The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-29
CITY IIALL.
EHE upHHp NOT COME TO TAW.

Recorder Smith did not meet Administrator
GIvpn Yesterday to talk over the matter Of
the formers failure to report daily the fines
IMPOSED and received by him as recorder.
This is not the first time that Recorder
Smith has taken the position that tho officers
of his court must be paid regularly before no
shall comply with the law requiring him to
make these daily reports. Yet last year, after
refusing, he finally concluded to do so, his
condesension being caused by motives which
have never leaked out Howbet, and Judging
from expressions at the City Hall, steps will
be imm ediately taken to settle the question,
and the probability Is that, should Recorder
Smith continue to be obstinate, the matter
will be brought up before the Council at Its
next meeting AS there Is only one way Of
doing SO, impeachment. 1t Is reasonable to
suppose that that will be the character OF the
proceedings against him.
The situation is, however complex, SO 1t Is
claimed, because it is believed by some that
the recorder will contend that being an ap-
pointee of the Governor, confirmed by the
Senate, he is State officer, the question Of
whose impeachment can be entertained only
by the Legislature under the constitution,
and that whatever statutory laws may exist
vesting the power OF impeachment In the
City Council, apply only to recorders who are
elected by the people, as they were at the late
election: At the thee, City hall the reverse verse,
act OF 1877, which reads: "That
| all fines, penalties, fees and forfeitures i'm
posed or aGcruing within said recorders
courts, shall be paid unto the recorders there
| of, who shall pay the same over daily to the
| Administrator OF Finance OF the city Of New
| Orleans, and the funds thus collected and
| paid over shall go into the general fund of
said city, and be appropriated and disposed
Of IN the manner provided by the charter
thereof, n31d The mon-payment Of said .ti1es,
penalties, etc, as herein prouited shaH be g0od
md sufficient cnuse for Me removal Of sud
recorders By the CitV C0uncH
| All this may appear as crystal to the gem
tlemen OF the legal profession, but to u lay
man it Is as cloudy as q cup Of Cuban choco-
| late.
| THE TEACHERS PAY OF 1873 AND 1874.
Tho publication made yesterday in the
| DEMOCRAT by Administrator Isaacson, OF
| certain sums due to teachers for the years
| 1878 and 1874 created quite 81 tiutter among
those fortunate creditors of the city whose
| names appear in the list, the total Of which
| amounts to over 500.
The money was found in the safe of the
Department of Finance, in separate pack
ages, with the name Of the teacher to whom
each amount was due labeled on them. The
amounts vary from fifteen cents up to 1913 So
Several Of the lucky teachers, after reading
| the publication, went To the City Hail and
were handed the balance due them. The
others will follow soon-that Is such Of them
us did not sell their time to the brokers. The
| number OF the latter must be small indeed
else how is it that the ever-vigiiunt broker
has not kept up with the times? How it is
| that these packages, which have all The an
pearnnce Of old age, have remained in the
vault for SO long q time cannot be explained
| by Mr.. Isaacson, who has been in Office for
n few days only, but whose promptuess in ad-
| vertsing the fact will be appreciated by the
school teachers particularly.
ANOTHER NOTICE.
| Administrator Houston has issued another
notice to the public to comply with the ordi-
nance relative to offal boxes and garbage.
i STREET SWEEPING.
The night street sweeping and cleaning Of
cutters will begin on Saturday next
| THE BALLAST QUESTION.
The owners OF ballast piles on the levee
having failed to obey the notices from Admin
istrator Behan these levee incum brances will
| be removed by the Department Of Commerce
at the expense Of the owners