New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-28
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rency basis.
Some of the public buildings at Bato
Rouge were found IN good condition an
good repair. and some otherwise.
The Deaf and Dumb Asylum is. IN th
main. in first rate condition and excelleu
repair. That portion particularly, at pres
ent occupied as the State University. is a
neat as a pin. and displays great cIeanl
ness and comfort. This, we are persuaded
is in a great measure due to the indefatiga
BILE energy and good taste of Professor u
+. Boyd. the talented and accomplish,
head of this institution. But that portion
of this building occupied by the deaf AM
dumb department. while it is in very goot
condition and safe repair. does not exhbi
that cleanliness and welcome signs @: com
fort displayed by the department occupie'
by the University. Altogether, however
| this building is in very excellent condition
any building OF the kind III our Southern
country.
The blind have been separated and re
moved from the building since portion o
| il has been occupied as State University
| and we regret to have found the building
at present occupied as the Blind Asylum
very inefficient and in terrible condition
1t is entirely too small. badly arranged. arc
! very much out OF repair. portion of it;
l iOOI lCdho Udulys us SdliCliCS siS XIV LIZ
/ way and TOtting down, and several portion
| OF the building itself seem ready to tim ole
down. 1t is rented by the State at SO q
month. which. multiplied by twelve. would
| produce sum full y as much as the entire
property Is worth.
Evidently good policy as we'll as humanity
demands that this blind department should
be moved back to the building originally de
signed to accommodate ;t--that is. with the
Il !, ., L.
for ali these departments to be carried: on
separately and efficiently. and if necessary,
in different MISUNDERSTANDING. of course.
that different quarters should be found for
the university.
The Penitentiary building was found in
much better repair than its reputed man.
agement. 1t is true the building is going
to wreck in many particulars. and looks
much forsaken and weather-b beaten, mouldv
and dilapidated, but still it is more than
amply sufficient for all that is going on
within its walls or Enclosures. Utmost all
the convicts are now constantly iarmed
out-sent promiscuOusiy, it seems. to diA er.
ent portions of the State to work in comps.
titiOn with free labor-so that the.e would
seem scarcely any use any more 70: any
Penitentiary building at all, and if matters
90 on for few more years az they have
been going on for the past few fears. We
shall! have none. except as a de. Or aiding
place for owls, bats and reptiles.
The old State House seemed in very good
condition, considering the ordeal OF IRE
through which it has passed. The outer
walls seem as solid and pertec. as ever:
and it is thought that for the sum of $780,.
600 the entire building could be placed in
pertec: repair. SO that it would answer all
the purposes of State House. with all the
facilities for the State officials. az in ante
bellum days. This would certainly be
great saving to the State.
Your committee. however. could see no
good reason or excuse. much less q Neces.
sity. for q ''keeper of the State House," a.
an annual salary of 5000; and still less, if
possible, for such an official or operator as
public gardener at like salary. These
positions, with this outlay, are totally use.
less, as the safety and good condition of the
public buildings require no such appendages.
There is, IN fact, no 81 On nor vestige of any.
thing like public garden in Baton Rouge.
and certainly the charred walls of the cd
State House do not require a 800 annual
watcher to protect them against the winds
and the rains. The premises are well in
closed with a safe fence so as to prev 9nt the
encroachment and depredations of stock,
and that is all that would seem necessary.
In conclusion, your committee would re-
specttully call attention to the prOOrlety of
such appropriation as may be suffic ent to
place all public buildings now in use IL
proper repair; and would urge the absolute
necessity of removing the State University
from the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. thus
leaving that building for the sole accommo-
dation of charitable institutions. IS was
designed.
Very respectfully.
THOMAS A. CAGE. Cha:- MAJ.
L. BUTLER
w. JASPER BLACl.1:..:,
WILLIAM HARPER.
NJ. Chadbourn. chairman 0. Che Coz.
,nittee on Lands and Levees. submitted the
following:
COMMITTEE on PrBLc Ls.Ds 49,, L-':gs,,
New Orleans. February 20. 1917. 5
10 TIE Honorable President and Mer:3ers O; tie
Senate and House OF Represer tatives;
Your committee. to whom was referred
Senate bill No. i35. beg leave to reDort IA
gorably. with amendments. as follows
In lines two and three. page two. strike |
out ''mayor and council of Bayou Sar2' and
insert '':hiet State engineer"
In lines nine and ten. page two. strike ont |
mayor OF Bayou Sara" and insert 'ch eff |
State engineer.
Respectfully submitted.
K. II. CHAD3OuEE,
Chairman:
q. II. BREWSTER.
GEORGE Z. BOVEE.
i. l.. WHITNEY.
Nj. Whitney. chairman o; the Commit |
ee On Elections and Registration. submit. |
ed the following:
COMMITTEE "S EIHCToS. Avn HE.,srga-inH.
New Orleans, February &c. 1874. u!
o The Honorable Pgesdsn: and Members of the
Senate.
Your Committee on Elections and Regis.
ration beg leave 10 report thatywe have
ad under consideration Senate bill 20. 300.
n act entitled an act to amend and re.
nacs sections thirteen. sixteen. twenty
hree. forty three and :orty-eight of an at .
pproyed November 20. 1872. and that in
Gu thereof we submit herewith. as a sub.
titute. bill to be entitled an act to regu.
lite the conduct and maintain the purity of
Iections, etc.
Respectfully.
E. L. WHITNEY. Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney the bill was
rdered printed. in the usua! number of
,pies. and made the special order of the
ay for next Monday. at 2. NJ.
On motion of Mr.. Harris the following
eto message OF the Governor was taken up
= unanimous consent. the same having
cen received from the House with House
IL No. -. an act to regulate the private
arkets in the city Of New Orleans, for ac-
Oh By the Senate:
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LorI>iA>A)
Executive Department. |
New Orleans. February rs. 1874. |
the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the |
House OF Representatives,:
! return without my signature to the !
Ouse in which it originated. an act to |
gulate the private markets OF New Or.
ans, which. if it became law. would viz
ally abolish the free markets OF the city. f;
The reasons assigned for the passage of {