The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-15
on, in which he,offered to furnish the trees
equired at 50 80 each.
Believing the price named too high, / re-
the REJECTION of said bid.

commended the rejection OF SAID OLD.
Subsequently / received the proposal OF
he same time said Hill accompanied his pro- |
'osal by stating that the four pickets required
n the specifications were not necessary for
he preservation of the trees, and based his
igures upon the substitution OF one picket in |
tead Of four. AS the specifications required
hat the contractor should give real estate
in the sum OF $1,000, and in addition
hereto leave on deposit with the city 20 per
ent of the amount of his bill, to guarantee
hat the trees planted by him would live and
rec could be saved by the omission OF the
our pickets referred to, and the city secured
~ the bond and deposit referred to, we had
lothing to risk by accepting Hills proposal.
Hence | recommended to the Council the &C
,eptance Of Mr.. Hills bid
+, During the progress OF the work much
= ocpment was expressed by the public and the
s,,cca istration rs to the probability Of the
nlanteful growth or health of the trees
matters Of c21d not having much experience IN
ad ' to the Enu n done the city, recommend
to az v" ot th The appointment of judges
their labor This and report the result OF
the Council only after be.. info ~s h" tho 20
Administrator OF Police thu ha could not
spare me the assistance of the .itv On rdaner '
commission of two gardeners, wac there
fore appointed, whose report has alie. i " boon
l.
payment OF Mr.. Hill's claim for 1900 tlses
firmly believing at the time that the report =
the commission was based upon facts
While am always ready, as manifested in
this matter, to do justice and defend all who
have business transactions with the city I'M
der the supervision of my department, | am
at the same time as ready to protect the city
and my own character from imposition or as
persiOn. and hence welcome the report of the
committee of the Council, read at the meeting
to-day.
SEALED PROPOSALS.
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
Room No. Is. City Hail.
New Orleans. January %. 1873
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until Saturday, the second day of
February, at II o'clock m, for furnishing the
city five hundred young water oak trees,
more or less.
Bids must state the cost of furnishing and
planting same on the various neutral grounds
throughout the city,
Specifications on file in this office.
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
JOHN MCCARTNEY, Administrator
Mr.. Diamond objected to having the COM
munication spread on the minutes, as it con-
tanned an erroneous statement He had not
refused to give the services Of the city gar
dener, who was subsequently, sent with the
dppclHbfL ny blic oou1IElI W hives
tigate all the details Of the tree question.
AS the Administrator OF Improvements was
absent, it was decided that the communion
ton should lie over till he and the Admins
traitor of Police should have had q consuIta-
ton; which resulted in the withdrawal of the
objection raised by the latter to the publca-
ton Of the document.
N uees mud EResnJusfnns nH-arah
By Mr.. Brown, and adopted
/. Resolution approprating sos to pay labor
pay roll of Department Of improvements.
2. Resotued, That the Mayor be and is here
by authorized and empowered to make the
proper transfer on the books Of the company
of the WatPrWOrkS stock owned by the city
and which may be exchanged for bonded and
floating debt or WaterwOrks bonds in con
formity with section II of the act incorporat-
ing said company.
8. An ordinance in favor OF Jacob Weiner
and A. Denis, agent, amounting to S102 so.
4. An ordinance in favor of John A. Watkins,
to S18 80.
By Mr.. Cavanac-
Resolution granting Harry Hammersy
permission to erect reservoir on the river,
foot of Sorapuru street. with platform.
By Mr.. Rengstorff and adopted
Resolution appropriating S6i 81 in favor Of
T. Fischer.
By Mr.. Diamond and adopted
Resolution granting Firemen's Charitable
Association of Algiers permission to establish
a cemetery in square No. %, Fifth District.
By Mr.. Brown, and read twice
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named beginning
Board of Health" and amounting to $3Oi8 So
From Mr.. McCa1rey-
Be it ordained, That the bids for the pur-
chase OF dredgeboats, as reported by the ADJ
mlnlstrator OF improvements, be rejected
and that a committee of two administrators
and the Mayor be appointed with full power
to negotiate for the sale of all or either Of the
dredgebuatS and derricks belonging to the
city, subject to confirmation by the Council
Mr.. Cavanac moved to amend the resolu-
ton by Inserting Getty surveyor !" Thus
amended the resolution was adopted.
The Mayor appointed Messrs. Edwards anC
RengstorT as said two administrators.
The following. by Mr.. Cavanac, was read
Whereas, on the thirtieth day OF April the
chief OF police issued an order providing for
certain changes Of officers from one nrecinct
Of the Mayor and with the written disap.
prevail of the Administrator Of Police; and
Whereas, the action of The said admins
traitor has been indorsed and approved by the
Council, and as yet the chief OF police has
not Cancelled said order
BE it resolved, That the chief of police be
and he is hereby ordered to at once reinstate
the officers named in said order, and that the
Administrator of Police be specially charged
with the execution of this order in accord
ance with the city charter.
Be 1t further resolved That hereafter M
changes be made of any of the mmandinp
officers or sergeants of the different precincts
without having first obtained the written APP
prevail of the Mayor, the Administrator o.
Police, and be confirmed by the Council.
Ali ordinances or parts of ordinances In
conflict with the above are hereby repealed.
motion to adopt the resolution was car
ried by the following vote:
Yeas-Cavanac, Denis, Diamond, Edwards
and Rengstorff-5.
Nay-Brown-1.
Unfinished Business.