The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-14
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE SONS or ysNNOR.

Tire Sons OF Honor, q ceipred organization Of
this city. dont seem to be- In high favor with our
citizens. for wherever they oongregate, whether
for religious services. waking their dead, or the
indulgence In terpsIohoresn pastimes, they give
rise to complaint, and sometimes grave charges.
At the last meeting Of the Council they were
complained Of by petition signed by residents
Of the neighborhood for the boisterous manner
in which they conducted themselves in and about
their church on Lafayette street. On Thursday
morning committee from citizens residing In
the vicinity OF the corner OF Bssin and Poydras
streets, called on the Mayor to ask him IL he
would order the abatement OF the balls given
every Saturday by the society at q hall situated
at the corner mentioned. His honor
replied that there was no way under
the law TO do 80 II the ball WAS conducted In an
orderly manner, but that If the entertainments
were accompanied by boisterou ness and noises
offensive to the peace and dignity of the State,
they would have to be stopped. In further con-
versation with the Mayor the committee informed
him that the bali not the worst feature OF the
annoyance, but that II occasion ed congregation
every Saturday night OF hundreds Of negroes OF
Che lower classes on the sidewalk who made night
hideous with their profanity and obscene language
and made the locality unfit for the residence of
respectable people. In that case, said the mayor,
the locality would receive his personal inspection,
and meanwhile he would refer the committee to
The Chief of Police. who had already received
instruotns regarding these same Sons OF Honor.
THE RIVER FRONT.
The Rev. Mr.. Fontane, together with the COM
mittee Of citizens from the Second and Third
Districts, on the subject of the river front and
wharves, were in the Mayors psrlor, on Thurs
day morning.
MIR. Fontaine, at some length. explained to the
Mayor and the gentlemen present the theory of
diagonal DETECTING jetties to secure permanent
banks along the river front.
Major John II. Behan gave his views regarding
his preference for wall Of close ping, extend
ing from st. Ann street TO Elmira Ia distance of
one mile and half. fifty ieet outside Of the
levee line, the inside to be filed in with willow
fascines and ballast, TO form eventually perma-
nent wharves, 81 already related in the DEMO
Graf.
Major Behan's principal objection to the dag
ona jettes s that the depth of water ia too great
nj close proximity Of the ends of suoh ietties as
are proposed by MIR. Foptaine; and to satisfy
himself on this point he obtained on Wednesday
$50
Canonicus and the assistance Of Lieut.. Jewett
and Chief Engineer MCCARTHY to make the neces-
sary soundings Of the river.
Thirteen sOundings in all were taken between
point opposite St. Ann street, and another OPP
poeite Piety street In the Third District. The
average depth at low water (for the river ia very
low now was found to be twelve fathoms (sixty
feet), Mt distances from the shore ranging from
sixty 10 enc hundred and fifty feet. Some deep
soundings were also taken, one Of them being
twenty six fathoms. Another taken In straight
line opposite Esplanade street Clearing point
south Of west). showed twenty-nne and half
fathoms OF water which In the opinion of Major
BehHn shows that in case OF oavipgs the dago-
nal jetties would be carried into deep water
Major Behan adds that in evidence that these
diagonal jetties would not make a bar on their
inner eide, the soundings on Wednesday st the
foot OF the diagonal bukheada opposite the
Atlantic press, between Louisa and Clouet streets,
showed depth Of about eleven and half
fathoms In front Of them.
Surveyor d'Hemecourt, who was present al the
interview, expressed his preference for system
OF oribbing immediately In rear Of the outer piles
81 the destroyed whsrves. ne more economical,
the plan Of Major Behan, in his opinion, reuur-
ing vast outlay Of money. Incidentally the
Surveyor spoke OF the experiment soon TO be
made by the grain railroad company at the head
OF Sorapuru street with pilings and willow mat
tresses.
The Mayor again suggested to the gentlemen
present the necessity of adopting some plan, and
the putting OF the same in the shape of an or
dinanoe to be presented to the Council for their
consideration.
THE MEETING Last NIGHT.
The third meeting, preparatory to the mass
meeting to be held In the Third District on this
same subiect, was held at stonewall jackson
Hall. on Elysian Fields street. last evening.
MIR. M. J. cunts, chairman OF the committee
appointed to wait on the Mayor, made report
OF their visit, the plans Of Mr.. Fontaine and that
OF Major Behan. The report was received and
the committee requested to continue their abors;
to confer. when necessary, with the Mayor and
city administrators and distinguished engineers
regarding plans for the protection Of the river
front immediately opposite the Second and
Third Districts, and the proper construction of
wharres.
The meeting, which was . large and enthus-
sstic one, then adjourned.