The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-17


general result:
Total budget appropriations 1852, I2o o.
Total expenses ............... ab6,6o9
$I,O65 4sb 1;
30. BROWN
Administrator Of Public Accounts.
Financial ma siness ON FinaI Passage.
Mr.. Brown called up tho following ordl
nanees, which, having been read twice. wer'
now on their third reading. and. tho yeas ant
nays having been called. they were all adopted
unanimously
/. Resolution oppropriating 1921 40 TO pay
the pay roll Of the Board Of Engineers fol
March, 1878
q. An ordinance to defray tho expenses o
the Crescent City Police for February nnt
March, 1873, beginning ~, Y. Hansel." ant
amounting to s713 "a.
8. An ordinance providing for the payment
OF the several accounts therein named. fol
january, February and March, 1873, begin
ming Rice, Born h Co.." and amounting Il
S3s57 OIL. ..,r..
Reports Of Committees.
Mr.. Diamond reported favorably. by reso
Iutions, on the petitions Of residents OF thu
Fifth District for an increase In the number
OF lamps, and citizens for Tho erection OF o
gas lamp on Orleans street. between Robert
son and Claiborne streets
On the comm unication or r. N. Butler, pro
posing to att nd to tho collection OF taxes
due tho city In bankrupt suits and success
eions, the City Attorney recommended that
m arrangement Of the character proposed be
made, and submitted an ordinance for the
carrying out Of tho Same.
The following report from Mr.. Brown was
adopted:
DEpARTMEnT on Pubic ACCOUNTS. |
New Orleans. April 10. 1878.
The minute book Of the Park Commission
newer city park was reduced TO $50 per month
sin 1870, and consequently che petitioner is
senly entitled TO that sum instead Of $50 per
sss sssn. r. Ma c s;m 3 ~ him. and leaving
There being doubts, however, az to the
Hegality Of his appointment. and as that ques-
EfiOn as well rs that Of SALARY, ID now In suit
sdnhhe case OF J. M. Saux VS.. Che Park Com
rpesS4oncr / recommend that bis petition be
sss9ected, to await the decision Of the court In
J. O. Baows, Administrator.
On the petition Of Il. M. Lusher, Superin-
tendent Of Public Education, relating to rental
OF four lots Of ground on Erato street Mr..
Mccartney recommended that the city allow
SIS per month for the rent OF said property.
The following report was adopted:
DEPARTMENT OF AssEesMENr CITY HALL.
New Orleans April 10. 1878. !
10 the City Council Of New Orleans:
In regard to the petition OF G. r. Upton,
1 Rector .a o. Ut. aeGrges Church, asking that
1875, 1875, 1877 and 1878, In square No 3e8,
bounded by Napoleon Avenue, Berlin, Pitt and
prytania streets, belonging TO Amos s. Col
Inns, DO RENTED, beg leave 10 report as fol
Said property not belonging to st. Georges
Church, cannot claim exemption under tho
law simply because they occupy and use the
same for church purposes. when the property
belongs to Amos y. Collins, against whom the
yorably on the same
JOHN r. RrNosToRFr,
Administrator.
The following report was read:
New ORLEANS. April TO- 1873.
To the City Council:
Your committee to whom was referred the
petition Of residents Of the third ward, read
70 the Council on the eleventh of April, beg
leave TO report that In accordance with the
promise OF tho superintendent OF the New
Orleans Gas Company, rs per the committees
report under dete Of March Is. the ammonia
works, situated on Gravier. between Magno-
twenty second Of March and only commenced
work permanently again on Thursday, the
eleventh OF April: and In compliance with the
orders OF the honorable Mayor and Council that
this committee should report this day on said
petition, we have the honor to do SO as fol-
lows:
Your committee In a body have visited the
ammonia or gasworks daily and nightly
since the communication was referred to
fCr hrn In Ito x,}n; ,,i%,r 4
all hours OF the day and night, at which the
nuisance was said to have existed, and we
have failed to discover the slightest existence
OF anything disagreeable emanating from
to the neighborhood they interviewed
many. Of the residents, and found
the largest number Of said residents
night to the cutters on Gravier street. with
which the ammonia works have no connec-
ton; the bad odor complained of arising
from the emptying Of vaults and offal from
public and other institutions into said gut
tiers, and the discharge from the ammonia
works having more of q beneficial effect than
otherwise said discharge being composed Of
lime and water, which serves to abate the
bad smell.
In conclusion, although your committee
would have preferred to have been allowed
more time to investigate o matter which ap-
pears to have given great offense to certain
parties, we have, after having given the mat
ter the greatest attention. come to the conclu-
sion that In our estimation, the ammonia
works complained of are not nuisance.
Respectfully, etc,
JAMES D. EDWARDS,
III administrator Of WaterWorks and Public
Buildings.
CHAS. CAvANAC
Administrator OF Commerce.
rs RoBT. K. DIAMOND,
Administrator Of Police.
Mr.. Mccartney protested against the adop-
tlon Of the report. as he and petitioners were
prepared to prove, II opportunity were given
them, that the works In their present condi-
ton were nuisance. In support OF his posi-
tion he quoted the majority and minority
reports OF the committee appointed by the