The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-05
CITY HALL TOPICS.
rmE WHARF BOND QUESTION = TINE
KAmK NOTE PAID--TME PAUFEks'
CEMETERY.

Yesterday the wharf leaaeea, Messrs Filler
snaun Il Co.. agreed to turn over to the city th
wharf bonds. To the nmoBnt of seo 900. due b
them. and which were garnlsheed IN thel
hands. The delivery will. however. be mad
THE Park NOTE
The ast but two of the notes due Oh the Cres
cent CITY Park. and payable IN February last
,vaa mid Yesterday by tho Administrator D
Finance, This leaves about one hundred ant
eixty. eight thousand dollars still TO be paid Of
Tho park, the two notes being due respectivel,
Iii 1850 and 1881.
THE pAupEns' CEMETERY.
Administrator IHaacaon. chairman of tht
special committee appointed In the matter. has
received the opinion Of the city attorney con
corning the right of the city to locate the pro
posed paupefs graveyard al the western end 81
the New Orleans City Park, on the Metairis
Ridge. Mr.. McCaleb sayH In his communication
that Tint portion Of the park having been pur
chased by the city from the city, the administers.
tion has an unauestionabl right 10 convert |,
Into cemetery. The opinion reverses an old
doctrine that grounds once given UP to public
uses NY the municipality are irretrievaby
abandoned to such n purpose.
ROAMING HOGS AND GOATS.
Administrator Houston has received through
tho chief Of police. o communication from Po-
lice Sergeant Pujol Of the AlRiers precinct. ask
LINN for authority to shoot all hogs found roam
ing about the streets OF bis jurisdiction. be-
cause these hogs root UP the sidewalks lii
AlRiera creating great hardship among tho cit-
tsena who have been notified to repair the side.
walks.
The communication was referred to Admin
istrator Meaev. who has charge Of the pounds.
Owners Of roaming hogs may therefore take
warning lost they find themselves mulcted In
flne Of s2s for allowing their animals to run
applies 10 owners q all kinds 81 animals. coats
Included.
:. speaking 81 goats. one os our friends relates
the goats 81 his neighborhood last summer 10
initial In its effects that the species entirely dis
sgpeared, Y hs great sat,sisotton by the way
Sens q sarloSs kinds and he Gaepened t ef se
among The ,s4 plae s gardeSs Fae
blIes, nannies md kids-wIthIn q radius Of
amons The and arshose e po sseS wss
terrific. During TINT summer another enemy
Appeared among his plants. 10 The shape Of
mendatipn of a. neigbbor he bethpught himself
vi sprinkling the plants with Paris green. after
the fashion Of our cotton planters, and III order
his premlsea without the trouble OF crawling
over the fence. he puruosely left his gate wide
Gpen--not thinking Of the goats at all; but the
x0nts werc Watching their opportunity and the
work they did III that garden Ia one afternoon
made the caterpillnrs coll up In wonderment at
such skillful rivals. The next morning how
ever. the goats did not look quite 80 lively as on
the previous day and the vicinity of our friends
garden had a great deal the appearance OF the
SURROUNDINGS of kid glove factory. Raising
goats Ia that vicinity does seem ~ profitable
this season.
THE MARKET REVENUES.
Owing to the misapprehenaion OF instruc-
lions on the part Of some 81 tho market COM
miHsaries Administrator Behan has thought
necessary to issue the following circulars
DEPARTMENT. OF COMMERCE. Cry HALL, |
New Orleans. April 4. 1879.
The inspe etors and collectors OF markets are
positively required To enter In their daily re-
port. or on the books from which said report Ia
made. the nuMher of the stall the name of the
occupant and the amount collected No devia-
tton from this rule by any collector will be al
loved under any circumstances.
1t liz requisite as O matter OF record for this |
department, added to which the Council insists |
Wpon this data Tor their Information.
III this order liz not complied With, and the In |
formation required not given daily, the inapee- |
tor and collector neglecttDg or refusing to COM
My with the same will be Immediately dis /
charged. J. HENRY BEHAN.
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