The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-06
THE CITY COUNCIL.
DOEs THE TIMES" KNOW WHAT 1T
- TALKING ABOUT

| Yesterday at the close OF the session of the
City Council, Col. Glynn, Administrator of
| Accounts, arose to a question of privilege.
| Taking up copies OF the New Orleans Times,
Of the first and second instant, referring to
affairs in the Department of Accounts, Mr..
| Glynn said that from the tenor of the articles
he did not think that anything personal was
intended against him. he believed they had
been written In good faith but there were
several errors In the statements which he
| thought should be corrected. He then read
| from the article of the first instant, In which
occurs the following: "Yet we find no mention
In the schedule of Receipts for 1878 of any
sum from licenses excepting 1880 %, which
being under the head OF Balance from
ledger probably denotes the balance of re-
ceipts and expenditures; while we read In the
estimated receipts from licenses for 1879 Is
s275. 600" It is evident, said Mr.. Glynn, that
! the writer Of the article treated the report
under consideration as an annual report,
| whereas IL contained only n statement OF the
| transactions Of the latter half Of 1873 The
total collection from licenses In 1873 amounted
| to s272,6l5 IS, which will appear from the two
semi-annual reports for that year. The
|
myself, injustice when they charge that the
budget of expenditures was first considered
| by the Council, and that II subsequently pro-
cepded to make estimates Of the probable re-
ceipts with view to supplying the first. It
| is well known, added Mr.. Glynn, that on the
| contrary. first submitted an estimate OF re-
oeipts which was adopted by the Council and
| that thereafter considerable difficulty was ex-
| perlenced In getting the estimates OF the
| expenditures within the former. | mention
! THIS az much in justification Of the Council as
Of myself In regard to the absence of de-
| tailed statment of warrants drawn by the
| Department Of Accounts. will say that my
| report was made i'm accordance with that Of
the previous six mouths. aud that did not
have the time to IN ,he the detailed statement
REQUIRED b{ hod Ley, lRa'atlons Tor which
office, The style of this last report seems to
| have been adopted In 1875 and continued
sin 9, | will say for the information of the
Council that my reports will contain all the
| details required by law.
The Times makes serious error when Il
says that the Administrator of Finance
| shall prescribe the mode and form of keep
| ing the corporation books and accounts In
every department created by this act" The
act of 1870 which is quoted, was repealed by
act AZ Of 1871 which substitutes the Admins
| TRAITOR of Public Accounts for the Admins
traitor Of Finance Mr.. Glynn here read sec
ton of the latter act
| will say In conclusion, said Mr. Glynn,
that my relations with the Times are such
that do not believe that anything personal to
myself was intended. and did not think that
any defense should have been made by me
through the press, but / considered that the
proper place to make my explanation was in
open Council.
Mr.. Glynn closed by reading from one of
the articles a passage complimentary to him
self
ST. PATR1CK's HALL.
1t will be noticed In the proceedings of the
Council that Administrators Chevalley sub
mitteh n report ot the propositions of the
proptietors of Turner's Hall and of the Or
leans ballroom building for the transfer of
was read In open Council from the owners of
St PatriclS's Hall to the same effect. The
building Ia offered to the city ut the price of
$4,000, payable in fourteen yearly INSTALL
ments Of $4,000 each. with interest ut the rate
of per cent per annum. This would make
the actual cost of the building, at the end of
fourteen years, S10l 200.
DIR. Hollis REPORT.
The matter Of the official investigation of
the charges contained III Sanitary Inspector
DIR. Holt, relating TO the Locust street GEM
etery being preached Administrator Mealey
said that he as chairman of T. Q special COM
mittee appointed by the City Council. had adj
dressed several days ago letter to DR.. Chop
pin, the president Of the Board OF Health.
asking for committee Of that board to inves
tigate the matter conformity with the Gouu-
ellis committee, but had received no answer.
That yesterday morning he had addressed
another communication TO DR.. Chopin to
the same effect and now awaited his reply.
Administrator Marks took occasion TO say
that he had be n requested by Mr., II. l..
Diamond. late Administrator of Police, to say
Ia open Council that he desired full investi-
cation of the matter, and felt confident that
he could fully vindicate himself
THE CRESCENT Ct'ry RAILROAD COMPANY.
Administrator Houston took occasion to
say ut the meeting that he was not yet ready
to report on basis of settlement of the diff
cuties existing between the city and the com
pany, because the matt, had been referred TO
the city attorney, whose legal opinion he was
expecting daily.