The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-04
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2 iPRoTEsrANT SUNDAY SciiiiooI Some Jealous !
Presbyterians are very anxious to gather Carl
tholio children into their Sunday schools, pass
ing by many waits of their, own denomination
or Of none, To show the kind OF instructions
imparted ia these schools, we quote the follow
ing regarding the books used: l,,., al On 49,
.sThe Boston vCoRggegatioaaiist confesses that
Sunday school books, are generally pretty bad
trash, and finds the reason of this in the poor
remuneration received by the writer's Of them.
Good writer's write well although their pay
may be small-it is easier for them to write
well than to write badly. Persons who write
know were such if he should meet them in the
Harvard College library--are not overburdened
with brains; their brains are not like those OF
Jonbert, which, as h he himself said, We're too
| Board of 4ldornesa-The resolution of the
lower Board approving the contract with
| Mason, .McC1oskey & Co. for furnishing the
city with coal, at 81 rs per ton, was concurred
I in. A memorial asking for permission to erect
| sheds for sugar and molasses, running twenty
| five years, was read and referred. commu-
nication was received from Mrs. Gaines, in re-
lation to suit instituted by the-city against
her, and referred was resolution to sell
! the privilege of running ferry at the foot OF
Louisa street. resolution was offered and
referred to sell contract for right of way Of
a railway running from Canal street to the
1 lower limits of the city A resolution from the
lower Board authorizing the postponement o
the time for collecting taxes on personal an'
real property until July 31st, was adopted
The report of the Streets and Landings Com
mittee in favor of building wells in the rear o
the city, was adopted. = L
Board of assistant Aldermen.-The Treasurer
report was "a. follows: Receipts. <$7o,o96- 81
expenditures, SOS, 1913 Ia; bal9nce on hand
$15, O63 g. A resolution was adopted extend
, ing the time for collecting taxes on real an
personal property to>/the 31st of July wa
adopted, and sent TO the upper Board. Th
Mayor sent ina communication vetoing tn
ordinance recurring the Street Commissions
to macadamize Magnolia street. A petitio
. from 06arles~Morgan, proposing to purchas
from the city q certain square of ground o
Which to erect a railroad depots was referre
to tine Committee on Streets and Landings
' resolution was adopted authorizing the
moval of the iron building at the head Of Can
: street. A resolution providing for the shellif
: of Galvez street, from Canal to Espianat
: street, was adopted after some discussion.
resolution was adopted providing that Il
- $3.50, $50 81 deposited in the Southern Bank
o the credit of the Water Works, be placed
the credit of the interest fund on the Wat
= Works bonds, the interest on these bonds ia
" ing due on the 1st of next July. A resoluti'
was adopted authorizing the issue of bonds
the amount of 900 out of the $4,000
bonds authorized by the Legislature for fun
= ing city Indebtedness, provided they are
: ceiyed at par. - -.-