davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16
The Louisiana nslrgation.

On tl@ 6rrt papeot to-day paper will he
found 4 letter addressed ~ The democratic
portion nt the Louisiana delegation, in
Congress" ~ cx.,'av Isaac johnson. re.
fefrej 10 Ivy Mt Senlt in his letter to Mr..
Stanton The letter II dated January 9TH.
1890 Mour last WE promised to publish
Il as soon IA feceiSSci, an1, accordingly,
give It Al insertion the fist opportunity.
II viii hot, IN our opinion IN the slightest
degree. tend to extfitate Mr.. Sonl5 tnm
the reckless positions he has lately assum.
ell
Speaking Of ;lisS~ Snat,er tho NO. True
Delta remarks
We have M desire 10 press on Mr..
Sou,5, nr any Other public mar we offer
M oplhlon on the merits ar dement's OF
tho letter addressed HIM ~ prominent aud
deserving members OF his own party
they are quite able 10 Justify Themselves
bat w. do mot hesitate So say, that grave
suspicious are whispered about. aud doubts
ot Mr. ~suIe's Adp,ity 10 the lTnian very
generally INDUCED which. IN our opinion,
demand his attention. anl are MOI, 10 he
got nd Of by pan9sen attempts to invoke
Other and alien Issues, u~NroNnected with
these painful runners. II iQpcriectty ridi.
cusoOS 10 intimatr, as tho Courier does,
that the friends az Gcucral noWne-who
arc, IN fact, almost the whole papnlation--
desire te emhroil Senator Saule with the
Democratic party, He has CnhroiIed
himself; tor the gea'lemen who addressed.
shim hy letter, doubtless tc}t that on the
character of his response mainly depend
the chances OF a continued supremacy of
Their principles ia Louisiana, Without
caring = straw, whether they succeed or
not IA perpetuating their ru,e-whtch.
lattefiy, has been neither crcditahle TO
them, nor profitable TO the State-we have
40 hesitation III aee,attag that neither the
Democratic nor Whigparty could, OF ouyh,
Z, receive The support of hoGe>t citizens,
ID they permitted the impression to so
abroad, nacontra3letei, that they desire a
dissolution cf this Union, That ought 10
damn either. IA every good man's opaiou.
ia the absence OF all aeplorab,y sufficient
cause foc - terrible an alternative: and
we still thisk il is due from the Democratic
patty III this State TO the people, TO take
ma early day 10 prove 10 the world that, 50
f&s as the pasts Is concerned, they are as
tatthfHl TO the Union rs we have every
reason 10 believe them TO he, There is
hat a contemplate squad OF seditionists.
ani we hope soon 10 see a gathering,
without distinction Of party. that will
forever rehuke the snail fell spirit now
abroad, seeking to over,grn the ~fairest
tatgic ever reared by human hands. We
dare the ~disanionisls To show their colors. .
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

rg Col. l~tteaAnp A. STEWART, Of
ii,eryille, Ia highly spoken Of IN the ~ q
Crescent, ~ The gtlt instant, re- the Nhi4
erin iilnte for Congress to I've ftti ut the
election on The 3uth instant, We e~otsial-
IL coincide Will, the tctcr If The Ores
cent article, mud will support Col +. with
NJ! The energy ~ otn command, Should he
he the choice Of bltr brother .Wliina. He
IL n gallant gentleman, Hnd a tr,eSanl
relNnina M-iiir..
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

~ Eene OF the TeNns papers are
slstuIatiu4 Upon the TAO Which shall i"
,naited the trtt millions which the state
is To uIfyain from the General Government.
The Galveston Civilian Thinks tint after
,httnn OF the ,letd uF TeNns, three nil-
llens"till fainain This snm is TO I've re
cesTyed ia United States bonds, bearing
Eve per cent, inrrreRt, which will yield
n revenue of 100000 per aNnt'i-tnore
thou sufficient TO pay 'he Whole expenses
W the State Government. This would
enable I'eNns to 10 what no other State
hea ioheAnhutiah all taxes. An
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

