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CITY COUNCIL-OFFICIAL PROCEED
INGS.
REGULAR MEETING.
OCITY HALL, NEW ORLEAR, 1
Tuesday, August 7. 1877.
The Counoll met this day at 12 o'clock m. 4n
legular session.
Present: Hon. Ed. Plsbury, Mayor, preeld.
ing, and Administrators Brown, Cavanan, Denea,
Dismond. Edwards, MoCmrey and Beagstotf.
The minutes of the previous meetiug were ap~
proved and their reading dispene.d with.
Comatmlaueation from the Mayor emd
Admintetratore.
The following message from the Mayor was
read:
MAYORALTY OF New OnLewNSe,
City HJal,'Angut V, 1e7.
To the City Cononell of New Orlesas :
I have the honor to subait the followlag pro.
oua1s for building in the Fourth Distriot, on
.ostanoe street, between Harmony and Ninth,
the MoDosogh loheol-Souse No. 8. The said
popossle were received and opened, pursuant to
utel notlce, August lat 2 p. m., in she Mayor's
doet
lames 0. M ................... ..864,50
l & Montegnet ..... .......... 21,062
. IIO ..**..*.**......... * :*1... . . 18,220
L. ........ ................ ,168
Oa'Neil * iie .. ....... . ......... 15.998
L. Sohormaan .... ............ 15,400
John Page .............................. 18.600
. ED. 'ILSBUEIY, Mayor.
The Mayor laid before the Counoil the follow
OIFT MeirUTL R>PORT or' THE ArJWIsmTRTORs
or JxAxIcO AJD PUOeIo ACoUecra Fog TEE
xrepa Z DJWIt JULr 81, 1877.
RCOUPTL.
akncoe on han ............... 149.445 80
S1lls reemable .................... . 8.320 0J
t 9 .................. 495 00
A comn. soount .... ....... 9 70
se.lL. ay's oom. account ......... 19 80
Oourt.houeoe, 1877...... - ... 2 0 00
Attoresj loeed, d drinage distrlot... 48 90
. Bon9370
. e tu ...... .. ...... . ' . 93 70"
SDitriot contraot............ 8 00
e terry ............... 17 80
a 1878................ 1980 00
.1 , .., ..6..................... 5,08 1
x ' . 1q.. .................... 5-· .88218
m.r 187. ............................. 198 00
3tr m)187. ................... 686 200
t. at 176.................... ... 17,0 0
. .... ............................. 100 8
u 1ax t 1878.......................... 9. 408 0
.. 74.......... ....... 0 ,50
1 00 . 10.... . 12000
Water tate,187..............-... 8,88 45
t1 1874........ .......... 60 00
.whr........ ...... 5,27788
. 0........................ 758 00
187.1...... ............ 1,380 8
187t. ...................... 82,488 0
11ta, 184...................... 8,077 6
eQltl t, 1........................ 1,72904
arro ty ta 1874........................ 796 00
oaeoMdeted losae tax, 1875,.......... 2,475 8
aiOlroad tax, 185.................. 18 077
Se.,, bond-- , 1475......." ....... 1,0891 91
0 :ht,678 ......... ............... 1888 25
Steet,,m emet. bond., 1678.... ,S 74
.. bn, 187.................... 644 2
s et 187.............on 1....... 1,877 6
aovs pe eat, 1 80 .. bond........ ....... 1,917 Mt
erollton City t 187.............. .... 21
OSOhooliboloan x 187................ ,87
St.. ...... ........ ,27 0877
oaeollaRatld bo le, Gt . . 1875.. . ,807 98
arrollton bonds, 1875.............. 1,0846 91
oolres ttasrors, eW bo17.. . ....... 8(81 70
a rtsa 1 onds. 187.................... 44 52
Foi per tas. 1875 bonds.. ......... ,5820
perk sssi 1800 ba, nd7, 1875....... 1,9178840
h sohooldbsnds, 1875......... 59 96
bonds 1875. .............. 116 2
3.I87 ........................ 140 5
S187 ......... ............
jp`L, La;1876 ........................ 1458855
t$417,792 08
....."............... 94482.8
Lrplnlo8taziete,187 ................i 163 90
reM bns1877 26s7 96.............. $6,7869
IýIr'tax, ... .7...................58,18044
n ie-, ....17 ..................27,580 11
eeeool tax, 1877.................... 18,893 49
$417,794 08
DIUBURB5eaNTU.
