The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-01
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:. ~ NCIL. MEETING.
lal Explanation by Admins
TRAITOR Houston.

Ial DKplanat1on by Admins
TRAITOR Houston.
:, 49, City Council met In regular sessto
49, ,terday ut noon, Mayor Patton Ia the chai
:, Ind quorum present.
I The financial business ordinances providing
Tor the payment of q number OF month";,
accounts, Including recorder and j,Iaticet
court ray rolls, were taken MP and pissed
also pay rolls Of laborers md curtis for til,
Department ST improvements.
Administrators Marks reported upon the
petitions for correction or reduction of ns.
aeasments as follows: Favorahly To Jno Der
| orenheoker Valentine Shantz. Smith u Gold.
Ainith, Mrs Sebastian and II. Wood Perry
Resolutions 10 that effect were adopted The
Administrator reported nbfavofnbly upon The
petition Of Alvin NJ. Hill, asking for reluo-
duetlon Of assessment.
Ordinances were also passed providing for
the payment OF accounts, beginning with Jno.
Fitzpatrick. vt Mafy's Orphan Asylum, and
relating To contracts for running the draining
machines
PRIVATE MARKETS.
Mr.. Cheyallay offered the following resolu-
Hons
Rrsoired. Tint the administrators nj NJ.
nanca and Comneres ahalt direct and instruct
the LICENSE and market inspectors To inma4
dthtely report tho nasnes aud business loonii4
tihR 81 oil persons engaged In The business of
private markets within the limits of tne rity
81 New Orleans Wha hive net complied with
tho police regulations and who huye fnileti to
pay their licenses.
iiaso'red further. That the assistant city
attorney ehai ba furnished Immediately BY
tlaa Administrator OF Finance with IL list Of
any md MI persons engaged In said business
who have not complied with aaii police regti.
lhtiohE and who have not paid said licenses.
~ order that a. may at once instituts suits
against Those who iiavs not complied with
the requirements VI laW.
Adopted
were received from residents on Erato street, |
between South Peters and the river, aelslug
That property owners IN that locality be eom-
nalled To lay brick hHnquettes, with stone
jurhinE In trout uf their properties. from j /
u. Glandin, making for reduction al assesg- |
neDts; from Horny j. Deieadernief, asking |
hat he be- paid pro rata the amount diae him |
" the city from the month OF October, 1877;
rom Sister vt Steplnnie relating 30 slItta
against property known as "l'he Lahies of
H. Joseph'a. A communication from 1hos. Z,
iunton proposing. for n consideration, 10 re-
over certain claims due 10 tho city OF New
Orleans.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Administrator Houston here took tho floor
Q u personal explanation. lilo wished to say
few words ir connection with his depart
1ant. He had noticed In the morning Ptca-
me, IN the local column. that the Depart
aent Of improvements would cetae 10 employ
ho curt OF the NOTWITHSTANDING Of Mr.. John
IcNulty should the latter oppose tho eantli-
hey ot MI Witt. Mr.. Houston wished 10
ny that the statement was untrue; that III
Q case had any employee Of his department
ecu threatened on account of his political
pinton, aud Ii was n noted fact that there,
ere employees Of the department In NIL tho
ards entertaining different political opinions.
hey had minds 81 their own, as wei na tho
sad of tho department, aud exercised them I,
J best they Thought.
The Council adjourned.