The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
THE CITY HALL.
a Time-Psce for an Advice.

The following communication, which was
received by the Mayor yesterday and referred
to the Board Of Health, surpasses anything
of the kind which was published during the
epidemic Of 1878. Won't somebody come up
and help the city to buy small, cheap time
piece In order that she may secure the yalua-
bic information Read the letter:
NEWPORT, May 10, 1879.
To the Mayor of the City Of New Orleans:
Dear Sr-Seeing the way you suffered last
year with that dread desease yellow fever !
feel it my duty to recommend rem1dy t1at
will prevent the spread OF such diseases ~
the yellow fever Is a thing we know nothlle
vent the spread of smallpox. ms ! can
say form experiece 1t Is thing thai every
person In your city can get. =. mo
Now, Ii you can put any confidence 10 lne
and send me small watch do not as s, you
for a dear one a small one good tlmekeepel PEI
with short silver chin you may ting tne
remedy very simple thing but lltIie .ni l.,
come to be big ones you can tesIing - 9
room where there ID any bad sinai = a yo -
think worth while to comply Win NE uu ,,a ~
soon and | will be punctual LII senuiHg w
the receipt Immediately you send me every.
thing. Direct Robert Dunn Wynant T. ".
Shelby county. Ohio. am very old tnaL yo ot
may see by pen. Your FRIEND wine pespSeV'
IT. B-if you write let me KNOW WIZ "
send the receipt to.
THE POUND ORDINANCE.
The Mayor was waited on yesterday by
delepatton of dairymen, who complained 81
the attempt at the wholesale impounalhe VI
their cows on Carrollton Avenue, on Weones-
day. The Mayor referred his visitors TO the
recent ordinance relating to cattle running
at large, particularly on our SUBURBAN
tboroughfares. but said that he would, never
thelese. investigate the matter In conJune-
ton with the Administrator OF Police.
THE COOKING AND HEATING GAS
Among other objections to the Beauregard
Cooking and Heating Gas Company made to
the Mayor on Wednesday. it was advanced
by President jackson, of the New Orleans
Gas Company, that our streets, already occu-
pied by the mains and pipes Of his company
and Of the Waterworks Company, afforded
no room. for additional pipes. This, how
ever, was not held valid by the
Mayor, who thinks that there Is more
than enough room for all The Mayor,
however, considered more favorably
another objection made by Mr.. jackson,
which was, that the ordinance granting the
privilege to Gen. Beauregard and his asso-
to be laid by the latter, nor upon what cOndl-
lions citizens could require the new company
to extend their gas pipes to their dwellings
or places Of business, like as in the case OF
the existing gas company and the water
works company. This the Mayor thinks has
Its weight, and that clause might be insert
ed In the ordinance obligating the cooking
and heating gas company to extend thelI
pipings into such localities wherein reason
able number OF consumers might apply fol
such extension. Judging from our CONVERSE
tion with the Mayor 1t is probable. that ne
will refer the matter to the Council Tor its
consideration.
A QUESTIONABLE COMPLIMENT.
Yesterday the various departments at the
City Hall we're complimented with coplous
donation of floating soap, of the manufacture
Of Mr.. j. H Keller. The soap was accepted
| but the present WAS nevertheless widely com
mented upon by the employees Of the city
| the quantity donated and the peculiar char
acter of the soap-for bathing purposes
leading to the unpleasant suggestion that al
enormous amount Of washing was needed a.
the hail. Our friend Keller, who was inter
viewed during the day on the subject, declined
entering into any particulars further than tt
say that the home article he manufactures
could not be surpassed by any imported soap
that he had lots of soap OF all kinds on hand
all manufactured in New Orleans, and tina
he thought he was free to lavish it uptor
whomsoever he pleased without being cate
chised about his liberality.