New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-31

protect the alluval portions of the State
from utter and total destruction: 10 any
one who is at all cOnversant with the 10
biography of Louisiana, there can be put
one answer. Levees are first necessity,
and must be kept up, or the country aoan-
doned. There are three methods DF WHICH
the leyees may be maintained:
Firet-By the unajded Individual efforts
of the riparian proprietors. This system Is
totally impracticable. 1t would be as wise
to insist that each t,-i SUN on Th0te PREM
i5es fire occurs should put out the fire by
his unassisted efforts, as TO require each IL
parian proprietor to build his own leyee.
In many respects the effect on others would
be the same, for the loss as IN case OF ire
often extends far beyond the point where
it originated. A break in the levee devas-
tates the country for miles above aud be,
low, aud to require each individual to build
his own levee, when in many instances the
cost of building the levee would be greater
than the value of the land Immediately be-
hind it and belonging to the particular per
son who is called upon to build 1t, Is not to
be thought of, if general security IS eX-
pected.
Second-The levees may be built by the
State through the instrnmentality OF a
board Of leVee commissioners acting as
agents of the State, without responsibility
or interest in the matter beyond that OF Il
general nature. This system has been tried
for four years, from 1867 to 1870 inclusive,
under those different levee boards, and
found TO be inefficient and most expensive.
During these our years the State issued
bonds 90 the amount of S9,OOUOUO, besides
making large appropriations III money, foF
the building of 10000 600 of cubic yards. or
at the rate OF seVenty-tiye cents per cubic
yard
The ehird system Of building and main
tanning the levees in good condition is the
one now, for the first time, adopted. That
of cOntraC ting with an Incorporated, resp0n-
sibe company to build, at a fixed price per
cubic yard with the addition OF Keeping
the Ievees in repair for twenty-one years,
and a liability sor damages In case OF over
flow. These conditions rendering 1t the
interest of the company Go build the leveeS
properly, gives an assurance OF strength 10
che levees and Of security 60 the public
never had before
Though this system has beeH tried but .
single year, enough work has been done to
show its efficiency snd Prove its advantages
over sitheg Of the others, in cost and ssct%
rity to the public.
Experience hes shown phas cereai4
changes in che contract with the Aevee
Company would be advantageous eO the
State and not injurious TO che company.
and your committee propose, at an early
day, to report IN bill providing tor such
changes aHA qualifications as they deedn SbS-
sirables
r.. IS. DEVICES. ChsgxAga;
d. n. JUDGE.
JP WILSON,
ARTHUR ANTOINE.
John HEDGEPAGH,
d. AAUONEY,
JAMES HEFFHGR
Gssf &foeiOn, che report wse reeeiv0& On6
oRdered 60 be printed in the journal.
sPr. &eaeng,S of Gaddo, called up @fc
report of tho Committee on Education.
The following amendments to House bill
So. 81, eaeitled an act 9o provide additional
regulations for the board OF directors of the
public schools OF the city of New Orleans;
to provide for aqermanent revenue for said
schools; o. prevent litigation against Che
school fund; to funa chg school debt; Do
regulate the employment of teachers, and
to direct the Geunen of the city of New Or
leans to levy school FAX and perform
other duties in c0pnection with the public
schools, we're adopted:
Amend the title by saying, "board of
school directors Tor the city OF New Or
leans, tnSteau Oh DDdEt VI tII'biOIS VI
the public scbools OF the city of New Or
loans"
Section one-Strike out i'll line f8ur, com
mencipg with the word that" down to
ana including the words in theotwenty-
fourth line, aAG insor9 N lieu thereof the
following:
That the board OF school directors Zoe the
city US Sew Orleans sAall 10 in future com-
posed og sweBtS Sbi0cStoqs, to wit: Q9ne
:rora zach s"pgsseHtatiSG Nila'S1cto go az
pre-sus conssi utsA and Nne :'aiaii:se9ga! a!s
r-c!or tor each municipal district. che Ad
qninisiratc: of Finance, asf 'ha' city ct sew
Orleans, who A:..:li i,e aA-Nticiu . aacinber.
srsi che Euperiu!s na!ent 0I Gls sixth GliSis-
ion. who shall be OK -oi;ici" IL mesnber, sith
qho. right to sneak. bu. not sO vote IN h"
boar,t The State Board vi Education shall
arpoin. the directors FROM the municipal
districts as soon az irac'ieabie after the
rassae of this ac'. SO that TWO shall s"!ire
annually: The said State ss,ar.s fo determine
Gy lot the 4scc. s.!on -: theiv retirement.
They shall require SAID s!liectois su Isiss..S
sh.. Qualifications ok aa c!cctOr in sbe Cs'S
Of New Orleans, and the necessary frt;.' -
and fapacity ior !he office; and each H'1@
sIir,csor. before t.hjGg HE seat, shall take
the oss.A "G "tfce prescribed toq State "i''
ssrs.
Section sessa-Sseike our IN 'iae ssysasS
Section s3s?le-g.ias events :Uus. aftes sf!n
wos.t .nro Ssss' insert '';Us aetna! days
empfoy..s'' ~ che end Og section eight
add she following: In all suits by ag aEsaInst
che board %: directors ~ the ;sutsiic schools
of the sitv Of Rev Orleans, az ny or against
the president of the board ar the Admins
TRAITOR Of Finance OF the city. involving the
disposition of moneys raised or 20 be raised
for school purposes in case the said board,
Al injS fra tnp of $1uanpD shall
have occasion to appeal, su& cue in junction,
or take other proceedings in which ordinary
parties would be required to give bond and
security, such bond 3Ed security ahall be
dispensed with.
Che following amendment was fcad:
section nine-Iiue t@enty-three, ST. ike
ont she word besg" st the end of section
nine add the following: Teachers in the
schsol who shall have been exdJnined. and
whose percentage or estimate shall place
them in the list Of candidates to be selected
from, shall be duly considered for promo
ton in all cases of vacancy.
Rbr. Resting, of Caddo, moved 90 ameAd
tho above by adding 60 section nine, land
further provided, Chat aothing in this see
ton shall be construed to prohibit the State
SUPERINTENDENT Of &ducatio8 from issuing
to Teachers State certificates of qualiticS-
tons"
The amendment, 90 amended, was
adopted.
Nr. keasing, OF Caddo qnove1 chat Hcuse
bill No. Cd, entitled an act to. provide addi-
tional regulations for the boagd of direc,
tors of the public schools Of the city of New
Orleans, to provide for permanent reve-
nue. for said schools, to prevent litigation
against the school fund, to fund the school
debt, to regulate the employ ment of teach
ers. and to direct the Council Of the city
of New Orleans to levy d school tax and
perform other duties in connection vith the