the contracts
between myself end the city, under ordinance
ender j. Fayssoux, and constitute them as my
successors, the security On the transfer re-
manning the same as II is at present. viz:
Thomas Markey and John Mc(4fnty.
Trusting that this may meet with your
favorable consideration, remain, gentlemen,
your Obedent servant, PETER MARKEY.
Mr.. Cavanac subsequently offered reso-
luton in favor Of the transfer, which was
adopted.
On motion of Mr., Cavausc the resolution
granting Thomas Pickles permission to use a
space Of 100 feet below his present landing, In
the Fifth District, In addition to the space of
no feet now occupied by him, adopted last
week, was reeonsidered and withdrawn.
Financial Business on Final Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up the following ordi-
nance, which, having been read twice, was
now on it's third reading, and, the yeas and
nays Having been called, 1t was adopted
unanimously:
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named for May,
1878, beginning "Rice, Born Il Co." and
amounting to s24894O.
Reports Of Committees.
By Mr.. Cavanac--
Favorably, by resolutions, on the petitions
OF Mrs. @. Schneckenberger to erect build
ing at the New Lake End, and Robt. Max
wei, Ito erect steam engine at No 139 and |
J40 Peters street.
The following reports by Mr.. Brown were !
adopted:
l. Fayorably ON petition Of John 3. Heno, |
for reimbursement Of ajax paid In error.
2. Unfavorably on petition of VIM. Meyers
to be paid for services rendered as expert, he |
having been employed by +. Wheaton. whose
claim as expert in examining accounts Of the |
late Metropolitan Police Board has been |
paid
On the petition Of holders of wharf Inn
provement bonds, calling attention to "the
noncompliance Of the lessees of the wharves
In paying, caneeling and delivering over TO
the city the interest coupons Of said bonds
due June /, 1875" the Administrator of Pub
lie accounts made the following report:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AccouNrs.
New Orleans. June Is. 1873 !
Respectfully returned to the City Council,
together with original documents and accom-
panylnR communication from City Attorney,
to whom the matter was referred in conjunc-
ton with this department.
J. q. BROWN, Administrator.
NEW ORLEANS June 10, 1873.
To the City Council:
By reference to the incIosed documents you
Will see that at tne instance OF James e. cunts,
subrogee Of Myra Clark Gaines, l have been
garnisheed by the Circuit Court Of the United
States for any moneys In my hands belonging
directly or indirectly to the city of New Or
leans.
] shall make answer to the interrogations
according to the facts, and hold the money
subject to the decision Of the court.
Very respectfully,
HENRY ELLERMANN.
NEW ORLEANS, June 13, 1873.
To the City Council:
AS attorneys of certain holders of wharf
bonds of the city of New Or
leans we beg to call your attention to the
fact that the lessee OF the wharves (who has
assumed to pay these bonds and INTEREST," has