5TSThete wns 70 hs0Se heen n meeting
Of The Whi4s or West Feliniaha, ia the
tewu of Ft Itanri-tille, on Monday lHst.
for The purpose Of takint narea<nty action
IN regard TO the running " d Wig cabli-
date for Congress, 10 supply the Vacancy
created Ivy the death Of Mr. liarnnnsun
We have not yet leat,nd the retticu8s Of
the meeting.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

tufttNH ron tuStMrLtR -TIlt9 MON
says The 'stanirs' afe to lie 'tttteof the
sin,r'es.'' Oh Saturday. lfY Col. Benton.
# So, We hope The supreme Court VIII
take y recess, so rs to enable the Court
and Bar to Improve their knowledge Of
Sitrrrv, it IS unfortunate too that The
medical convention IL now ia session. II
the operation is s.itceSfnlly performed,
they will doubtless elect Col. Benton ~,
honorary member Of The medical society.
and our schools will probably erect u new
tlinir in honor If this advancement ia ali4
atotnicnl seiente. Col Benton COM
meitced his r~rnetiee in this branch Of
surgery by announcing some time ago
That he would perform the operation upon
Gen. Cnss III the American Senate. We
believe he rot through with il rs lie does
with everything else. quite to his sat-
lsluction. aud with the aid Of the eSpari-
eliee he now has in The art, derived from
80 interesting n case, he doubtless feels
competent to perform The operation upon
common subjects, such hs Jackson. Lou.
rey, Sc. in the most skillfnI manner.
We suggest to The conductors Of the
st. Louis Iietiiraf Jou,Jtat the propriety
OF having n full corps of reporters oil the
ground mex Saturday, 50 that the scion.
t,iie world mig not lose the henedt Of II
thorough, knowledge Of the MoklitS ola.
saHdi,--St. Louts Iptetftgeaeef.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

AT the Fair OF the American Institute,
y. T., there IS an OK supposed to be The
largest ever known. He is purely of
American stock, and will be exhibited at
the approaching Worlds Fair in London.
The animal is s years cld. iss hands high,
and measures II fec. in length and II
feet in girsh.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

Neptune and aIseitis soBil be seoilled from
their anger against The tive iHest charming
Of the Hiiises.
III the course Of the last week the press
has lost cite Uf its most worthy ind taEeii-
ted members. WIN. +. Hodge has gone 10
Wasl,inatun To I'll Tie post ef Assistant
Secretary Of The Treasury.
Our Courts IRE all open, tie Judges
looking heather THAI ever. II IL d pity
TINT they should I've SO weafied during the
winter seasoi, lis ut the e6st Of theif
grease Tint We fatteh oitr pockets. Amen
then shy we Oh Monday morning ut
the opening Of the United States District
Cedrt. DistiStSt Attorney l1tnton presented
to The Court resolutions relative TO the
death Of lie late &. s. pfeiitiss, which he
prefacsl with q few most appropriate re.
marks.V The speech Of Judge MtCaleb in
answer Is Il fine specimen Of lie Judges
elouneire.
All otir felloN-eitiaetis nte now back
from the Noftl, IN good health and spirits
Please tell your fair Baton ~IiouHiats to
corne Down and visit The city This winter,
fottrs, oCIlEOLE.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

M: IS fH.LaoRE.--None of the articles
on exhibition at the Fair of the American
Institute il, New York, just now, attracts
more notice ttran n large Gothic arm chair.
backed aud cushioned with beautifully
wrought needle wcrk, in worsted, the
hauphwofk of the daughter of Willard
Fillmore, President Of tile United States.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

Why il cream clairnel TO batter.
Because Of he head produced by charm
in. waieh charges the cream 10 butter.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16


fRrsipENr EtbtMoHE AMI rue Fret
TIVE SLAVE LAw.-The following Incident
il told in u letter from the Washington
correspondent of Tuesdays loahmond
Enquirer
"A distinguishes, gentleman from the
NeEt-ah cS-Seuat1t-cailed on Mr., Fill
moic. aud, after exchanging the n4,tnl
eourtesies, was asked by the President how
the fugitive slave bill was received IA the
West, The reply was that the law, a..
though unpopular IN his State, would
doubtless he Rn'orcei, The remark was
p.aytullv maje that. a. the President wns
sworn To, preserve. protect, and defend
tho con titutton aud laws he Vhe OK.
Senatorl presumed Mr. Fillmore won'drx.
ecute ms lar no the very letter. sir
was tho instant rer'y of The President
Ta tho very letter, sir, whatever may be
the Consequences,
The Washington fnion relates another
incident, in which IL is stated that The Pre-.
sident declared that he wns determined to
execute faithfully the fugitive slave law.
and would appoint no uian To office who
might he called Upon AMI would not zeal.
ouSly cooperate in ita executions
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

