The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-21
MUNICIPAL MITES.
The School Finances-Merchants
Wanting Levee Sheds.

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Wanting Levee Sheds.
Matters at the City Hall are seemingly beeom
Ing more interesting than they have been fo
several weeks past. Yesterday Gas usual OF
Monday the city administrators met In com
mittee Of the whole to discuss several impor
tant questions. The embarrassments OF thu
school board were talked over with the commit
tee. who It ID understood. were assured that thu
city would manage to advance enough money
on the balance 81 tho city budget appropriation
to pay the teachers Of the public schools for the
month OK September. Further than this. how
ever. no promises could be made for the future
would depend upon tax collections. Every.
thing. however. 1t was said. would be done by
the administration that would be legitimate to
| assist the school board out of their troubles.
i LEvEE SHEDS.
| For several days It has been known that some
| or our leading merchants among them Messrs.
II. s. Howard. Chas. H. Hanna and ohm Phelps
advocated the erection on the levee OF suitable
sheds for the protection Of incoming cotton and
Western produce and were devislng means to
obtain tho desideratum., From Mayor Patton It
| Is learned that % plan has been actually sub
mitted to the administration looking to the es-
| tablishment Of the needed sheds. bat further
his Honor was rot at liberty to say until the
document should be read ut the regular weekly
meeting Of tho Council. which takes place to-
day.
Az far as could be ascertaned from outside
persons, the plan would consist OF organizing
corporate body composed Of cotton aud West
ern produce merchants 1.-The classes most In
terested-who would. ut their own expense.
erect suitable sheds on tho river front adjoin-
ing the Wharvoa and extending from canal
street to Poydras. and further UP II necessary
for the shelter Of cotton and grain and other
articles OF commerce subject to damage In case
of rain. The charges for the temporary stor-
age Of merchandise would be fged at rs low a
rate Rs possible. say for cotton, five cents per
bale. and for grain from one quarter to one half
a cent DER SACK according to bulk. the mer-
chandise to remain on the landing only for q
limited period of time.
Tho proposit ion amounts to the asking for O
franchise. and, under the circumstances 1t
seems probable that the Council will not enter
tain It In its present shape. 1t being obvious
that It would be to the interest Of the city to Of
fer It for sale to the highest bidder. now that the
project has received the sanction OF some of the
most respectable and influential members of
our merchants.
A STREET RAILROAD.
sltion to the Council for the right OF way Of
street railroad along Charities and Decatur
streets. from Canal street to the Mint, the me-
NOR ial being signed by Mr.. - Van Benthuy-
sen mot. however. the president of the Carroll.
ton and the Tchoupitouas street railroad COM
panies. but. We think q relative of that gentle
mani. 1t was reported yesterday That the mat
ter had been discussed Ia committee OF the
whole. but with what result did not transpire.
4 COMPLAINT.
Complaint was lodged yesterday at the office
OF the Administrator OF improvements by Mr..
against the stencil said to be caused By the hotel
sewers E Lending <, into the river at the head OF
Board Of Health. to whom 1t properly belongs.