The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
ECONOMY.
ar rarHItR's HALL TO RE SECURED
By THE CITY.
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,,-.. Nature Notes.-The Canal street STA
tlOns.
Yesterday the members Of the city admin
,et,atiou held lengthy private session, at
,rhinb among other things. the question OF
~ nnrchasa 81 w. Patrick's He'll was dis
...au,,a ther,uphly. The result being that IN
Nil probability that splendid eaiflee VIII soon
become the property OF the Guy anu III les
,,eea onerste much economy, which - easslls
sa,,ybt far at the City Hall. u VIII % r.
,,s.,,,,ho,ed that among other buildings offered
=. H. civ recently st. Patrick's Hall was
...,I..a, I'd 1 certain price Tor q number OF
-. A oounter proposition was made by
80 ,it,, r. n,,rchase the building for $4,000
,rh,g yaa met by another proposition on the
.s.e IN Tho owners of ST. Patrick's Hall to
al, that building for 100000. payable In
,eorlv ,nstallments. with interest at per
..nt during period Of years that may suit
The convenience Of the city.
me proposition was accepted yesterday by
the committee Of the whole, provided, how
ever. that the owners Of The hall should make
The necessary improvements to the building
10 ft it for The Superior Criminal Court, the
Eirat District Court and the First District
pacnrder's Court, the cost Of which, estimated
nj from $500 to $4,000. is to be added to the
purchase price. The reason why this condi-
tian Ii made ii that there IL no provision In
the CITY budget for this year to enable the
CITY to make the necessary outlay Itself
Iba plan AZ already stated. would require
IN, ,ransfer of the Offices of the recorder Of
ttn rnrfatInr f,f
To the building now occupied by the Superior
Criminal Court belonging to the city,. at
saving Of $500 per annum, the rent paid for
tba INNER stories Of the building opposite the
IL Charles Hotel. wherein ARE now kept
the- archives Of the mortgage and convey
ance offices. Add TO this amount $4,000 paid
annually for the building occupied by the
First District Court, IN Orleans street, q
total Of 5000 annually Ia obtained, 70 go TO
tho naynent of the installments on the pur-
chase 81 H. Patrick's Hall, Within little
more than four years, the lease Of the David
son buildings containing the First Recorders
Court the central Offices Of the police de-
partment the coroners ounce, me Fllse rIe
and all these Offices having been transferred
Il, the new building there will be $4,000 more
to be applied to the payment OF ST Patricks
Hail. at period when $25,5O less INTEREST,"
will have already been paid from amounts
MI ali events, that the city will have the nd.
vantage during the process of settlement Of
having not more annually than the amount
eeouumized annually from the rents men
toned above. 1t will be readily seen what
This advantage amounts to when II liz consid-
erred that this economy within the next I'VE
wears. when the lease on the Davidson build
Ing expires. will sum up $500 annually, guar
a,,tpeing the acquisition Of magnlficent
building, Ill which shall be centralized nearly
all the criminal courts Of the city, police
headquarters, etc. without the outlay OF q
single cent more by the city than 1T now pays
IN the shape of rent for the same purposes,
and assuring. after final settlement, an actual
economy Of $500 per annum tofhe city.
THE NATURE HOLES.
The bids for filling the batture holes along
the levee yesterday were opened u the
Mayor'sspaflor, and were az follows: z. Glen
non. "a cents per cubic yard, A. McLaughlin,
22ls cents; +. Il. Foucher, 24,ee cents; ID.
Clancy. 81 cents: VIM. Moylan, IA $40 cents /.
Il, Curry, a7lls cents; Z. II. Leonard, 4sl
cents; T. j OMeallie, % cents, John Nc
and J. w Stringer and Louis Schedel, ~
cents for that portion on the river side 81 the
Belt Railroad. and az cents for the city side
Of the railroad.
THE CANAL STREET RAILROAD STATIONS.
The question Of atfording equal advantages
to the Lake and City Park Railroad Company
with the New Orleans City Railroad Company
by either allowing the former to establish the
city terminus of their lake line on Canal
street or BY removing the New Orleans City
Railroads station to Basin street, was dis
cussed at considerable length. The stdtu quo
was agreed upon for the time being, but It is
understood that some of the administrators
viii. In open council meeting to-day, give
their reasons for so agreeing and not insist
in9 upon the equitable adjustment asked Tor
by the Lake and City Park Railroad Com
pany.
THE COAL OIL QUESTION.
Surveyor Brown, after preliminary inves
tigation Of the question OF the unlawful stof
ape of coal oil In the centre Of the business
norton Of the city, makes q report TO Tn,
Mayor which is somewhat alarming IN
number of buildings hundreds OF barrels ant
irnumerahle cans Of the inilammable mate
rial have been found unlawfully stored. |
Ia understood that in order to remedy I'M
evil as soon as possible the Mayor will thl
afternoon hold i conference at the CITY Hal
with the principal dealers IN the article
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