The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-10
REPORT or THE GRAND JURY.
what They say ef the sixth and sev
eutlt Districts.

what They say af the sixth and sew
enth Districts.
The following was submitted yesterday to
Judge Don. A. Pardee, of the Second judicial
District Court
The Grand Jury duly impanelsd and sworn 10
and for the body OF the Sixth aud Seventh Muni.
oi ,al Districts Of the parish OF Orleans, on
thursday, December @, 1877, presented them
\. Ives In open court through their foreman, J.. A.
Fontnier, Esu.. submitted the following special
reports, which we're ordered spread on the min
utes OF The court and certified copy served on
the CITY Council, with the recommendation of the
court that the City Council give their early at
tent on TO The matters con aimed In said reports:
sHcoND JUDICIAL UisrB1oT,
Parish Of Orleans,
Carroltop. La, December 81, 1877
To the Hon. Don A. rardee. Judge Of the Second
judicial District Court
Your grand Jury beg leave to submit this their
epeeial report:
they have inspected the condition of the va
,ious streets and thoroughfares Of the Sixth and
Seventh Municipal Districts Of the city OF New
Orleans, and are oompells 10 declare that. In so
far as the Sixth District Ia concerned. they are
disgrace to any corporation, much more 10 one
Of the eize aud wealth Of our own. The majority
OF them are far inferior TO the ordinary country
roads, and Ia any but dryest weather are
sl bnt impossible. The people OF this District
certainly contribute their ehare OF The general
tares bat they are in this respect far from reoeiv
ing their share OF attention. The cause OF this
neglect IL that these matters have been delegated
to contractors, whose interest lay in allow nE
themselves marsins as large az possible. which
oan be accomplished only by ourtailing the work
required. We have examined the contract be-
twean the city aud contractors, and tud that they
have obligated themselves TO msintsin the
streets In perfect order, to open and drain oil
cutters and drains, and TO keep out all grass and
garbage. This the contractors eignallF failed to
do. They have had scarcely any force In the
Dist,io'. and have hardly extended their
Efforts beyond cleaning out y little grass in n
few OF the main streets, leaving, however, the
great mai ority without any attention whatever,
and oonierting not tho slightest notice upon
cross streets. Our thorougsfar are. in wet
weather, mere lines Vt bog holes, and ~ rule.
tho cutters aud bitches are 80 neglected as to
lose all value ~ drains, subieoting many Of our
streets and lots TO overflow and long standing
water, in view OF the terms OF the
contract aud the utter failure on the part
Of the contractors TO fulfill the same. 1t Ia
strange that our Administrators approve and
pays the monthly bills. There is no excuse that
The sum bid IL too low for the work ne IL far
from fair consideration for the amount paid,
aud, moreover, these bidders as eumed their OBJ
legations knowingly, and kept out others who for
fairer prices would and could have done justice
TO the city aud it's inhabitants. We have been
urged by many .of our fellow-citig"ns to give
special attention TO this matter, and have pre-
pared the foregoing rs our report in that con-
nee ion. l.. A. FOURNIER. Foreman.
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
Oarrollton, December 81, 1877. !
Hon. Don A. Psrdee, Judge:
The Grand Jury respt ctfully submit to your
Honor the following special report:
Our ate ntion has been called to the wretohed
condition OF the wooden ba quotes throughout
the Sixth and Seventh Districts, not only causing
great Inconvenience, but in many cases danger.
GUS to life and limb. We have been inform d
that the present ordinance requiring the owners
I, teep them In repair is imperative and dead
letter.
such being the case, and believing that force
should be used whom reason fails TO convince,
we earnestly recommend the City Council to
enact such an ordinance as will remedy the evil.
L. A. FOUIlNIER. Foreman.
Extract from the minutes OF the Second Judi.
cisl District Court, Sixth and Seventh Municipal
Districts OF the parish Of Orleans
A true copy; FRANK HEBERT,
Deputy Clerk,