The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-06
REFORM MEASURES FOE NEW Or
LEANS.

There have been introduced number of
bills in the House Of Representatives various
" affecting New Orleans, all in sundry ways
tending to restore her natural rights and de-
crease her expenses. These measures would
probably be modified in some respects, and
might be condensed by putting the substance
of two or more bills in enc. We present
list which comprises all these city reform bills
intro 3uced before the Sd instant, not by
their numbers and titles, but by the subjects
to which they refer, together with the stage in
which they were last Thursday. The list will
show that the friends and representatives of
the city in and out of the General Assembly
have not been idle. As to the fate of those
bills of reform which reach the Senate, the
ominous action of that body gives little room
for hope. The bills are as follows:
A bill to put the regulation OF the city printing
in the hands of the Council. In the Senate.
A bi relative to the Office OF civil sheriff, ex-
empting the city from liability for sheriff. fees
in tax and license suits. Before the Committee
On Ju iiciary.
A bill to provide for judicial and legal adver-
tisemenls in Orleans parish, giving choice to the
defendant whose property is ordered to be sold,
not choose and to the sheriff in case both fail to
choose q journal in which the advertisement
shall be made. In ths Senate.
An act to repeal the act establishing private
markets Committee on City Affairs.
An act to determine the mode Of filling vacan-
ces in all parish and municipal offices tor which
provision is not made in the Constitution. In
the Senate.
An act to repeal the act to establish a small
pox hospital. Before the House on favorable
IF Committee (Ity
A bill to relieve the city and State from the ex
pense OF reg stration Of births, deaths and mar
riages In the Senate.
a bill creating but one Recorders Court for
the parish of Orleans. Before the judiciary
A bin to limit the salaries Of coroners to $4,000
and $1,000 respectively, for the lower and upper
coron-rs districts. Before the Committee on
City Affairs.
A bill to establish blind institution in New
Orleans. Before tine Committee on Charitable
Institutions.
bill restoring control Of the city police to the
Mayor and Council. In the Senate.
bill providing for city assessment under the
| dire cton of the Council. Ia the Senate.
A bill fixing the compensation OF clerks Of the
! First District and Superior District Criminal
Courts III Orleans parish. Before the Committee
A bill to provide salaries for the said clerks and
for the Criminal Sheriff, and fixing the pay FOR
| feeding prisoners. Before the Judiciary Com
mlttee.
A bill relative to the Fifth Justice Of the Peace,
| Orleans parish. In the Senate.
A bill suspending the park tax and aboilshIng
the rDtk board. Before the Committee on City
Affairs.
revenue bill by Mr.. Walker. Before the
| Committee on Ways and Means.
bill restoring to the city the control OF her
| schools. Before the Committee on Educauon.
| bill relative to paving and repairs 10 New
Orleans. Before the Committee on City Affairs.
| bill repeating Metropolitan Police Militia.
/ Before the Committee on Militia.
| bill to suspend the compulsory collection OF
drainage taxes until January l, 1878. In the
Senate.
A bill fixing the salaries of Mayor and Admin
| strators. Before the Committee on City Affairs.
| bill respecting the location Of stock landing
| and slaughter-houses and to the inspection OF