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CITY COUNCIL--OFFICIAL. Sil lA IA $Mfl3rN. tirv HAItt, New OnteAlee, Wednesday, December 2O, 1977. te (otmnell met this day at 12 o'clook m. in "gN rr eslen. frteentt oon. d. Pilebnry, Msyhr, presiding; ail Adminastrators Uavanao, Denis, Iiamond *ad leglatorff. OA tioton of Mr. Oavanme the sale of the mar. ami ftoe January, 1878, wae prooeeded with. The sale of the markets having been com. glged, the (onnill reasembled with the follow igg members present: Mon. lid. Pilabnry, Mayor: and Administrators tgrown Cavanao, Deoni, Diamond, Meaolfrey and Ueletorff. The reading of the minute of the previonus Inettig was dispensed with, and they were ap prived. Plllasnsl Uhalsuess an PlVnl Pneanste. Mr. tllown called up the following ordinanoes, Whleb, having been read twine, were now on their third rnading, and the yeas and nays havinl been tiled they were all adopted lo animously . 1. An ordinance providing for the payment of ie gWerral accounts tiherein named, begining , O. Ilhepard A& o., and amounting to 0410 r9. 3, An ordinance in favor of Je. J. O'Hlrs and .haL Page, amounting to 2p18. I. Ani ordinanue providing for the payment of oe aloonte therein named, begining "Uhan 4 A& Ashby," and amounting to !1011 1. epolrt at .lommlittee,. the following report was read: (Irr lhAijr, New O anle~s, i Iecenmber 90, 1I77. he ily Coonell of New Orleanes Pnu eommittee to whom was referred the peli of the eltisens in the roar of the city. asking soti eatensilon of the fire alarm telegraph to t beet on Unali, beg leave to report favor. a, d recommend the adoption of the aeoom pny.ig tesolution, IROUT. N. DIAMOND, Administrator of Pollee. 0IlAl. CAVANAU, Administrator of Comtnerce. JAMEII D, iDWADIII, dmilnistrator of Waterworke and l'ublin Ditild'gs. The following report was read and adopted: irrvy HAi,,, New Orleans, December 29, 1877. ( Sthe Molnorable Mayor and Admilesbratore: the petition of atisenA residlng in the Sr li, Mary's Market, asking for the open. aeeOrtn streets in that locality, leading to l t, yor eomamttee, have the honor to report Sl.the1 yeat 1870, a similar petition was re by the Olty Co(nell, and that the neces stain having then been taken to open said 1n he sNeow Orleans, Bt. Lottie and Chicago r od ompany and a large number of cotton mte Iad eonmmeiaon merchants addressed anter petitions against the opening of the uanl o r. efflrt to efeet a conpromise between 1t p1atles Intereeted having failed, snit was in t tled by the city to enforce the opening of etreelba the itly was enjoined from proneed In the matter, and in the course of time the t Nle transferred to the United States Cironit Where it now lies. Your committee are by the Oily Attorney that he hopes to Shease to trial at an early day, buhot that L~eawblile the oity can take no tfrther steps in ni matter. 1HAR. OAVANAO, Adminiltrator of Dommn ree. JIOlBr. IC. DIAMOND, Administrator of Pollee. JNO. MB AirlFFRiIY, Administrator of Improvements. The following report was read and adopted: D1IPAeTMRNT or COOM~NAr , Gity Hall, New Orleans, December 21, 1877. To the Honorable Mayor and Adminiletratore: I have the honor to report that the following P0tioned bids for the collection of the revenuee lths public markets for the month of January, . ee, were received, and I recommend their so vns: hand Vegetable.... A. Dnmestre...... $8,500 Meat ........0. Out ......... 2,110 Sand Pile. .....J. ArUilnee........ 2,00 * .............J. P. tarrere ..... 1,7110 a and Port.. J. oth.......... 910 d...........Jt D yrles ........ 970 S ........ ... D. D'Antagnan ... i ,EAt...... .. John Dies ........ tr)i e.... ..... ....John Dies ........ 1,1854 t Olty ........J. Macbade. .... 145 rn .W......... Wm. Mollemkemp. 18HI SStreet....A.....A. Lindon ........ .51 orne .............. . Dmestre...... 840 s .............. J. Larrieux ... .... 75 tldee ........... .Matharan.... 1,780 Total.......................... *10,i14. feso4ved, That the above mentioned bide be fMd the sane are hereby aepted. 01IAN. OAVANA(, Administrator of lommeroe. Orltnances and Reselultonh OrPifred. By Mr. Diamond and adopted Besolution anthoricing the Administrator or Pollee to extend the wires of the lire alarm tel' graph to Broad street on (arnal, and to establish alarm bonse. By Mr. Brown.. 1. Resolution transferring unexpended bal. AxII of appropriation in the budget of 1877 to Motab Items in said budget as require to be in eaed to cover expenditure. Adopted. . An ordinance adopting an estimate of reonipts or reenaee of the olty of New Orleane for the year 1878. B. it ordained by the Conncil of the city of New Orlkans, That the following estimate of the re eºlpts or revenues of the city of New Orleann Ibr the year 1878, be and the same is hereby Aopted: Tlt one and one-half per cent on the S aluation of real estate and pereonal property as per asesesment rolls on atotal of $111,188,081.............$1,(0(0,R5 Lc .................. . 8uo.t@ w t nrevenues ......... $250,000 duNise Lonteiana National k i .................. . 12,000-8194,000 a rwork .................... . 10,000 Ware and landings ........... 85,(000 irecvabl ........... ...... 1,500 1aw caregeb, ........................ :,(oo in and eee......................... 1O,O00 gitl railroads..................: ,:1,00) 4tound rente...................... 1i,000 Poand fees......... ................... , n hSugar ds ................0....... 5,001 Irom titate of lounistana Olaims for re pairIng levees and cash advanced Insane Asylum. Jackson, La ...... 15a5,0o leoellaneos .. ........... ..... 75,00 Total ......... ...$2,17,335 Rednoed 10 per cent, as per act No. 61H, approved April 14, 18477........... 29,735 Total ........... ............$2,339'1,6;20 Adopted unanimously, the yean and nays having been called. By Mr. Brown and read twice: 1. An ordinanoe providing for the payment of e several aoounte therein named for Decem. ler,1877, beginning "Peter Markey," and amounbt , '. to 114,821 94. . An ordinanoe providing for the payment of the .Opsral pay rols therein named for D)ecembr, I .