Oity money..... ..... . 118 50
Attorney's fees., Third Drainage Die
trio..... 120
Certldletee of appropriation.......... 28 50
A. Philips' aoount . ........ ....... 93 70
G.8. Laeey'e seaunt................. 24 25
Drainage Ditrict contraot........... 598 15
Drnge oartfcates. .................. 3,627 65
Mr/. .Boua .......... ..... 93 70
Intrest coupons, one-hall paid....... 4,799 12
Inteest coupons, full paid............ 28 82
Interest matured bonds, haf paid.... 29,090 7
Inrests, 1878 .... .............. .600
Gold ertflate, 0. 8:............... 1 11
Interest on drainage certafioates...... 506 35
Law oharges, 1878 .................. 98 60
Loan LouIslnai National Bank, specal
loan ............................ 16,175 CO
Metropolitan Police certificatee, 1874.. 2,949 C9
tan Pollo .oertflioates, 1875.. 5,097 52
oartl. ates, 1874 .............. 1,665 10
eert.itatee, 1875.. .......... . 2,572 85
3edmptlon of wharf improvement
Iondsa....................... 5,000 00
Tax warants..... .................. 42 00
ontingent, 1874........ ........... ... 156 05
Drainage ; aehlus, fuel, eto., 1874... 207 84
re 4epatms city contnoat 1874.. 1,060 94
Mlol 6 Biefft, provio. 1871...... 4500
.B , ................... 1,79~ 75
Lw a ire. 1874.................... 1,777 85
Ofe expenses, Mayor, 1874...... . 240
Omoe expenses, Department of 1'i
nanoe, 1874 ....................... 201 90
Print report eto., 1874 ........... 97 00
Parish Pr n, 1874.............. ... 888 47
Rens, Crimina Oourt building, 1874.. 8 18
Repaim to oourthouse, 1874........... 600
Repairs to City Hall building, 1874.... 61 50
Repair to publio buildings, ...... 126 00
Salarie, Spuerlor Oriminal Oourt, 1874. 7500
dalarid, bureau of streets, 1874 ...... 445 15
Salaries, bureau of wharves and land
lgs.1874 ..................... 75 00
Salaries, Waterworks proper, 1874..... 5,500 00
-alaries Waterworks offie, 1874...... 69 2
alie.. publici squares, 1874......... 281 00
alaries, municipl courts, 1874....... 80 00
Salarie, Worlhouse, 1874............. 208 883
Salaries, House of Refuge, 1874....... 190 00
Salaries Insane Aylum, 1874......... 60 00
,alaries, City Attorney and employes,
1874......................... 6000
Salaries. Mayor and Administrators,
1874 ........ 1,000 00
Salaries, City Hall building, 1874.... 60 00
Baies, Department of Commerce, 1874 75 00
Salaries, Department of Assements,
1874 ........................... t 3 .32
Salariesi Department of Police, 1874.. 4000
Salaries Department of Public Aocounts;
1874 ....................... .125 00
Balance. Department of Waterworks
and Public Buldings, 1874......... 192 77
Wagee, strets, 1874.................. 72 80
Wages, drainage excavations, 1874..... 489 96
Wages, wharves and landings, Im.
provements, 1874 ............... 141 00
Wa.aees, suraveyor, 1874.................. 60 00
Workhouse, 1874 ...... ............ 11375
Consolmdated loan tax, 1875 ............ 2,475 25
Railroad bonds, 1875 .................. 1,597 77
Ponthartrain aird tax, 1875....... 64 99
Ten per cent bonds, 1875............ . 1,039 91
treet improvement bonds, 1875........ 3 78 74
Waterworks bonds, 1875 .............. 644 52
Seven per cent bonds, old, 1875 ........ 1,825 27
Seven per cent bonds, new, 1875...... 1917 35
JeScmro it bonds, 1875........... 16 o67
s A bool bonds, 1875......... 5957
bondsl , 1875.... ..... 27 08
Oi potietbt bonds, general a
... .........................1,807 98
I ··· ······t··· JPm d
foUoe ta, 1874 ...... ................ 2 69
Polioe jury, Bight Bank, parish of Jet
ferron .....*................... 82 0
Contingent, 1877...................... 600
Criminal Sheriff's fees, 1876....1.... ,570 44
Lire Department, olty oontraot, 1875.. 1,018 45
-aw charges, 1876 ................. .. 864 81
Lighting, gas, 18 .................... 6,284 90
Lighting, oil, 1877..............5.. 800 00
Municipal courts, salaries and ex
peases, 1875 ....... .......... 454 14
Office expenseeDepartment of Finanoe,
1875 ............................... 120 00
Parish Prison, general series, 1875,.... 2,0(7 68
Bent First District Oourt building, 1876 260 00
alatifes, Mayor and Administrators,
1875...................... ..... 4 6 86
Sanitary expenditures. 1875........... 15 5.
Streets, repair, etc. 1875 ............. 721 27
Boys' House o Beinfge, salaries, pro
visions, etc, 1876 ................. 63 8
Coroners' salaries, rent, eto., 1876...... 808 41
Contingent, 1876 ................... 260 00
Di e machines, wages, fuel, eta.,
1878....................... ... 448650
Department of Commeroe, salaries,
wages and expelnses, 1876.......... 50 06
First Distriot Oourt Clerk's fees, 1876.. 660 41
Insane Asylum, salaries, provisions,
ete., 186 ...................... 40 00
Law eharge 1876................ 2,49598
Lighting, geas, 18706 ...... ....... 5,54 88
Lighting, oil, 1876...... . 1,857 45
Municipal ciurts, salaries and ex
peseea 1876................... 832 312
Publicsquare, salaris, erta., 1876..... 10 81
Rent, First District Court building,
1878... ... 50
Salaries and wages, Waterworks, 1876.. 416 10
balaries, sanitary police officers, 1876.. tO 00
Salaries, police oflioers, municipal
courts, 1876....5.. ............. 48 5
8treets, wages, etc, 1876 ............ 1,092 55
Surveyor's office, salaries and expen
see, 1876 ................ 92 78
Waterworks, pipes, macbinery, eto.,
1876....... .. .......... 32 09
Workhouse, G. 8., salaries, provis
ions, 1876 .................... 115 50
Premium bonls, 1876 ................ 2,843 92
Polieo tax, 1876 ............ 4,583 55
School tax. 1876 ...... ........ .. 2,70 70
Black Maria, conveying prisoners, 1877, 57 56
Boys' House of Refuge, salaries, pro
visions, etc., 1877.............. 1,581 48
City Attorney's offioe, salaries and ex
penses, 1877 ...................... 875 75
OCity Council, salaries and expenses,
1877......... ... 2..... 89 10
City Hall building, repairs, eta., 1877.. 238 20
