The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-28
tlTr AFFAIRS.


No more picnics- They nrc Public Balls
Under the Terms Of the Law.
The Chief Of Police. Dol. BoylAn. was In The
Mayors Office on Wednesday morning, and held .
conference with his Honor on the subject Of tho
so.called picnos which have attracted the atten-
Zion OF The police OF late.
Before proceeding any further. II should DO said
that Col. Boylan has made thorough investigs-
Zion OF the disturbances which have occurred 81
picnics, and will make report on The subject TO
ala Mayor a. president OF the Police Board. The
repurt. we are given 10 understand, may not be
very complimentary 10 certain persons from whom
much better things might have been expected.
The Mayor and the Chief are seemingly agreed
TO hereafter apply the terms Of the law TO
so-oaLLEp rroNros.
which are, in short, public balls, and u IL pro-
posed that the Mayor may exact from each Or
Ranizaton giving these public balls that they
shall deposit sum OK money with tho City
Treasurer sufficient TO pay from nfteen
40 twenty pulicemen ~ one dollar and
half each tthe compensation allowed by the
city ordnances), or AZ many mere or less ~ his
Honor might determine are necessary 10 preserve
Che peace. All persons presenting themselves
Cor admission TO these balls shall be subject to
search In order that they may not enter armed into
the precincts within which the bali 10 given, II
In also proposed that no liquor
HrnoSaEn THAN BEER
ahall be cold ut any OF these entertainments,
whether OF the paying or complimentary" char
iaeter.
the Mayor having asked whether even twenty
police officers ut some Of these picnice might not
be overcome by the mob under the circumstances
Chief Boylan answered that IL made no difference;
he would 30 organize matters az TO render IL diff.
Acult to do co. and at all events II would make an
Issue which would very probably result In a act
Element Of the mob for some Time to come.
A representative from Mississippi Fire Com
pauy No. was Mt the City Hall asking for assiat-
ancc from The city out OF tho embarrassments OF
Che company, by taking up mortgage note on
THErn ESa1SE.HousE,
pn Magazine street or al least 10 enable them 60
nay the interest on the note The relief Ia based |
ON tho fact that the inability OF tho city to settle
with the Firemens Charitable Association has |
made II impraotoable for the association TO make |
che Just allotment to Mississippi Fire Company No. |
a, but not that only; that, besides, ths company
owns its own engine.houne and The city being re-
qursd BY its contract 10 provide for engine |
houses for oach company would have otherwise |
TO expand large eum OF money to provide |
auartcra for Mississippi No. 2.
A pENsIoNEn.
Mrs. Mcdonald, the widow OF the late patrol |
man. Mcdonald, who was killed recently by Dan |
Shay In the First Precinct station, will be put on
the pension list OF tho police department. her |
husband having lost his life while In the dis |
charge OF his duly.
The objections Of the City Council to Mr. Nc
Caflfcys proposed amendment to The grain Il
trade railroad ordinance requiring Mr. Highly 10
pay wharfage dues for the space occupied by |
him In front OF HE elevator are, that few years
ago MIR. Highly camo here and unlike many others
who 30 freely taunt our people with the charge
that they are not eaterprising, invested his own
money IN the grain elevator, Ia fact sunk his for.
tune In the enterprise without having asked from
the city or State anything moro than the right TO
build q wharf Ia front OF tho structure, at which
vessels could load or unload frce Of wharfage
dues thai II would be
room RECOGNITION
of The enterprise aud well meaning or Mir. Highly
at this time, when he was about 10 reap possibly |
q portion OF the benefits. no expected would |
accrue from his Investment -hcneflcial 10 the
entire community-to cay that should DO with
drawn the comparatively insieniAcAnt privilege
that had been wisely granted 70 him BY the city.