The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-26

impression that only the smaller bakers, hose
who have little capital, and have TO pay higher
price for their flour on that account, do not con-
form with The bread regulations.
Our city authorities, we are given to under
stand, are also under the impression that the
Supreme Court Of the State has decided the law
to be unconstitutional. We are informed on
good authority that
THE CONTRARY Is THE CASE.
Incidental we may sGy that there Is great
diversity OF opinion regarding the justice OF com
polling bakers to give so much bread for so much
money any more than of requiring the butcher to
sell his meat only at certain p ice. As to the
decision of the Radical supreme Court, it should
also be taken with great deal OF caution. How
ever II IL the intention Of Mayor Pilsbury TO con-
tiDue the publication Of the bread regulations, TO
enforce the ordinance and defend any suit tnat
may be brought against the city in consequence
thereof.
THE COAL OIL QUESTION.
Col. Louis Power, fire warden OF the Board OF
Underwriters, waited on the Mayor yesterday 10
inquire into the disposition made Of the report Oh
surveyor d'1eme court snd Chief Engineer
OOonnor. regarding tue storage Oh coai OIL anu
other nfammable oils. After some fnmbling
among papers and things, the report was i0nnd
and per,lsed by his honor, who expressed him.
self In this wise That it would be preposterous
TO require our merchants to construct storehouses
of the elaborate
AND COSTLY NATURE
mentioned in the report. Col. Power. however,
argued his case forcibly and eloqnently, urging
the necessity Of something being done to protect
life and property. He stated to the Mayor that
for some time past he had correspondent With the
authorities OF thirty cities in the United States
and eight in Europe, including Berlin. Paris aud
London, on this subject Of coal oil and the result
was that he found that within given period
$1,000 lives had been lost and over $40, 000 900 Of
property been destroyed In direct consequence of
The use OF coal oil. The subject was one be
thought d serving as much Of the consideration
OF the city authorities as gunpowder. In one
sense coal oil was more dangerous than gum
POWDER for it's terrible ELECTS did not end with
explosion. Dol. Power then referred to the man
ner in width several houses stored large quanti-
ties
or THIS FLUID,
and had been reported therefor without any ac-
ton being taken by the city authorities. He re-
ferred to one hOnse In particular that kept it's
coal oil in an iron tank, partially under ground.
and expressed IL az his opinion that In case OF
fire in the building containing 1T disastrous
effects Of an incaloulahle character to life and
property might be the consequence. He
thought that this method Of storing coal oil far
more dangerous than keeping IL In barrels, for
terrific explosion might result from the heating
of the tank in case OF fire in the building, and
that the men OF the fire department were well
aware of the fact.
After further conversation on the subject,
mayor Pllsbury SAID That the suggestion that
AN ISOLATED WAREHOUSE
should be established for the storage of coal oil,
instead Of keeping it in large quantities in the
most central commercial buildings, WAS good
one, and he would give his attention to the mat
ter in due time.
THE NEwsBoys' HOME.
A counter petition to that which ives presented
to the City Council at it's last session, complain
ing of the "Newsboys' Home," is in circulation,
and we are informed has been signed BY many
residents and property owners OF the vicinity Of
the institution. The petition, which will be pre-
scented to the Council on Tuesday, will set forth,
among other things, that the home cannot be
made responsible for the congregation OF news
boys or other youths in the neighbo hood, nor
for their noise and depredst ton on property.
This Was the view taken by the DEMOCRAT
when the matter was frat reported ana, as we
were induced TO say a. the time, II is subject for
police regulation, which cannot have been re-
ported to Chief Boylan, for be would certainly
have applied the proper remedy had such sim
pie question been brought to his attention.