Cost removal sick and dead, salaries,
ete., 1877 ................ ....... 829 8
Coroners' salaries, rent, etc., 1877... 1,187 75
Courthouses, repairs and salaries of
keepers, 1877 .................. 280 00
Contingent, 1877.................... 984 53
riminal Sheriffs fees, 1877........... 2,758 50
Drainage machines, wages, fuel, etc.,
1877 ......................... 2,168 69
District Attorney's fees, 1877.......... 416 67
Board of Health 17 ................ 1,170 00
Department of lnanoe, salaries and
expenses, 18M .................. 1,592 00
Department of Public Aooounts, sala
ries and expenses, 1877............ 1,105 56
Department of Commerce. salaries,
wage and expenses, 1877......... 2,191 66
Department of Poliee, salaries and ex
penses, 1877...................... 3 1
Department of Assessments, eslaries
and expenses, 1877.............. 2,418 0
Department of Improvements, proper,
salaries and expenses, 1877........ 278 75
Department of Waterworks and public
buildings, salaries and expenses,
1877......................... 283 00
Eleotion expensee, 1877 ..... ......... 29 40
F.re Department, city ontraet, 1877... 11,666 67
Fire Department, Fifth District, 1877.. 1,000 00
Fire Department, Sixth District, 1877. 1,560 00
lire Department, Seventh Distriot,
1877............................. 668 67
First District Court Clerk's fees, 1877. 518 83
Insane Asylum, salaries, provisions,
etc. 1977 .................... 1,487
Levee dues, 1877................. 1,248 09
Law charges, 1877 ................... 2,122 15
Lighting, gas, 1877 ................. 11,410 87
Lighting, oil, 1877................ 1,628 01
Mayor's office, salaries and expenses,
1877.............................. 279 75
Rekorders' courts, salaries aid ex
penses, 1877....... ...... ... . 2,845 80
Puble pounds, salaries, eta., 1877..... 890 81
Public squares, salaree, ete,, 1877..... 70
Printing proceedings of Council and
promulgation of ordinances, 1877;
printing tax lirt reports, adver
tisements, etc., 187 ............... 207 08
Parish Prison, G. 8,1877.............. 4,750 40
Public sinks, 1877..................... 00 00
Police certsloates, 1877 ............. 1,264 50
Repairs to publio buildings, 1877.... 706 45
Bent First District court building, 1877 1,500 00
Salari, Mayor and Administrators,
Salaries, Olty Hell building, 1877...... 408 38
Salaries and wager Waterwork, 1877.. 3,180 00
balries, police- officers, Recorders'
Courts, 1877....................... 820 00
Salaries jrycJommieioners, 1876...... 811 68
Support of orphans, 1877.......... 8,301 87
Smallpox hospital, salary visiting phy
sician, et., 1877............... 1,226 00
Superior Criminal Court, eglaries and
expenses, 1877................. 748 18
Streets, wages, eto, 1877 ........... 18,056 00
Streets, repairs, etc., 1877 ............ 7,162 09
Streets, bridges, orossinge and wings,
1877....................... 3,854 68
urveyor's office, salaries and expenseas,
1877.............................. 1,282 83
Tax mortgages,salaries, registers, etc.,
1877 ....................... .89 00
Orescent City Police, 1877....... . 85,963 98
Waterworke, pipes, machinery, etc.,
1877..............1,680 03
Workhouse, G. 8., salaries, provisions,
1877.... 4....................34 75
Aged, indigent and infirm, 1877....... 257 06
Canals, etc., 1877................. 1,029 84
Premiuam bonds, 1877............. 80,786 96
School tax, 1877................. 18,393 49
38814,725 79
Bal e ...................... 108,067 29
I1 sli0 .......................... 103,067 W
$417,798 08
J. O. DENI8,
Administrator of Finance.
Celleetlem at Txes In July, 185'.
DEPARTmrNT OF FINAwOE,
New Orleans, July 31, 1877.
Year. Amount.
1861-2 ....................... ........ $184 50
1864-8 ............................... 485 00
1869 ................................. 277 88
1870 ................................. 756 00
1871 ................................ 1,848 88
1873 .................................. 1,883 2
1874 .............................. 17,299 12
1875............................... 27,081 19
1876................. ........... 16884 16
1877 .................................. 187,951 00
Total............................ $20, 0 98
Total collection of tax, 1877, to date..1,200,810 79
Total collection of Itax, 1876, up to
July 81, 1876 ................. 1,208,859 61
The Mayor presented also a copy of the report
of the Grand Jury of the 8ixth and Seventh Dis
triots, which was referred to the Administrator
of Waterworks and Public Buildings.
Financial Business on Final Passage.
Mr. Brown called up the following ordinances.
which having been read twice, were now on their
third reading, and they passed unanimously, the
yeas and nays having been called:
1. An ordinance making appropriations for
charitable institutions for July, 1877, amounting
to $3142 66.
2. An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named for July,
1877, beginning "Firemen's Charitable Associa
tion." etc., amounting to $14,833 82.
3. An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named, for July,
1877, beginning "New Orleans Gaelight Com
pany," amounting to $18,422.
4. An ordinance providing for the payment of
the accounts named therein, beginning "J. D.
Houston," and amounting to $6994 40; the total
having been changed to thisfigure from $6966 02,
by amendments which were first unanimously
adopted.
5. Resolution appropriating $520 75 to pay the
assessors for March, 1877.
6. An ordinance providing 'for the payment of
the several acoounts therein named, beginning
"SergeantEd. yan," and amouating to $667 15;
the total baeig been ohbgtd to this a~gua
frOm $701 15, by amendments which were first
unanimously adopted.
I. An ordinanoe providing for the payment of
the several accoounts therein named, beginning
"T. Fltzwillam & Co.," and amounting to
$12,876 18, the total having been changed to this
figure from $12.891 18, by an amendment which
was first unanimously adopted.
