New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-28
new ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 1874

act TO change the name of Fannie Hutton,
OF Orleans parish, to Fannie Justine hen,
ner, and TO authorize K. NJ. j. Kenner and
his wife, Dulease V. kenner. OF said parish.
| to adopt the minor, Fannie Hutton.
| Also, Senate bill No. 3SS, entitled an act
| to amend an act entitled an act to author
| ize the Council of the city of New Orleans
to levy the police tax; to regulate levles OF
! taxes, the proceedings of tax suits and the
| jurisdiction of the district courts for the
| parish of Orleans in reference thereto; to
define and punish forgery in certain cases;
| to authorize the funding of the floating
| debt; to consolidate, limit and provide for
| the debt OF the city of New Orleans. prin.
ciDal and interest: 10 authorize a tax for the
| support OF the city government, and to es-
| tablish fiscal agency. defining its duties,
and for the better enforcement OF the col.
lection of all taxes.
Also, Senate bill No. 49, entitled an act
to reorganize and render more efficient the
Board Of Healti, of the State of louisiana:
20 further define its powers and duties, and
those of the register OF births. deaths and
marriage in and for the parish OF Orleans:
to provide for certain OF the expenses OF
said board. and to impose penalties FOX VIC
lations OF this act.
Also. Senate bill No. io5. entitled an act
proposing an amendment to the cOnstltu-
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day for holding the general election.
Also, Senate bill No AS. entitled an act
Incorporating Houma Fire Engine Company
No. /.
Senate bill No. i26, act to incorporate the
city OF Donaldson, in the parish of Ascen-
sion, defining its boundaries, providing for
the government of the same. and for fund
ing all legal Indebtedness of the corpora
ton Of Donaidsonville. repeating act No.
eighty-nine of 1870, revising and amending
the charter of Donaldsonyille, and al! other
aws in conflict with this act.
JAMES Il. lNGRAHAM.
Chairman.
Mr. Bovee, chairman OF the Committee
on Charitable Institutions, submitted the
following:
COMMITTEE oH CH.RIrABlx INSTITUTIONS.
New orleans. February %. 1874.
70 tire Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
Your Committee on Charitable Institu-
tions. in accordance with the resolution OF
your honorable body. has visited the char.
table institutions located at Baton Rouge
and Jackson. and beg leave to report the
result OF their investigations OF the eharita.
bic institutions situated at that place.
consisting OF the institutions for the deaf
and dumb. and the Industrial! Home for the
Blind. They tind that there are at present
fftv-four inmates being cared for in the in.
sttution for the deaf and dumb. ali being
INDECENT, and from whom no revenue is de-
rived. Pupils are admitted 70 the insttu.
ton between the ages of eight and twenty.
five years. There are at present twenty
female and thirty-tour male pupils. The
building is excellent. and well calculated
for the purposes tor which it was desi gned.
beng large. roomy. and located in a salu.
brious and healthy locality. The male pu.
pills are taught, in connection with the gem
eTal education system, the art of .ypog.
raphv. being required to labor at the
case from two and half to three hours !.
day. They learn readily and rapidly.
a: the presentstime doing q large amount
of job work in their office. it is believed
by your committee tina, if the means were
provided. TO obtain a job printing press
that in short time this branch OF labor
would be q source of revenue to the insti.
tuition. 1t is also believed and recon-.
mended by great many persons interested
in this elias. OF nnfOrtunates. that they
could be taught and would readily learn
if the means were provided to
establish 8 workshop and provide an in.
structor. The girls are taught to sew and
seem 20 DC proficient. having during the
pas: year made all the comforts and ne.
bed clo,hin: for the homes. We
found the building in a clean condition, bGt
the furniture old and dllapidated and Re.
scarce. and the floors bare. The |
inmates appeared perfectly contented and |
happy, and have enjoyed excellent health |
during the past year. Great complaint is |
made by those in charge Of the asylum. |
that being connected under the same root !
with the State University. they complain |
that the cadets annoy and intrude upon the |
of fam Ia upI,jls of tho nc llIt,,
the said cadets having gone SO far as to
haze bored holes through the doors lead. |
ng to the girls domitory. |
They believe that one or the other should |
be removed from the building. and as the /
building was riginall.;: built for the deaf.
dumb and blind. ana as the University has
and has had less than twenty five students
Turing the past year. they believe that some
other place should be provided for the said
University. They also complain tina: the
in charge Of the State University ,
or caused 10 be removed a water
ank of great value and soi the same to
satisfy = personal creditor: and also re. |
moved some twenty or thirty thousand
,rlcks from the foundation ci the building. |
which they caused to be sold and money
appropriated to the use OF the University.
Iae general management of the institution
or the past year has been good. Tire last
|
vas drawn and sold. and averaged q little
ess than iorty-three per cent. there ia :..
naming Sio.O00 OF the appropriation for the
as. year. which vii! be sufficient to pay
j! outstanding indebtedness. |o- the
urrent year il is estimated that the Slila ct !
y 900 will be required in currency !or the
maintenance OF the institution and viii !
Materially assist in supplying the Necessary
cilool furniture. library apparatus. repairs.
p Gt,1os n.f ta.s r1r11f |
peettully recommend tina: the above
mount be appropriated 10 this institution.
or further particulars we would most re. |
pecitullv refer 20 the report o: I'll: board
t control.
He INSTITUTION FOR TIE EDUCATION OF
THE BLIND.
This institution IS also located al Baton |
ouge. II is domiciled in building tor.
erlv occupied by the Female Orphan Asv.
I'M, at Il yearly rental of $40. and that !
he building shall be kept in repair at the J
<pensc o! the institution. We are sorry
say tina: the building is not vel! caicu. i,
ted for the purpose to which it has been
9voted. !. is in bad order. in tact. dlap:.
ited. and about one-half as large as is re.
1ired tor the number of inmates. The !
aiding at present occupied by the instit;:-
Oh of the deaf mutes and the Louisiana
ate University was organized and bull:
lder the &C: Of ioJt.. as the Deaf, Dumb l
I'd Blind Asylum. We know that the !:
hiding has been found quite Inadequate !!
the requirements OF the two institutions :
wv occupying ii, while it would give am- I
G accommodations 10 the institution for | =
C deaf mutes and home for the blind. .
lS1l the Legislature enacted law sep p
atlng the mutes from the blind. and or
nIzed a separate institution for the last u
med clats " our afflicted citizens. and d
thoriZeG the occupation Of the binding. d
nj expressly Tor this class o: "uv Aet.c.
;es. ty the State University. We believe u
Is 20 have been wrong: we now recommend | =,
at the university be provided with other u
artprs nrh IL .naLnlf OF ia i,,,;;L,.. | x