The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-17
MUNICIPAL.
THE BUDGET.

Tho business hours at tho City Hall were al
most entirely monopolized yesterday by the
committee Of the whole, The callers Mt the hall
were therefore Disappointed in their expecta-
tions to SOC tho Mayor or the various Admins
trstors. Tho subject discussed was the budget
Of the coming year. the Importance OF which
may have justified tho secret session. II bas
not transpired. however. whether the Informal
budg + presented by Administrator Glvnu was
adopted or not,
While on thIa subject. II may DO we To refer
to m editorial Of tho Hotniug STIR on sunday.
In which pat orance the city administration Ia
severely criticised about it's budget for 1919. al
though until yesterday the mntter had not vet
egen been presented In itS rough shape for the
consideration Of tho Administrators: so, Mt
least we are informed by members Of the Conn-
I'll, who naturally express great surprise at the
editorial in question. They assert that h IL
based on nothing at oil, and assumes to be- So
we're upon tho Gornril before oven they nnnld
meet to 500 whnt estimates Administrator GIypn
would put before them. Such u course on the
part of the pnref in question, they think.
amounts to n conviction before tho offsnse has
been committed OF even attemttad.
The dissemination Of tue present city admin
l~strattOn Is
no FAY
all It's obligations during lts term % existence:
that ordinary difficulties, fhey say, become
grent ones. and have To be- scrutinizcd with tho
grf atast of caro-, lost their cherished desires
should proves mere dream of faney.
II seems evident that tho
CpNsOLTDATFD FOND
question hrs n great deal 70 do with tho ndap-
ton Of tho budget, in this. that n decision OF tho
state Supreme Court. which is daily sxpected.
Should II bA in favor Of the cpnsolidat d bond
holders. IT might cause a material change In tho
estimates Of tho eEpenditures Of tho city.
Should the decision ha agniust tbs bondholders.
then tho financial statu quo Of the city would
nilow everything 70 go on naturally. There ls q
contingency that tho State SlIprnmaC Court may
send tho cnse now hofora II bnrk 10 tho lower
conrt on the axcoptl"ns raised during tho trial
before the district nrurt.
IT, will be soon. therefore. TINT tho problem
with which our City Fathers are confronted Ia
not nm nasy ono to solve, and that II Will re1nire
y display Of NIL tho ability, Judgment and intel
llRenre which they posses to avoid mistakes
preJudleial to tho poodle nt large.
TT rs CHEERING,
however. TO hnve to say Tint fhe Administrations
axpress great confldeu"e In their ability to run
their administration on n cash basis through
out aud without fear Of making any grave mis-
takes.
RESOURCES.
In conversation with several Of tho city on
cials within tho past week. we have found them
animated by q resolution to avail themselves Of
MI tbs resources n the municipality In order
to carry out tn" each sysfen n payment, From
tho data exhibited by these gnntlemen 1t
would appear that grave helinansnees have
occurred on tho part ri pHst admins
~trations in not compelling tho settleme mt
Of many claims ~ which tho city is
and has been entitled for yeHrs and which have
ffIl tF8Iil ~ Efiiif hNF HfFty l'''sE "a bDt
uneatthnd and will be brought to light, and
Issues mhdn, that VIII surpFiss not n fsW. We
are OF course R~peakiuP tor tho administration:
although from what wa haze seen II may be
safe to say that tho embarrhssmeuts Ut The city
wars not entirely duo in the past to the want OF
rssources, outside Of taxes and licenses.
TURNER'S HAIL.
We think TINT we nrs not arrlng whom we say
TINT Mt the meeting Of the COMMITTEES Of tho
whole of the CITY Council It was agreed to rent
Turner's Han on tho terms already mentioned
In the DEMOCRAT. or terms MS advantageous to
the city.
II Is now proposed. should tho purnhaze be
made. totransfer tho Superior Criminal Court
and tho First District Court both to Turner'S
Hall and thsre will ba plenty Of room loft for
othnr munich ll purposes.
Tho building now occupied by tho superior
Criminal Court would then become the offle's
Of the recorder Of mortgages and of tho regis
ter 81 eonveyances in u central location. con
vnnient to the courts. The archives would bs-
sides. then, be In ~ fire proof building. The
city would save by tho operation 5000 per an
mum rent, nov pnid for the First District
raid for tho building opposite tho st. Charles
Hotel. now occupied by tbs mortgage and con-
veyauee Offices.
We understand that negotiations will be en-
tered into immGdia'el with the uroprietors OF
Turner's Hall. II looks ns though tbs present
city administration meantto fulfil tho promises
they have made.
THE LEvEE.
Administrator Houston and Surveyor Brown
ars having the levcs above Canal street filed
with oyster shells. In order to farilith'e the river
steamers that are coming IN every day laden
do9n to the guards with cotton.
Square blocks are also being laid Mt each end
If tho hsphnlt pavemant Mt the head Of fravier
street. In order hat the durability Of both kinds
Of pavsments may bs com pared.