8. "Resolution appropriating $26,053 23 to pay
the Crescent Olty Police for July, 1877;" the total
having been changed to this figure from $25,000.
by an amendment which was first unanimously
adopted.
a Reports of Committees.
By Mr. Oavno-
Favorably by resolution on the petition of Jas.
Wilson shd J. T. ultlet, for permission to erect
freight eleyators on the apron of the wharves
betsn Canal And St. Lois adtreetls.
BI 2i. Deals
Fatorably on the petition of C. P. Petrinl,
chaplain, for the cancellation of a tax bill.
Mr. Brown submitted the semi-.annual report of
the Department of Public Accounts, 250 copies
of which were ordered printed.
The following report was read and referred to
the committee of the whole Council:
BunavYon's OFrFCE,
New Orleans, Aug. 8,1877. -
To the Honorable Mayor and members of the
Oity Couniel:
Genlemen-At the request of Mr. J. H. Scott,
importer and dealer in oils, etc., we visited the
above named establisment for inspection and re
speotfully submit our rep )t.
The luilding is situated on Comme~ce street,
Nos. 48 sad 45, and constructed similar to any
oommon warehouse, and we are clearly of the
opinion that the said building is unet to have
oils of any quality stored therein.
We again beg leave to suggest that buildings
fer thestorage of nflammable oils, etc., in addition
to the safeguards provided in the ordinance,
should be built not more than one-story high,
say eighteen or twenty feet in the clear, with
two brick walls laid from the footing of the foun
dation up to eight feet in cement; the joists of
the ceiling floor to be 8x15 inches, laid one foot
from centre so centre, lathed under with laths
two inuhes wide by one-half inch thick, thiselath
ing to be plastered with cement, so asto fill the
space between the Joists with MiesIssippi river
sand at least one inch above the Joists; the floor
ing to be of brick or flagging laid in cement,
with proper slope to the centre of -building to a
cement well. The doors to be double, of iron,
to wit: one on inside and one on outside of wall.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. d'HIdMECOURT,
Oity Surveyor.
THOS. O'OONNOB
Ohief lEogineer.
Ordianaees and Resolutlrte Offered.
By Mr. Cavana-
Resolu'ion granting Jae. Wilson and J. T. But
ler permission to put up one "frelght elevator,"
as an experiment, upon the apron of one of the
wharves, between Canal and St. Louis streets.
Adopted.
By Mr. Brown
L esolution canceling the assessments for
the years 1875 and 1874 on propertgrbelonging to
the Seandinavian Seamen's Friends' Sooiety,.and
used for pubie worship. Adopted.
2. "An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several aooounts therein 'named;" beginninig
"D. B. Penn, Begister of Oonveyances," 4nd
amounting to $858 44. Bead twice.
By Mr. Denis
Resolution accepting bid of John Page. to erect
MoDonogh School-House No. 8, for thq,esum of
$13,800. Adopted.
Petitleons.
From (1) MoNeely & Miburn; (2) W. F. Novell;
(3) O. H. Violett, attorney; (4) E. Levy; (5) J.
Moulezun; (6) J. M. Cazeaux, relative to assees
ments. Referred to the Administrator of Assess.
ments.
From (1) G. Graguard, for permission to ereet
a steam engine at No. 78 Decatur street; (2) J.
Ford, for permission to erect a building at the
New Lake End; (8) Stewart A Wise, for permis
sion to erect a steam engine at No. 98 Front
street. Beferred to the Administrator of Com
merce.
From (1) M. Fleseh and (2) M. Lynch, for back
pollee pay. Referred to Messrs. Diamond, Cay
anae and Bengetorff.
From Dr. Hayes, in reply to report of Dr. Be
son, Sanitary Inspector Third Distriet, concern
ing the Small-Pox Hospital. Referred to the
committee of the whole Council.
From H. F. Stureken, asking that a portion of
the amount due him by the city be offset against
the amount due by him for taxes. Referred to
the Administrator of Public Accounts.
From Board of Commissioners Firemen's Char
itable Association Seventh District, for the ereo
tion of an alarm bell and tower. Referred to the
Administrator of Waterworks and Public Build
ings.
From Miss Mary Todd, for the cancellation of a
tax bill. Referred to the Administrator of Fi
nance.
From (1) residents and others, for a bridge
across St. Anthony Canal, and (2) H. Stern, for
relnbursement of amount expended in repairing
the street in front of his property. Referred to
the Administrator of Improvwments.
Leave of Absence.
Mr. T. Wolfe, Jr., Becretary Board of Commie
aioners of Consolidated Debt, asked for and ob
tained six weeks' leave of absence.
Mr. Brown obtained a leave of absence for his
chief clerk, Mr. Snethen, until September 15, 1877.
Uminltished Business.
Mr. Oavanac called up the resolution extending
the stemship, wharf at the foot of Gaiennie
street, whioh was adopted.
Mr. Denis called up the "ordinance relative to
pnrvbs," which wat adopted.
The Council then adjourned.
THOS. G. RAPIER, Secretary.
CITY ORDINANCES--OFFICIAL.
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
(ity HaIl, August 7, 1877.
[No. 4065-Administrtion Series.]
An ordinance making appropriations for char
itable institutions for the month of-July,
1877.