*rM , beginning "ofioers, clerks and employees ihe Department of Finanoe," amounting to 8. AL ordinance providing for the payment of h 4br aal pay rolls therein named for Decem e, 1817, beginning "street wages,"and amount lau to $3m6 80. 4. An ordinance providing for the payment of d he everal pay rolls therein named for Decem- k lee, 1877, beginnnlg "pay roll of recorders' ti ,artD," .d amounting to $0881 65. 0 SBueolutiom appropriatingl 8,085 48 to pay at Oity Pollee If Deoember, 1877. f Ai ordinance making appropriations for ea stiettieons ,for December, 1877, , 86146 81. 1 provi4#ng hr g payinent o( to . the estetel aewouite therrln tnamed for Deeem ber, 1 71, beglhanlg 'llese'ms Ohailtable Aslo. e(hlos," ete., amoanting to 944,888 89. R. An ordinance providitg for the payment of the several accounts therelt named for )eeemn ber, 1877, beginning "New Orleans (Galight Oompany," amounting to $115,228 04. 9. An ordinance providing for the payment cf aonnonts therein named for December, 1877, be ginning "r. Fitewilllam ,& Co.," and amounting to $740 60. Mr. BroWn otTered the following, whioh was read twice tand laid over: An ordinance adopting an estimate of expentli tures of the oily of New Orleans for the year 1879: lie it ordained by the Connell of the City of New Orleans, That the following estimate of ex pendlitnre (lnoluding polie and schools) for the year 1R78, be and is hereby adopted: I'rprt'loen q ItneJrot,*Jents- Contreots for draining mae obhines, cleaning and re. pairing streets, eto........ $12,000 Drainage sanals, machinery, new wntrk, etc., sslaries and offle expenses ....... 76,000 r 9207,000 8alaries and flion ex le Pese.... 20,000 Admlnistrator ' otfioe, salaries and expenes........ 4,r00 Publilo squaree. ealaries and wa.r ................... ,0)00 Pnbli pountds, salaries and rents ... ,100 f Workholne building, salaries, forage ete ... ... ..... ,000 Boys' Hlonue of lRefnue, eala ries, provisons, ete ....... 18.500 Ost of removal alek and dead 2.r(00 'nublio cemeteries, repairs, eto. 1,800 87,100 klDelr.hmnt'. f f*,Pnmtrop Adlmmnetrator's rffle, salaries aid expenses, wharves and markets.. ....... ........ 20,6100 SOanals and drawbridges, sala ries oad expenses........ 7,000 11,6000 Deprtr.rmr e qf 'oi.ra r,-m rl . ,r ,/ lh, Itihnllhy - Adminisetrator's ofiloe, salaries and expenses ............ il,00 Waterworks, pipes, machinery, Oe .. ....... ...... 20,000 Waterworks, nalaetes and wages 80,000 Uourt-honues, salaries and re P airse............ ....... 0,000 Pbl in buildings (not enume rated), repairs, etc. .... 10,000 Insane Asylum, salaries and provisions.......... ..... 18,000 Home of Aged and Infirm, eal arles and provisions....... 4,900 Public einks cotntract ....... . 1,000 tity Hall buillding, repair, etc, e. ,00 Rupport of small pox patients, and salary of visiting phy siolan.................. 0,r00 --- 119,000 balaries and offlce expenses.......... .2.000 Jlep'o-onpnt, of P,~ilfe A'crntp -- Halaries and off.ne expenses .......... 16,000 )DI'pjrt'inpnt of I9P4 mnes ,,',,a Ralaries and offoe expenses ......... 18,000 71o' AIort'nige /erisl,5re Balarles and stationery ..... ........ 4,100 Manyor's "flno, . Balaries anltd exoenses ........... .,000 ('ry Iall IIIldfing Balares, librarian. keepsr of archives. Janitor and porter.............. 0,000 (y ( O*ncVil - Baleries and ebstionery............... 8,000 (Viy ,Iotfrney'. l)pirtimfiet. Malaries and tofloe expnsee s......... 11,400 I'ifnffntj (1,,'(I ,'1 of (f1,r bills, lvdge, . ,regitper , el .. . ...... ..... . 19.000 arlyor mnd Amin,,iranlhra .... 49.000 Fi/htiiq ('fly (ontracts with Newo(rleans and Jefferson Uity (laslight companies .......... 121,000 Contraot for lighting with oil. 92,(I) 14.,000 Fire . Depnren. Firemen's Oharitable Aseo elation for ity.......... $140,000 Firemen's Charitable Asno elation, Fifth Distriot. 12,000 Firemen's charMtable Ate elation, Sixth Dietriot. .. 18,000 Firemen's Charitable Asso elaston, Haventh Dletriot.. 8,1000 Board of Underwriters for Baboock macohines........ 6,000 o$14,000 lJnord of ftll-1h- Salaries sanitary inspectors, . t,4100 Balaries sanitary police ...... 6100 Dislnfectants, eto........... 1,800 16,000 ('rfi,#411al .Tatei.e - Htperior Criminal Court...... $9000 First Distriot (Imnrt.......... 0,r00 Oriminal Sheriff, Parish Prison and conrt ftes .......... 76,000 Distriot Attorney, salary...... ,1)00 Jury Commisionners' salarie . 1,2O0 Beonrders' and Justies' of the Peace onnrts and consta bles ................... 0,000 black Maria.. ... ....... ..1,00 Itents of courts and police eta tlone . ................. 7,800 110,000 Hupport of orphans........ . 9ll1,50l Law chargen ............. .20,00(H (Coroners' salaries, eto...... 18.000 Ieroording deathe ........... 1,000 Jndgments................ 20,(1)O interest and redemption .... tti,.o0 (lty l'ark ................. R82.000 Pollce Department....... .r1'.c00O 'ublio rohoole.............. .20,0O0 1.,2.,004 Tolt.lJ..I . 9n,,004 Oontingent ...2................... ,61( Grand total. ............... ...... $,890; H r ly Mr. l)enle, and adopted - lrsol'ld, That the Administrator of Finance be and is hereby authorired to offer to prompt pavers of licenose the following disowote : I'wenty per cent for first week in January. Fifteen per cent for second week In January. ren per cent for third week in January. Five per cent for fourth week in January. Three per cent during the month of February. liy Mr. Oavanae, read twcle and laid over : Ordinanoe for the government of the markets of the city of New Orleans, for the year 1878, and providing for the sale of the revenues thereof. omr,oTr 1. le It ordained by the Countil of the city of New Orleans That after flive days' notice in the oflicial Journal, the Administrator of Con meroe shall sell at public aulciou, or adjudicate, on sealed proposals at his office the revenues of the public markets for such time and on sunch terms and conditions as the Onunofl may preo cribe, the city reserving the right to reject any or all bide. H8w. 2. That the purchaser or lessee