The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-05-04
CITY HALL ITEMS.
THE CITY PRINTING-THE PRIVATE
MARKET CAsEs-TaE MORRIS
RANGER CASE.

The bids for the city printing were opened
yesterday at noon In the Mayors parlor. accord
ing to the advertisement. The PcoHuRe will In
all probability become the city printer after The
next meeting Of the City Council. that paper
having offered ITO do the work at twenty cents
per square OF 100 words for the first insertion
and nine cents for each subsequent insertion
The other bids were: The DEMOCRAT twenty
five cents for the first insertion. and fifteen fof
each subsequent one, and the Times twenty five
cents for each and every insertion.
THE PRIVATE MARKET CASES.
The present decision Of the Supreme Court
touching upon the location Of the private mar
kets, and the liability Of those established with
In the law to be licensed, cannot be put into ex-
ecution until the time shall have expired with
la which q rehearin9 can be asked for. When
the expiration shall have been reached. then
the city attorney will take the necessary steps to
close the private markets In contravention Of
the city ordinances. or upon which the three
hundred dollar license has been paid. Mr.. Nc
Caleb, the city attorney. says that there will be
no difficulty in enforcing the law, both Grim
inally and civiily. as the case now stands.
THE MORRIS RANGER CASE.
The financial officers OF the city say that they
cannot express any opinion concerning the
railroad bond case decided against the city by
the United States Supreme Court. and which
requires the levy of a tax to pay the amount Of
the judgment. say about 100000, The city as
sessment being over Sill 900. 900, 1t will require
q tax of less than one mill on the dollar to be
levied to pay the Judgment. t.,
OF Judge Billings In the matter which order.
when Il is issued, will in. all probability grant
the administration sufhcient time TO pass the
necessary ordinance concerning the tax.
TIE PEDDJERE
Administrator Behan has prepared report
to the Council concerning the It'll nerant vendors
OF all kinds Of wares, nick ck-naeks, meats. vege-
tables ETC., who pay no license to the city, to
the detriment Of other vendors and dealers in
similar articles. Mr.. Behan asserts that the
number of these peddlers is constantly increas
ing, and. besides violating the license ordi-
nance they have become quite q nuisance to
housekeepers, who are annoyed at all hours
Of the day * he ys The f. be-
as q blind. In order to obtain an apparently
legitimate admission into the homes of our
people, there to commit their depredatlons with
impunity.
THE TEACHERS BACK PAY.
Administrator Isaacson was again the hap
piest man at the City Hall yesterday, for he was
engaged III the disbursement OF about ssloo Of
the State appropriation for the relief Of the
teachers. The salary account OF December
1877, was credited with the amount disbursed
STREET SWEEPER.
The Eisons Patent Street Sweeper brought
the Santary Auxiliary Association was on
trial on Canal street between Delta and Peters.
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon. This ma
chine was drawn by one mule and had but one
man to work 1t. It was on two wheels. The
machinery consisted Of a spiral broom revolved
broom revolving rapidly swept the street clean.
and going up one side and down the o. her de-
posted the dirt and dust In a long pile In the
center of the street. Its working was witnessed
by one of the City Administrators and officers
of the Sanitary Association.