New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-19

Attention of the Street Commissioner is
called to bridges of Third Ward. Referred
to Street Commissioner. s
Mr.. Fisher moved a reconsideration of
the vote of last meeting, which repealed
ordinance 261. Adopted.
Resolution amending ordinance 261 was
adopted The amendment gives the Mayor
the right to give, at his discretion, certain
cofeehouses privilege to have music in the
houses. Saloons not holding grant from
the Mayor will be liable to punishment.
Mr.. Fisher obtained reconsideration of
the vote refusing to furnish the City Attor-
ney with assistance for two important suits
against the city. Referred to Finance Com
mittee. .-Hf
The Treasurer reports receipts for the
week $71,777 GO; expenditures none; bal.
ance on hand s4l8,97 10.
By resolution the City Surveyor is in
structed to form an estimate of the expense
to perfect more thorough system Of drain
age for this city.
Petition of citizens corner of Erato and
Camp streets, asking for an alarm bell, was
referred.
Board Of Aldermen announced.
An election for Commissioners Of Houses
of Refuge was entered into. The following
named gentlemen were chosen
John McCafrey, R. L. Bruce, Charles Gin
ton, A. W. Hyatt, J. G. Van Wiekle, G. W.
Dunbar, Edward Barnett, W. B. Schmidt,
Emile Rost, P. S. Witt, Henry Jackson,
Iaunac ToI,r Ooh
The next business was to elect one Director
for the opelousas Railroad. Messrs. Wing
field, Hutchinson, and LIE Blanc were nom
mated. Mr. A. C. Hutchinson was elected.
The Council then went into secret session,
Withdrawing to room No. 20.
On reassembling Mr.. Rose offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted and
sent to the other Board for concurrence:
| RESOLVED, That the chairmen OF the FL
nance Committees of the CommonCouncil be
and they are hereby authorized TO hypoth-
ecate the bills receivable belonging to the
| city, and to borrow money on the same in
such sums and for such time as they may
deem proper for the interests of the city.
The Upper Board amended the resolution
so as to read Finance Committees and
Treasurer and to sell as well as hypoth.
ecate the bills.
The amendments were concurred in
finally.
Bills receivable amount to over $500, 600.
CRY ITEMS IN BRIEF.-The days Of high
way robbery appear not to have passed, if
we are to believe that Adam s. Patterson
really snatched thirty cents worth Of raw
cotton from the hands of poor Mary Berry.
Examination On the twenty-sixth instant.
Alexander Reeves, accused of making an
assault on Williams Burns, intending to
murder, will have g hearing on the twenty.
fifth.
Jim Brown g in trouble for his attack on
Lucius Grace with razor.
Frank Wolf fought likoa his namesake
when he jumped into Albert Levy. Case
fixed for the twenty eighth.
Corduroy alley has belched out several
Of its female denizens, all accused of steal.
ing clothing. There is little proof to show
that Mary MCGEE, Lizzie Collins, or any OF
the others are particularly religions.
1t was no common thief that robbed the
Imperial c9feehouse early yesterday morn
ing The fellow took off $50 in currency,
drank champagne, and smoked cigars until
he was quite full, then quietly retreated TO
further enjoy his felony.
The eclipse on the seventeenth instant did
not affect the weather here.
George Gehe, accused of serious crime,
was last evening surrendered by his bonds
man.
The Common Council last night IN elect.
ing Commissioners Tor Houses Of Refuge,
showed q disposition to allow itself 20 be a
tool of certain men who did not appear.
The names for the positions were all pre-
pared outside previous to the meeting and
there were no other nominations made than
those 50 prepared. Most of the members
did not seem 70 know or care who they
were voting for.
All had been cut and dried in caucus, and
when members voted they voted for the
names as read . There was no COMPETE
ton; in fact the Commissioners were elected
before the Council met. Messrs Camp,
Grandpre and Pemberton voted blank.
Why is it that health officers do not pay
closer attention 20 fruit dealers, who con
} tinually offer for sale decayed fruit There
is great danger to any one who eats rotten
peaches, pears, apples, and such articles
and as long as such articles are offered fol
sale they will be purchased. We sugges
that competent officials look to this matter
ard abate the nuisance.
There were two scrimmages yesterday
. one in the First District not very far from
City Hall, the other in the Third District
between two limbs of the law, not far from
the Recorders courtroom. No blood wal
: spilled.
) The Jury who were impanneled in the
case of Hugh Timmons, accused OF rapinl
a small girl, failed to arrive at a verdict, an(
were discharged.
Two NoTABLEs. Mike Larkin and j
Logan two men who, although greatly giver
i to praying, are not considered as being very
2 religious, were yesterday pulled by Officer
, Malone in the Fourth District, and locked
. up. Malone found the fellows in skif
: under wharf sleeping, perhaps, only wait
ing for an opportunity to indulge in LITTLE
raid on somebody's property.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT REcoRDERsH-P.-0 u,
statement yesterday that the matter Of con
testation in the Fourth District Recorder
ship was argued IN the Sixth District Cour
was not correct. The case was up on al
a exception taken by defendant (Henry Jack
sony and the trial of the exception was con
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