The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-01
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
rnE uUpCEr OF 1879.
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Al tbeir recular meeting yesterday the O1y
Council finally passed an ordinance provioink
for estimates Of expenditures for the year lS's'
thereby completing the budget Of tnst yesl'
the estimates Of the receipts Of the city for the
same year having been adopted at previous
meeting OF the Council. =.
The premium bond fund 10 provided Ior ~
accordance with law that ID .$6s6.760 are eot
apart for the requirements OF the year lois' ~
Tit an ns viii
remainder to be made up from the collections
q TSs aus iSF odsrs he Believe
this system OF providing for the payment o.
drawn bonds. interest and premiums during
ssncy Since II ast year FOR these items the total
disbursements amounted to only S274 90. on tne
total premium bond debt OF over so. 10000 and
an allotment In accordance with me plan Oh
As . matter OF statistics. during 1878 there
were funded into premium bonds city oD,iga-
aided SH sioo ooo aod bonds. offered yesterday By
Carondelet street broker TO be funded.
Regarding the system adopted Yesterday py
iss are 81 adoOd after
consultation with the special committee. ap:
pointed In the act creating the premium bond
From the books Of the Finance Department
We obtain that up to the eighteenth Of Decem,
ber last s12 6s5 $50 Of the debt had been funded
Preparations are now being made at the City
Hall for the drawing OF the series, which tai es
place on the fifteenth instant. and the drawing
OF premiums on the thirty-drst
THE CITY PRINTING.
was awarded to the DEMOCRAT By the Council
yesterday. but all bids for job printing were re-
jected. The reasons given In open Council for
was that they were not comprehensive.
Commenting upon the bids. Administrator
cost price was really worth from three to four
dollars, whilst for other work exorbitant prices
were asked. He did not think that such bids
cry and job printing be advertised again. The
suggestion was adopted.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Among the petitions received there was one
M be @ ns
communication from the Firemens Chart
table Association. proposing to accept $4,000
ire sesn orsd them ~
"a com coa@uaicsiion from the K Fit Chart.
ceivsd accepting the reduction. provided cash
petition from this Organization was also re-
paratus In their district.
All these communications were referred to
the committee OF the whole.
Railroad Company asking for a special meeting
Of the Council. at which they might confer with
the city administration. through their attorney.
tween the city and the company, was received
and the day for the meeting was left 10 the dis
4 COMMUNICATIVE from Meesrs. Dymond and
Gardes. complaining that the sidewalks around
the sugar sheds were being used for storing
and Tss referred to the oty
Sugar Shed Company claiming 70 own rights
to the entire property. legal opinion might be
necessary 10 the matter. Major Behan took oc-
OBJECTIONABLE FEATURES
Of the awnings Of the sugar sheds. which were
not provided with metallic cutters. and In rainy
4 Communication from M. q. E. airsrd ID We, wss
S bo as
payments Of $500 during four years. at the end
Of which the property to revert to the city. or to
oommunication from the chief q police reIa-
tive to
TRAMPs,
and asking that measures be adopted to sup
press these vagabonds. was referred to the COM
mittee Of the whole.
GOOD APPOINTMENT.
Yesterday Administrator Behan appointed
our German friend. Henry Tebbe. inspector OF
.riet csrroliton Tebbe Is senemaD Of
intelligence. an old resident Of Carrollton, and
who has large property interests at stake IN
OF hts duty as whar1nger In locality which
has long been neglected. to the detrfment Of the
city. will depend the value Of an important
City City Gouncil iast Week. The appointmeDt viii
give general satisfaction, not only TO the people
of the seventh District but the many friends