The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-09
CITY C0UNCIL-..-OFFICIAL.
REGULAR MEETING.

LII EtR ulhE 6tSSlOU
Present-Hon I. W. Patton, Mayor, pre-
siding and Administrators Behan, Chevalley,
Glynn, Houston, Isaacson, Marks and
Mealey.
The reading Of the minutes Of the previous
meeting was dispensed with and they were
approved as printed.
Communications from the Mayor and
Administrators.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS.
:, City Hall, April 8. 1879
To the City Council:
I have the honor to inform you that have
appointed Corporal j. j. Donovan sergeant Of
Crescent City Police, vice T.. G: Duvillier,
subject to your approval l1, and ratification
very respectfully W. PATTON, Mayor.
Confirmed
Financial Business on Final Passage.
Mr.. Glynn called up the following ordi-
nances, which, having been read twice, were
now Oh their third reading, and were adopted
upon cal! OF the roll:
To pay the several accounts therein named,
commencing "St Mary's Catholic Orphan
Boys Asylum, $4o6"
By Mr.. Glynn-
70 pay the several accounts therein named
commencing with Administrator office. G..
c. Haley, stationery, $2s CO."
By Mr.. Glynn-
| To pay the several accounts therein named,
commencing New Orleans Gaslight Company,
| $685. 36.
| BY Mr.. Glynn-
| To pay the several accounts therein named,
commencing "Firemen's Charitable Assoeia-
ton Of New Orleans, for services rendered, as
per contract, $4,000"
| By Mr.. Glynn-
To pay the several accounts therein named,
commencing IF. Curry, for repairing and keep
ing In repair street bridges Of the Second Dis
trict, as per contract, 1915"
| By Mr.. Glynn-
| Topay the several accounts therein named,
commencing department of Improvem ents,
streets, wages, labor and carts, s16,726 35.
BY Mr.. Glynn-
Appropriating s23,77O 30 for pay Of Crescent
| City Police for month of March, 1879.
| BY Mr.. Glynn- 81
Appropriating s458 TO pay j. Paris Childress
for fees In sundry tax suits in the year 1873.
BY Mr. Glynn-
Appropriating S27 to pay VIM. Fl. Beggs for
rent Of building for December, 1873.
Reports. A
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, CIT&HALL
New Orleans April @1s7s.
To the Honorable Mayor and Admin fators Of
| the City of New Orleans: M
Gentlemen-I beg leave to submit THE fol-
lowing report upon the petition Messrs
Park and Lake Raiiird ri: ~,
They have been notiA\ u to. and pleased
to say are at work now removing be debris
Inn hafh nf nrM nyyjfI Ia
street, and are to make yew GRO |ings and
bind their track with pld king, that the
same may be crossed at " poi between
Basin and Claiborne streets Is w as to put
the regular crossings In repH kfrQh the latter
street to the park. The traV6ebn Custom
house street Is to be taken up and the street
repaired with the cohDle stones originally
taken from it, and now lying on the neutral
ground on Basin street, thereby putting the
street, which is now almost impossible, In
good order.
That part of their petition asking for the
privilege OF extending their track to Canal
new starting point and placing them on an
equal footing with the other lake road, [ am
compelled to report unfavorably, as do not
consider 1t safe or proper to place any more
tracks on Canal street, where there are al
ready too many for the comfort or safety OF
pedestrians, particularly women and children.
| submit for your consideration to-day an Or
dinance removing the other steam train back
to Basin street, which | consider necessary
and proper-demanded by the property
holders and requisite in the interests Of those
who daily make this, our boulevard q
place of resort for promenade and shopping.
Very respectfully,
Administrator of Commerce.
II j. D. Houston,
Administrator OF improvements.
concur with the exception OF that portion
relating to the ordinance.
| ftryrrry
Administrator Of Waterworks and Public
concur with the report, except that por-
ton referring to the removal OF the steam
train of the New Orleans City Railroad Com
Administrator of Assessments.
Received and spread on the minutes.
| From Administrators Behan, Glynn and
Chevalley-
In relation to st. Mary's Market as gen.
eral depot for vegetables, sold at wholesale
etc. Received and adopted.
From Mr.. Behan-
Unfavorab1y on petition of citizens to estab-
lish ferry between Broadway street and
Westwego. Received and adopted.
By the City Attorney
On the claims of BARLEY & Fayssoux and
Fayssoux d Coleman, for the payment Of 10
per cent retained by the city on contracts
Claim refused.
By Mr.. Behan--
Reporting bids for the lease of the Carroll
ton skiff ferry. Report received
By Mr.. Behan-
Favorably on the petition of G. Mehle & Co.
to erect wharf on the Olivier property in
Algiers. Received and adopted.
| By Mr. Behan-
/ Favorably on proposal Of A. Downey to
build drawbridge at New Lake End. Re
ceiyed and adopted.
| By Mr. Behan-
i Favorably on petition of Louis Ackerma ann
to erect q forge at 262 Common street, Re
ceived and adopted.