New Orleans Republican., 1868-05-07


the new canal at Magnolia street /,
informs US, rapidly approachibe
tion, and when finished will be az
finest and most substantial struct0,.
city,
In my opinion durability and !.
will be promoted by constructing.
possible, hereafter, our draw. bridge
The City Surveyor makes very 4
gestiOns ia respect TO the future, h
wait for instructions from your hsl
Board, when occasions may arise 4
them necessary. He has no new
hand which will require large drsi
the treasury. "a new wooden M
been lately constructed across the
at Galvez street, but all the other
across the new aud old canal ara
forms me- greatly in need Of rsp
recommend, gentlemen, the res
the workhouse to a suitable locatiol
across the lake or to some accessIl
where tract of land can be oblaa
which one portion of its inmates
employed In raising the necessslv
ables for all, and even for other
stitutions, thus supplying proeis
healthy employmentin in place of the
and communicating associations o
tablishment as at present condua
these means making it also a refa
rather than a punitory institution.
The Office Of City Attorney is one
wolves a large amount of labor for
compensation. It requires the "a
talents to defend the interests Of b
when assailed, nor ought We to exp
able to obtain them without an /,
remuneration. On the other hand r
of the Assistant City Attorney is one
emoluments, and requires little or
talent in the execution of its an
would therefore respectfully recS
that the two offices be consolidated
SO as to make the large fees now
from the one compensate for the Is
talent required for the other.
By ordinance No. 1861. the CITY a
is made the custodian of the city au
which are to be collected togetherau
larly arranged and indexed for refer
the city authorities. / Iregret to be
the necessity Of informing you
archives Of the city are nOk Kept
should be, and that the room in WhIc
are stored exhibits evidences Of d
ness and want of ofder and method
very reprehensible. | therefore reco,
that steps be taken TO enforce the pn
of this ordinance as well as those
nance No. 10, new series, to which
your honorable body.
TIE report of the Chief of Pollu
the number Of arrests made in
during the past year, i. e., from
1867, to April l, 1858, is OF a startliHl
acter. 1t would'appear from this al
that not less than thirty-eight Il
four hundred and tifty-three AIRED
been made for various offenses dun,
period. The cases of assault and 5
are two thousand and seven; Of q
ness, five thousand one hundrs
sfxty-nine OF drunkenness, ca
with disturbance of the
one thousand six hundred and
Of fighting and disturbing the pes
thousand three hundred and thru
Of larceny, one thousand six hundh
nineteen; assault with intent 10
one hundred and seventy five; Of
twenty-three; of robbery, three hunds
sixteen; lOf vagrancy, one thousn
hundred and sixty-one. / forbeM
ever, from extending the catalogue,
is only calculated to awaken painful
tions MS TO the prevalence of crims
enlightened and Christian city. Cd
ing be done to arrest its progress!
| recently instructed bfr. j. @. lid
visit the charitable institutions Of
character in New Orleans, with the 4
obaining information in relation 70
touching matters of much interest
orally known 70 the public, the dss
which, when his report is made up,
valuable as a matter of reference
ord to our citizens Snd to strangersq
us. He is instructed 20 ascertain the
OF these several institutions; their Il
the date of their origin; the ID
denomination to which they belong,
or sexes Of the inmates; their res0un
how sustained; the terms of admiaa
them, If any; by whom managed III
by boards or superintendents; the ID
OF inmates of each, with such genek
ments as may be obtained from liz y,
Of the establishments themselves, free
reports, or otherwise. The number
Institutions in New 0Fleans Is gresl
has been generally supposed. Nr
has already visited nineteen, and acCa
ed mass Of facts that can not tai
regarded as valuable and inttresti
has everywhere been kindly received
disposition been manifested to comm
all the information respecting the bid
these institutions which he desired
cure. In a few days shall have thi
ure Of presenting TO you the result
useful inquiries in tae shape Of
from him.
Two liberal donations have been nd
the city, one for the purpose of build
asylum for Protestant widows an3aTp
by the late John d. Fink tine OAg ii
erection of an almshouse, by thes2
Touro. No steps have yet been ~
carry out the will of the former. "a
missioners under the latter muniis
quest erected a large aud clmu
building near the river in the Thu
trict, ON s square Of ground DONATED
same purpose By the late Rein
herd. This building, m an ua
state, was taken possession of by tA
tary, and occupied as quarters iai
troops, Durlng such occupancy
burned. There was no insurance,
fund having been nearly eXhaaa
erecting this edifce, the comm
asked and obtained permission
over the balance, about $4,000, 10 The
As an institution of this kind
much needed, ! would suggest the
Of taking steps to erect q suitable
where the really deserving may fiad
1t also occurs to me that the Unilea
government is liable for the loss 81
by the city in the burning of this 2
By ordinance No. 56, new series
contemplated TO break up the Ina
lum In the Third District, two yel
by sending the inmates to the State
tion at jackson; but the financial d
of the latter has been such as to pre-
carrying out of the ordinance.
me much pleasure to state that thh
ton is very satisfactorily conduc9i
the management of Mr. j. Trudeau
1 regret that the report of the
sioner of Streets and Landings was
IN at so late an hour this eveniBl
have been unable critically to eTa
II treats, in general, of the condItig
public streets at the time he came
fce; on the breaking up of the cons
tenn; makes allusion to the Was
controversy; states the cost of ID
izing Canal and Magazine streets;
comparative costs Of the departmel
the year 1854; dWells on the did
condition Of Locust Grove Cemei
Lafayette Cemetery No. 2; recomn
system Of paving, and expresses b.
in respect 10 improvements Of the 9
and public squares, and the Pound
His report is submitted to your 10
Board, and will speak for iksen.
- Ml-.-.r ~. = 81 Il.