The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-29
NEWS OF THE CITY.
What the Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
CITY HALL.
The Irrepressible Vidangeurs'

Third DIHtftGb, Oh bHf ELVhah5 oh10 ~ - 49,
,Iistant and that the roads are impract'cable
In consequence large number OF priyies have
allad ,,p and others arc daily filling UP, etc
conference will be- held with DR.. Chopin on
4be s,bject, owing to tho fact that the law re-
Iating To nuisance beats and carts TACT No. IA
or 1877, section ~ says that ~ shall be the
duty OF the Board Of Health to prosecute oil
persons violating any Of theprovislons Of this
net y and that Il ID not true that the streets In
the Third District are impractlcnble.
The officers OF the department represented
yesterday morning that eleven night carts
were kept all night at the upper nuisance
wharf without accommodation to empty their
contents. =u..
THE ExCUHSIONIsTs.
Yesterday, about noon, the following dis
match was received at the city Hall,
RAcELAND. L.. May ~. 1879.
To I, w. Patton. Mayor New Orleans:
Home this evening: boat wrecked and burnt
No lives lost Inform families: ~
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The Porter, tho boat on which the city OIL
Gals had gone to Grand ISLE WAS n new
steamer, built expressly for the trade, and
was on her first regular trip.
Under the circumstances quorum could
not be had yesterday for the Council meet
Ing.
Mayor Patton having received cOmmunl-
cation from Mr.. Thos. OConnor, chief engi-
neer Of the fro department, relative to the
corner of Royal and Toulouse Streets burnt
down q few nights since, and asking that
the Council take measures to condemn such
buildings, the Mayor has made the following
reply:
New ORLEANS. May 20. 1879.
Mr.. Thomas O'Connor Chief Engineer Fire
Department. New gsl,eans:
En.-I am instructed Ty his honor the Mayor
TO aeknowledge you communication OF oven
subject already exists and tho remedy when
called for. is always promptly applied
neer OF the fire department. or any OF It's mein-
bers, to assist them In carrying out said ordi-
The city surveyor will promptly examine any
building reported dangerous. and on his re-
port Immediate action will be taken by the
His Honor would, regard It as a. favor from
any one who would mako report Of houses
fences or walls In u dangerous condition.
80 CHAs. MACMURDo
Private Secretary.
The following communication has also been
addressed by the chief engineer to the Mayor
and City Council:
NEW ORLEANS, May 2G, 1879.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Council OF the
City OF New Orleans:
le,ttlernen-Give mo leave to call the attic ntion
OF your honorable body TO III important evil
which think ought to be 81 oppressed. by ordi-
nance. IL continually happens that after fire
In q hay store the are department is kept watch.
Ing q heap Of smonldering debris which no one
underwriters invariably pronounce such stock
q total loss water being rs fatal an agent OF de-
gtruetion 10 It as 1re, and hence abandon II.
~ of no use to him Hence 1t lies there, and
the department is f,Seed TO remain several days
ct time extinRuishsg tho burning mass. not
only ms a means of security from danger but
to abate II as nuisance. Afterwards. even
when to all appea RANGES tho lre Is certainly OK
thng1shed men have 9tsn f be by
expense Ia entaied on the Flrsmen'A Charitable
Association which properly belongs TO the
owner OF the property who. with his insurance
money In his pocket or secure has no interest
In discharginR his duty.
The same injustice and injurious conae-
fire at Otis's box factory on Friday, the pix
keep several men employed for 2 week
In view OF these facts. would respectfully
suggest to your honorable body tho adoption Of
IN ordinance authorizing the Administrator Of
improvements to cause to be removed. within
twenty four hours aftsrward. the remains Or
debris Of al fires. at tho expense Of tho owners.
" rios. o'GoNNoR. Chief Engineer.
SERGEANT DoNovAN's CONVICTION.
The Mayor has addressed an appeal to the
Governor In behalf of Police Sergeant Dono-
van convicted In the Superior Criminal
Court In one Of the move on cases. The
Mayor ID also nGuiring as to the cxpedlency
OF appealing to the Supreme Court In the
matter.
WEAK ENOUGH TO BE A POLICEMAN.
citizen had recommended man to the
Mayor as a candidate for appointment on the
police force. The aspirant is said in the
Recommendation to have been unable to do
any work for the last twelve months, owing to
physical disabilities.
Our leading amateurs are nssiduously pro-
pairing themselves to present the drama Of
Loves Sacrifice" ut the Varieties on Saturday
in a most effective manner. and we doubt not
they will succeed The box office is open every
day. Admission to the gallery only rs cents.
m
save costs by paying state license and
capital tax now.
RHEIMS natural mineral (seltzerl water I'M