New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-20
TIE CITY HALL.

In consequence Of frequent complaints {
cruelty to prisoners, by keepers and warden
. of prisons and lock-ups, and in order to st
cure proper administration of these place
Of confinement, it is the intention of the cit
authorities, we understand, to create tn
office Of local inspector of lock-ups, prie
ons, houses of refuge, ETC., whose duty
shall be to look after the managers an,
supervise the management Of all these inst
tutions, and keep the Mayor and Admins
traitors advised Of what is necessary to b.
done in justice to the reputation Of the cit,
and the unfortunate inmates of those places
We would recommend that the same in
spector, or one in addition, be appointed tt
look after the Insane Asylum, the Widows
Home, and a number of other institutions il
the city, such as asylums and houses of tht
Good Shepherd-in fact, all institutions
taking care Of human beings, needing aid
and charitable assistance from the city.
The Magazine street Railroad.
Petitions from various persons have been
presented to the Mayor, asking permission
to extend the Magazine street railroad, from
the late line Of Jefferson City to Carrollton.
Peter Kaiser, who claims to be the original
grantee, from the Council OF the old city OF
Jefferson, Of the charter for building the
road. has filed a copy of his contract with
the Mayor. and the whole matter has been
referred to Mr.. Rufus NAPLES, Assistant
City Attorney.
Parties interested complain to the Mayor
that the stipulations in Kaisers contract
have not been complied with, and that the
right to complete the road to Carrollton is
vested in James H. Young, who, it is al
| legged, bought from the late City of Jeffer.
son the whole OF the Magazine street rail.
road extension for the sum Of $5O,OOO
The entire muddle connected with the
| title to this railroad extension has been be-
fore the Seventh and Eighth District Courts
for more than twelve months, the contest
ants being Peter Kaiser and James H.
Young.
Inasmuch as the matters in controversy
are pendent lite, it is presumed that the ad-
minlstration will dismiss the whole subject,
remitting the parties litigant and their re-
spective rights in the courts.
Department Of Finance.
In our report yesterday Of the bids for
the redemption of consolidated bonds. it
was stated that j. B. S. Michel had offered
one hundred bonds at various prices. It is
now reported that no such man as j. B. S.
Michel exists. A bid Of one hundred and
ninesy-six bonds at $500 was rejected
In our report of the accepted bids for
bonds, which were opened on Saturday, the
bid of Norbert Trepagnier should have
been $1,000 instead of $4,000. az erroae-
ously stated in the list handed us at the
City Hall.
Department of improvements.
About two hundred and fifty laborers are
now employed in cleaning the streets. which
are mostly in good condition. barring the
mud and slush which are the inevitable
consequence Of the late heavy rains.
Another Sink in the Levee.
The levee opposite Clouet street, in the
Third District, near the lower cotton presses,
commenced sinking on Monday, and up to
yesterday had gone down about two feet
The further progress of the slide will be
watched by the department. and measures
Immediately taken by Surveyor Bell to re-
pair the damage.
Administrator Of Accounts.
The ordinance introduced for the pay.
ment of teachers of the public schools who
taught during the month of June, 1862, two
months and nine days salary, contemplates
the expenditure of about thirty eight thou
sand dollars. These teachers, though en-
plOyed for a year, it is asserted, were
illegally discharged in the month of July,
1862, and were entitled to salary for the |
remainder of the school year. Mr.. Shaw
contends that under the ordinance not a
dollar can be paid except to the teachers
themselves, and that in case they dispose of |
their accounts to brokers or others, the city |
can plead prescription. The ordinance has |
not been adopted.
Department Of Police.
The ordinance introduced by Administra-
tor Lewis under which c. E. Girardey and |
others contract to furnish gas for lighting
the streets, is to be amended go as not to |
grant to the contractors the exclusive priv
lege of laying gas pipes. The ordinance is
now on its second reading.
The' Sunken Levee Opposite the French
Market.
1t is asserted by parties who are not
posted as to facts. that the sinking of the
evee at the above locality has nearly de-
'troyed it for shipping purposes. The truth
s, that City Surveyor Bell has been unre-
hitting in his efforts to put this part of the
evee in condition to accommodate the
shipping. Raised passage-ways have been
from the New Orleans, Mobile
md Texas railroad track to the wharves,
which admit the passage of freight without
lifficulty, and the sunken wharves have
'een repaired and Strengthened up. As
Don as the economic administration of the
Department of Improvements will admit of
t, the entire sunken space at this point will
70 filed in, and the landing restored to it's
riginal condition.
The Temperature.
The thermometer at Louis Frigerios,
10. 50 Chartres street, stood as follows:
eDtpmher 1o-SA N 2no. . ID n 90,