of such rovenues shall not on entitled to collect other does than those hereinafter mentioned and the occupants of the stalls and stands of the several markets of the city, and the vendors in sald markets, are hereby required to pay for said stalls, stands and privileges, at the following rates: For butchers' stalls, Incinding blook, forty-five cents per day, and for each corner table an addi tio.al sum of five cents. l'he dimensions of the butchers' stalls shall be three by eight feet, or as near that measurement as the plan and construo tion of the market will permit. For len, n-me and vegetable stalls three by four feet., elve and a half cents per day. For franl and all other stands not specaled herein, open a.i day, 0 to an one-half coats per day for each and .yrl, squtau uperfloial foot of space occupied. For coffee and chooolate stands, three by eight feet, thirty-fve cents per day, and one and one- i half cents per day for every additional foot, and for each corner table an additional sum of live cents; and it shall bt the duty of the Oity darveyor to designate which are corner tables. All occupants of stalls and stands are required I to return the same to the leeeos In as good con dition as when received, and the lessees of mar kets are required to return the stalls, stands and fdltures of the markets to the city In as good condition as when received from the city. 8sc. 8. That all kinds of met. fowl game, L fish vegetables and all other artoles o human ocod m be bought and sold at all the markets, _ezpt tha no fish, fruit or vegeables shall be f and ao frsb meat of ay kind shall be eold the Vgab Mwkrhae of e same dieeMet. b o. 4. ha;ee. sd k ee s msl gp 3 U 6a tel p1 dt.d I t l lt t his ity bhall Bate their iWMI ab n a tle sign in a plint sad leoible a nd shall the s ih e i ia on.mofns plane over the etall or stand oo oupied by them; sna in oeas any person oooupy. In a tall or stand as aforesaid, shall not compl with this seotion within thirty days of the passage thereof, or shall therelfter at any time, for more than three days consecutively, not have anoh selgn nso exposed shall be liable to a fine of ten dollars. acd g. That the markets of this city shall be open at the dawn of day, and shall close at 12 o'clock m., all the year round. It is not intended that this section shall apply to persons oeoupying ouffee or fruit stands, nor prevent any butcher from supplying ships, steam boats, railroads and oth-r pnhlile oonveyanee on the eve of departure from the city, provided the meat so supplied be not less in quantity than a quarter. Sa., 0. That during the half hour immediately after the closing of the markets, the obetpants of i stalls and stands are required tb, serape, wash and cleanse the same, so as to keep them in the high est state of cleanliness. aw. 7. No person or persons shall be per mitted to occupy or control, either directly or in directly, more than two meat stalls or stand' in any one market; and when any stall or stand shall remain unoccupied during three days consecutive ly, the lessee of the market shall hold tihe same as abandoned, and snijecst to the demand of any other applicant : provigdd, however, that the stall so vacated shall not be leased to any other than an actual occupant. Hr"/ R. That it shall be the duty of the lessees of the several markets to keep an exact register of the persons to whom they let stalls or stands, and to give certificates to the occupants thlereof. Mw.., i. That each and every oart or wagon conveying supplies to any public mrarkt an this city for sale by any person or persons oeonpving a stall or stalls in said markets, shall pay for eaol and every load twenty-five cents. All butohers' oarts and all other carts and wagons owned by reupasts of stalls and stands inl any of the pnui lie markets, and used in conveying supplies to such s'als or stands, shall be exempt from this tax. No cart or wagon shall remain at any of said public markets except between the hours of midnight and f o'clock a. m., and between the hours of 9 and Il o'clock, p. m. A.,,l 10. That all persons are forbidden to stand, sit or lie on any of the stalls or stands of the said pnhlie markets. 8',. 11. No person shall expose, sell or offer for sale in any publio market of this city any un wholesome mast, or the flesh of any animal whclh was sick, wounded, overheated, or ret down by dogs or otherwise at or before the time the same was slaughtered, or which died fromr disease, acoldent, casualty, or other means than the snaal manner of slaughtering animals for food : nor shall any person sell, or expose or offer for sale in any of the pnhublic markets of this city any putrid, blown, rancid or unsound meat, fish, eggs, mnitry, or any unwholesome or adulterated artifrbf food ; nor shall any person sell, or ex pose or offer for sale the fleshl of any dog, eat or any unolean animal, or the flesh of any onlf, pig or lamb which was slaughtered under the age of four weeks. Sw(, 12. That no salt or corned beef or pork shall be exhibited or offered for sale on any stall except in a Olean white tray, not painted, twenty six nushes long, sixteen inches wide and six inches deep. The oocnpants of stalls may also keep a tight box or cask of no longer dimensions than a butcher's block kfr keeping such meat in. No ito es will be allowed in any of the public market| exoept by wri ten permission of the Ad ministrator of U(ommerce. Sw'i, lh. That no fruit or vegetables shall he washed in any of said markets between noon and midnight of any day. w.'.. 