The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-21
What The Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
9 THE CITY COUNCIL.
Telegraph Apparatus for the Sixth District
The Healing and Coot@g Gas Ordinance
Adopted

Ill n
sixth District. and accepting the proposition
If the Gamewell Telegraph Company To con
etrpet the same. was adopted finally and
goes 10 the Mayor fur his signature,
The Administrator Of Assessments reported
unTayorably Oh petition of J.. II. sassinot and
othsts for reduction Of assessments. and
favorably IN the petitions of q. I. Day Per
ret L Viple. loeheu, Lizzie Rogers and
others
Administrators Ghevaleys resolution au
thpHzna the Mayor to enter into y contract
of lease with the owner Of st, Fatrcks Hall
fpr the Use III that edifice tho same IL revert
10 the city nj the end IF The tense, was adopt
el finally.
Admipiatrato, Behan introduced a resoll-
tiop authorizing tile lake aud Park Railroad
Company to make certain improvements on
tho neutral ground at their city terminus.
Adopted Also, resolution prohibiting The
nnddlng Of shrmps fish. meat, eto., during
market hours Adopted.
Also a resolution authorizing the establish
mant pf a liatiIaty nj the corner Of Ninth and
Ipyrn streets. Adopted.
Administrators Houston introduced nh prdl-
nance authorizing y. u. Beaufegard and his
associates to lay pipes. etc to supply house
holds with heating and cooking gas. referred
TO az length IN the DEMOCRAT. Adopted
unanimously. .e.
Al ordinance relating tn the cancellation If
assessment against 1hos. I. beathers on
steamboat tax. Adopted
PETITIONS.
paiftiana were received for permission to
erect sheds ON the protection levee and a
pavilion MI the Spanish Fort, also from w.
Van Benthnyaen, president II the Uariolltcu
Railroad Company asking TOT A conference
relative 10 The Jefferson and Lake Railroad
from citizens favorable 10 Wenger's concerts;
proposition was also received tn utilize tho
inmates III the Boys House or Refuge. an
other from the attorney of defendants ~ the
Myta CLARK Gaines cases asking for settle
mant of the claims against the city, com |
munirntiun from the Citizens Sanitary Aaa1- |
citation. asking for a conferences. all et which
were appropriately referred
A communication from the owners Ut n
vehicle claiming VT ~ ~ 2 vehicle nfoaen py
postponed indefinitely Administrator Hous.
Ton having made tho statement that be had
eons,ited tho city attorney In the matter |
who had given IL M his opinion that the Ores
cent city railroad Company were Liable Tor
the damage done
The Council adjourned
THIN GAINES UAsE.
The petition If II, WI Huntingdon Of counsel
for the defendants In the Gaines case, who
have purchased the property known ~ tho
"Blallc tract" recitea at length tho different
phases OF the suit and IN closing says, $50
Fat Mrs. Gaines has left them Nhe detendantsl
In possession OF the property and has not nj
tempted TO execute her many Judgments, and
announces her willingness To enter Into any |
reasonable arrangements with the Glty au-
thorities by which these defendants may TO-
tain possession OF the property and be guleted
In their title. II Ia lnler these circumstances
that this appeal is made on behalf OF the nu-
nervous defendants, who, IL may BIO said pur- |
chased the property ON tho faith OF the city''s
warranty and have defended II against their
..tt f,I.r .,.&,.is, 1Yt nit - ttnyf
THE JEFFERSON RAILROAD CLAIM.
The petition III the Jerarson and Lake
Pontehartrain Railroad Company relates to
the "trip of land On which the upper line
drainage canal and protection levee arc con
atructed, tho elty's right 70 tho canal having |
Petitioner claims, however, that tho levee
does not belong To the city but to the COM
nanY. and that "aa the only remedy 10 The
company for y partial restoration 81 IT, valn
llcs In filling UP such portions as arc low, for
building garden and ether purposes, II DO
comes necessary hi spread large part Of what
constitutes this protection lavee upon tho OPP
poslte aide of tho canal. and 70 snl the ~
mainder fol filling purposes
The company, however would prefer sell
Ing thia p,ttion and that upon which tho
nnnnl Ia euf to the city. At the same time
petitioner kns cnre IT, any that description,
upon which Ghe city relied fpr title to that
portion upoa which the canal 70 dug. and that
Tho decision of tile Supreme Court IA without
effect In so far ma tho value of this canal strip
III Involved. by reason Of tho fact Of this
company having entered suit for tho value Of
this portion MI tho commencement OF the
work. and that this suit IL now pending IN the
nnurts and stands n bar to prescription, Pc
titipner. therefore, asks for u conferences with
tho administrators and the city attorney ON
tho subject
FROM MR. Army.
The following communications wore among
those read OF tho meeting
NEW ORLEANS, May ~. 1879.
TO tho Honorable Mayor aud Administrators
Of tho City Of New Orleans:
Gentlemen In the consideration. possibly
Tomorrow of Dr. G. II. Whites proposed new
ordinances. compelling all owners Ut property
10 provide for the use of their tenants a snp-
nly of water equal tn 900 gallons for each
room In n house. desire most respectfully
10 suggest two questions
l. II Il house contains eight rooms. only
three or feurof which are occupied must 1000
gallons be supplied 81 that honse2
q II the proposed ordinance becomes n law,
and In compliance herewith tho hFdrantB Ii
are opened. how are we tu compel the Water
works Company ~ supply the watni2
| have Il ease In point which suggests the
first question.
Regarding the second question. ! pay fifty
dollars year for n supply of water AZ my
store, and ON Saturday last we had no water
ffom y n. til. I'D u. III. | have no desire vi ba
dlctatorial or inuusiive. but | believe OWL
ara Ut feal estate have some rights which
even Henluus sauitaliana should respect,
nr. Whites next ordinance will probably
he ono requiring landlords I'd have their ten- I
ants washed every morning.
Respectfully submitted. l.. n, Army
TIE COAL OF MEN.
petition fram Pnal OIL daalsra aets forth !
that there being rs yet no existing storage ,
facilities In the portion Of he city epneitied Ia
the ordinance to which petroleum must he Mt /
once removed, they ask permission 81 store
their oils In THE warehouses known M wv +. 4,
Converse. Jr,, & Co.'S" corner of Front and
~. lnscph streets which, i'll tho opinion of /
Administrator Mealey. We're shown to bc saio !
aud suitable ,
in connection With this petition, tia Mayor .
saiu That he understood that the warehouse
% the Coal WI raub Company. Ill course of
construction within the limits prrsrribpd In y
sns .oal ~ ordinance would he completed !
~ rev Gays. The petition was theraunpn .
eNiNLtNN % the cNmmllLnn of Tho xhnle =