New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-31

of camphenc, petroleum or benzine being kept in
any building within the urban limits, and requiring
that the building in which the licensed barrel OF
either Of these liquids may be stored, shall be fire
| proof.
The finance committee reported upon several
| private petitions, and the report was adopted.
among the resolutions presented by the com.
mittee was one to pay officer Louis lgnacius, Of
the police, for the time he was absent from duty
by reason of injuries received in the performance
| of his duty.
The committee on streets and landings recon-
nended that the contracts Of several Contractors
who had been dereict, be annulled They also
| reported In favor of shell road on Magnolia
street, from Felicity road to the Washington
shell road ETC.; of selling the Third District ferry
Tor ten years, and of repairing the Soraparu and
| Irene markets. Resolutions in accordance with
the recommendations of the committee were sub
mItted and adopted.
A resolution was introduced and passed finally,
directing the appointment of Joint committee of
four from each board to consider project for
selling the First District police station the House
OF Refuge and the Parish Prison, and removing
those offices OF institutions to the of the city.
me chair appointed Messrs. Prague, Paisley,
Prados and Kaiser to represent the Assistant
Board in the committee.
The special committee to which was referred
the subject OF the establishment and regulation of
slaughter houses offered the subjoined resOlu-
tons, the chairman stating that they had been
unable to agree upon tariff Of taxation on the
slaughter of animals:
IeS3lted, That the privilege mentioned in reso-
lutlOnS numbered 232 and 233, new series for
slaughter houses shall be exclusive, and that il
shall not be lawful for any person, but the farmers
therein mentioned to establish any slaughter
house or continue any slaughter house, within
the city limits, under penalty of five hundred dol.
lars per day for each ofIense.
ReSol6ed, That meat inspector be appointed
~ the Common Council, for the term OF ---
years, and the salary OF -- per annum, pay
able monthly and whose daty it shall be to ex-
anime all animals sent to the city Slaughter
houses, and see that they are in good health and
sound condition, ard to brand all meat with @.
,. H." with the name of the month aud date
thereof aud that the owner or agent Of all meat
not branded and offered for sale be arrested by
any city police commissaries and subject to
fine OF not less than five dollars and not more than
teE dollars, besides the regular slaughter-hoase
fees, for every animal or portion Of animal thas
offered for sale-said fine 10 be paid into the city
treasury; provided that this resolution does moi
apply to meats preserved in cans salted or dried
meats.
Hes05Ged, That the contractor or contrac-
tors for the city slaughter houses, shall keep said
slaughter houses in perfect order during the con.
llnuance OF their contracts, and shall always have
water N sufficient quantity to keep the slaughter
houses i'll state of perfect cleanliness shall con
form to all police regulations now existing or may
hereafter be ordained.
Three members oi she committee presented as
many tariffs, each proposing a different tax on
the animals slaughtered; aud Mr.. Kaiser, also a
member of the committee, suggested a lower
talitl than any OF the others. In consequence Of
This disagreement, the consideration Of the sub
ject was deferred to the next meeting.
Mr.. Moore, from the committee to whom the
memorial Of Coroner Delery for the establishment
OF a 1norgue, was referred. warmly approved the
object Of the memorial, as humane measure, in
accordance with the philanthropic spirit OF the
age, and submitted resolution for tie erection of
a frame building, twelve byeighteen, on the levee,
as place to deposit the bodies OF unknown per-
sons found dead, for Identification.
motion to adopt this resolution pending, ne
board adjourned