~ Uir patrons will please pardon the
GaaetHie thi. week for oSS,issions III eener.
nj, altl editorial matter particularly, IA
,i,s editor IL ah .pnt oi bn 'iiisss Of iinpot-
tutt1b. An
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

A girl who had become tired o. single
b!essednes, TINS wrote to her intended:
dear Jim--Cnm rte of If you'fe~cnS,
min a tall, as siIas Holmes Is iusistia' that
| shall have him, and he hugs and kisses
me 50 contiIila tia: I can't had oas
much lon.sr.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16
What we Looked For.

III HN5ttieF e1tHliHl we give tnp fPIHy ~
Senator DowNs 10 the interfpgatofie pro.
puiiiiled to him BY m Influential and high.
" respectable portion Of hIa dem oetalit
fellow eitizens Of New Dried liz. Tie in.
~teffuaatories are The same rit To Mr.
sotlt, which, together wyb The cores
rpsiatlta, including liia arrogant and bod
reply, We published ia orr last.
The taat1ee rhttiot fail 10 he l~prrilir
struck will, The difference il, tone aud la,i.
4tiaae adopted by The two Senators in re
ply to the same questions. The oiie Is
overlenring anl insolent, If nat positively
insnltinH-feitsina utterly ~ aiisWef three
! simple ptesti6tis. asked ii, Il respectful
manner, Nv a LARGE number Of political
friends. MI. Eoule lptiiel the right Of u
portion Of his constituents to ask Linn to
"deliie his position Upon q 1iiesti,k more
important than my. OF al others, before
the American t,eople-the question, of tile
rerinanency of rs Union But, ne "a
or or readers l,aSa rend tie letter to M.
49,
soilt, signed by over seventy gentlemen,
- @ .C, ~, -, .
the Democratic fartt Of the State Of Ioti-
%ssshtin," published lt them. aud given ia
m , III , =,
r-. n,, ~. re-
ia ,..,tu ~, a.. ana ,ao,.a, IL, s;t.t,, -
,,a,, na,,i,, - Ii, au,.,u,,
tt.,. 49, MA. ..,
~ H., n, -. rat, ,-,.
,., J., a.. a,,.
. ~ H., -. a
,,,u,l,.,, aaua.anau,a ~ A,,a.iuao
,.,,h t...
.. .
the emphasis mud Independence n 4 n,uu
.,t,, taau. ,,,,. r,,, ,as,l, ,,,l ,,t,a,,l,,
j., a,aa,;,,. eliza ,,,a,,nu. =, ,,,;.,n,,
American liberty. Nil following u,op ia il
i raaaelezs e,vtput, l,sro,,ss q, tina, trni,p
which all true patriots loot u,,sn ms ines
t;wen,s. In Gue. not !, min.e u,t,ars.
,h., ,ua t,ll,s AMI a,,, -. ,1.a,.,l, i, .l,.;x
81 q dissolution If The Union. Willie lie
.,n,.. ,.tt. a,,. a,.i ,a... -, t.u,,.t H..
,as,., .a.A -, ,,.,, .,,,h,. .,;,,
t.,,,1 ~. aan.a, - h,n,aa ,,i
a,,,,i., =, a,non.
~ MA, a.. e;.., .,,
,,..,, .z.. - au Az, ~.
.. .u,, .i.. MI s,.,
aha. p.a t,...,. l....,, iz .ta
,.h,t so,t,.ais ar ,tS,z.,iu,, If ;~nt,tt.a,
- n..,I f, ,r TIA Il, t,,,,,,4, ,ut'
..,t,u,-, ,.,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

