The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-08
MUNICIPAL.
THE INSANE ASYLUM.

TINE INSANE ASYLUM.
The official proceedings of the City Council
which met In regular session yesterday, will be
found In its appropriate place In the columns
OF the DEMOCRAT this morning It contains In
full report OF Administrator Cheyalley in
reply to the accusations and ,inuendoes OF the
late
GRAND JURY
concerning the City Insane Asylum. In con-
nection with the report Administrator Cheval-
ley presented to the Council mum Der OF letters
written to him-b by relatives OF insane persons
eonfinedin the asylum. expressing their salts
faction at the treatment they receive there. and
even making very favorable Dom PARSONS be-
tween that institution and other asylums Of a
sinOilar kind.
THE Park QUESTION.
The hope that our city parks might be i'm
proved on the plan Of q commission appointed,
without compensation. to. snperintend them.
and raise money by Subscription for their en-
mored now that duplication vii be made BY by
tns ci5 authorities to Gle Lesislature g per-
the etX to the CITY
District-into squares and lots for the purpose
OF selling the entire plot.
the three last payments on the property viii en-
tail upon the city. and which aggregate about
$3.50. 900. payable within the Rext two years. The
ment Of over $4,000 OF this sum. -
Il the report be really true that the city
wishes to az sway with the PARK on account 9f
arise whether some OF our wealthy and enter
psising citizens. who have not only general
bat particular interests In
MAINTAINING PARE
In the upper districts will not come forward
with some plan or proposition to assist the
city Ia this matter. AS to the Orleans Park. on
the metairie ridge. there does not seem to be
Droyement. although the attempt viii il cost
though t6e administrator i wiling p lose
win with little enterprise and thoughtfulness.
BY providing the laboring classes with health
full ,l places Of recreation during the summer
These resorts improved, or at least one of
them. the Orleans Park. might lend much help
BY bringing to the neighborhood residents and
attractive centres. The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. should
already offered a donation Of $500 toward the
first years Improvement OF one of these parks,
more viii Be conrbated BY similar .nss
tons and BY private individuals for the pur-
pose.
Administrators Behan has begun an investipa- |
ton of the complaints made on several occa- |
sions In the river column OF the DEMOCRAT con- |
corning the tmpediments met by the river
Administrator. he has only found that the COM
ments OF the press are the result Of misappre.
hension. but that he cannot express 2 definite
thoroughly made, when he will present eport |
Of the facts to the City Council.
THE MARKET MEN.
A number OF the market men waited upon the |
purpose Of consulting with him Il, re Relation to
the stall rents In the various markets. It seems
as has been said on several occasions. that for
have maintained a formidable ring BY which |
they managed to buy up monthly the reven ues
q all the markets Of .he city. shutting out ali
Dertain markets The loss that they might I sus.
lain In this manner would be easily made up
~ the combination who were In the habit of
POOLING THE REVENUES
of all the markets for their common benefit At
ne last sale. however. some outsiders pur-
chased the revenues OF two or three of the prin-
,ipal markets. but upon attempting to collect
hat IN some cases the butchers and vegetable
vendors claimed that they paid the former
arm much less than what the law author
ases single individual was the tenant of half
market, which were rented. ostensibly in the
Which conflicts With The city ordinances beoause
amounts to monopoly BY preventing many
RSss ss sss FaH .y % xss a y
n opportunity to do so.
The object q course, Of one person securing
eyeral stalls Is to prevent competition In the
ale OF market articles, and 1t would seem that /
here mas been collusiOn between them and
primer farmers. who favored them By renting {
ss stals ~ reaGced rate provided they
mall profits derived from the markets. 1t is
elieved At the Hall that the city has by the sys-
asst, lost from rs to so per cent Of the value OF
ne market revenues. :
OF course the visit OF the marketmen referred s
? above was 70 obtain reduction Of the prices :
irmers. The Administrator OF Commences !
M have nothing to Dc II the matter
'nlcn some OF the marketmen have inaugu-
ated and carried out successfully for some
me past,
HE SCHOOL QUESTION ELEVEN SCHOOLS CLOSED
FOR THE WANT OF COAL.
Mayor Patton was Informed yesterday by Mr.. r
ogers. SUPERINTENDENT OF the city public h
chools, that eleven Of the public schools had to
9 closed yesterday. because there was no coal 7
ition Of affairq, says the Mayor. which he will
lake desperate effort to have corrected. With s
nat determination he will wait upon the com. {
18th data and evidence to, show that the city of L
ew Orleans Is not treated equitably In the dis a
The expose Of the Mayor Mayor viii viii show among
Their things. that only $4,000. educable children
OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS
tend the public shoots on an average of three t
lonths only In the year. whilst In this city
}, 900 attend school during eight months and ]
alf OF the year, and yet over three ltths of the
to the school fund is paid by the 8
OF this city.
Regarding the statement OF the New Orleans I
cnool Board. showing that he requirements I
which amount $4,000 is derived from the q
eneral State school fund. leaving balance of '
262 900 to be provided for by the city Of New
'Tleans. we had chat yesterday with Admin /
,trator Glynn.
The Administrator OF Accounts said that the
chool board must realize one fact, and that ia c
nat the tive mills Of the city revenues affected q
} the use OF the city's public schools Is limited
y law. hence the city administration cannot 6
upply the $3.50 900 mentioned In the budget of
expenses Of the board; for two mills on /
III 600 of assessable property In New Or 9
cans will amountto only 1922 900. 8
It would seem therefore that either the t
chOol board must manage to run the schools
n the $780, 900 appropriated for their use In the
udRet OF the city for 1879, plus $50 900 derived
70 f1n or ahor 1y,t Ia