The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-26
THE CITY COUNCIL.
TEE sECKLEs FUND-THE REVENUE
ORDTNANCE-A NOBEL PETITION
AND OTHER SUBJECTS.

| The official proceedings Of the City Council
meeting, held yesterday, will be found In an
other column. It contains an interesting re-
port on the condition of the Sickles fund, after
the reading of which, in answer to question
of Administrator Cavanac, the Mayor said
that the Indebtedness to DR.. Kelly had been
settled The proceedings contain report re-
lating to designation houses, legal opinion
concerning the license ordinance, which was
amended to comply with the views of the City
Attorney, and lengthy report from James
Mcconnell, Esq, relating to the Gaines case,
In which this gentleman represents the city.
An ordinance requiring the lessees of nayi-
CATION canals to prohibit the banks OF these
canals, at the intersection of streets, from be-
ing incumbered by merchandise, was acted
upon. The intention Of this ordinance is to
allow easy access to the fire engines to the
water In case of fire In the neighborhood of
the canals.
A communication from Dr. Mercer and
Prof. SOule, experts In the Gaines case, asking
for the payment Of $500 to each for their SER
Vices was rejected. The Mayor took occasion
to.say on this subject that he was informed
by Mr., Mcdonnell that the evidence before
the master In ehaneery was sufficient 10 es-
pered with, and that he had not requested
the appointment Of experts,
ASSERTING THEIR RIGHTS,
II Is seldom, very seldom Indeed, that boys
will assert their individual rights against the
expressions Of their older fellow-etlzenB. IL
IL not, therefore, only just, when they do 80,
that they should have d full hearing and the
benefits, besides, Of the press TO vehtilate the
wrongs under which they labor2 With d pro
found philanthrOplC feeling, prompted by the
convection that like the Mayor and the Adj
ministratora, we have been boys some time at
an early period OF our life, we submit for the
public consideration the following petition,
read In the City Council yesterday!
MAGNOLIA STREET, June 22d, 1878.
Mayor City of New Orleans:
Sir-your Petitioners are all boys under
sixteen years of age. and up to the Present
time has been confined in crowded and heated
school Rooms and now DESTROYS to enjoy the
sweets Of nature by bathing in the New Ba-
son late In the Evening In the North side of
Magnolia Boat House on Julie st.-has us
boys any rights that the police ought to
respect 1t is No Matter whittier we have our
Bath Pants on or not we are hunted like q
scared Fox all round for Blocks Carrying our
Close in our Arms to the Scandal Of the neil
bourhood three Police Men crosses the Bridge
every Evening to our side on Julie street
says they will break up our bathing provid-
ing they should Break our Heads Relying on
the goodness OF your Honor and that you
were a boy once yourself will take our case
under your kind consideration and allow us
our Bathing hours the time will soon come
when we will be men and make these Police
men walk chalk line there is no doubt
Very Respectfully
FL. j. Hogan P. S. Nugent A. A. Cook M. G.
Azeona r. e. Rooney Many More
there is some Reckless boys that we do not
speak for,