New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-11
THE COURTS.

Company Again in COurt-An Injunc t1On
Prayed for to Restrain the Company
from Abandoning the Right Bank-The
City Asked to Pay a Blue Metropolitan
Warrant Twice.
A petition has been fled by Francois
Frilot, representing that he is by profession
and occupation a butcher. and is engaged
in the slaughter of animals for food in the
parishes of Orleans, Jefferson and St. Ber-
nard; that by virtue of an act of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana, en-
titled ''an act to protect the health OF the
city of New Orleans, to locate the stock
landing and slaughterhouses, and to incor-
porate the Crescent City Live Stock Land
ing and Slaughterhouse Company APP
proved March s, 1869, petitioner, with all
others slaughtering animals, were required
under penalty to slaughter at such places
as might be located by said company, iunder
the requirements and restrictions OF SAID
law.
Petitioner represents that said Slaughter
bouse COMPANY located the stock landing
and slaughterhouse on the west bank of the
Mississippi river, in the parish OF Orleans,
below the present depot of the New Orleans,
Opelousas and Great Western railroad,
known as Morgan's Opelousas and Texas
railroad: that said company completed said
stock landings and slaughterhouse on or be-
fore the first of June, 1869, and at said date,
DIV puDllC HOllCc, ICluiLtu INC
OF all animals intended for food in the par
ishes OF Orleans, Jefferson and st. Bernard
to be done at said place: and III order to COM
ply with the law he was necessarily at
great outlay of money in making change OF
place of business, and that believing the To-
cation Of said slaughterhouse TO be legal
and permanent, he wentfar in the expendi-
ture of money in making permanent settle
Element at said place.
Petitioner further represents that re-
Gently a new board of directors has been
elected by said company, and Charles Cav
aroc has been elected president thereof.
Now, petitioner represents that said com
pany has removed many things necessary
for the slaughtering of animals from said
slaughterhouse to what is known as the
Cavaroc Slaughterhouse, below the Bar
racks, and that the company is about to
tear down the buildings and compel an
abandonment of slaughtering on the right
bank.
For these and other reasons, petitioner
prays for writ of injunction, restraining
the Slaughterhouse Company from carry
ing out It's intention.
Upon these representations, Judge Dibble
ordered that defendants show cause on
Wednesday, the twelfth instant, why an in
junction should not issue as prayed for.
Moore Janney & Hyams VS.. the city of
New Orleans-lt will be remembered that
some days ago criminal prosecution was
made against Mr.. Soares, a Camp street brok-
er, for having obtained money on Metropo-
Titan warrant, for which duplicates had is
sued, the original having been retired upon
such issue. and should have been Cancelled,
but as it is alleged, through the acts of T..
Il. Ludeke, chief clerk of the Metropolitan
Board, it found its way into the market,
and thus fell into the hands of Mr.. Soares.
The charge against that gentleman was not
L 11,,. II .1sa
charged. Messrs. Moore. Janney Il HyamS,
who purchased the warrants, now enter suit
against the city to recover the face OF the
same, 1924 SO. 1t is alleged that although
the CITY has issued duplicate warrants there
for, vet through the acts of the clerk Of the
board-the warrants having been innocently
purchased by the plaintits-the city should
be clearly held responsible.
This suit will involve some nice points,
and will he watched with interest.
j. K. Beckwith, attorney for plaintiffs,
las fled the petition of the Board OF Metro
politan Police against the city of New Or
leans and the city Administrators, to COM
pei obedience to the law that until all such
Metropolitan Police estimates and appOr-
tionments are paid, or means provided Tor
the payment thereof. all ordinances or resO-
buttons shall be void, and the defendants
without power to perform any official acts,
and that writs of injunction issue against
said defendants requiring the city Admins
traitors, collectively and individually, to
resist and abstain from doing or performing
any act, matter or thing in the admlnlstra-
ton of the business or affairs of the city or
New Orleans, of which they claim to be
officers: from disbursing any money; from
drawing, warranting for, accepting or re-
ceiving their individual pay or salaries;
from passing or adopting any acts, con-
tracts, resolutions or ordinances, Tor any
purpose whatsoever, except such as may be
necessary TO provide the means TOR the pay
ment of the total amount of the police APP
portionments, both past and present, now
made. and binding on said city, or such as
may be necessary to revoke ordinance No.
946, complained Of in plaintiffs petition,
until the said city of New Orleans shall
have paid or provided full sufficient and
adequate means for the prompt payment OF
all unpaid portions OF appOrtlonments now
made by the Board OF Metropolitan Board
of Police. as an estimate and appOrtionment,
or until they shall have revoked, Cancelled
and stricken out of existence said ordinance.
Judge Dibble ordered the defendants TO
show cause tomorrow, at ten o'clock, why
an Injunction should not issue as prayed for,
and according to law.
Moore, Janney 81 Hyams, a commercial
firm of this city, bring suit against the Me-
tropolitan Police Board to recover payment
of the sum of six hundred and twenty-four
dollars and ninety-nine dollars, the
same being the amount of the blue warrant
in the possession of the said firm. They
represent that for valuable consideration
they received the said warrant in the regu-
lar course of trade, and presented it for |
payment to the board, but that they refuse |
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