Be it ordained by the Council of the city of
New Orleans, That the Administrator of Public
Accounts warrant on the Administrator of Fi
nance in avor of the folowing minstitutions for the
sums respectively set opposite their names, being
the allowance for charity for the month of July,
1877, in ceonformity with article 716, revised city
laws and ordinances:
St. Mary's Catholic Orphan Boys' Asylum,
Chartres, between Mazant and French
streets; two hundred and fifty-two
inmates..... ............. 291 00
St. Vincent's Home, No. 371 Bienville
street; eighty-four inmates.......... 98 00
St. Elizabeth's Asylum, Napoleon Ave
nue, corner of Prytania street; one
hundred and fifty mmates............. 175 00
Female Asylum of the Immaculate Con
ception, No. 871 BRampart street; one
hundred and seven inmates.......... 124 83
Mount Oarmel Asylum, No. 53 Piety
street; one hundred and twenty-four
inmates......................... 144 67
New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum,
Clio street, between Camp andPrytania
streets; one hundred and twenty-two
inmates............................... 142 33
Protestant Episcopal Children's Home,
Jackson street, between Chippewa and
St. Thomas streets; thirty-nine inmates 45 55
Home for Jewish Widows and Orphans,
Jackson street, corner of Chippewa
street; one hundred and six inmates.. 123 66
Orphans' Home, Seventh street, between
Magazine and Constance streets; one
hundred and twenty-six inmates....... 147 00
St. Anna Asylum, Prytania street, corner
of St. Mary street; ninety-seven in
mates........................ .. 113 16
Iouisiana Asiyum, Hospital street, orner
opt T.'nti.titt, frtyight lumatU.. 02 07
Convent of the Good Shepherd, Bienville
street, between Broad and bolhonde
streets; two hundred and sixty-eight
inmates............................ 312 66
German Protestant Orphan Asylum,
State street, between Oamp and Uhest
not streets, ninety-six inmates........ 112 00
St. Vincent's Iofant Orphan Asylum,
Bace street, corner of Magazine street;
one hundred and ninety-nne inmates.. 282 16
St. Vincent's Infant Orphan Asylum,
Race street, corner of Magazine street;
for wet nurses........ ..... .... 200 00
St. Vincent's Infant Orphan Asylum,
Race street, corner of Magazine street;
for forage... 75 00
St. Joseph's German Boys' and Girls'
Asylum, Josephine street, corner of
Laurel street; two hundred and three
inmates............ ................ 236 8S
Louisiana Retreat for Insane, Nashville
avenue, corner of Magazine street;
thirty-seven inmates................. 43 16
Asylum for Destitute Orphan Boys, bt.
Charles street, between Dufossat and
Belleoastle streets; sixty-two inmates.. 72 88
Asylum of the Little Sisters of the Poor
Laharpe street, between Johnson and
Prieur streets; one hundred and fifty.
one inmates. ........................ 176 16
Ladies of Providence, corner of Espla
nade and Miro streets; forty-two in
mates................................ . 49 00
St. Alphensue' Asyluu., corner of Fourth
and St. Patrick streets; eighty-six in
mates .................. ... .......... 100 33
Poydras Female Orphan Asylum, Maga
zine, between Leontine street and
Peters Avenue, seventy-nine inmates 92 16
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
Yeas-Brown, Cavanao, Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, MoOaffrey, Rengetorff.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
Taos. G. RAPIEi , Secretary.
MAYORALTY or NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, August 7, 1877.
[No. 4066 -Administration Series.]
An ordinance providing for the payment of the
several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appropria
tions be and are hereby made, for the month of
July, 1877, and that the Administrator of Public
Accounts warrant on the Administrator of Fi
nance in payment of the same:
Firemen's Charitable Association of
New Orleans, for services rendered
in the month of July, 1877, as per
contract........... .. ......$11,06. 66
Firemen's Charitable Association of the
Fifth District, for services rendered
in the month of July, 1877, as per
contract .... ................... 1,000 00
Firemen's Charitable Association of the
Sixth Distriot, for services rendered
in the month of July, 1877, as per
contract ........................... 1,500 00
Firemen's Charitable Association of the
Seventh District, for services ren
dered in the month of July, 1877, as
per contract......................... 666 G6
Total............................$14,838 82
Adopted by the Counoil of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
Yeas-Brown, Oavanae, Denis, Dianmond,
Edwards, MeOaffrey, Bengstorff.
ED. PILIBURY, Mayor.
A true copy
THos. G. RAPIER, Secretary.
MAYonarTY or Nzw ORLEANs, j
City Hall, August..7, 1877. ,
[No. 4067-Administration Series.]
An ordinance providing for the payment of the
several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained. That the following appropris
tions be and are hereby made for the month of
July, 1877, and that the Administrator of Public
Accounts warrant on the Administrator of Fi
nance in payment of the same:
James D. Houston, Criminal Sheriff,
for maintenance of prisoners, etc.,
as approved. ............... $5,128 40
Fees and expenses .in First District
Court, approved................. 504 10
Fees and expenses in Second Judicial
District Court, approved.......... 616 15
Total... ............. $6,248 65
W. G. MoOonnell, Clerk of the Second
Judicial District Court of the
parish of Jefferson, for the
Sixth and Seventh Districts of the
parish of Orleans, for fees in sun
dry criminal oases, approved...... 745 75
Grand total........... ..... $6,994 40
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leams, August 7, 1877.
Yea--Brown, Oavnae, Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, McCaffrey, ReDagstorff.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy :
Taos. G. BAPrIa, Secretary.
MAYORALY or Nzw ORLEANS,
City Hall, Augnst 7, 1877. *
[No. 4068-Administration Series.]