THE HEtGHr OF MoDEsTY.--A newly
married lady requested her "Iiege lord
aud master the other day when going
to market, to purchase a foot of mutton
for dinner. That, we think, goes ahead
of the young lady who spoke of being
disturbed By the noise Of a gentlemen han,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

TREATMENT uF THE WIRES IN ltayTt
Of llislHiiiula, n6w deno,iinnted llayti.
81 Jealous IRE Tie swari.lty inhabitants Of
those rights which they have nttt,ired
TINT every willie flaii is ti'Fed with sis
pitioli aud to prevent bis gaining atty
degree Of sipefioritv~lie is placed under n
variety Of disabilities Nv The LAWS vlsicl,
hive been established III this ex.lteel, Of
the Ailtillhs. White inch may reside Oh,
tie island, but they ARE expressly forbid.
Ien 10 purchase laid, or eyeu inherit any
sltrli permanent property. il Nliut manner
eoptef II tnialit have leeli acquired. A
white merchant nlny import raf6oes md
ship them of to other islands, but The pro-
tlure If the island is rNnred under al III
terlittiuti, aid secured from lis titil,allutv-
Ell tnnrI,t lie may procure n livelihood
ly lis labor. but tile merchandise Wliicl,
he Is permitted 70 import he lates not soil
rs n retailer. lie is tieWed as a being
who Is degraded FOR lis forfeited rank III
sbriety and The descendants q his fathers
slaves eSntt ffoIt, him that ~horiate whicl,
lis rru4eliiturs once extotted from their
ancestors. To u neHfo. whether male
or %ielna'e, who has acquired wealth aud
responsibility. he is expected 10 pull Of
his hat. Wlipii lie meets either in the
streets aud to avoid tisnnfeealle con.
sequence, he reluctantly submits G, this
ordeal Of humiliation. Tie black ladies'
are particularly alive to these rtinctiiios.
and consider themselves i~t,sitltetl When
the etiquette Of homage Is not rhjd. They
rnfely omit to remind the sous Of their
former masters Of theft new duties. aiif
express themselves in the language Of
%ildi4uitf. which. however unpleasant to
fHnnr. must not be resented. The rfinri-
lnl object which they seem to have III
view, III suffering White meti to reside
Among them, IS OH account Of their stire.
fiur nttailuients in lbs arts which they
find il necessary to cultivate. But, Oh all
occasions they are thought 70 know their
p,ia little doubt eai, lie entertain
81 hat when their services are no longer
rrqtt,rcd, their presence will lie dispensed
with altogether The lIaytinns are drnaa
fully lax III their otals-.C'u i1uidI Meg.
u=iue.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

RcsoIred, That we advise all persons
to render every needn't aid end comfors TO
the fugitive slaves, jist the same asif there
was no law in the land forbidaing il.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12
FILLING LOTS.


GREEABLY to Re ouou the Council Of Second
A g @ , 's,a Aogg'E S S 5 s os g5 The aTns Lots
@ proper svs ~iSa h dSys Hel penalty s sfs a@s
3 ia 3' K, as :s%s, @ @agd and a es s16i5a . 5
Ii. HARRISON, Acting Surveyor.
First Ward.
Mrs A. WoookI lot fonting Tch2upit0uas street.
S & @9RsT' ] 0 co9s0s and o5sPfS sP
H. Potts; Religious between St James and Celeste streets;
r TeEford Res0us, tstwsen Celeste and st. Streets
McDonogn ST. John the Baptist, between Market and St..
Estate Of Walsh Dmond, asenD St. John the Baptist, between
Francis Duty Ce.e John Baptist and Religious
n Rogers a. Duffy, agrL corner Of TehOapuouns and Ce
A. Lyauia Richard street. between s. John the Baptist
sa!ow iMaoa, ogen St John the Baptist, between Richard
T-e John the Baptist, Richard and Market
Sscond Ward.
Estate Of w. N Judge Rawe agent; Dryades,
6siTesn !; Euterpe and TsrPnchore streets
r. 10 ke' in square bounded by Bacchus, Dfyadc Euerp.
LaHSrtine streets and Felicity Road.
E g hpga between s.sssas soa PE,ys35ss 3 s,,sst
G. RePPe MeP meme Ba:?bus and nry1dss streets
5S S@ se ii ofoiI fna@g SSG'I Se5g s asIys street
owner uokno@22 ao5-e,s 5oros Camp and BASIN
THird Ward.
John eevei OF Gaeune and Eshoupiouia streets.
5% I FS;; 7ss 5S ssa
Jane, Hec spssts, between New Levee and TsRouptouas
yossPa Eows[; do, do. do = DO do. ,.u.,
join McDonaga Fr.r Lsyse 5tTse5 so5srte and
Andrsw suaste be wee TchonPIoua. ans Front levge
Peter C5nrsy, corner su5e end AnauncatOn streets
O"'Bs*" Po '9ios do OF Pods, PPSR":s5 as$ ,'l d. DC:
Dohery lGuddy & Co. agens Camp between Estee and
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12

