The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-03-04
Vital Questions to Red stlckers.

communication in reference to citl
matters which should now, before IL,
election Of another board. be agitated
and made questions bv the people i,
that contest. If there is y single maj
in town, whose head measures the re
quired number of inches from po;nta!
probocis to o. erterforis, who says w
should not haze Market House dur
ing the present year; then we should
like to hear from him, ard publish hi,
sufficient reasons to the world.
The opening Of Lafayette street, to
the capitol is another important meas
ure, but this is secondary in impd1.
lance TO respectable market house
"wbere men most like 70 congregatc.'
Now is the time to agitate the ques-
ton, and the columns Of this paper
are open to the town, for the purpose
OF creating All excitement: %
tComm icsted
Mr.. Editor.-The opening Of Lafayette
street, and :he prcpriety Of building new
market, together with several minor qees-
tions are subjects which excite deep in
terest in the minds of thsse who wish to
see our little city progress at rate de-
manded by her station None Of the nu-
mercus candidates for Aldermen seem anx-
ious to commit themselves upon this moot
ed qnestion--for questions Of more v,tal inn
Portance agtate their minds, the prosperity
Of Baton Rouge is subject lost to them
and hidden by the Hudy ,onts,,ed e'eetion
or Congressional action upon the Kansas
question, and if |, a humble tax payer, see
more subjects that demand on, attention
here at home, hope may be politically
forgiven. Lafayette street should be ex-
tended and new market built-but here
comes the tug Of war.
A majority Of our people are adverse to
the opening Lafayette at the expense of the
at rate far above the real value
of the property which must be purchased
in oder to accomplish this end. but all are
willing that new markeA shosJ1 be built
but hardlv ten will agree upon the site
Now MIR. Comet, cannot this double object
be accomplished at slight outl y to the
How would it do to buy the
necessary to open. Lafayette street
retain possession Of Repentance STREET
build thereon good substantial orname ntal
Market House-which would attract at
lention, and if built with the least srcbi.
Eectural taste command the admiration Of
all the passing th'ong who travel the Mis-
'issippi! Sell the residue of ground be-
tween the market ant Lafayette and there
would be double aim accomplished at
slight expense to our dried up treasury
For the ground laying between Lafayette
md the market, could be divided into ten
building lots measuring thirty feet by tbir-
y upon which before the market would be
"af would be placed ten grocery store.
romting both spon Lafayette and The new
market. These lots would sell at auction
t high rates and in the aggregate bring from
i've to ten thousand dollars into the public
reasury. No one doubts this who has any
Of the commercial spirit preva-
emit in the place. The architectural style
# the houses could be fixed by ordinance
nd ten fine stores would form fine back
round to pilldred Market House, costing
rom seven to ten thousand dollars. Open
pg Lafayette would Ito buy the whole
roperty between the front street and the
astern line Of the proposed strect) cost
$4,000, the market $4,000. Bonds could
e issued, payable in twenty years 70! thi.
mount and our posterity whilst admiring
he taste Of their progenitors feel
little Of that acrimonious feeling which
1akes up the Lemonade of this wor,d-at
1e tax handed down upon their shoulders
ON their fathers. The proceeds of the
ore sites would be 90 much cash placed in
'r pockets to quarrel about and build .
ridges over St. Napoleon and st. Max
lillian streets. Hurrah for the idea, nomi-
,ts me quick ,1r. Comet, before some ,
her fellow steals my thunder, ducks my I
cad under this (bound to be) wave Of