The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-10
MUNICIPAL.


was again In session yesterday-ali tho meme
bers Of the city administration being present,
excepting
ADMINISTRATOR BgHAH.
who Is III. he having been attacked With pneu-
mona on Saturday evening last.
| The Illness Of Mojor Bebsn Is doubly regret
table. because OF bis personal welfare. first. and
then because 1t keeps him away from his office.
where his presence ls much needed at present
Tho impending investigation OF the steam
boat landing mat er may have. therefore. to te
delay ed. on account Ct the Administrators i'll
ness.
COMPROMISES EFFECTED.
We learn that tho committee Of The whole he's
Una ~ effected mproplss with tbe New Or
leafs III emsDs Charitable Association and the
associations 81 the Fifth and Seventh Districts,
70 ne matter q Inc redue'i N OF ,hs price
Ing OF fires. The New orleans associsi5n;s
prog0sitt IA 70 aeeeIt si2Ot0D ~ year cash,
montliy inaalments. Instead gf the contraet
price OF sI4p.009, has been agreed up n. In the
other easss pfoportiopate reduction has also
been agreed upon.
THE JEFFERSON CRY GAS COMPANY
hes also. ut the request oil The city adnniniatra~
tiop acceded 10 q rsda tion II tw ,uty GER cent.
upon the prize u thar contract Imposed aDn
the city by the leeisiatufeJ ursyided tho net
amount be paid TO them iq cash.
THE FIRE ALARM ERROR.
The latest error IN sounding o fire alarm on
Tuesday night. couflrms the wisdom OF tbe City
Council In It's resolution to ad pit the Automatic
epea ing system In stead 81 the present one,
which - seriously hampsred by the use Of the
rank" station bbxs
ETne register pap slips. wbereupon the
aiafm from b,x No. "a WIS received on that
nigh proves hat the turning II Of an slarIn
from crank" box is unfsIiab'e in the sx-
trsme. as we will nBfeavor IN iiiHsfrsis The
signal established previous TO the coming Ia Of
the pre- ent Opefa OFF, from box NO. H. situeted
IT the corref. ~ Canal and Leves streets is In.
- or In words threa
dashes, q space and another dash. Ii was from
this station =. that the alarm came. bnt
owing probably TO the imperfeetioD Of the
crank b K. or The 100 irregular turning 81 ths
crank. the regis sriDg slip showed something
very sim lar to The signal corresponding with
box n ;. 49, situated ut the corner OF Market and
Ievee streets. represented as follows:
or ssh. two dots. q spaee and d dash. The
second and third dashes In the signal from
bog 70 being contractet into apparent dots
Station at ihe City Hall. Ocular evidence
proves that here was no lack 0f vigilance OF
want III knowledge on the D TT OF the operator
on duty That night, but simply that crank boxes
same circuit. rendering such a mistake posi-
bic under the circumstances, should have been
avoided by the iuaugqrators q The signal SIS.
tenn, although IT, must be admitted that IL would
have required unusual foresight
-s~s-
Do you want to def Why. OF course not. but
the fever and ague or some similar disorder.
gathers In many man. and IL may take You X
you don't fortify yourself against IL. You can
do this 10 no better way than by using Reeds
Gilt Edge Tonic. II 10 agreeable. whoiesomo
and invigoraiing. and In collie, dysentery and
oil disorders Of that kind II proves a mid corr
receive and an agreeable stimulant. Its purity
ls guaranteed.
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