The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11
CITY HALL AFFAIRS.
THE PEDDLERs' LICENsE-CITY OFF
GALS OFF ON A JOURNEY.

The conference committee Of the New Otlean
Auxiliary Sanitary Association called On w.
Mayor yesterday morning. to confer on matler'
relating to the sanatizing OF the city, put nut
To defer their conference until next week. 'ne
Mayor having received q summons 10 appear IL
one of the district courts about me LINE - 80
visit. ,.n,,sr
The great number Of poor people VINO reeeiV'
ed frea permlts yesterday TO peddle wares u
s,,f,c,ent evidence that In enforcing the license
ordinances 1t IL not the intention OF the Guy
Characterization to prosecute the poor. The OBJ
;aot ~ he enforcement Is simply. we under
atand tntended.to prevent able bodied men from
usipg the subterfuge Of poverty and the occupa-
ton Of 4 peddler In order to escape the charge 81
idlepess. or worse. against them: for II has
been ascertained through the police that not d
few individuals OF doubtful or even suspicious
character are In the habit OF going about from
house to house under the pretext of Offering
their insignificant stock for sale, whereas theii
true purpose Is to obtain easy and unsus.
pected access to our households, where they
not infreauently commit thefts, some OF them
of an important character. Applicants for free
permits are Judged by their appearance, or
after examination by the Mayor; and whilst
many are found to be deserving there are not 2
few who are required to pay peddlers license
or take to some healthier occupation. In short
NIL persons peddling about the streets must be
provided either with free permit or q license.
BREAD WAGONS
that are used by bakers In conveying the bread
they make for the customers OF their owners
are not subject to the peddlers' license. az some
people have been led to believe. This is said
because one or two cases OF this kind occurred
yesterday, the owners Of the wagons being
given free permit on the scorSthat they had
already paid license to carry on the profession
OF baker.
GOING NORTH.
On Tuesday aftefnoon Administrators Che
valley and Marks. Surveyor Brown. Q basket
OF champagne, several boxes q cigars. q
snort trp u Chicago Tne Object s Of s he Wilt
IL not Well determined, but 1t Is understood
thatrtt 10 not entirely unconnected with the
graphic apparatus In the Sixth District. In
other words to make ARRANGEMENTS with the
Gainesville Telegraph Company to supply the
same, there being no money available this year
to pay the cost of the apparatus (f9O00) In cash
while there is accessibility Ut obtaining II with
the understanding that It will be paid for in
January or February next.
DEAD GARoAssEs.
Administrator Houston has received from the
authorities of st. Louis copy of the ordinance
Ii force lii that city relating to the disposition
gives s' the privilege to- the River RendIng
Company oil st, Louis" the privilege for eight
years or gathering a dead horses, cows mules,
dogs. cats and all other animals with the un,,
derstandinR that the careasses shall be used
only outside OF certain limits. The company Is
required to liable all packages Of articles man
ufactured or produced from the carcasses. with
the words Products II dead animals" Heavy
penalties are provided for against the company
IA cnae of neglect to carry away dead animals
within certain time after having been notified
by the police of the locality where they are to
DO found. Heavy penalties are also imposed
upon The police for neglect Of duty In the mat
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