New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-03

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junction Of bIarais ard Claiborne streets, with
Ganai garondele The Corporation, now In rovir-
saa canal VII soon completed tfeir laors liz
feet, which said company hayesiyea n ne cam
cafontele renders the present bridges. saS
canal useless and il is the intent fhe eiiy IL
them, in shortest delay With ssletays5y sr%
accordance with The I'll our ssaa
solution. In connection with this matter ya,r
mitee must express the opinion that sitlaFsad fT
proveme Of The COMMUNICATION with the iaEes by ihe
way Of the Canal Carondelet and the Bayou ST. john.
is of vital importance 10 letrue interests
and that It's best policy dictates fur lheranee
improvement by a proper and liberal legislation touch
ing The same, on the part Of the Common Council.
e. H DERELL,
+ N. f.. BAILEY, ss
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HENRY GUYoL.
The following extract from communications
Of the City sarysyoT was read I'D.
City of New Orleans, ian. 40, 1856.
To Il. Fl. DUaELL3 Esq. 5
sir-Haying been requested BY yau tegive MY views
in relation Ike demands Of the New Orleans NAIVE
CATION Company, contained in petitions addressed
70 the honorable the Common Council Of the city Of
as IoaoWes toswit @}fs74 {68F5
The fist petition asks that the Two large bridges
acEoss sGaHal Carondelet, at Marais and Claiborne
me widening Of The canal BY The Company; that they
eeae mace ,e On = aasssnt order 70 afford more
space q that The small bridges for foot
travellers at Freme vlsre ana Roman streets, be en-
u1ey removed ana taken away, heing great obsTuc
ton to5fhe tFee TaFgaoHo Of the canal
The large bridges are As y naava y,4ss
less by the widening Of the canal and for
and on account of heis deaayed and dangerous condi
ton should be Immediately bulls anev5 IN Tia effv
I recommend that the new bridges bs made aaatins
on the plan of the one across the New Cana, at
Meiaide Road, not only because they will giTe more
room to navigation but also because they will 81 an
economy 10 the city Of about S2a8ohe turn
ing bridge being 23009 when faating bridge would
only cost $1,000 Although agree with the Company
that the small bridges great obstruction TO nasi
gatIon as they also great accommodation
Residents in that section and % the public ii
and as consider that public interest must nave in
every Instance preferences over private interest, am
of opinion that they must remain, and eanno be dis
pensed wih unless with The consent of the resideltg
| in that vicinity. r
The following resolution, accompanying the
foregoing report, was read twice and adopted,
therules being suspended
/ Yeas-Messrs. Bailey, Culbersson DureIT
Denegre. Dupre. Gilmore and Price-7
Resulted, That the Comptroller Do adddeate 10 tie
lowest bidder, after ten days notice thereof made in
the official journal, the contract for BUILDING
bridges the Canal Carondeet at The Junetf0a
Claiborne and Maras streets with said canal iii ac-
eordance with specifications therefor on ~ in the
Surveyors office the sale lobe subject 10 ihEaprFG-
val of the Common Council,
The following resolution, adopted by the 81
sistant Board was read, twice and coneurred ID,
the rules being suspended
i resolution declaring it not lawful for the Treasurer
70 receive hereafter in payment of any lax due The
city, anything except money, etc. e
/ The following resolution. adopted by the As
: sistant Board, was referred to tie Judiciary
4 Committee: Ss5sss s5s5f
ney 10 discontinue all proceedings against Alfre1
Lowell.
On motion, the Board adjourned. q
CHARLES CLAIBORNE, Sec