The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-03
THE REPORT or A GRAND JURY.

The following report Of the Grand Jury Of the
Second Judicial District will be read with interest
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SIXTH
AND SEVENTH MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS, PARISH Or
ORLEANS.
MONDAY, December 81, 1877.
Court met pursuant to adjournment. Present
Don A. Pardee, Judge:
and for the body OF the Sixth and Seventh MUM
oipal Districts OF the parish OF Orleanp. on Thurs
day, December 6, 1877, presented themselves in
open court, and through their foreman, L. A.
Fournier, Esq, submitted the following special
reports, which were 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 Cornell give their early at
tsntion to the matters contained In said reports.
SECOND JUDICIAL DIsTRIoT,
Parish Of Orleans, Uarrollton, La, J
December 81, 1877.
To the Hon. Don A. Pardee, Judge Of the Second
judicial District Court:
Your Grand Jury beg leave to submit this
their special report;
They have inspected the condition of the vari.
ous streets and thoroughfares of the Sixth and
Seventh Municipal Districts OF the city OF Now
Orleans and are compelled TO declare that In so
far al the sixth District is concerned they are
disgrace to any corporation, much more to enc
or the szs aud wealth OF our own. The MAORI
ty Of them are fer Inferior TO the ordinary coun.
try roads, and IN any bat dfyest weather. are all
but impossible. The people Of this district GER
tainly contribute their share OF the general taxes,
but they are in this respect far from receiving
their share OF attention. The cause OF this neg
lect Ia, that these matters have been delegated
to contractors whose interest lay in allowing
themselves margins az large "a possible, which
can be accomplished only by ourtsiling the work
required. We have examined the con tract be-
tween the city and contractors, and find that
they have obligated thems Ives to maintain the
streets in perfect order, to open and drain all
cutters and drains, and to keep out all grass and
garbage. This the contractors signally failed to
do. They have had scarcely any force in
the DISTRICT and have hardly extended their
efforts beyond cleaning ont q little grass in few
of the main streets, leaving, however, the great
majority without any attention whatever. and
comforting not the slightest notice upon cross
streets. Our theroug hfares are in wet weather
mere lines of bog holes, and as rule the cutters
and bitches are 80 neglected as to lose oil value
rs draine, eubjecting many OF our streets and
lots to overflow and loug standing water. 10
the utter failure on the part OF the
contractors to fulfill the same, 1t is strange
that our Administrators approve and pay
the monthly bills There ia no excuse that the
fair consideration for the amount paid, and more
over, these bidders assumed their obligations
knowingly. and kept out others, who for fairer
prices would and could have done justice to the
city aud its inhabitants. We have been urged by
many Of our fellow citizens to give special atten-
ton to this matter, and have prepared the fore
going as our report in that connection.
L. A. FUURNIER, Foreman.
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
OarrolltoD, December 81, 1877.
Hon. Don. A. Pardee, Judge:
The Grand Jury respectfully submit to your
honor the following special report:
Our attention has been called to the wretched
condition of the wooden bapquettes throughout
the Sixth and Seventh Districts, not only causing
great Inconvenience, bat 10 many cases danger
Gus to life aud limb. We have been infoi med
that the present ordinance requiring the owners
to keep them in repair is imperative and q dead
letter. Such being the case, and believing that
force should be used when reason fails to con-
vince, we earnestly recommend the City Council
to enact such an ordinance as will remedy the
evil. l.. A. FOURNlER, Foreman.
Extract from the minutes OF the Second Judi
cial District Court, Sixth and Seventh Municipal
Districts Tor the parish Of Orleans.
A true copy: FRANK HEBERF,
Deputy Clerk.