New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-27

| tnat cleanliness and welcome signs OF COM
fort displayed by the department occupied
BY the University. Altogether, however,
this building is in very excellent condition,
and we feel sure is not to be surpassed by
any building OF the kind in our Southern
| country.
| The blind have been separated and re-
moved from the building since portion of
1t 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.
very much out OF repair. A portion of its
root leaks badly: its galleries are giving
way and rotting down, and several portions
| OF the building itself seem ready to tumble
down. 1t is ted by the State at SIS a
! month, which, multiplied by twelve. would
produce sum fully as much as the entire
property Is worth.
| Evidently good policy as well as humanity
demands that this blind department thOuld
be moved back to the building originally de-
! signed to accommodate THAT is, with the
| deaf and dumb-where there is ample room.
| Tor all these departments to be carried on
separately and efficiently, and if necessary.
III different MISUNDERSTANDING, of course.
that different quarters should be found for
| the university.
! The Penitentiarv building was found in
| agement. !. is true the building is going
! to wreck IN many particulars. and looks
| much fOrsakeE ard weather beaten, mou!dy
and dilapidated. but still it is more than
! amply sufficient for all that is going on
within its walls Or Enclosures. Almost all
| the convicts are now constantly farmed
| out-sent promiscucusly. it seems, 20 differ
! eht portions of the State to work III comps
.titiOn with free iabor-so that there would
seem scarcely any use any more Tor any
Penitentiary building at all, and if matters
! go on for few more years as they have
been going on Tor the past few years we
shall have none. except as den W hiding
place for owls. bats and reptiles.
The old State House seemed in very good
| condition, considering the ordeal Of fire
| through which it has passed. The outer
walls seem as solid and perfect as ever:
and it is thought that for the sum of $780,.
900 the entire building could be placed in
perfect repair, so that 10 would answer all
the purposes OF State House. with all the
facilities for the State officials, az iE ante
bellum days. This would certainly be a
great saving 70 the State.
Your committee. however. could see no
good reason or excuse, much less a neces.
sity. for ''keeper Of the State House," at
an annual salary of $500: 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 nosuch appendages.
There is. in fact, no sign nor ves;ige of any
thing like public garden in Baton Rouge,
and certainly the charred walls of the old
State House do not require 5000 annual
watcher to protect them against the winds
and the rains. The premises are we'll in
closed with safe fence SO as to prevent the
encrOachment and depredati0ns OF stock,
and that is all that would seem necessary.
In conclusion, your committee would re-
specially call attention 20 the propriety of
such appropriation as may be sufficient to
place all public buildings now in use in
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-
dalton of charitable institutions, as was
originally designed.
terv respectfully.
THOMAS A. CAGE, Chairman:
Z. BUTLER.
". JASPER BLACKBURN.
WILLIAM HARPER.
Mr.. Chadbourn. chairman of the Com.
mittee on Lands and Levees. submitted the
following:
CoMy...Hr o~ rrB,:C L.Nns AND lGvRRs
new Orleans February 26. 1874. !
TO She Honorable President and Members OF She
Senate and House OF Representatives:
Your committee. 20 whom: was referred
Senate bill No. i35, be. leave 10 report IA
vora bly,, with amendments, as follows:
In lines :wo and three, page two, STRIKE
out mayor and council of Bayou Sara" and
.nser: 'chiet STATE en-. ineer."
In lines nine and ten, page two, strike out
''mayor of Bayou Sara and sns..: "ch.ef
State engineer.
Respectfully submitted.
x. II. CHAD3OIRN,
Chairman:
on. BREWSTER,
GEORGE Z. BOVEE.
Z. L. WHITNEY.
Mr.. Whitney. chairman OF che Commit
zee on Elections and Registration. submit.
Ted the following:
CcExIv.EK "N ELECTION. ASr REGENERATION.
New Orleans. February 70. 1874. )
70 :he Honorable P.esiGsn: and Men be1s Of the
Senate:
Your Committee OF Elections and Regis.
tration beg leave - report ,ha. wa have
had nnder consideration Senate bill No. !09,
all &C! entitled AZ &C: 70 amend and re.
enact sections thirteen. sixteen. twenty.
three, forty three and forty eight of an &C:
November 20. 1872, ard that in
lieu thereof we submit herewith. as a sub. |
II
la:e che condue: and MAINTAIN The parity Vt !
elections. etc.
Respectfully.
Z. L. WHITNEY. Chairman.
On motion Of M. Whitney the bill was |
ordered printed. in the usua! number of !
,opies. and made the special order Of tie !
lay for mex: Monday. a: P. II. |
On motion OF Mr.. Harris the following !
reto message OF the Governor was taken UP
~ unanimous consent. :he same having !
been received from the House with House
Dill No. 80. an act 20 regulate the private
markets in the city Of New Orleans. 10. &C.
ion by the Senate:
MESSAGE FROM .i!E GOVERNOR.
STATE GE LoYis,ASA) !
Executive Department. ; |
New Orleans. February IS. 1874. !
o .he Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
House o: He representatives.:
! return without nv signature 20 che |
House in which !: originated, an act 10
egulate the private markets OF New Or.
cans. WHICH. II 1t became law, would viz.
ually abolish the free markets of the CITY.
The reasons assigned ;or :he passage Of
his bill! do not seem TO me sufficiently
ounded On fac: 20 counterbaiance the
nantes: hardships which tie abolition of
riyate markets would .nfic. upon a large
lass OF the community. !: is alleged that
rivate markets are injurious to the public |
ealth: shat they are no. subject 20 proper
ani:ary inspection: that putril meat is
old in Them: and. lastly. :ha. the adop. ,
ion Of This &C: would increase the
evenues OF The city. The law establishing
,ivate markets approved March -, 1866.
Expressly provided that they should be
subject 20 the genera! sanitary ordinances
the City Council" set Not, extra ses.
ION Of 1870. amending the city charter OF
lew Orleans. gives the Department of Com.
,erce ..neueIal EIiuaI endenGa of Ill M :. |