Ani ordinance providing for the payment of the
several accounsa therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appropria
tions be and are hereby made for the month of
July, 1877, and that the Administrator of
Public Accounts warrant on the Administrator of
Finance in payment of the same:
New Orleans Gaslight Company, for
lighting the city in the month of
July, 1877, as per contract......... 9,130 42
Jefferson City Gaslight Company, for
lighting the Sixth District in the
month of July, 1877, as per con
tract............................. 2,660 30
Thomas Pickles, for lighting the city
with oil in tte month of July, 1877,
as per contract................... 1,631 28
Total...........................$18,422 00
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, McCaffrey and Rengstorff.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
Taos. G. RAPIER, Secretary.
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, August 7, 1877.
[No. 4069-Administration Series.]
Resolved, That the sum of $26,053 23 be and is
hereby appropriated to pay the pay roll of the
Crescent City Police for the month of July, 1877,
and that the Administrator of Publio Accounts
warrant for the payment of the same.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
Yean-Brown, Oavanac Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, McCaffrey, Rengslorff.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
Taos. G. RAPIER, Secretary.
MAyORAI4TY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, August 7, 1877. "
[No. 4070-Administration Series.]
Resolved, That the sum of $520 75 be and is
hereby appropriated to pay the pay roll of Assee
sors for the month of March, 1877, and that the
Administrator of Public Accounts warrant for the
payment of the same.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New
Orleans, August 7, 1877.
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, McCaffrey, lengstorff
EAD. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
Taos. G. RAPIER, Secretary.
MAYORALTY or NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, August 7, 1877. 1
[No. 4071- Administration Series.]
An ordinance providing for the payment of the
several accounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appropria
tions be and are hereby made to defray the ex
penses of the Crescent City Police for the months
June and July, 1877, and that the Administrator
of Pubhc Accounts warrant on the Administra
tor of Finance in payment of the same.
Sergeat Ed. Byan, for rations furnished pris
oners confined in the First Precinct Station in the
month of June, 1877, approved, $49 70.
Sergeant B. Galvin, for rations furnished pris
oners confined in the Second Precinct Station in
the month of June, 1877, approved, $17 50.
Captain i. B. Kelly. for rations furnished pris
oners confined in the Third Precinct Station in
the month of June, 1877, approved, $32 40.
Sergeant Zaeh. Bachemin. for rations furnished
prisonere confined in the Fourth Precinct Sta
tion in the month of June, 1877, approved, $17 20.
Capt. Thos. O'Neil, for rations furnished pris
ners confined in the Fifth Precinct Station in
the month of June, 1877, approved, 810 50.
'Qapt,W, U Manning, lor rations farnlsho'
prisoners confined in the Sixth Precint Station
in the month of June, 1877, approved, $18.
Bergeant A. Grabert, for rations furnished pris
oners confined in the Seventh Precint Station in
the month of June, 1877, approved, $5 90.
Corporal L. Wattigny, for rations furnished
prisoners confined in the dub-Seventh Precinot
Station in the month of June, 1877, approved,
$8 10.
Sergeant J. J. Pcjol for rations furnished
prisoners confined in the E~ghth Precint Station
in the month of June, 1877, approved, $8.
Sergeant J. J. Pujol, for ferriage in conveying
prisoners to Second Reoorder's Court in the
month of June, 1877, approved, $1 50.
Jean Lacereche, for rent of the Suburban
Police Station for the month of June, 1877, ap
proved, $15.
OCrrollton Steam Fire Company No. 1, for rent
of the Seventh Sub-Station for the month of June,
1877, approved, $20.
T. Fizw2illiam . Co., stationery, blanks, etc.,
for the Crescent City Pollee in the month of
July, 1877, approved, $104 75.
W. U. Shephard & Co., brooms, etc., for the
Crescent City Police in the month of July, 1877,
approved, $83 10.
W. P. Converse, Jr., & Co., oil, etc., for the
Crescent City Police in the month of July, 1877,
approved, $26 50.
Thos. oN. Boylan, Chief of Police, reimburse
ment for cash advanced for photographs for
rogue's gallery and repairing office chair, $) 10.
J. J. Clark, lime for First Precinc Station, ap
proved, $4.
F. Gaffney, ice furnished Sixth Precinct Stas
tion in the month of June 1877, approved, $2 55.
S. E. Brunet, lock and keys for Secretary of
Police Board, $3 05.
George Coats, for repairing prison and safe
locks, etc., in First Precinct Station, in the month
of July, 1877, approved, $21 50.
J. P. Baker, poles, cross arms, fastenings, etc.,
for fire alarm telegraph, approved, $142 50.
Pierce P. Hickey, repairs on, roof of building
corner Dumaine and Ulaiborrie streets, for fire
alarm telegrapb approved, $14.
Pierce P. Hickey, repairs on roof of building
No. 120 Marigny street, for fire alarm telegraph,
approved, $7.
Leon Godchaux, 450 extra buttons for Crescent
City Police, at five cents, approved, $21 50.
Leon Godchaux, for sixteen summer hats fur
nished Harbor Police, at $2 12%, approved $3i.
T. Gaffuey, ice furnished Sixth Precinct tsa
tion in the month of July, 1877, approved, 84 65.
James Conners, ice furnished Chiefs offie and
detectives' office in the month of July, 1877, ap
proved, $12 40.
H. Degro, twenty-five extra patrolman clubs,
approved, $40 75.
Total, $667 15.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denls. Diamond, Ed
wards, McCaffrey and Rengstorif.
ED. PILSBUBY, Mayor.
A true copy:
IHOs. G. RAPIER, Secretary.
MAYonALTY or NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, August 7, 1877.
[No. 4072-Administration Series.]
An ordinance providing for the payment of the
several accooounts therein named.
Be it ordained, That the following appropris
tions be and are hereby made for the month of
July, 1877, and that the Administrator of Public
Accounts warranton the Administrator of Fmance
in payment of the same:
hZPARTNENT OF POLICE.
