The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-07
Disbursements Observation-Disclosures. $16O 255 4
TAXES COLLECTED IN DECEMBER.

Surveyor Browns annual report Is a very
lengthy document, and refers to many inter-
esting matters.
The work of the contractors OF the drain
ing machines, the report says, has been done
in satisfactory manner. The rainfall dur
ing the year has been 5 clio feet.
The department has superintendent the
building and repairs In the Benvlle and
Robertson school-houses, police station at the
half way house, the Dryades the French, the
Fish and Vegetable. and the st. Mary mar
ket-houses; draw bridge at New Lake End.
fire alarm bell tower In the Sixth District,
and engine-house of Columbia Fire Company
No. 5; plank road repairs on Crossman. Gus
tomhousee, Blenville, Toulouse, 81. Ann, La
fayette, Glrod, Julia, GaienDie, Liberty, Gal
Hope and yalence streets. the revetment
levee In the Sixth and Seventh districts, and
at the request Of the Department of Improve
ments, has ordered the experimenting of the
work on smell and ballast roads and street
bridges: the filling of the batture holes. The
wharveS and landings have been under con-
tract and work done In the First District ut
a coat Of SG5 1893 So: in the Second District.
Sl1 ,267: Third District, q. 5i2 81; Fourth Dis
trict SD 0G3 g5 and lumber for general re-
pairs, $4,000, making a total of S.l2s, 1853 Al.
The surveyor calls attention to his report
referring to the drainage of the Third Dis
triet and urges its adoption. He recommends
that the following canals be cleaned out: Clai-
borne canal from Orleans to Poland, Orleans
canal from Claiborne to Broad; Gafvez canal
from Carondelet canal to New canal: Broad
street canal from Carondelet canal to Marig-
NY canal and from the Carondelet canal to
the New canal: Camp street canal from Cal
Hope to Felicity streets. 1.-THE entire work
would cost $4,000. and should be done ut
once, as all of tho above mentioned canals are
filled with slush. mud, etc, thus lmpairiDg
their usefulness for drainage, but being q fine
bed to breed disease"
The surveyor closes as follows: "On the
sixteeGth day of December last, reported
to your honorable body the resuIto n survey
made In the yellow fever district, comprising
that portion of the city between Jackson
Washington streets, the river and Chestnut
street, and would again urge that your hon
orable body take some steps to correct that
evil All the reports were appropriately re-
ferred.
Administrator Glynn offered ordinances
making appropriations for December, as fol-
lows, beginning with Financial Department,
salaries, pay roll OF COrOners; John Flt2pat-
rick, criminal sheriff; Waterworlss and Pub
lie Buildings: Ftremens Charitable Assocla-
ton OF New Orleans; New Orleans Gaslight
Company; draining machines; l.. st. Martin,
on account of tax bills; law charges, Insane
Asylum and Markel, T.. j. Forstall, for GER
tain interest-all of which were read first
and second time
resolution offered by Administrator
Glynn. to pay the police jury $40 for ferry
privileges, was adopted.
A resolution was adopted, authorizing the
Mayor to advertise for bids for public print |
ing
A resolution by Administrator Glynn, pro-
viding for the payment OF law charges and
United States marshals fees, amounting to
$685. was also adopted.
PETITIONS.
A petition was received from the Jefferson |
GaBlight Company offering to accept the |
amount budgeted by the city for lighting the |
upper districts. but reserving the right to |
demand the difference to which the company |
claims to be entitled, was referred to the
committee of the whole.
Petitions from A. M. Robelot praying for
of assessments; Henry Ferguson,
to purchase dredgeboats from the
city; from Nash d Hodgson and others, pray
ing for the removal of steam engine at No.
1875 Canal street, claiming that 1t Is q nuis-
lnee and injurious to their property;
rom Henry Shepherd, In relation
to repairing property no longer
needed for public fuses; from p. O. Peyroux,
to lease for one year the lower
City Park, at the rate Of Sl25 q year, the les
see to keep clean that portion of the park
south of Bayou Savage, and to keep the
enees In repair, etc. petition WAS also re-
,eived from number Of butchers of this city
referring to the monopoly abolishing features
)f the new constitution, and asking the per-
mission to erect O slaughterhouse nearer the
centre of the city than the existing one. The
petition does not, however, mention OF any
particular location whereat the proposed
might be located.
All these petitions were referred, and the
Council adjourned.