The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-20
MUNICIPAL.
READY FOR REX.

The Mayor IL making ready for the reception
Of Rex on Mardl Gras. and to that effect has
caused the keys OF the city to be FURNISHED up
by his faithful Bob who Ia the keeper extraor-
binary Of the bunch and the velvet cushion
upon which the keys are annually surrendered
TO His Majesty the King the Carnival.
In view OF The strIngsncy OF the times kee
OF lager will be substit sted for the basket OF
champagne. which usually served to celebrate
the visit Of Rex TO the City Hall.
In this connection 1t may be- added that Su-
perintendent Rogers has received n special
sdict ordering that the public schools be closed
on Ehrove Tuesday.
On The other hand Administrator Houston II
In aeeordanee with Instructions from the Lord
High Ohamb Rain. II Is therefore reas,9gnable
to suppose that the carnival pageant Will pass
on that street on Mardt Gras.
THE SCHOOL TEACHERS PAY.
Administrator Isaaeson thinks he will be
really to pay The school teachers for the month
Of November, 1873 about the middle OF next
week The reason why the total amount ppld
thus far to thu Administrator ~ Finance OF ths
city by the state Treasurer tstA,n0O out of the
900 appropriately cannot be disbursed I'm
mediately Is because 10 took $4,000 OF the sum
to pay the month Of October 1878, aud $4,000 Of
the money belongs TO the salary acc unit OF 1877.
leaving therefore only - ut sls. 900 IN cash to
the account OF the year 1873. The delay, there
fire. ls necessary In order that the taxes OF
1879 shall come In In sufficient proportion TO
supply tho deficiency In the school fund TO
make no the f22 600 necessary to enable tbs city
to pay another months salary to the tPachers
The $4,000 still due nv the tate 10 the city on
the appropriation OF $50 900 are expeGe cd daily,
aud will b. d. buraed as soon as recslved. to-
gether with whatever other moneys that may be
collected In taxes OF 1877.
THE BATTuRE HOLES.
After much tedious laborng and figuring on
the proposition Of nlling the baiture rest holes,
the Department Of improvements finds Itself
confronted by legal difficulty. ~ appears that
several ut least Of these holes along the river
front (sxtendinR from Thalla to Nuns street,
are on grounds claimed 10 BIS riparian property
by the owners thereof. Hsuce the question
arises, whether n be not tbe dut, of thes rlpa
rlan owners to oil up the hol, nj their own ex-
pense instead OF that OF the city Should, after
Investigation. II be- found that the riparian
owners are responsible for the existing eondi-
ton Of the land In front Of their property, they
will he notified to have tbe holes filled up. In
case OF refusal or neglect the administrator will
have them hlled Mt their EXPENSE
STREET sCRApERs.
Administrator Houston is considering the ex.
pedfsncy Of experimenting with new patent
street seraper, now extensively used on the
turnpike lending ont OF Phil 3delphla, and Of
which much good Is said b, a merchant oil this
city who has seen them In operation.
THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The appropriations made by the City Council
In aid of the various charitable nsitutlous OF
this city were being paid yesterday ut the City
Hall.