Administrator's ffice
T. Fitzwilllam & Co., stationery ....... $15 75
F. F. Hansell, one copy acts of 1877.... 2 00
Total ......................... $17 75
Boys' House of Refuge-
E. Vallee, groceries .................. $228 05
L. Ruch, beef .................. 155 00
E. Rivierre, vegetables ............... 28 25
J. J. Clarke, wood and charcoal ...... 57 50
N. Callat soft soap .................. 10 00
E. L. McKeon, forage ............... 20 08
Joseph Daley, ice ................... 15 50
Total............................. $507 88
Flour for Bakery
Fifty-five bbls flour and drayage...... $549 25
City Work-House-
E. L. McKeon, forage ............... 105 21
A. Baldwin & Co., nardware .......... 9 40
W. H. Litt nann, repairing charity
wagons ....................... 26 00
Chas. Heider, harness............... 25 50
J. J. Clarke, slack coal................ 5 00
Total ............................ $171 1
Public Pounds
Mrs. J. Wright, rent of First District
Pound............................ 25 0
Robt. H. Bartley, rent of Second Die
triot Pound ....................... 20 C
Mrs. A. Weigel, rent of Third District
Pound.......................... 15 0
D. Brady, rent of Fourth District
Pound.......................... 15 0(
Jas. Reynolds, rent of Fifth District
Pound........................... 15 0
Total .... ....................... 99 0
Burying Indigent Dead
T. Hass.n, lumber... .............. 42 01
Coroner J. G. Roche, burial of colored
man six miles below Algiers ...... 12 0
Total............................ $54 0
Recorders' Courts
T. Fitzwilliam & Co., stationery, First
Recorder's Court................. $50 84
T. Fitzwilliam & Co., stationery, Second
Recorder's Court ................ 26 91
McCracken & Brewster, furniture, First
Recorder's Court ................ 42 5
Ja. ()onners, ice for June............ 13 01
Jae. Conners, ice for July............. 13 54
Total ........................... $146 74
Superior Criminal Court
T. Fitzwilliam & Co., stationery... $19 44
Jury Commissioners
F. Fitzwilliam & Co., stationery....... $4 04
Coroners
Dr. Hy. Bance, rent.................. $25 04
DEPABTMENT OF WATERWORES AND PUBLIC BUILD
INGS.
Waterworks
M. H. Applegate, pig lead ............ $37 IC
Stauffer, Moacready & Co., hardware... 26 75
Paulin Durl, stationery, etc........... 46 00
A. Denis, agent, office rent............ 75 01
A. Boitel, repairing clock ............. 5 01
Ohas. Potthoft, glass, eto.............. 1 31
H. Cassidy & Co., awning ............. 16 5(
Rice Born & Co., hardware........... 6 0
Leeds & Co. covers for wells, etc..... 37 4
Lambert & (o., one boat load of coal.. 3,159 4(
Brown & Jones, one boat load of coal.. 3,591 40
Total............................7,004 95
Insane Asylum
Louis Bush, beef ................. $193 75
Isaacson & Bims, groceries............ 829 12
A. F. Honold, soap................. 11 0C
I. L. Lyons, medicine ............... 21 4C
A. A. Brugier, moss ................ 121 44
Total..........................$676 71
Home of Aged anL Isfirm
Louis Ruch, beef... ............... $77 50
John Wolf, groceries................ 115 89
A. F. Honold, soap.................. 8 5[
Total ........................... $201 81
Cily Hall Building
H. Cassidy & Co., rope ............... $1 1i
Jas, Conners, ice................... 58 5(
Elkin & Co., shades for Department of
Assessments ................... 10 0(
Total... .................. $69 6'
Public Buildings
8. M. Todd & Co., paint, glass, etc.... $15 37
Barret & Wiemann, hardware......... 32 21
F. Busch, one brass key.............. 1 0
Jae. Demornelle, repairs to Parish
Prison............................ 459 9
Total............................. $508 51
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Street Repairs, etc.
Hugh MManuse, hauling, etc......... $40 01
Wm. Henry, ballast........... .... 119 25
E. T. Lane, repairing tools in June, 1877 48 0(
Total............................ $207 21
Draining Machines -
W. P. Converge, Jr., & Co., lard oil, etc. $5 6'
S. D. Stafford, plungers for dredge boats 7 00
Rice Born & Co., hardware............ 9 0
Total............................. $21 71
Canals and Drawbridges-
J., Wehner, repairs to foot-bridge over
Bayou St. John .................. $21 o
x, . . , •
Administrator's Office
Beymour & Stevens, stationery, etc..... $19 05
F. F. Hansell, copy of acts of 1817.... 2 00
Total ................ .. .. ..... $21 05
Various Bils
J. Davidson, Hill & Co., agents, for
rent of premises on Carondelet
street, known as Davidson's Court,
and used for police purposes, for
the month of July, 1877, as per
leae.... ................... $850 00,
0. E. Girardey & Co., for rent of the
First District Court building on Or
leans street, for the month of July,
1877, as per lease........... 250 00
Leon Lamothe, for meals furnished to
the jurors of the Superior Criminal
Court in the month of June, 1877,
approved........................ 678 00>
Jno. G. Fleming, gas fixtures for room
No. 8 City Hall, approved.......... S32 05.
