The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-07
TAX REoEIPTs.
Total.
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sT. PATRICK's HALL

An ordinance providing for the acquisition of
Ut. Patrick's Hall was taken up and passed.
The ordinance provides for the rental of the
the vetoed ordinance. the building to revert to
The city at the end Of eighteen years.
THE vAGBANT ORDINANCE.
This ordinance being taken up Mr.. Marks
opposed the adoption of the first section. be-
cause, he said. It gave too much power to the
police: 1t authorised them. even to Interfere
with four or FIVE persons who might be stand
ple. 1t left no right to anybody to stand any
where The ordinance might do Ia time Of war.
I as Is was It interfered with the rights and
Mr.. Houston said that he failed to see the ap-
glication of the remarks; The proper. place Of
The church. and not outside. A similar ordi-
nance is In force In New York. Boston and every
large city IN the country. II is moving ordi-
God knows 1t is moving The, section works
injury only to that class Of people who stand ia
duge in rows and shooting OF firearms. Ladies
dare not pass on some Of our lhoroughfares on
their account; The approaches OF Christ Church
and other churches. and theatres and other
places Of amusement are go infested with
crowds Of starers that our wives and sisters
can hardly circulate on the streets.
Mr.. Chevalley said that he opposed the sec
tion because 1t left to the discretion Of police
man to determine whether man supported his
might Cypress the laboring people. crowds Of
whom could be seen daily In the corridors Of
the City Hall asking for work.
Mr.. Houston rel01nGd that the section did not
affect the poor man. There was nothing In it to
that effect. The section was read again at the
request Of Mr. Houston.
MIR. Marks wanted to know who was to be the
gudge in the matter.
Mr.. Houston answered, tho recorder, &C
man who Is unfortunate enough not to find
work but those who aoilfmllU refuse to work. 1t
is Intended to keep away the tramps who come
down here. driven by the cold winds Of the
North to cut down the wages Of the poor man.
Mr. Marks replied that the section would au-
ihorize policeman to interfere with gentlemen
standing on street corners in innocent CONVEX
sation and to breathe the pure air. AS to ladies
being inSulted, they could always appeal to q
higher power for protection than city ordi-
Mr. Glypn said that If he construed the ordi-
nance MS Mr.. Chevalley and Mr.. Marks did he
would vote against 1t. but his views about 1t
were different. Oniyithe night before n drunken
tramp had the 1mpudence OF acco.ting him on
the street and asked him to leave MS wires lie
arm In order to allow him tthe tramp to speak
The ordinance was adopted section by section
Houston, Isaacson and Mealey voting In the
affirmative. and Messrs. Chevalley and Marks
In the negative the latter gentlemen filing q
protest against its adoption.
A resolution by Administrator Mealey, au-
thorizing the sale Of the railing Of Lafayette
and other squares was referred to the commit
Administrators Glynn introduced an ordinance
g substitute for that which was adopted by the
&0unt1 recently CONCERNING inc cuTTyluR VI
concealed weapons) prohibiting the carrying Of
concealed weapons at theatres. concert halls
picnics. etc. which was adopted unanimously
Aresolutionn offered By Administrator Mealey
authorizing Mr. ID. l.. Ranlett to establish q
powder-ho In Algiers, was adopted:
The oiltank ordinance was adopted, leaving
out the clause referring to the quantity OF In
Qammable oil that can be stored In one building
PETITIONS.
Several petitions asking for the reduction Of
assessments. etc, were received
a petition from Andre Doriocourt. complain
sans railroad
.b q petition i,;ion from Gen Beauregard asking fol
straes y, TO lay coal oil gas mains on the
e1 net ia supply households with cooking gas
ask,pg f from citizens of the Sixth District
nat nj IA q hse alarm telegraph apparatus
triet p ashin from citizens of the same dis
A. as,hsi,ng Ter market and street 1amns
asking i fnr t from the Eclipse Rowing Club
house, sAsneke OF erecting boat
eel &C Dryades mark ct nk lire aiarn
Al appropriately referred
mitt aspoal vas received from the snacia, orr,
Mhaneaeii composed Of Adminstratoeees la P com
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