True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-06
THE TRUE AMERICAN,
EE.ITED 3H JOHN GIBSON,
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
M ~ OR EE NS:y
THURSDAY....SE 6, 1888
PAVING.

The friends of the round stone pavem ent, game
/ victory in the Council of the Second Munici
pallty on Tuesday evening, which will cost ,bsi
, constituent dear. The wood and cubic stone bloc]
: have fought the battle bravely, but they wer
:. overPowcrsd by numbers and manesvering. L
our opinion much of the proceedings of the Council
OF Tuesday was irregular and contrary to rule.
> First,a petition was presented from a largo mum
} Der of property holders demonstrating against III
r proposed new contract for round stone paving will
,, Mr.. Min,urn, and praying the Council to adop
the hexagonal wood block, and lie cubic squar
stone paving in preference. This petition was re
terred TO the committee on streets and Landings
which Mr. Caldwell is chairman. After the read
ing of petitions the rule is, to receive there por
of the different standing committees in their order
Mr. Caldwell chairman of the committee on streets
and landings having made his report, Mr. Peters
member vt the same committee in behalf o
himself and Mr. Sewcll the majority of the com
mitee, offered the elaborate report, which will b,
touud in the proceedings of the council in this
days paper. and which evidently must have ken
much time and labour TO prepare and write out,
upon the petition that had been presented, read
and refcrtcd to the committee but ten or fifteen
minutes previously. Against such a proceeding
Mr. Baldwin the chairman, protested; and in our
opinion with great reason; but the Recorder, act
ing as President of the Council, ruled, that two
members of n committee had the right, privately
I IN the C"nnc'l room, to agree 10 n report, pre-
Vl"usy made, on petition thus subsequently,
presented, without consulting the chairman of the
committee who in the Council room, and
within the call OF the other members of the com
mi,tce.
Com'nen' on such proceeding is nltneether
unnecessary The common Gourrrses due from
one member of the Council to another, was v,oIo-
ted; the right of petition by the act virtually
ln'rnged: for the respectful petition Of Larry,
number Of property holders was indefinitely hid
On the tnb!c without Iavin! been taken in.o con-
sidornton, by the committee to whom il had bccn
r,fcrrcd.
THIS evident rrrj"dsme"' of,ho contents Of tie
petition, Isl alaring contempt shown to the pc,i
"oo"rs, Tor which there is no redress, until Apri
n X, whcnl2H feelings of the non IL will beck
nr"-s"d alphabetically thron4h III" bn.ioi boxes.
I'' 'rsje'noc }rovi. ju~ for the curcrin. INTO i
ocw c""rar, u.IA III. Njurur.,, WA, tf.kcr ,rp h,
'i.c council. Mr., C.llw.H could ,myc defeated
II "%'in by ie'v..y Tie council, bur uts,ooI5 IN.
cue sjiun, the cIcrt otubc last vote tim, vos ia,
Kew ANA by winch the ordinance was adopted, |
and til" municipality again audited with a contract
To- $1,000 square yarJs more OF round stone nave
ment y Il
IN the adoption Of This ordinance, We think ,he
c 'rncH have acted contrary to the wishes of II
'rge mass of the people, who prefer any pavement
to the miserable round stone laid by Mr. Minturn |
The Council has also, under the impressions. no
ioub', that Mr. Minturn could do the work bet
ter and sooner than any other contractor, los,
sight of the principle of justice and economy bv
which they have most generally been guided,
They have allowed Mr.. Minturn fifty cents the
square yard more for the pavement, than others of.
cred to d" it for and whose proposals were be-
IRE the council. In the contract for $4,000 wards
his will be loss to the people of SIS ,O9O,no email
um these hard times.
part of the contract with Mr.. Minurn is.
hat he shall pave 5000 square yards cubic stone
lock, al 81 so and if he shall not find it sufi-
lently profitable he has the privilege to stop at
nat, but the council may compel him to do
o,0oo yards more, provided they will agree to
ny him the price he will ask for it, so that in
act their is no contract with Mr.. Mintnrn for
''re than 5000 square yards of cubic sto e block
nvGment.
SO much OF our columns to-day is taken I'D
'h the proceedings of the council which relate $
finclpally to this subject, that we have no space
continue cur remarks. We hope, however,
'r citizens will not despair, bu, strive by all
If means to nave their streets paved with
nooth surfaced substance, less expensive, an
'ylng and dangerous than the refund stone. L
The packet ship George Washington, Hollrdge, Il
s arrived, bringing dates to the 25th. The Cot l.
n market opened heavily on the cath of July. 5.
further news OF any importance. Prince Long. IA,
anks ms somebody rrcverenty denominates
hn Van Buren,, is running his round of fashion
| tol' in London, and is regularly chronicled
The Court Ii zettes, visiting the Queens ;,
II. and the Turkish Ambassadors dinner. &c. p
eat acvv prevails in the French ports to fit out Oh
naval free supposed to be destined for Mexico,
Mr'N SHAKESPEARE, claiming descent from the
"a bard, has brought out drama called "The
'"n' Commando His genealogy and skill are
tn used up by the Lundon critics.
Paris dates are to ,he OILS, 7, wac ro,,-,os 49,, nil
hevcd IN PARIS that King Leopold was to leave
rarlta' on iii % for Brussels had been pro
Yet 'ron - consent to the cesson IF Luxem.
re +" Holland His Maiesrv, however, pos "a
'"F re JUS d 4" grnnl any indemnity to kim II
III Enough strongly pressed by Louis Phippn III
son m" lwenvt"ur a,t'clps, and leave Enqland iro
TT &c I" take measures for pnnranr eeinr the nu
,"r, IN cPcndrncc, and pecuniary interest Of the
cum >'''' u Fo
A letter from Rome inrmates that Marshall
'"n'oh - At the head of a Mgu,lite and ~
me- 'egl'lmntlsr expedition, which is prepnr
20 >a' from sicily for the capture of Madeira n
> cannot conclude he Marshall 10 be such = "
omnn Us 10 a'lemPt 5nvrhjng of The sort. lal
at the canton or Scheyz and viii
lNrr 'ndvlduti, have lost their v,.s in nm af 1913
hei"een the two factions whose STRUGGLES opo
e all but kInt!nd the flames of civil war in AT
III I13d. We greatly fear thar these disn.- Inn
al! furnish pretcI for The sinister lnierfsr sna
t t" the Prussan and Buvaran Governments :
Tho
n h''l"'ng N" receipt vi the London Quarterlv Mu
i1W tor In", we mentioned an article on "A,- \,
10 steam Navignrior.' 8s being particularly "
INV OF being read. The terms in which we ~
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