The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-04
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

| The Bridge Questionable Coal Oil Ques.
| ton to be settled.
| The bridge keeperehfp remains in stdtn quo
Nearly all OF the new appointees have applied &c
the present keepers for possession Of the bridges
| only to meet with refusal to deliver them up,
| except on the order Of Administrator MoCaffrey,
or on the face Of "wee bit Of paper" from Ad.
| ministrator Cavanac or Mayor Pilsbury-in the
| order stated. The idea, it would appear, is to
get Administrator Cavanac to make himself Idle
TO A RULE FOR CONTEMPT
pending the Injunction restraining him from
assuming the control of the Navigation Canal
bridges, and there may also be something Of the
same kind expected to result if the Mayor should
issue orders to the keepers to turn over the
bridges to the new appointees. Howbeit, in
order to settle the whole matter, Administrator
Cavanac will have to have the injunction issued
against hum by Administrator McCaffrey set
aside.
Since the above was written we have leaned
that several of the old keepers have relinquished
their trusts to the new appointees.
THE STORING OF COAL OIL.
We are informed by the Mayor that he has re-
ceived telegraphic information from st. Louis
that propositions are on the wav to settle the
matter. The telegram says nothing definite re-
garding the propositions, but the inference of the
Mayor is that they will relate to the establish
ment of a safe warehouse for the storage of in
fammable oils.
The City Surveyor is engaged in making esti-
mates for the cleaning out Of Claiborne Canal
from Press street to Poland, distance of about
mile and a half, the digging out OF ne canal
NECESSARY 81 norton pP la
Third District. Speaking Of this district re-
minds US that
Mccarthy SQUARE,
in the old Third, was the scene OF lfrBly afray
yesterday, which resulted in the discharge Of
pistols and the Delaying Of several policemen by
1t seems that for some time past the square
has been the selected spot for bass ball matches,
which frequently end in bostesous demonstra-
tons and fights among the base ballers; to such
an extent, in fact, that the people of the neigh
borhood have of late been compelled to keep
their doors closed every Sunday. On SUNDAY
last the match game was made more interesting
by purse of $50, which was to 20 to the winners.
There were between fifteen and eighteen hun
dred people present to see the sport. and de-
lightfu one it was toward the close of the game,
when fighting began, the spirit of the comb ants
being Increased by frequent indulgence in the
contents OF barrel OF lager which had been
provided by an enthusiastic admirer of our ma
tional game. A couple OF policemen having
interfered to establish the peace, were
set upon by part of the mob, and 80 badly
beaten that they beat hasty retreat. During
the melee several shots were fired, which, how
ever extraordinary it may appear, had no effect
on either SIDE
THREE MORE POLICEMEN
came to the rescue Of their fellow peelers after
awhile, and were treated to a shower OF stones
and brickbats. They managed, it is said, to
arrest one or two OF The rioters, and we're taking
them to jail when the mob came up with the po-
ilcemen and rescued the prisoners.
Inc matter has been reported to the Mayor,
VINO VIII probably enforce the ordinance prohib-
lung the use of the square for base ball ground.
several OF the clerks of the d strict Courts
were engaged on Monday morning with their
depuues In preparing their work for the fling of
tne suits against delinquent taxpay ers, who have
only one more day of grace to avoid costs of suit,
the limitation baing Tuesday. September T.