The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-19
CITY AFFAIRS.


| The city budget. It is now understood Is com
| pleteh In so far rs the estimated receipts dur
| ing the year 1879 are concerned. With few
| exceptions the expenditure side Of the budget
| has been agreed upon. the remainder being
| s'lll subject TO certain contingencies. one o.
which In particular will be referred to here
after.
| Az We have already said on the authority d,
city officials. the budget will he shaped so as t.
comprise only those receipts which undouht
| edly come into the city treasury and
! the expenditures are to be regulated strictly
| upon these reasonably certain revenues, omit
ting, by the way. in the list Of receipts many
| items that might under ordinary circumstances
be defended upon, and which under former
| administrations have figured under the vague
and unreliable title IF miscellaneous reve-
nues. In order that the credit and debit sides
Of the budget shall balance mt the end of the
year. If II becomes necessary to cu, down the
expenses OF the government to the lowest pos
sible figure. 1t will be SO done.
TIE FIRE CONTRACTS
An important saving to the city will be sought
10 ba made by calling the heads Of the FIren h q
Charitable Associations of New Orleans of JEFF
farson and Of Algiers into a conference with the
financial officers Of the city. at which Inference
a proposition will be made by the municipal
government to the various organizations to
name figure to which they might be willing to
reduce the value oftheir contracts to extinguish
fires. provided the amount be paid them In cae h
instead Of the system which has of late been
pursued by the city. and resulted I'm the flnan-
cial embarrassment Of the IRE exting,iishing
organizations and debt of over 500 900 to
The Firemen's Charitable Association Of New
Orleans alone. s6s 900 of which are due for the
year 1878.
The proposition Of a compromise. says Adj
ministrator Isaaeson. will not be made In any
spirit Of depreciation OF the value Of the work
Of our framen, who. ha recognizes do their
work we'll tif not better
AND MORE cHEAPLy
proporionately. than 1t is done elsewhere. But
In order to return to the cash basis IL is nnces-
sary that some agreement should l4s entered
into. The various contracts for distinguishing
fires amount annually q about it7o.oan. Of which
sum the New Orleans Firen ems Charitable As
soeiation is supposed to receive $40 900, and
the other associations about $40, 900 more For
many years past i is doubtful whether our fire.
men have received more than fifty cents on the
dollar Of their hard earned du ., Therefore,
surprising, for example, the New Orleans assoc
ally. in cash, instead of being paid in
tRat las Prevailed q Ia 'H'n years s""e 1t
fitting themseIves TO tho extent Of s}o 900 a yaar
and the city saving $4,000 during n similar
period. further saving 81 about 5000 year
similar agreement by he Jefferson and Al
giers fire departments, who would also be- re-
ceiving. cash monthly. Throughout tho year in
stead Of evidences Of indebt edness for from six
to nine months of the year And then the re.
turn to cash payments, and the consequent re
aover g would enable be "" city to 81 much nj,
more rapidly settle its paet Indebtedness to the
nremen and everybody else.
We must be careful, however. 70 shy that the
figures referred to above are only supposit- |
tious, and adopted to carry out The argument In |
favor of some equitable arrangement. and that |
by no means offered as n sire ana NON basis |
Of agreement on the part OF the city. II IL |
nevertheless hoped and believed Mt the City |
Hall that the flremen will mot be exaetng, but |
again manifest
= THE LIBEpaLIry
hat has heretofore marked their relations |
with the city. through long period Of pecu
whrh be
Whilst the firemen are showing desire TO
help the city out Of its difficulties, our Admin
merchants hotel keepera trades men and other
aypayers whether thet can afford to remain
behind in the good wcrE which is of interest to
everybody, rich and poor alike
THE scHocI. TEACHERS.
On Saturday next Mr. Iaaacson will be ready
August salaries. Much more might have
been done for this class Of the city employees
rs well MS the police and other saaried officials
nut that the present administration, when II
vent into office. found that the taxes Of this
car had been pledged 20 the extent of about
Go 600 to one Of our banks for money lent to
he city. or this amount one half has been re-
mhursed already hY the Administrator Of FL
rance. and the debt will be entirely cancelled, 1t
y .
yer shall come in thelcafter will Of necessity
"a Applied to the settlement Of the back sala-
les Of the city employees, As to
CHRIsTMAs MONEY.
We arc informed that tho administration s de-
citing its attention to that question. and there
! good reason to be,ieve that the police at
east will receive some money before tho holt
At the worst it would seem that the proceeds
( the sale of tho market revenues. which Oc-
urs on tho twenty third instant. would afford
he relief It ia wished 10 extend to the city en-
loyees. There will be 10 por cent Of the bids
eposited in each nj the time of the sale. Ad |
hitting therefore, that the revenues of the pub {
c markets should bring In s20o.ooo for the year {
9T9. there would result q sum of 10000 In cash
L nearly sufficient to bay every city employe I
alf of one months salary 4
In this connection it might be said that tho )
lty administrators have held q con ference Z
18th Sheriff GnuhreauS, and havo authorized
i'm TO receive from delinquent taxpayers !
whose accounts are now in the hands Of the I
horin) partial payments on their bills and il '
expected that this liberal md accommoda- | c
ng policy nay bring in additional cash be- (
yeen now and the first of January to satisfy !
Iaims against the city amounting to a consid- q
rahle amount.
Referring back to the sale Of tho market rev q
nnes. 1t would be necessary TO prepare all pay +
ny. Christmas Evo, 60 assist tho police and f
10 other city employees whose hearts IT may s
9 the desire Of the administration to gladden..
THE GOATS. c
=
ity Hall against the roaming goats Of various !
enders that have increased enormously of late ,
the community, that steps will DO taken very q
,on to check their undue growth in numbers. :
nd rs well their prhpensities for ntruding
pon garden plots and devastating costly came ,
as. rose bushes and other ornamental plants ,
This step may eventually result in raising the
rice Of legs Of mutton. chops and quarters but | :
over beds must and shall be protected. !
THE POUND SYSTEM t
lay have to be reorganized for this and other | 6
urpnsca. and II Is the opinion of the Mayor 9
lat well administered those institutions can be I
ade 10 Day instead of being an expense of |
ZOO n car TO the city. I
The CHIEF Of police is Of the same opinion. I
esterday, by the way. Col. Boylan called upon I
Ia Mayor u obtain his intercession In the mat !
r of providing the various police stations wi h $
ne or more cells suitable for the inearcera ion !
persons Of
RESPECTABLE APPEARANCE, +
rrestsd On minor charges who otherwise have |
eduently to be- thrust into cells fit on y for S
ruukaras or loRthsome people. The Mayor d
ill give his attention to this matter. which he
GEMS Of considerable importance.
THE pRUMMERs' LICENSE.
Drummers and merchandise agents will make =
noe Of the advertisement from the Depart y