Phil. MoCabe, for taking down stove
and pipe In the Department of Pub
lic Accouets, approved.. .......... 1 5
W. Hands, repairing chairs for First
Recorder's Court, approved....... 27 00
Peychaud & Garoia, stationery for Sur
veyor's Department, approved... 4 75,
Paulin Dnrel, stationery for Surveyor's
Department, approved............ 9 50
A, G. Brice, District Attorney of the
becond Judicial District, for four
teen criminal convictions in the
month oL July, 1877, as per bill, ap
proved .... 195 00
0. F. Conrad, for meals furnished to
the jurors of the Second Judicial
District Court, from June 23, 1877,
to July 20, 1877, inclusive, approved 132 00"
Mrs. L. B. Dane, for reimbursement of
tax of 1875, paid twice, as per tax
bill No. 81,969, and receipts ex
hibited ................. ...... 8 75
W. H. Barnett, ,for reimbursement of
tax of 1877, paid through error, as
per tax bill No. 3645, in the name
of Chas. A. Jacquet............. 54 00.
Theo. Commagere, for reimbursement
of tax of 1877, paid through error,
as per tax bill No. 5148, in the
name of John Gallagher........... 28 55
Mortgage office, for rent of office No.
45 Cbartres street from February
5, 1877, to April 30, 1877......... 222 50
For rent of office No. 40 St. Charles
street, for the months of May and
loune, 1877, approved ............. 150 00
Clemens Huner, binding assessment
books, approved........... .... 5 00
Mrs. John Gauche, water cooler for
Department of Assessments, ap
proved .................... 4 75
James Reagan, one pair of bay horses
for Black Maria, approved........ 850 00
T. Fitzwilliam & Co., stationery for
Mayor's office, approved........... 5 40
T. Fitzwilliam & Co.. 100 postal cards
printed to order for Committee on
Sugar Sheds, approved........... 2 2
Grand total......................$12,878 18
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denis, Diamond,. Ed
wards, MCoOaffrey, Bengstorff.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor..
A true copy:
Taos. BAPIER, Secretary.
MAYORALTY or NcEW OnBL.SEA
City Hall, August 7,1877. f
[No. 4078-Administration Seties.]
Resolved, That permission be and is hereby
granted to James Wilson and J. T. Butler to put
up one freight elevator upon the apron of one of
the wharves of the Second Distriot, between
Canal and St. Louis streets, for the purpose of
testing that method of loading and unloading
boats; provided, that the location of said freight
elevator be designated by the Administrator of
Commerce, with the consent of the lessee of the
wharves, and that said elevator be put up aecord
ing to specifloations to be furnished by the City
Surveyor, and that said permission be revocable
at the pleasure of the Council.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
ED. PILBBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
Teos. G. BAPIER. Secretary.
MAYORALTY OF NEW OLEaANIS,
City Hall, August. 7, 377.
[No. 4074-Administration Series.]
Whereas, that section of wharves extending
from the steamship wharf at Gaiennie street to
wharf No.16 has been assigned as a landing to
the Red river packets, and Is scarcely used as
such; and whereas, more acommodations are
needed by the steamships landing in that section;
be it
Resolved, That said Red river packet landing
be and the same is also hereby assigned as a
steamship landing, and that in making the neces
sary repairs and extensions to the said wharf the
lessee of the wharves be instructed to construct
the same with two inclined slips of ueMcient
width, in such a manner as to allow the same to
be used by steamships as well as steamboats.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
Yeas-Browo, Oavanae, Denis, Diamond, Ed
wards, McCaffrey, Renastorif.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true oopy :
Taos. G. RAPIER, Secretary.
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, August 7, 1877.
[No. 4075-Administration Series.]
Resolved, That on account of erroneous as
sessments. the Administrator of Public Accounts
be and is hereby authorized to cancel the as
sessments for the years 1875 and 1876, taxes of
1876 and 1877, on property;belonging to the Scan
dinavian Seamen's Friends Society, and uosed as
a place of publio worship, in square' No. 3,
ninth assessment district.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans, August 7, 1877.
ED. PILSBUBY, Mayor.
A true copy;
Tnos. G. RAnIE', Secretary.
MAYoaALTY or NO w OLEA.aS,
City Hall, Ahugst 7, 1877.
[No. 4076-Administration Serles.]
Resolved, That the bid of John Page for build
ing McDonogh sehool-house No. 8, amounting to
$13,600, be accepted, and that the Mayor be and
i hereby authorized to enter Into notarlal con
tract for the same, with good and solvent so
cnrity.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New
Orleans, August 7, 1877.
ED. PILBBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
Taos. G. RAPIER, Becretary.
$500 BEWARD.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
Whereas, authentic information has been by
me received that Eloiska Bernard was, on the
26th day of June. 1877, brutally murdered in the
parish of Assumption, in this State, and that
FACUNDO BERNUCHAUD is charged with
having committed said crime; and whereas
said Facundo Bernuchaud has fled from the
justice of this State, and it being important and
Highly necessary for the good of society that
the perpetrator of such crime should bebrought
to justice and dealt with according to law;
I, FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS, Governor of the
State of Louisiana. have thought proper to issue
this my proclamation calling upon the good
people of this State to give their aid and assist
ance in apprehending and arresting said Fa
eundoBernuchaud in order that he may abide his
trial for the crime for which he stands charged.
And by virtue of the authority in me vested by
law. I do hereby offer a reward of FIVE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for the arrest, delivery and
conviction of said Facundo Bernuchaud.
Facundo Bernuchaud is about five feet four
inches high, weight. about 160 pounds, is about
21 years of age, has gray eyes. light hair, full
face, wears a small moustache and has a heavy
scar on the left check under the eye.
Given under my signature and the seal of the
State of Louisiana, at the city of New Orleans,
this first day of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven,
and in the one hundred and second year of the
Independence of the United States of America.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS,
Governor of Louisiana.
By the Governor:
OscAR ARBOYO,
Assistant Seretaiy of .State