New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-27
PUBLIC MEETING
Citizens OF the Parish Of Jefferson. Lei
Bank. ut the City Of kenner.

Pursuant to public notice, the mass meetiI: was
assembled June 25. 1873, at $50 P. NJ, q: the
depot. Robert Green Esq. was elected pre- side lt
and called the meeting to order.
HoE. o. P. Conner was elected secretary. and
several vice presidents were elected
The president stated the object OF the meetip /.
u be to express the sense of the people upon tn.
conduct and behavior of certain individuals, 10
wit: Messrs. Mithoff, Trudeau. Spangenber. and
others who opposed to the present member.
of the police jury. left bank, and have been hold.
ing secret meetings in different portions OF the
parish and publishing their proceedings from
public meetings of the taxpayers and denounc-
ing in ungenerous and unfair terms the members
of the police Jury.
On motion, the following gentlemen were sp.
pointed . committee on resolutions. Samuel R.cG.
ardson +. Kuntz, H. NJ. Grfin..
At this juncture there attempt on the
part of Mr.. Trudeau and some of his friends to
make opposition and interference with the meet
in: Order was restored The committee reported
the following resolutions:
wHyREAs, An appeal has been made nv Mes-ra
NithOt, Kerber and others, who are cp posed to the
present police jury of the parish of Jefferson left
bank to the citizens OF all portions of the parish
for an expression of their sentiments upon the
fitness and honesty OK the members OF the police
whereas, They have induced some Of the good
police jury, composed of A. BOnnabei George
kuntz, John Pierce, James DennsOn and James e.
Bowman are unworthy of their trust; ard
Whereas, These said citizens, composed of Mess-s
Spar geIber, BOisblanc, Wagner. TrudeAU and
Others have held secret meetings. and by publica.
ton in the newspapers of their proceeding pro-
claimed their public meetings as those o. the fa.
payers, announcing in their said publication that
the said members are bent punderng the par.
ish, using their names in connection with the
aaron Smith jury" ION. since gone out of office
seeking to link the fraud and corruption of .ha.
jury with the present jury, and thus prejudice the
minds OF the people against this iu.y; using undig
nified language in an ungeneYOus manner towai.
this jury: melting tn. people to refuse the pay
menf OF parish taxes with no object in View bu.
to iDjure the police jury and the parish; and
Whereas, SUCH conduc: i calculated TO work
more harm than good; therefore. be it
Resolved. That il is the sense of this meeting
that the peop,e of the parish should recognize -h.
tact that the present police jUTy was appointed
under the new police jury law OF 1873, Ly his K
celencv the Governor, Tor two years; coz.
firmed by the Senate; that suit brought hv tie
District Attorney against the old jury o. V. Wagg-
Ler and Others, and the courts have recognized
and placed in possession the members OF the poc.
jury above named that they have bee, and ar.
now acting in their capacity "f Jurors, and tha.
clainorOus denunciations should in obedience
to the sanctiy OF judicial DEGREES; that the police
Jury composed OF A. BOnnabe!, George Koun,z
James Dennison, James G.. Bsumann and John
Fierce is the only police jury in existence; sha. it
is impossible to change il; and that ali law din.
ctzens should give II their hearty assistance. and
AID IN improving. the financial condition Of IL. =
parish
Resolved That We recognize the above. named
members as the legal police jury Of the parish o:
Jefferson. left bank. AID pledge our assistance 70
the came.
G. ". Eessnc"n was called and spoke a. so,u.
length IN favor of the resolutions He held tha. tin.
parish was in very grea: need Of = police iurv;
that there had been enough litigation, and We
wanted peace. He said that as a luIe, a bad GOV.
ernmeht was better than government q: al.
but IN this instance We had no reason 10 BELIEF .
that We would have bad government: that .be
members OF the Bonnabe jury were taxpayers AZ:
honorable srd capable men, and that j. was An N,
jury to be continU ally agitatin: questions. thS.
have been adjudicated and judic!aliy determined.
tina: the very careful! taxpayers should regard y.
point and come and give their assistance - tie
JurY; that those opponents think because .i.v can
nave meeting in the paroH o: one Of the planter.
drink vine "n'l feel big that they :macine q ..
thev are 'he ".lv taxpayers il. .he ca:is.. bat
they stretch shei' Imagination H SAID tla. j.
"~s Tine :or -. :s to stop-the pso... w..c .-I
Q; i.
SevsrSl o:Leg speakers spre ssed their .Awa
And On motion the Iesoiutons were called \,
and adopted
On motion the meeting adjourned.
ROBERT GREEN, Pre.d.n.
v. l. S'SSka. SECRETARY. Js2. IU.p