The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-22

To pass favoraby upon many assessments on
capital ON the face OF the sworn applications Oh
the Taxpayers, owing to the unwilingness OF
other capitalists to act as arbitrators In disputed
cases.
THE NEwsBoYs HOME
ia claimed to be nuisance in petition addressed
to the Council yesterday, signed by residents OIL
the neighbour, Cd of Franklin street, between
poydras and Lafayette. and representing property
assessed at between one hundred and htty
thousand and two hundred thousand dollars. Inc
nuisance consists, it seems, not In the existence
of the home. but in the congregation In its
vicinity OF q noisy and troublesome set Oh boys,
not belonging TO the home, who make themselves
disagreeable. besides, in defacing and depre-
dating on tho property of people. 1t seems
that the matter might be regulated by the
police. without interfering with
THE WORTHY PORTION
Of the newsboys who patronize the institution.
Mayor Pilsbury was yesterday examining into
the city ordinances to see what could be done
with
THE LEwD WOMEN
residing in the Second District, against whose
misbehavior complaints have been made. This
matter embarrasses the Mayor considerably. II
is one Of very old standing, which ever and anon
who have failed to hit the nail
on the head. The last ordinance which
prohibits this class OF people from living
on the ground floor OF residences (within certain
lOCulb19R1, ana 10 VlBlD -UUueSb, bbG
we believe, been declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court and the Mayor says that he will
have to submit the question to the City Attorney
Tor information. IL lie not surprising when the
law makers have been nonplussed that the Mayor
should find himself embarrassed, and We may
ada little Of the writer's experience on the SUBJ
jeot. While there are property holders who
Justly say that
THE PROXIMITY OF THESE WOMEN
to their properties deeriorates their value great
y 1t is well known that prostitutes can afford to
pay higher rents to other propr etors, and we
have even seen some of the last mentioned prop.
erty holders intervene through well paid attor-
neys to secure their tenants, however notorious
was their avocaton.
The only effective manner that has ever been
suggested or practieed to rid neighborhood OF
these fallen women has been the rigid enforce
by the police and the recorders. But
to effect this the police and recorders must be
above reproach, for the women have money and
friends who have msney, and the flesh is weak
and blood money acceptable in hard times We
do not wish by these remarks TO cast any reflec-
tions upon our present police or recorders, for
they have not been tested In this matter. We
only hope that when the test comes, for ID will
certainly come, If we may judge from the Mayor 8
tone rs soon as he is sufficiently instructed in
the law TO issue his instructions to the police.
RAILROAD EXTENSION.
New ORLEANS, August 81, 1877.
Editor Democrat Please advocate through the
valuable columns OF the New Orleans DEMOCRAT
the extension Of the Clio and Erato street cars up
Freret, Locust or Magnolia street TO Sixth street.
visit in the rear OF the Tenth and Eleventh
wards will ut once assure the railroad company
that we are sadly in need of the extension, and
that it will certainly repay them for their outlay.
word or two in favor of this project will assist
us materially
Yours, resp ctfully,
We are well acquainted with the locsiity re.
ferred to by our correspondent, AMI which en-
braces the Keller Market district, and is thickly
populated by working people who deserve the &C
commodation suggested. Besides that, in our
opinion,
IT WOULD PAY
the st. Charles Street Railroad Company
to extend their line the Bourbon and
Royal streets line), as the line is, with
one or two exceptions, the best paying
| street railroad line in the city. The company II
well able to afford this boon to large number o
their patrons, who have TO do some long walking
now before they can reach the station near the
Jackson Railroad depot. And we believe tina
the company would find no opposition In the City
Council, If they asked for an extension OF thei
/ line.