The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
A FIXED FACT.
sT. PATRICK's HALL VIRTUALLY SOLD
TO THE CITY.
The Coal OIL Question ana Other City
Hail Topics.

The Coal OIL Question and Other City
Hail Topics.
Yesterday 1t was ascerained from Admins
traitor Chevalley that the proposition of the
city had been accepted by the owners of st.
Patrck's Hall that IL to say. the city Is to pay
ago 600 with interest at 3 per cent per annum
In yearly installments during period yet to
be agreed upon. mot less than twelve years.
until final payment.
Say twelve years would be agreed upon. 1t
would require $4,000 to pay each installmenf, 10
Will ID the interest would have to be added Inc
aggregate of the interest would be about sll 100
making the total cost Of the edi1ee to the city
s7I 100 During the first five years OF the revert
ing lease the city would have to Day for the
yearly instalments the amounts now paid for
the rent OF the First District Court building
and for the offices of the Recorder OF Mortgages
and Registrar OF Conveyances-s $4,000 Tor the
former and 500 for the latter making total Of
$4,000 per annum.
After the first five years. and when the lease of
the Davidson building shallhave expired the city
would have besides $500 per annum, now paid
for the rental of the Davidson buildings, or q
grand total of $500 per annum. simple cal
culation will show that in the twelve years the
city will have economical $7s,200 In rentals. or
$4,000 more than necessary to pay for st
Patrick's Hall. This surplus. however, or
rather portion of it, would have to go towards
the payment of the $500 or $4,000 cash advanced
By the st. Patricks Hall proprietors to fit up the
interior of the building for the various pur-
poses for which 1t Is intended.
The administration consider. besides, that
the edifoe will in the course Of time become
very valuable and before 1t Is all paid for. worth
fully as much as it cost originally. say s15o.ooo
the ground alone costing s51 900.
To meet the apparent difference between the
economical rent and the annual installments
to be paid for the hall. 1t Is estimated that the
ground floor stores. rented even at the price
that they are now, would more than make up
the deficiency.
THE COAL OIL QUESTION.
AT the invitation. Of Mayor Patton. Messrs.
Paul Fourehy. NJ. Mn- son and / N, Marks. OF
fire OF t ,pa Mavop s Sn
yesterday The MAYOR informed these gentle
men that he had sought the interview In order
to adopt 70 b sae y
city; that the ordinances In existence were i'm
practicable and that the administration, whilst
wished to avert danger was also aes,rtus tb
coal oil dealers. The matter having been dis
eussed at length his Honor informed his Visit.
ticipated and an ordinance was being prepared
which he hoped would cover the case.
THE DRYADEs MARKET COMPLAINT.
Complaint having bean made In one Of the
papers that changes. unauthorized by law. are
being daily made at the, Dryades Market. and
hat occupants of stalls daily shifted their posi-
tons. and that one half Of the market was In
such condition that 1t can scarcely be occupied
without going to great expense OF refitting,
that inquiry was made of the proper officer by
representative Of the DEMOCRAT. The answer
tha NJ safh mr.
Io "ssret e the Upper end Of the
hea E 3 n Tie shng q a
added. 10 a privilege that any occupant pos.
sesses. provided he leaves the former in as GOO
a condition as 1t was when no occupied y
DIR. HOLT COMPLAINS.
a complaint has becn received by Admins
traitor Houston-through the Board of Health
from DR.. Holt. sanitary inspector, regarding the
filthy condi ion Of a. lot on Notre Dame IAN street
was referred to Surveyor Brown.
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Returns on personal property are being re.
ceyed in large quantities by the department OF
Assessments. but the assessors e. say that the
In majority of cases will probably have to be
revised and altered.
THE sANITARIANs AND THE CITY.
In conversation with Mr.. Houston. the Ad.
structures of some OF the members OF the New
Orleans Sanitary Association, the administra-
| mood. He said. that az public official he ex-
| pected to be criticised. and severely even al
times. vet he hoped that the criticisms might
always be due to a Misrepresentation Of facts
| on the part of the critics.
| The administrator added that holding as he
| did ia the highest esteem the gentlemen Oh the
Sanitary Assoeiation-from the organization o.
which he anticipated excelle result he is now
| and expected to continue In the most perfect
harmony and was ready at all times to meet
and consult with their committees upon the
best methods OF attaining satisfactory ends fol
the general good: that. as he had announced al
! the beginning, his books. together with every.
thing connected with the workings Of his de-
partment. are open for inspection OF not onl
the members OF the association out 81 an7Dodl