New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


Z borne, President; Messrs Burke, Clark, Con
} verse Giquel, Jones, Lugenbuhl and Wood.
The reading of the journal was, on notion
8 dispensed with.
The following message from the Mayor was
read:
MAYoRALrY or NEW ORLEANs,}
March |, 1858.
e To tie Honorable President and .Me,noers o.
the Board Of alderman and re bo@ra
assistant 8idermen u me C"y " Ne"
OriednS
C;ENrLEMgN: For many years past | have
been of the opinion that the welfare OF New Or-
leans, in n commercial, financial ana sanitary
uont of view, would he materially promoted by |
~ the cutting down of the woods N the swaiDps Of
the rear Of the city, and the draining all that |
section comprised between the Metairie Ridge |
II and the Lake, and the time has now arrived / |
~ hclieve when may safely recommend to the Com |
Common Council to take tho iritiatory steps for |
the gradual execution Of this mportantwork. |
The present period would seem to be peculiarly |
propitous for the undertaking Of this great en-
tcrprisc In the course Of twoo three years, at |
larthcst il is hoped TINT the great railroad pro
jects destined to connect us, on the one hand
with the West, and ON the other with the North |
ern part of Louisiana, thence through Texas,
and at remote day, perhaps, with our far oil
possessions ON the Pacific, Will have been com
pleted and we owe it to ourselves to make due
preparation and adequate provision to accom-
mod ,te, not only the enlarged commerce that
i Will pour INTO our ialS put eNehtuiiiy .'i9o tH
increased population, which the experience Of
all other communities has demonstrated as
\ ueccs,a rily flowing from the extension Of rail
roads and other internal improvements.
IN 'on " No m ~ eo w.
occasion made USE of the following language
In Our endeayors to develop the future
greatness Of New Orleans, we must accustom
ourselves 10 look 70 ''e leaI oi Yur ct'y ~ p
scsshg IN ~ eminent Uegfee upos' Iiiiee9 -
prosperity WM'cn' y Ju'nGious o't y "i'a ca
aScmeht; WIN 'en4 " "tN'HTo IA Po"si ;.
degree the me es'S OF the ~Iole c1illhun'.y y
Inc natural liierc9ao VI Se" oiIea.is i,ea'
over, III llat direction, igT ~ was cI4"ehtlJ NV
intention OF the f1uhdeIs OF tnc Guy that ts
extent shohid pc li'utGl only ny lho water 10 y
Lake rohtchartral-. we nave now low d . iiHn'
along the river eAle4ilng 70 nearly seven Ilits
s. the whole Of winch ls punt up anu tehahteu py
an cntcrpHslng eommefe'ai loPulation'
forest OF shipping lh''fsieIs'u y meets VI sIell-
boats Llhr our "haiVes, iihparuhs 10 'le 1--we
scene 81 pHs5 '-c N'''" ny o'4V' Ooli'Ai' N'"i
mart IN the world can boast or ,-...,........
we eau 7't 'nereVr'' uluei . .iHG ;s any
material extension ~ tHat quarter am u We
> seek TO aaa To "uf resources ~ lhVltng Popuia-
uon to settle ao"h IN our nus', II Deloo'ts' Ne
veiofe rel'.t sc 20 w w. ui!lS ~ ~ 30
to improve mat portion OF me clty whch j. deS-
uhed ultimately 20 "eC''e inc aNoiv VI Nv ~
thflVlhg anu 4G'ua ,'lous community, n'ely
cohS'derl4oH' 'i'ei cl,l ;oi e'itn "n' lheeles'
aemilIs th1C Sis fiVuiy import th' hels a1l
-, ~, - H'' w i'7' ~'e"' - - '0'
"'rS i;.,, .1;..4,l .,,o., ,.,r,or,.
lAe necessity Nich - ms NJ
Is he'9np orc apparent rom day 20 uay
Is - ~ ~ Jul iIe' nm ~ ~ =
"e'eloiHe!i ~ -A iIieeiHtl rgso"icV9 On "Il'V'
uu' ,l'Ie ~ ~ NV ~ - ;,d
a. 10 pun i3iln eA'I'''l lluaI5 eAef'l.h7 IN 1ulu
in7 "l Wv iu''te s'eaAnssa ~ ~" ~ is.aS
mus pe lo l'ssal,' Us. m u: me r,ce loT ehofr
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