New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-07

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sands; so had Philadelphia. Small birds
were quite as necessary in the South as IN
the North. They lived ON the insects and
bugs which destroyed the trees and plants.
| Mr.. BonzanO remarked that the limits OF
the city now extended to the swamps,
where there were ducks and snipes, which
did not destroy bugs and insects, and be-
sides, were very good to eat
| The Mayor: Have you any amendments
| Mr.. Romano: Would like to ha We the
species Of birds defined
| Mr.. Emley consented to lay the ordinance
| over until the next meeting.
Mr.. Finley offered the following, to be
printed and laid over:
| An ordinance providing for the measure
! ment of coal in barges, fiatbOats, and other
| craft. and creating the Office OF coal
| measurcrs. =,
| SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That 1t snail
| not he lawful for any person to sell or offer
| for sale any barge load, hatbOat load, or
other boat load of mineral coal, without
first having the same measured by the coal
measurer or by an assistant coal measurer.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That upon
! the adOption and PRONUNCIATION OF this ordl-
dance, the Administrator OF the Depart
ment of Commerce shall nominate, and the
Council shall appoint coal measurer,
and an assistant coal meastlrer, whose
duty it shall be to measure any ana
all carcoes of mineral coal i'll barges, fiat
boats or other boats, ascertainlng the
quantity thereof in cubic feet, which he
shall reduce to bushels or barrels as may be
required. and shall issue a certificate there
for, setting forth the quantity, and a
counterpart of such certificate he shall re-
tain, and for thus measuring and issuing a
certificate for each and every cargo OF coal,
the said measurer shall be entitled to re-
ceiye fee of five dollars from the seller.
SEC. g. Be it further Orla lined, That any
person who shall be found guilty OF an in
fraction of this ordinance shall be fined not
less than fifty dollars nOr-more than one
hundred dollars for each Otfense, which
sum shall be paid into the city treasury.
SEC. T. Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance shall be effective on and after the
first day Of August, 1870.
Mr. Finley said he had an ordinance to
offer. amending the terrible wood and coal
ordinance, and as this measure has been
suggested by the dealers themselves, he
hoped it would settle the question forever.
He asked that the ordinance be laid over
to be printed, and the Council So ordered.
1t was as follows:
An ordinance dividing the city into two
wood and coal divisions, and appointing
inspectors thereof, and providing penalties.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That the city
be and hereby is divided into two wood and
coal divisions that all of that part OF the
city above Canal street shall be constituted
and known as the first division, and that part
below Canal street, including the Fifth
District, shall be constituted and known as
the second division
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained. That In the
month of July, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and annually thereafter, the Adj
mnistrator of Commerce shall nominate.
and. by and with the advice and consent OF
the Council, appoint one inspector OF wood
and coal for each OF said divisions, with
such number Of assistant inspectors as may
be necessary.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained. That 1t
shall not be lawful, after the adoption and
PRONUNCIATION of this ordinance, for any per
son to offer for sale any fire wood at any
landing or place where the same may be
first deposited within the city limits with
ont having the same measured by one OF the
inspectors and having his certificate there
to the purchaser before such wood can be
removed from such landings Or place OF
deposit. ~. :.
shall be the duty of such inspector to see
that wood so measured Is properly and
closely piled and he shall make proper
allowance in his measurement for crooked
and uneven wood. All wood shall be meas
Hrcd to the middle of the kerr only. One
hundred and twcnty-eight cubic feet shall
constitute a cord. The inspector shall issue
his certificate for each and every lot OF wood
so measured. setting forth the date of meas
urement and quantity of wood, which GER
tificate he shall deliver to the vendor OF the
wood, and for so measuring and issuing his
certificate he shall be entitled to receive
from the vendor ten cents for each and every
cord. and he shall make and retain a mar
ginal counterpart of each certificate so
issued.
SEC. ). Be it further ordained That any
person purchasing a load or loads OF ire
wood at retail. and suspecting the same to
be less in quantity than represented by the
vendor thereof may call upon the inspector
of wood in the division in which such wood
may be to measure the same, ana LOT so
such wood the inspector shall be
entitled to receive from the person demand
ing such measurement fifty cents for the
first cart load or cord and twenty-five cents
per cord for each and every cord above one
cord.
SEC. g. Be it further ordained, That any
person in selling tire-wOOd at retail by the
cart load or loads. or otherwise, who shall
be found guilty of representing the same as
containing larger quantity than II Is 1oun9
to contain, upon measurement, as proVldeu
for in section five, shall, upon cOnvictlon
thereof before the Recorder OF the district III
which such Offense is committed, be SUBJECT |
to a fine of not less than twenty-five collars,
nor more than fifty dollars, together with |
costs and inspectors fees for re-examlnlnS
such wood, One-half OF which hne snail DE
paid to the informer, if a private citizen,
and one-half shall be paid into the city |
treasury.
SEC. I. Be it further ordained, That all fire |
wood brought into this city in carts or wag-
ons, west of the New Orleans canal, shall |
be brought to a point on CarrOlltOn avenue |
at or near some point where SAID avenue
crosses the New Orleans canal, at which |
place an inspector or assistant inspector OF
wood shall be located, whose duty 1t shall
be to measure each ana every carr VI MafC -
load of wood brought to that place, and 1t
shall be unlawful for any person to offer any
such wood for sale until the same shall have
been measured by such Inspector; and tor
so measuring each and every load OF wood,
the INSPECTOR shall be entitled to receive
fee of fifteen cents from the owner OF such
wood.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained That all
offered for sale in this market In
sacks, shall be inspected by one OF the in,
pectors or assistant inspectors OF wood and
coal, whose duty it shall be to paste a label
on tie mouth of each sack inspected, which
label shall state the contents OF the sack,
and contain the word inspected. Each sack
shall contain a barrel of coal. The inspec-
tor shall be entitled to receive from the
seller two cents for inspecting and labelling
each sack.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained That any