Distances Across the OCEAN. - The nearest
geometrieal distance between Liverpool and the
North American ports, is traced to the great curve
which sweeps by Cape Clear, in Ireland, and Cape
Race, in Newfoundland, and thence down the
coast to the various ports alluded to. The dis
tance to Cape Race, which is a common to all
the ports, measured carefully on a globe, in round
numbers is 33 degrees, 1880 marine miles.
From Cape Race to the different ports-or, more
strictly. to the entrances on the coast of the
several harbors-the distances follows, viz ::
To Halifax 800 marine miles; to Boston $40 to
NewYork 900; to Philadelphia 1850; to Norfolk
1890 Hence the total distances from Liverpool
are: To Halifax 2370; to Philadelphia 5000; to
Norfolk 3l5O. Boston is 45 miles further than
Halifax; NewYorK 600 miles further Philadel-
phia $780, Norfolk 7sO-BufalO Com. AdU.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12

ELtrGOTdt11Gry Phenomena-A correspondent
of the ChEonotype, writing from Mattapoisett, Oc-
tober 1st, writes:
One Of the most beautiful exhalations whiz-
zing in the air., that has ever been described was
this village last evening by many Of our
citizens, and watched for nearly an hour Their
atten ton first called by the sudden lighting up
of the village by pale light, about the size Of
sixth of full moon, which strong enough to
cast distinct shadow in the Southwest about 30
degrees from the horizon. Then suddenly, with a
whzzing noise, growing mere and more beautiful,
apparently ascending, and in the direction Of the
Northeast it shot this village, giving all the
colors of the rainbow. At first it very brill
liant, but faded after few moments, till finally it
became perfectly white and in the figure Of a
pent and gong tortuousIy,' cut up divers antics.
After continuing for the space Of full half hour to
the no small discontinue OF the old women, the
pleasure of the young, and the astonishment of
every body, it departed for regions unknown"
A correspondent of the New York Evening Post,
of the I'd, writes:
"On Monday last, at a little before O'Clock, P.
M, being on the Hudson river, two three miles
| South Of Albany, the writer saw in the East
very large and very brilliant meteor, which
| seemed to dart from point twelve hf-
teen degrees South of, and (perhapsl five or six
degrees below, the constellation Peiades and
which, after running Southwardly ten or twelve
degrees, disappeared The track of the meteor
continued now perfectly distinct luminous
line during at least five minutes it then grew
broader, shorter and somewhat fainter again, after
a few minutes, enlightened and widened, and then
appeared to melt into, or in fact to be simply a
portion of an Aurora, which the writer now first
observed, and which extended, In band OF 60 or 70
degrees width, far down along the Eastern horizon.
Two things seem to me to render this meteor
remarkable first, the persistence of its luminous
track next the (apparent) identity of this track
, with the Auroral light"
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12