14. Thai no oysters shall be sold in any of the public markets of the city. iwo. .I. That it shall not be lawful to light or keep any fire in any public market, except the burning of oil, spirit, gas or charcoal- and those only for the purpose of heating or cooking chnon late tea, milk, o ff-e. and suenl other articles of fod as are permitted to be sold nonder market ordinances. Nat. ll. That the lessees of the said publio markets shall cause the markets and the side walks bordering the same to be swept daily, and shall cause the same to ie well washed three times every week, and shall canse the ceilings, columns and stall frames of the same to be well swept or brushed during the first week of ithe months of March, .TJue, Neptember and Decem. her; and shall also cause the entire ceilings of the said markets or market, houses, including the awnings or aprons, together with all columns of brick or masonry, to be well whitewashed with two good codat of strong lime whitewash, once every year, in the month of May, at their own expense; and for each and every day's delin quency in the performance of these duties the lessee so delinquent shall, upon conviction thereof before the police justice of the distriot in which snobh delinquency occurs, be sentenced to pay the penal sum of five dollars. Sro, 17. That the lessees of the said several mnakets are entitled and authorieed to collect daily from the occupants of stalls and stands such dues or revenues as are specified and pro. vided for in this ordinance, and no more nor no other: and In default of payment of such dnoe for one day by the ooupant of any stall or stand in any public market, the lessee of selch market shall have tihe right to take immediate posses sion of snobuch stall or stand; anl the oocupant of such stall or stand who shall refuse to deliver possession of the same shall, upon conviction before the poliee justieoo of the district. he sen tenoed to pay a fline of one dollar, in addition to the rates fixed, for every day that he may retain possession of said stall or stand without paying for the same. Hau. i8. That it hshll he nnlawful to oell on offer any intozioating liquors in any public marn ket. lSit. 19. That no peddler shall be allowed .14 traverse any of said publio markets offering any kind of goode for sale. Sfie. 20, That no erection or btructure shall be made in any public market, nor any alteration to any stantd or stall, not in aouordanoe with the plan of the market, and under the specifloationrs of the City Norveyor, except by approval of the Adminletrator of Commerce; and all Existing structures contrary to such plans shall be re moved. SO. 21. That the lessees of the said several markets shall furnish a sufficient number of bar rels or tube to contain the daily offal from the stalls and etends in the said markets; and all oc oupants of stalls and itendeare required to throw such offal into the barrels or tube thus furniehed. And that the ontracotor for cleaning the streets of their distriot shall caose the same to be die posed of, as In the case of other daily offal, by 2 o'clock p. m. No offal or refuse from any meat, fish, fruit or vegetable stall or stand shall be thrown on the floor of the market, or into the gutters or streets under a penalty of live Idollars for each oftense, to be inflicted by the Police Justice of the distriot, after arrest and conviction. fas. 22. That no scales, weights or measures shall be need in any of said public markets, unlees the same are proved and stamped in ao cordsace with law. H.o. 23. That only fruit, poultry and eggs, and corn and oats by the pint and quart, are adlowed to be sold in the Fruit Market in the ecoond Dis trict. This seotion shall not apply, howovwr, to the sale of other artoicles on the written permission of the Administrator of Commerce. .no. 24. That the lessee of the Vegetable Mar ket in the Hecond District is hereby authorized to collect and receive from the person or persons in charge of aov lugger, pirogne or other small craft, who shall sell from sulch craft during mar ket hours any of such articles as are allwed to be sold in said market, at the landing between the lower line of Ht. Ann street and the upper line of Esplnaude ea'reet, one dollar per day. Bac. 25. That all warone or carte attending any market shall, in taking their positions at any curb-stone, be separated at least three feet, in order to allow pedestrians to crosp from one side of the street to the other. Sac. 26. That the entire areas covered by the several market-houses, Including the sidewalks bordering the same, and including also that por tlon of certain streets spanned and covered by the said market-houses, and including also a cer tain square of neutral ground fronting the Poy drum Market, are understood to be devoted to market purposes; excepting, however, a free and unincumbered passage way on all the said side walks bordering the said markets of at least six feet in width, which passage way shall always be kept free from all obstructions. The Admlnim trator of Commerce may, however, give written permission for the storage of market goode when, in his judgment, the public passages will not be too much obstructed thereby. Bea. 27. That no box, barrel or other vessel not needed to contain article designed for as e in the market, shall be allowed to remain in said markets. iso. 28. That all new tops of stalls shall be f mlesbed by and at the expens of oof opanto of saild stalls. 8. , That it shall not be lawfal or any butcher or vendor of }seh weat tio any li "IltiL L~j.t.C!aI myt of iald markete before the hour of 2 o'elok , mt., nor to leae any fresh meot In any of ain markets after the elosing of sach mathete, on any day between the first of May and the first of Ootb.er. Rpn. 80. That it shall be the duty of the Ad minietrator of Oometree to aosnee to be posted up In esach of the several markets in thin nity, aia enplss of this ordinance--two in English, two in German and two In French. itos. 31, That any person who shall be founr guilty before the polie jnitioen of the distriot in whihob the off.nse is commttted, of any violattrn sor evasinn sf any of the provielonn of thits ordi nanrse, for whiloh a penally is not otherwlse pro ildedA shall be fined not lesn than ten nor more than nffty doillar, and shall pay the osata of pros. ecntlon. rio. 12, That it is hereby made the duty of all market inspeotors to see that all the proviionus of this ordinance are strliotly observed and on forced, and to make aflidavir before the proper courts of any violastion of the same. O8li. 88. That the BPeeasr Market in the leoond Distriot, being created urder a opelal ordinanon, ansd leased for a term of years, is excepted from the genersl provisions of this ordinance, Mn,. 