The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-12

think that the advantages Resulting from the favor,
Bile character of the country, more than over
balanced by the disadvantages of the Lake naviga-
ton. The route passing West OF Lake Mauripas
is free from this objection, well the objections
raised against the old Nashville road route
BY those well acquainted with the country, it is
said that good way can be obtained by running
up the Metarie Ridge to the river-skirtng thence
along the rear OF the plantations until you come
some point west Of Lake Mauripas, and passing
around the Lake, cross the Amite and Tickfau
rivers, and keeEinr 1D 'la table lands that divide
the lIcktau and aaho until you strike the
high lands in tlr ... # St. Helena. This line
will be some thrry u.s4 longer than the Madison
vile road, but this is more than compensated by
the avoidance of transhipment, and passing through
road
Ihis route, occupying nearly central position
IN the Eastern Parishes, would command the trade
OF the whole, whilst the road via Madisonville
would receive the trade of not more than three
parishes With the information now before your
committee, they disposed to give this route the
preterence-beng the cheapest the most expedi-
tous and extending greater facilities to the coun-
try But they are deeply sensible of the necessity
oil having correct information before any particular
route is selected. This information can only he
obtained by an actual survey, and your committee
would therefore respectfully recommend as the first
thng necessary to carry out this great enterprise
that the sum OF $1,000 be appropriated BY the city
each Municipality and Lafayette bearing its pro
rata, and place it under the control of the presant
joint committee to be expended in having such
surveys made as may be necessary to a proper de-
termination OF the most eligible route. As the
State OF Mississippi has appropriated this sum- it
IS but just and proper that the cities of New Or
| leans and Lafayette should subscribe like sum-
1t IS much to be desired that this survey should be
| promptly made that if the route particularly
| recommended by your committee be selected,
memorial may be presented to the Legislature for
| the right of way.
| While your committee deem that the credit of
| the Muncipalltes es and Lafayette should be used
with the utmost care and caution, and not given 10
| every scheme of improvement that NAV ask their
| aid, yet 1t cannot be doubted that there are some
/ OF such commanding Importance, and the benef.
cal results evident that it would be suicidal
not to extend 10 them fostering hand; and as the
| beneficial results of the Jackson and New Orleans
Railroad are so evident and SO universally acknow-
ledged, your committee do not hesitate to recon-
mend it to that fostering care. As the city is pro-
htbled from subscribing to stock in any corpora
ton, it is recommended that memorial be present.
ed to the Legislature, asking authority TO submit
the people the propriety of subscribing for $500 900
| in this road. Such subscription VIII secure be-
yond contingency, its completion, and therefore
| your committee have not hestated in its recon-
| mendatiOn. In the meantime, by the appropriation
| OF the $1,000, the necessary surveys can be made
and thus all the information necessary for the peo-
| pie properly to act upon be obtained.
| The necessity for New Orleans TO take some ac-
| tive steps to establish more perfect Communica-
ton with the interior is so evident and the advan
tages that would result great, that your commit
tee have not deemed it necessary TO enter into an
| extended argument 10 prove the one or exempify
the other. 1t is but necessary for to look around
and see the rapid strides that sister cities are
| making, and TO see how every improvement brings
to them increase Of prosperity, to feel that we
must profit by their example, Let New Orleans
| then, at once, throw off her ethargy and com.
mence those improvements which her future pros
| pery so much demands.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
G. T. BuDDEoKE,
r. NJ. MoAIPIS
ReSolUed, That the several corporations Of the
First, Second and Third Municipalities and Lafay-
ete pay their pro rata, according to the assessment
roll of 1850, of the 81 600 recommended in this re-
| port for the survey of the New Orleans and Jack
| son railroad, from New Orleans to the State line,
upon the requisition of the Joint Committee on In
| ternal improvements.
| Resolved, That the Treasurer of Municipality
| No. Two pay, upon the warrant of the Mayor, to
the Joint Committee on Internal improvements, this
i Munlcpahtys proportion of the $1,000 asked for by
| said Committee for the purpose of making a survey
| of the NewOrleans and Jackson Railroad, from
| New Orleans TO the State line.
| The same gentleman offered the following resO-
luton, and on motion Of Mr., Marks, it was laid on
| the table by the following vote:
Pae RsSss% b HbagGa SRa kSwasn Marks MOntanye
NGys-Messrs Hall, Hooper, johnson, Mccormick, Sew
| ell, Stewart and Hancey-7.
ReSolUed, That the Committee on Education be
required to report to this Council at its next regular
| meeting, what action it has taken, if any, in the
matter of instructing the Superintendent Of Public
| Schools not TO obey the action of the Board of
School Directors, and from whence, in their Opin-
ion, they derive power for such action.
Mr.. Marks offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, after suspension Of the rules
| Res0iUed, That the Mayor be and is hereby au-
thorzed and instructed to cause an election to be
| held in the Sixth Ward of this Municipality at the
| Engine House OF Louisiana Hose Company, cor
ner of Perdido and Carondeet streets, on Monday,
23d inst, for Alderman to fill the vacancy occa-
| stoned by the death of Samuel Shakespear, under
| the Inspector and Clerks hereinafter named, and
| the Inspector appointed by the Mayor and General
| Council viz: Inspector, Robert Conway Clerks
Thomas Cripps W. w. Crane.
| Mr.. Stewart presented the following resolution,
which was, after dispensing with the rules adopted
| ReSOlUed, That the Surveyor be and is hereby
authorized to employ, with the approval of the Com
| mittee on Streets and Landings, a competent me-
chanic to supernend the building of the wharves
now in progress of construction, who shall receive
a compensation not exceeding three dollars per
| day.
| Mr.. Yancey moved to refer applications for the
| office of Sergeant of the Night Watch to the Po-
| lice Committee, which carried.
| And motion the Council adjourned until
| Tuesday next, 18th inst, at 5 P. NJ.