The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15
CITY HALL NOTES.
The Railroad franchise Matte

CITY HALL NOTES.
The Railroad Franchise Matter.
Yesterday Administrator Houston ftnet
each Of the draining machine contractors 500
for failing to have their machines at wort
during the rain storm on Wednesday, thereby
causing the canal to overflow and the streets
to be flooded.
Yesterday Messrs Joe Walker and John +
Wintz called on Mayor Patton for the pur
poseof
/ INFORMING HIM OF CERTAIN RUMoRs
! regarding the sale OF the franchises Of the
City Railroad, which had come to their ears,
and at the same time to define their position
| In reference to them.
Mr. Walker said that he had been informed
| Of conversation between two Carondeiet
street brokers, during which 1t was stated
that preparations had been made to telegraph
to the papers Of Northern and Western cities
statement to the effect that the City Rail
road Company had appropriated S75OOOO for
the purpose Of influencing the city admins
tration and the press of the city in favor Of
granting q genewal Of the franchises held by
the company. Mr.. Walker said further that
ton az the person who was to disburse the
fund. He was d stockholdsr in the company,
and wished to place himself right before his
ward and the Administrators. He had moth
ing to do with the matter, and Ii there was
such scheme he was not responsible for 1t,
and believed 1t was intended to injure the
in'pany.
Mavo, Patton said that several days ago
40 had been informed Of the reports Of appro-
~, lions Of money u influence the sales, but
IA had maid nd attention to u. Fem: He did not
see what could be the object o. i've 7oii int
out by Mr.. Walker, as for cerlt.~ ps,
all reports which might bs :
the sale Of the franchises would pc |
made to the highest bidder lie asked Mr.
Walker Ii he could give the name OF the gem |
klenan who had informed him OF the CONVEX /
5ation.
MT. Walker replied that he could not do 50,
Is the information was given him in CONT |
dence and under the Masonic seal.
Mayor Patton then asked M. Wintz u It
was true that one Of the employees OF the COM
pany had been approached relative TO the re-
ceipts by the different lines.
Mr. Wintz answered that 1t was true that
Mr.. Ill. o. Selxs5 had requested clerk en-
statement Of the receipts assuring him that
IL be furnished the desired information he
would lose nothing by 1t. M. Seixas had
twice approached the clerk. He (Mr. Wintz)
had been informed Of the advances by the
clerk himself, to whom he had given notice
that II third attempt to bride him was made
and not resented, he would be discharged.
Mayor Patton suggested that under the cir
cunstances the matter OF receipts was one on
which proposed bidders had right to be in
formed. and information relative to them
could be easily obtained in q legitimate way.
This was admitted by Mr.. Wlntz, but stress
was by him laid on the fact that the leglti-
mate course had not been pursued by Mr..
Seixas.
purpose OF the parties originating the reports,
during which no conclusions were reached,
M essrs Walker and Wintz withdrew.
After their withdrawal the reporter OF the
questioned Mayor Patton as TO
what steps he intended taking in regard to
the matter, and he answered. None" that he
considered it OF no very great Importance.
He said further that the statement made by
one of the city papers that ne had solicited
the interview with Messrs. Wlnlz ana walker
was erroneous. He had granted the audience
at the request OF those gentlemen.
Leaving the Hall the DEMOCRAT reporter
called at the Office Of Mr. IL. O. Sexas for the
purpose of hearing what be might have TO say
In regard to the matter.
MI Seixas said that he knew nothing about
It, and did not believe there was anything IN
IT, It was u "wind-bag," blown up for p sen
sation. He had On two occasions asked the
"strippcr' of tho road what the receipts Were
He happened to be in the cars twice when the
'stripper' was taking the money from the
boxes, and asked him about them, more
through curiosity than anything else.
Mayor Patton yesterday had quite an
INTERESTING CASE,
to pass upon. Some time ago q woman liv
ing iii the Third District made application
for the admission Or her two children into the
st. Mary's Orphan Asylum. The application
was favorably considered and the children
were received in the institution. Subsequently |
the woman took the children from the asylum |
and has since had them with her. She is, |
however, in the habit Of getting drunk and
ill-treating them. Several days ago, while On
spree, she was unusually cruel to them, and
a kind hearted neighbor took the children un-
der her protection, and refusing to give them |
10 On the demand OF the mother, she was as
saulted by that person. The arrest and in
of thesmother followed, and she
being temporarily disposed Of, the kind
hearted netghbor applied to the Mayor to |
have the children again admitted to the inst- |
tuition. An investigation Of the matter re-
sultng In the development Of facts rs above
set forth, the Mayor decided that the mother |
was not the proper person to have custody |
of the children, and issued an order for their
readmission into the asylum.