The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-05
CITY HALL.

The Revenues Of the Navigation Ca
| nails for Drainage Purposes.
The great difficulty IN draining the city
being want Of means wherewith to accom-
plish this most Important and desirable OBJ
ject 1t will be learned with no little satisfac
tlon that there Is some prospects at last that
the impeachment will be overcome. Consulta
ton between leading members OF the Conven
ton, the Sanitary Association and the city
authorities have developed the means where
by a goodly sum annually can be obtained tt
perfect the drainage OF New Orleans. The
proposition consists In obtaining from the
Convention that 1t shall authorize the appro-
priation of the revenues OF the two navigar
ton canals that run through the city to the
purposes Of drainage. with the understands
Ing that the moneys to be derived from these
canals shall be devoted strictly to this pur-
pose and none other. It is understood that
the necessary ordinance to be presented to the
Convention has already been drafted, and 1t is
the opinion Of some Of Its prominent mem
bers that there will be no difficulty In pass
Ing 1t.
The. Importance Of the proposition will
doubtless urge upon all publlc-spirited men
In this community the necessity Of taking an
active part In seeing that 1t is carried out.
THE MARKET REVENUES.
Regarding the expression of some Of the
members OF the City Council, that now that 1t
has been definitely ascertained what the mar
ket revenues amount to monthly, that 1t might
be judiCiOus to advertise for sealed proposals
for the said revenues for six months, Admin
istrator Behan answers that he has no idea
Of changing the system which he has inauRu-
rated, Of collecting the revenues directly
through his department. The results OBJ
tanned BY him, he thinks, are too satisfactory
majority Of the Administrators are disposed
to let well enough alone.
THE VEGETABLE DEPor.et
A large force from Administrator Behan'
department we're on the Qui vtve all Tuesday
night, watching the movsments Of the Vege-
table Market men, who, II WIS reported, had
Intended to again y9ats ne city ordinances =.
vicinity 81 the Vegetable Market. Adminis-
traitor Behan says frat he Is at q loss to ln-
derstand These p@tple many OF whom, at
least. formed pa Of the Market Gardeners
Association. andx were among those who
them q central depot. st. Mary's Market
after long and tedious negotiations, was ac-
cepted by them as such depot, and yet now,
for SONS unaCcOuntable reason, q part Of the
association decline TO bring. their truck to St.
ton to disregard their promises.
THE PRIVATE MARKETS.
Administrator Behan has addressed COM
municaAon to the chief Of police directing
him to enforce the city ordinances concerning
the private markets. IN other words, order
Ing the closing Of those markets which are
established within less than six blocks from
the public markets, and all markets whose
owners have fatied to pay the requisite IL
cense. The Administrator incloses In his let
ter to the chief of police the decision OF, the
Supreme Court recently rendered against the
private maTketmen on motion for rehear-
Ing asked for by the latter.