ne waters OF the lake deep cfo4e to their verv
hofgs' and the iargest ship might, ~ many plares
II C'O1s 10 the rocks as an artificial per. The
co1f oi tne water, affected by the hues OF the skv
and hOtulhg no sediment to dim its transparencV
presents deeper unts than are seen on the lower
ldkes-deep tints of blue-g green and red prevailing
accurdlng to the color Of the sky and elouds Il
nave seen at sunset, the surfaee of the lake off
isie b0ya o. OF deep claret coIor--a tint mueh
rlcher than Is ever reflected from the yyaters Of
otner iakes or In any other country have visited
Added TO the fantastic irregularities OF the coast
and ITS castle-llke slandsthe abrupt II vatjon of
the NILS, rand rising like almost perpendeular
walls from the shores Of the numerous beantfnl
lakes which are scattered through the Interior Of
the island, and corresponding with the VINES of The
crags detached from he main body Of the noun
tains, and in one place two lofty twin towers.
standing on hill side, and rising perpendicuIarly,
like huge chimneys, TO the elevation Of seventy
feet, while they are surrounded by deep green
foliage of the primeval forest. | requested my as
sisiant (nr. Foster to make sketch of these sin.
gular towers, while | was engaged in measuring
their height.
Not less strange and fantastic are the effects oi
mirage on the appearance Of the peculiar scenery
of this island, and the northern coast of the lake
seen from it. For weeks in summer the traveller
may be gratifed by a view Of the most curious
phantasmag gorIa-imaRes Of the islands and noun
tans being most viviily represented, in all their
outlines with their tufts Of evergreen trees, all in
verted in the air. and hanging over their terrestrial
originals, and again repeated upright in another
picture directly over the inverted reflection. A
very beautiful view of mirage of this charaets 81
was represented near Rock Harbor.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12

Ordinances and Resolutions of Second
Municipality Council.

ResotUed, That Bridget Walsh Smith, al insane
person and in INDECENT circumstances, hereby de-
clared fiji subject for the Sac Lunatic Asylum.
Resolved. That the Treasurer pay the following
sums the warrant OF the Mayor, viz:
To sundry for services PAYERS contract Of
w l. Collins, for repairing streets, two hundred and
eighty four dollars ami sevenly five cents.
To John L. Lew IS, Sheriff. for conveying unatic, Luke
MCabe to Insane Asylum, forty dollars and nifty
TO J. Emmanuel, for letter paper, seven do lars
To Humhrecht, suntries for Municipal Offices from lst
January last fifty four -liars md eighty cents.
To Thos. II Borden, fr manometer, cock and pipe,
twenty mine dollars.
To Alfred Kearny Co.. cement and lims ten dollars.
Mrs K Mendels, for stuff for towels, three dollars and
| forty
To Funk, for ice and sundrv expenses for Municipal
| offices, twenty three do lars and fifteen cents.
To Henry FOrno for sundry incurred by him tor
the Nigh Watch, seventeen dollars and .ighty
| Passed Oct. |, 1850. j. II. CALDWEI President.
Approved Oct. 3, 1850. A. D. CROSSMAN, Mayor.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12


An Ordinance creating a1 Engineer for the
Draining Machine IN the rear of the Fourth
Ward, and defining his duties.
Be ii ordained That Immediately after the pas
sage of this ordinance, and the first Tuesday in
May of each year thereafter the Council shall elect
an engineer to superintend the draining works in
the rear OF the Fourth Ward of this Municipality.
at salary OF $1,000 per annum, payable monthly
be tt FURTHER ordained, That the following rules
and regulations shall be observed and obeyed by
said engineer, viz
1st. The engineer shall reside in the immediate
vicinity of the machine.
I'd. He shall at all times keep the machine in
perfect working order, and shall keep the water in
the canals, In dry weather, from two to two and
half feet below the surface of the ground of the
swamps, so that the bitches will drain freely into
the canals, and he shall always be prepared to raise
steam and work the engine during rain, or when
necessity requires.
Sd. He shall report monthly to the Surveyor
upon the condition of the protective levee the ma
chinery etc, connected with the drainage, and
shall give in an estimate Of fuel OIL and other arti-
| cles needed for the ensuing month
4th. He shall be allowed fireman. and he shall
make it the duty of said fireman, when not engaged
on the machinery, to repair any damage done to
the levees, embankments, other similar work
! aPpertaining to the drainage, and whenever extra
labor is required, he will report the same to the
| Surveyor.
Passed Oct. l, 1850. j. H. CALDWELL, President.
Approved Oct T. ls5o A, D, CRossMANs MsYesi