The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29
MUNICIPAL.
TINE CITY DEBT = CORRESPONDENCE
BETWEEN THE COMMIrTEE
AND THE MAYOR.

AND TINE MAYOR.
In consequence Of the publication In the
DEMOCRAT yesterday morning of the meeting
on Monday evening of the committee to con.
slider some plan to settle the city debt, 4 cor
respondence took place yesterday between some
OF the members Of the committee and the Mayor
which is In the following words
New ORLEANS. January %, 1879.
Hon. l. W. Patton. Mayor:
Dear SIP Your attention Ia called TO state-
msnt made In the DEMOCRAT oil this morning In
regard to the proceedings OF the meeting OF the
enmmittee last night, Of which we are members.
We remember no question or snggestion being
validity OF any outstanding bonds, nor did You
make any proposition, directly or indirectly. to
standing OF the result OF the meeting was s that
no conclusion was reached. on account OF the
marked divergence In the views OF Its members,
Yours truly
A. sCHREIBER.
J. O. MOHRiS.
-, TO which the Mayor made ths following an
MAYORS OrrroE, /,
New Orleans. January 20. 1872 !
Messrs. A. Schneider j. NJ. seixas and J. @.
Gentlemen Your statement of the proceed.
inRs Of the COMMITTEES In the Mayors parior last
night y entirely correct, and did no1 embrace
the subjects az stated In the report OF the DEM.
ooHAf' very respectfully PATTON,
~, We make this publication at the request Of
The Information Of the DEMOCRAT was not
msetna. but was derived from a gentleman ian
At clock on Monday ono aiternoon a reporter
OF the DEMOCRAT. being In the Mayors psrlor
tthe Mayor had already retired for the. day..
Houston that the meeting would not occur on
that evening ,p. bnt Mr. Ohas: Macmurdo, the Gee
the gentlemen. members OF the committee. that
the Council would not meet. At midnight It
was ascertained however. that the meeting bad
taken place. end q reporter was, dispatched to
interview a gentleman who was known to have
published in the DEMocnAT on Tuesday morn
Ing under the head OF THE City Debt" Since
we have not had an opportunity to meet our In
fJrmer.
THE COUNCIL MEETING,
The Connoll meeting yesterday was OF an or
binary character. matters OF a routine nature
being principally acted upon. A petition from
Surveyor Brown was received asking for an
appropriation 81 money to construct q protec-
railroad Depot TO Spanish Town II was ex-
planned that In view Of the rise OF the river the
isvee was =, necessary to prevent possible over
character Of the work suggested that State aid
should be asked for. The Mayor appointed q
Committee Tor the purpose Of waiting on the
that he would himself. after the meeting OF the
Council make personal visit to the board.
THE CLOSET QUESTION.
The proposition OF Mr.. Gallery. to do the
years for 1900 was reiecied by the Council. Mr..
Uhevall ey explained that the work had already
been eiven. out, and suggested that IL was ra-
Council and offer to do the work al that price,
when he had. previous to the giving out OF the
work. declined to do II for less than s22e amontb.
THEITrMEs NEWSPAPER
proprietors were applicants before the Council
Tor permission to erect q steam engine at No.
116 Common street, where they propose to
transfer their establishment about the first OF
March next.
THE HALFWAY HOUSE STATION.
The bids for the construction Of this station
were not acted upon yesterday. because the
lowest amounts to about elk hundred dollars
more than the sum appropriated for the pur-
pose. or nearly twelve hundred dollars, The
matter was referred to the committee OF the
whole.
station is s35 month or s420 year. and says
Administrator Mealey, the other expenses and
I he losses incurred In feed in the present build
every year He is therefore OF the opinion that
1t will be to the advantage of the city tn appro-
pirate the additional sum and have this new
station built.
COLUMBIA FIVE.
This fire company again lays It's grievances
before the Council. For several years already
their engine house on Girod street has been In
q dlapidated condition and threatens to fall
into ruins. and they beg the Council to come to
their relief In some way.
NEW INVENTION.
A communication from Mr.. J. II. Condor the
inventor Of IN Improvement on the apparatus
to indicate the locality OF fires through the cleo
trio system, already In operation. was also re-
ceived and referred to the COMMITTEES OF the
whole. This apparatus was fully described
sometime ago In the DEMOCRAT. Its feature is
that besides the ticking or bell signal 1t ia pro-
vided with m attachment which shows in
figures the station whencethe alarm Is sounded.