'It. That it shall be unlawful for any per son or persons to occupy any portion of the side walks or pavemoent bordering any of the publio markets of the city by depositing thereon for sale or other purposes, any article whatsoever eilcn Ifted to ol*turnut the free paneage thereon by pedestrians, or to erect, or to onultinue, if already erected, In or over the said sIdhwalks or pavR inrlets, ally awning, shted, be.~l or partition , or ti erect, sr contillne, if already erPeted, within the pnhubli markets any vwning, shelf or parti tion, lnlder a enaifniy of t$ for esoh dlay the nui" sanoe il unabated. Hi,s.A i5. lie it further ordained, That all ordi nanlles or resollultins, or parts orf ordinieOsn or resolntionl., contrary to or in any w|oe enotflisting with the tpr(vislone of this ordinance, e ansd the same are hereby revsaled. Caommunrnictinns and Petitiona. itf The f'dlow.ng etlrimmiel atione were read and of ordered spread upon the minutese: o1'I the lonorehle the Mayor and Administrators , of thle ity or New (rlhans, composing the onnii'll of sai rifty, and to said loiy, through or Ed. I'ilsibnr, its Mayor: fhn.'llpon - Ilepreseiting, ae we do, hollere er for about a million and a half of the Irndle or the ,. city of New orleans, known as the o Usnellrated i city aInnds of 1R52, and all the matured and on nt paid oolpunel therenf, e We respectfully invite the attention of yomr t hour honorable body to sctiton 817 of the onn n solidation not or clsrter of IR52. (WMesion sots. or p. 5t0) and to seetiont 5 of the supplementil wet. er thereto, annexing the City of Lafayette, (p. 6(9) wy whicob, among other matters, provide: That the Council shall, annually, in the month Sof January, passe o ordinance to raise the sulm or Sai hundred and fifty thonand dollars by a spe or lmi1 tax on real estate, to be called the Consolida Ig ted Loan Tax, and that all ordluaones, resole or tions or other mote passed by said Goanoil after the first of January, in each year, shall be null ,k and void, unless the ordinance imposing the II consolidatlon loan tax shall have been previously . passed. ix in connection with this sunhject, we nibmit to o yrmr consideration that the lupreme Oourt or he the United Htates ha s loided, in the nrme of Van ri, Hoffmmn vs. City of Qnlinoy, ofr undoubted au ho thbrit,, lsee 4 Wallace tIepurt, p. 530, tbat: t. Where a statute has authorized a municipal orporation to issue bonds and to exercise the ,, power of local taxation, in order to pay them, id and persons have bought and paid value for bonds, isuned aeoordingly, the power of taxatlon o thus given is a nortraot., withe the messing of the nonstitution, and cannot be withdrawn, untll lr the oontract Is satisfind. The RHtte and the onr ie poration. in nuch a ease, are equally honrld. eo A snluheeuently passed statute which repeals o. or restriote tihe power of taxptlon so previously fll glvn, is in so far as it etfrcote bonds bought and et hehl under the cirumestanoes mentioned, a nul lity. lo i is the duty of the ourporation to impre mnd acollect the tases In all respeets, as if the second Id statute had not been passed. 'e If it does not perform this duty, a mandamus will lie to compel it. ii We accordingly, on hbhalf of said bondhold e Pero, now claim a comolianoe with that require ,. ment by the levy of a special tax for each of the iw years past for which no esch tax was imposed 1 i. .,, 1874, 1875. 117t(, 1R77, and for the coming o year 187R, by distinot assessment for each year. a b non-observanoe of Which may imperil the rights ,e of the city of New Orleans and your own official Sesuretiee. I. t is unnecessary to do more than remind your 1e honorable body that all the obligations of the , late city of New Orleans and of the Counoil there ot of, have been imposed upon the present city of id New Orleans and the Council thereof, by the oharter of 1870. Helo. 84, p. 44 ) mlteference in margin approved. Eraeures and interlineatlons approved. is lespeotfully, J. A. CAMPDELL, E. IE.itMUDEJZ, New Orleans, December 211, 1R77. To city of New Orleans, through E. I'ilsbury, its Mayor. fv O ro Citr ATna'- ,Y, I r New Orleans, December 24, .1877, n lion. E. Pilsbury, Mayor: . Dear t,r . I have examined the notice served di upon yourself and the Oity Administrators by n Messrs. Oampbell and Ilermnurdez as attorneys for g certain holders of consolidated bonds, in which it Is demanded that you levy a tax to raise the sum or of *r50,00I for eaoh of the years 1874, 1875, 18716, r- 1877 and 1878, to pay the interest and oreate a sinking fund for the payment of the prinoipal of " the bonds iasued under the provisions of the y thirty-seventh section of the charter of 1852. Even if these bonds were blaned under conisti e tutionsl authority (which is more than doubtful) o I am of opinion that you are expressly proibltend e from levying or collecting any such tax by the s provisions of the seventh section of sot No. 811 of e 1871t, generally known as the I'remium Bond aot, It the provisions of which statute are binding upon tithe ity Counoll until it shall have been repealed or declared to be unconstitutional. .I Very respectfully, - . F. JONAt, OCity Attorney. The followlig communication was road and re ferred to the Administrators of Commerce, Im provements and Polioe: New OrniaAxe, December 28, 1877. To the llonorable Mayor and Administrators of the Oiy of New Orr ans: (~bciniNrn-The ordinances prohibiting drays, carts and oiliher vehioles from driving on the wharves, and forbidding the piling of notton and other freight thereon, are not enforced by the oity officlals, and consequently the wharves are greatly damaged and their safety endangered. I therefore notify your honorable body that I will hold the city responsible for all damages that may occur to life and prqperty by reason of the neglect of the city oflidals to enforce the ordi nanoes abhove referred