The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-14
CITY HALL AFFAIRS.
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
An Ordinance Adopted Against tho sale Of
Murderous weapons.

| Murder0us weapons.
The Council assembled at noon yesterday Il
regular session. Mayor Patton In the chaI
and quorum present.
| Pay rolls and accounts for April were ordered
paid, including the price Of the Gamewell fir
| alarm apparatus and cost OF the engine. hous
OF Columbia Fire Engine Company.
/ Administrator Marks reported unfavorabll
on the application of Mrs. Cazade and others
| for reduction Of assessments.
| Administrator Chevalley reported TN favor o
| fire alarm bell In the vicinity OF Dryades Mar
| ket: also lii favor OF providing for fire alarm
| telegraph In the Sixth District. In this con
nection. a resolution to accept the proposition
| of Mr.. Chandler, agent of the Gamewell Tele
graph Company. was ordered to lie over.
| resolution to provide for new bell at Dry
AIDES Market was adopted.
"A resolution by Mr.. Marks authorizing the
cancellation OF certain steamboat stock assess
ments against Thos. P. feathers was referred
to the committee Of the whole.
A resolution authorizing the cancellation OF
reduction Of certain assessments on property
OF Fl. Cestoe. George 8. Foster. Mrs. VIM. An
derson, Milne AsI lum. Myra Clark Gaines and
VIM. A. Randolph was adopted.
Mr.. Houston offered the following ordinance
Be It ordained That on and after the first day
of June. 1879, L shall not be lawful for any per
son to sell offer or expose for sale within the
limits Of the city Of New Orleans. any gimbIet
knfe DIRK knife seto s sDea ao knife
Be 1t ordained, That any violation Of this or
dinance ahall be punished BY Imprisonment IN
the Parish Prison for the term of thirty days OF
d fina 81 twenty five dollars, or both atthe dis
erection Of the recorder.
Mr. Marks said that he voted for the ordl-
nance although he would have liked first &c
have had the opinion OF the city attorney re-
garding Its legality.
The ordinance was adopted unanimously.
Admin istrator Mealey's ordinance, providing
for the sale to the highest bidder of the iron
ratings OF Lafayette. Annunciation. CLAY and
Congo Squares was taken up and adopted.
The coal oil storage ordinance WIS amended
by increasing the amount Of coal and other In
flammable oil that can be stored In any one
building to 200 gallons. ,
proposition from A. w. Flanagan to lease
the upper City Park was referred
A communication from the Board Of Under
writer's was received containing vote oil
passing the coal oil storing ordinance
A proposition from. the proprietors of the
National Theatre building, to sell the same to
the city, r. ported nnfavOrablY upon by the COM
mittee OF the whole was declined
The Council then adjourned.
THE NATIONAL THEATRE BUILDING.
The proposition Of Messrs. Schneider 4 Zuber-
bier owners OF the National Theatre. is to the
effect that they will sell tn, building for $4,000
payable In ten years. In monthly installments
Of $416 &C.
should the city not entertain this proposition
they ask for a conference with the City Council
THE CITY PARK.
Mr., A. w. Flanagan offers to give six hund.
| red dollars year for the use Of the upper
City Park-payable IN monthly instalments
He agrees. to keep up the fences at his own OK
nd Of the and IF his laala n dalivar he
park Id the order that it now is.
FACILITIES WANTED.
| The board OF commissioners OF the Algiers
| fire department ask for the construction Of al
t. be located particularly in the vicinity of the
McDonogh Schools Nos. and 8. m4
They also ask for the erection Of bell tower
in the lower portion Of the district. say at til,
engine house Of Morgan Fire Company No. 8.
| THE wATERwoRKs STOCK.
/ Messrs. Rouse Il Grant, attorneys at law, ad
dress the Council as follows:
"Gentlen,en-Our clients H. o. Heixas and II
| w. Benjamin. direct US to say that they viii
| hold the city of New Orleans and each OF vol
| and your bondsmen liable for all damages sus
tanned by them as hold &c Of stock IL the Ney
chased 81 the sale made By, the United ,state
marshal for the district Ct Louisiana ,whethe
dseped her e or by
thereof or other unlawful act of the city In thu
premises or Of its officers
CUTTING DOWN THE FORCE.
1t was understood yesterday at the City Hal
/ that Surveyor Brown would very shortly Gu
down the number Of his employees to three o.
| four In order that the pay rolls Of the depart
ment shall remain within the figures of The
budget
| wATERwoRKs STOCK.
| The Mayor was quite elated yesterday at thu
turn Of affairs which placed the Waterworks
stock owned by the city back into the possession
| Of the corporation. The Mayor announces hi
Intention to carry on the suit to the end, regard
less of the notification Of the q torneys Of ths
purchasers Of the stock that they will hold thu
| city responsible for all damages that maj
| accrue from the proceedings.