to. Monthly paymont of 111250 is made by me for polle to protect the wharves, but up to thi4 time no protection has been afforded. Bulkheads anid planks from the wharves are carried off, and any plank or timber underneath the wharves which can be detacbed in taken away, and the depreda tors are not molested, and I am made to suffer a soridousloss from this oonstant stealing of mate- I rial which the polihce should protect.. To be nure I sDeclflo, I will mention thatthe bulkhead from Hit. I Mary to Adele streets, about three hundred feet, I has been stolen; it lx now being repaired. From Hoond to Fourth stroots, about three hundred eent of bulkhead, also stolen. I take this opportunity to state to the COounil that the Admiuistrator of Improvements has re moved the plank walks aorons the levoo, at Canal, Crossman and Oustombouse streets, and made a eontiunuons road along the levee, built bridges, I eto., and I claim that by his so doing, withonut authority, I am relieved from the responelbility of keeping in repair that portion of the levee so appropriated and usneed. Very respeotfully, HENRY EI LEIMANN. Lesece. The following oommunicatloos were read and referred to the Administrator of Publio AdL ( oounts: Or-cwi Boame am flxL,) Ir 8tare of Louilisans, New Orleans, Dooember -, 1877. f Hon. Ed. Plabury, Mayor of New Orleans: ,ir-Io rendering the annual estimate of the rrceipts and expenditures of the Board of a Health, as required by law, I take oceaulon to ft call your Honor's attention to several pointe of I importnooe between the body over which you preside ard oars: 1. We take the view that the Lekglstaure did .ot contemplate givin the eity authorities eon. trol evey our oeration and expenditure, futthei than as rlates to the lanite.y matl-y TC orene resnt sad seasy inildntal espenees re. hlting thereto, an lfb the puarchase of diain feotants. These are, therefore, the pLrtiottlare embraced an the aaoompanying report, but the remainder will be added, in ease it shall be so deiderd hereafter. (Bee )udlget, marked A. then f1.) 2. In regard to tfloeos for the sanitary inspeot ors, I desire to remark that they shoutrld not be in otnneodon with or close proximity to the po lice stations or the ofiOes of the distriot snperiti tenrlnts of streets, as the b hffines of the sanitary inspecttrn are tcotatantly visited by ladls and ohildren for vacoination and other purpose., 9. I wrield urge the neceseity of saugmenting the number of the sanitary potice to the number of fourteen or fifteen, inoaotnh as their previotus duties of making an annual btmee.to.hou.e iti speotion of the whole city, of attending to tcm plainte and ooansiorinl nlisanon, and of atte..ling to the repression of infections diseases, has been ncloeased lately by that of making a sanitary censu of our population, and they will be ex pected hereafter to guard the aptproaehas to the city by railroad against the intr.dtloctin tof In ferotnoru disAses from cost s and Inland loe.altie.. 4. I would reiterate my belief in the vital tm portante of estl.blibhing a hospital for small-pox patients, administereid by the publin a1nthloritits, and that this bhould ie done with all possible die patch. Uinder the present arrangemenIt. it I not con.nidered o,,nsiten.t with llhntlenaittar prinnio pie to send asnes It, the small-pox hospital saainstl their town will, and as a ntatural iooes qclnoo it is ftutd irnpnessile Ihrong tly to repros thi tetrrtils infertion. As regartis tttea tiott, I fld nIo reas no to alter the recoomntellrlti, n previ.usly misdle to your floor.-that of eine titelirotd Asylum for easmRtli-pi htspital, t. Of the 2iWtI gall.n, of carbtlic sold pnr haised for our use, 120i0 gallonn remain on Ihand. It is believed thiat an appropriation of *2Bfi1 ftr diieinrfction will be nffloient for our ure in IR71, as a fund to be tdrawn upon when found necessary. 0. 'I he advantages of thorough drainage in a city like New Orleans cannot be overestimated in a sanitary point of view. Thore can he no reas onabi, dounht that our large mortality from mals rial ti.ease might he entirely prevented by per foot drainage of even the corporate limits of the lity, antd that the great prevalence of puimonary counumption nmight be materitally lesIeeond by the mamne means. An important gain to the ·leanli ness of our streets stnl gnutters could l be olltained by the dailly inlrmnrirtion of a liberal sapply of water from *e river. This wonitl li quite feasl ble tduring high water by means of sluices through tihe levee at the head of a nomi er of the crtes streets, and. in low water by the use of moottinrry imtilar to that operating in the drainage on.sla. A plan for Harrying outl this undcrtekitg wilt soon be prepared by Ool. T. 8. Ilardee, a member of this board. 7. Too mnch stress cannot Ie lairl upon the value of vaocinatltn and rev ccituatlon as pre. ventive of small-pox. It is h p el that the c;it,v (tounotl will appreciat. its importance, and grant us a moderate appropriation for the purohace of bnvin irusr, as may be ftond regqisite. R. It is of great importaene, as affeoing the credit of the Hoard of Healeh and the fitiennyiP of its subordinates, that the sarms appropriated by the ilty for sanitary purposes shtmld be at its command when needed. It is therefore requnested that the money should be set asl.e for our nse in the early part of the year, or, still better, be put in our possession as soon as practiosable. it. The gene.ral health of the s1ty durlng the pre-ent year would have been essellent, but for the existence of small-pox in an epidemic form inring several mtoths. The total recorded nuon ber tf oases nup to December I ha. been 20119, with lOMRt deaths. It is gratifying to know that this dias.e has altiost disappeared. 10. 1 teke plensure in announcing to your hon orahle boldy that the city of New Orleans was khpt free from yellow fever dnrgiR the past num tner. A sinIgle aoa, a man named Moory, escap inl the attention of the quarsantine physician at, the Minlslppi Httitaton, arrived on the steanmehip it. Iutls from tlvana. N',vember Oth, and diae neaxt mtrning. with nomietakehle salgn of yellow fever, at the corner of Ito.eean and Phil'ip streets. IDislnfection and fumigation, not only of the prem ises by cartllip solad and snlphurons scid, where the man died, but of the whole sqnure atnd the op poeite square, and also the ship, was thltroughly practiced, and I have no doubt prevented the spreadt of the dreadful scourge. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, bAM' OB(OPPIN. M. D, President Board of Health. a New OR.,eanv, December 20, 1877. t r/Ncfilrmen. I have the honor, under inatruo a tions from the Bioard of Direotors of the Female Orphan onolety to sabmit for the consideration Sof your honorable body the aooompanying pre to amble and resolutions, passed by the Board at its ' last regular meeting, of Very respecafully, your ohedlent servant, MAItY J. ANDEIRBION. Secretary Female Orphan bociety. To the Honorable the Mayor and Board or Ad ministratore of the city of New Orleans. New OnrIoeAl, December 20, 1877 c/l,.n/.,Ftr, The board or Dlreotors of the eb. male Orphian Hooiety, in regular session, have is this day adopted the following preamble and resolutions: Whereas, the LJgislature, at its last session, enacted a law requiring the payment of taxem on all property belonging to religions and charItable in slit tittin from which revenue is derived; and Whereas, all the income or revenue of the Fe mtiale Orphan Hociety (better known as the I'oy. dras Asylum) is derived from property ooming m under the provisions of the aIoreoaid legislative sor ; and Whereas, by reason of the great depreciation in rents the income frro this property has fallen off nearly to one-half of what it was a few years ago and to an extent which threatens the neefnl nems of the institution and leaves no margin available for the pymtent of taxes and Whereas, the directors of the Pemale Orphan e Hoclety do recognize the c qoity of the aforesaid law regarding the pRayment of taxes on such prop Serty, and feel in duty bound to make as favorable a respouse to the cail of the city and State am (l their ntroumlstanoes will allow; therefore they do hereby lI',,inp, 1. That a reduction of not lens than twenty per cent be made on all salaries now paid to employee, to take eff'ot on and after January 1, 187.8 2. That the names of fifty-eight widows, who for many years have drawn monthly allowances, be erased irom the beneticiary roll of the instito tion, to take effect on and after the first day of f March, 1878,. 3. That in the opinion of this board all prope rty , aessed by the city under the aforesaid act, e which, in the nature of the oase, oan yield no rl revenue to the institution, Is exempted from tax e atlon. 4. That the board of administrators be and I are hereby repeoolfully requested to appropriate I the uam of fourteen dollars for each child sup t ported by the lnstitlt.ion during the year cor c mencing January 1, 1877, less the amount whioh has already been paid, and to apply such residne to the credit of taxes due the city by this inseti r tution for the current year (1877). ,. That without the assistance asked for (and a similar Ium expected from the 8tate) the inati otution, notwithmtanding the rednotions male in running rxpenses, arid the roll of benefoitary widows, will not be able to pay In full the taxem claimed by the city and Htate; but with such as mistance, the directresses are encouraged to be lieve, the institution which they have the honor to manage would have no place in the list of de faulting taxpayers. MARY J1. ANDERSON, Secretary Female Orph in Society. To the IHonorahnl the Mayor and Board of Ad ministrators of the City of New Orleans. From (1) citizens and others protesting against the use of dummies on Tohoupitoulas street, between Philip and Louisiana Avenue. Referred to the Committee on Railroads, composeod of Mesmrs. MoCatffrey, Cavano and Denis. New O.tlreAa, December 10, 1877. W. A. Gordon, Esq., Prelsident New Orleans Belt Railroad Company: My DIeor Sir--Our present passenger station on COlliope street does not aflfrd as the faoilities which we desire; nor is its location convenient to the business public. If your Belt line should secure the right to lay tracks and to erect a passenger depot at the in tersection of Canal and Claiborne streets, this company would enter into a contract with your company for the rght to ran over your tracks and to use your passenger depot at that location for the arrival and departure of its paeaenger trains. tespeetfully ours, JAMes . ,OLABK ,, Vioe President. Beferred to ommitste on Bailroads. To the Honorable tlhe onsolof the siy of Nowe Owls.,.: l • ~ r~~ Lst ill... Oaneation wlik thB ea bliditl wrOblag, 11 eaner e of the Ohieeago, th M a m e ease ralroald, hare oaeed tle m of that line to meek a more seeeelble t p e tbhat t hbljh their pressent oe Hr 4mlf is plraed, wheret they onld esbile a eassenger depot, and in ilew of the ei4tef, economy, both in eonstrataon sand pe.f6#l4 : paasenger depot intended for the ue of twO Mqp more lines or road, have proposed to O etitbrO with the New Orleean Belt lratlfoed lot the ae of a unithie depot at a snitable point. Alter a careful eaamination of the Ialh.ble places, the more desirable point ap.pIi t o be. the neutral grlound of Olliborne *tfset, betaw0 snsal and ..ommon, havting regard to halliltOf approach from main lines, amessetblitty for tha puoilo and general improvement of the "itl. I therefore mest resp otfnlly tequeet 1. That you will grant to the !New Otleans Delt Railroad Company. the right to eobetsmet, mals. tain and operate a line of railroad ftor the lrtt eOttion iof (lJalborne and Calliope, dowa(ritla borne to Caual street. 2. That you will grant a lease for a erma of years of the neutrsl ground of Olaiborne street from asnal to Oommon, including the llhi Market, for the purpose of ereolltg ther6n 1 Union passenger depat; and 8. That you will grant the right to Oee sdl1i railroad and depot for the passenger trtfIel of the 'rallt.oal (ompanise contrating with the fielt Itailroad. Iteepeatfully ubmitted, W. ALEX. GoltbOfl, President New ()rleans Belt Iailtroad AGompan Rteferred to Oommittee on Railroade, From V. Rleand, for the rrpali of the 1l.tee 1fi front of ielacroix plantalion. Referred to th1 Oity lRnrveyor for immediate examitonlntie Md fto port to the Admlnietrator of Improveimetli From (1) James ColIs and (2) 0, V. Pot1laO. for relmbrsetoment of taes paid in errftoad (.) Iev. Btephen l'riestly, for eaneollatios of lti hills. Referred to the Administtrator of f1lalee.. From U. Loohlrnnner, agent, fort edoetiea eO aseasements. 1H f'rrred to the Adminitisirtot Of Assessments. From, J. t. leurent, to attend to and p100 I1 prover tcondition the lity Prk, for t,10i000 ehlb~ $.,t11,( every slv months nttll the amount of W6it !INe is paidl'the park to be retrnedl, with all she improvements, to the city at the eipiiatiotn of tfiteen years. Rleferred to the AdminifdttatI~ O Police, From retail gromers, for an equalilsaton of the license ordinance. Mr. Dtnis stated that a redtlantio Of O pet cent would be offered to prompt psyoer, sad that offer will at least partially nover the pettlhlOer'0 rrineost. Received and ordered filed. Unflnlishse tsilness. Mr. Uavanso called up the ordinanoe s.meidaig ordinanoe No. 404(9. Administration gerlte, "utat,. ing to Adolph Bohreiber, Ib. , Iigby, their aseOe ciates and assigns, the right to conetrlet, aidla tain and operate a freight railroad in srlaf streets and places in the city of New Orleleat," adopted June 2Pf, 1977. Read and adopted sa amended. Mr. Clavanao also allirl up the reeolatitl Ild over at the last meoaseting granting Htenfy Oti permisn ion to construot a wharf and saw mill Oi tihe river front, between Milan anI Maturego streets. It having been read Mr. OavransO moved to ih. sert after the words "river frlmt" the werde "'snhjeot to the terms of the wharf lessee." The motion was adopted, and Mr. 0 vlaae moved that the resolution be adopted to smenled. Adopted. The (lOrnoil then adj,.urned to Wednesday next, January 2, 1078. 'IIO(t,. G. RAPIER, SeeretIry. CITY ORDINANCES- OFFICIAL. MAvYORArV oM New OtAwASst Oity Hall, Deoember 19 1877. Administration Heries-No. 42d1. An ordinanee fxing the polling places it the, several preoinots of the Tenth and lIevethk. Wards of this city. Be it ordained by the Conneil of the Oily Of New Orleans, That the polling pisee t ia es precinct of the Tenth ant .iEeventh Wed:i - createe under ordinanooe No. 4200, be fliH lied follows: Tenth Ward. First Preoanot-Bounded by Felicity, .. Ai.L drew, the river and St. Thomas street, at No. 2 Religionus street, between Felicity and it,. Msar streets. eoond Precinct -- Bnnnded by 8t. Andrew, First, the river and I'oussvan streets, at No, Philip street, between Tohonpitoulae and flo sean streate. Third Precinct- -Bounded by it. Andrew, Fltlr Rousseau and Ht. Thomas streets, on O street, between Jackson and Philip streets, (PO. lice lstation ) Fourth Prenoint- -B'inded by Felicity, J@ee# ine. At. Thomas and Annunciation streets, at NO. 137 Josephine street, between Chippewa and AL, nunolation streets. Fifth Preoinct -flnnrded by Josephin, Firet, St. Tlhornm and Anmnnoistion at No. 181 Chip. pews. between Hrspurn and i'bilip streets. Sixth I'reclint i--Inded by Josephine, First, Annon.iation anl Magszine streets, at the eODrtle or .aunrel and Ptilipstreets. Heventh Preoinnt--Bonnded by Felloiity, Jose phline, Annnnciiaion and Magazine streets, at No, 81 Laurel, between Josephine and Ot. Andrew streets. Eighth Prnoinot Bounded by Josephlnq, Frst, Magazine and (isrndelet streets, at No. 62¶ IMg* szine street, between Jackson and Josephine streets. Ninth Precinct Bonunded by Felietty, Josf phino,. Magazine and O(rondelet streets, at the corner of l'rytanla and Felboity streets. Tenth Preoinct--Bounded by Felielty, First Carondelet and Rampart (late Laurel) streets, a the corner of (Jarondelet and Josephine streets. Eleventh Precinoct- Bounded by Felicity, First, Rampart (Isle Laurel) and Liberty streets, at the corner of Jackson and Franklin streets. Twelfth Precinct--Bounded by Felicity, First Liberty and Magnolia streets, at the corner f Josephine and Freret strsets. Thirteenth Irrmtnct -in rmnded by Felieity sad prolongation of the line until it meets First street. with its prolongation, at Magnolia street, between Jackson and Philip streets. Eleventh Ward. First Preolnot-Bronnded by First, Washington , river and Chippewa streets, at the corner o4 Fonrth and "'chiutpitonlia streets, Hecond Preclnot.--Bounded by Washington, To Indano, river and (hippowa streets, at N,. 97g) Tohoupitoulas, between uteventh and Eighth striets. Third Precinet--BRnnded by First, Sixth, Chip. pews and Cons.tance streets, at the corner of Fonrth antid Laurel streets. Fourth Precinct. Bounded by Hixth,Toledaoo, Ohippewa and Cronstanoe streets, at No. 30& Laurel, corner of Eigh h street. Fifth Precinct- .ou.ondedl by First Sixth, Con. stance and Prytania streets, on asgazine, be tween Washington and .ixth streets. Sixth Precinct BImnded by Sixth, Toledano, Constance and l'rytania streets, st No. 885 Meag sine, between teventh and Eighth streets. Seventh Precinct- Ito'.nded by Pirst, Weh-. ington, I'rytania and Rampart (late St. Dents) streets, at No. .45 Baronne street, between Washl. ington and Fourth streets. klghlzh I'recinct-Bonnded by Washington, Toledano, Prytamnia and Rampart (late Ht. Denis) streets, at the corner of Sixth and Oarondelet streets. Ninth Precinct-- Bounded by Firt, Toledano, Rampart (late it. Dentis) an Howard (slteSt. George Avenue) streets, on Sixth street, between it. Patrick and St. David streets. Tenth Precinct-Bonnded by First, Toledano, it. George Avenue (now Boward street), and the rear limits of the Eleventh Ward, at the earner of Magnolia aid Washingetw streets. Adonted by the Conuno thk city of New Or leans, December 19, 1877 ED) P'I,2L BUY, Malyor, A true copy: Taos. G. RAPle, , ft Ilry. Hiwxn B. Kz.Y. awar L. LAzAsua. Master in Uha.cery, KELLY k LAZABUS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW A" Solketors in Chancery, soco tr nneswe,