New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-18
New Orleans, June l6 1859
Mr.. White offered the following minority report,


which was read
The honorable the Common Council Of New Orleans:
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the Legislative act and the proposition of said to
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join by delegation members Council the city
subject was freely discussed and the Comm ssioners
in he opinion Of your minority committee that the
on levee said Foncher the have 100 feet base
and 'ns esp Of 100 feet
!evee would last for all tine and
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rcon land 50 araDes tss haa ths ms of
each me subject OF rejection eyee fog New oean, has
has yet bfen taken to afford sufficient protection
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wa'e5 and it is but few weeks since til the inhabitants
Holidays and Snyes Which was 81 peyend v !, Sy he he
promotness Of the Mayor and City Surveyor and a. very
aproectiop evee while dager from owe dow eNists but
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Many since in 1915 This was bloaght before the
Wheren the city Of New ofss is annually
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no ursdiction and whereas the whole State
and distress to large number of citizens. therefore
M res@'esa 5yhs sena,s and Hsuss g Of
s,,s Mayor o,esss nna adss
O hp ted
by the Governor shall oard Of G6mmssoners who.e
duty it shall be inquire the most euctual means 10 be
adopted IN order to protect the city Of New
daion to such surveys be made for that
tsy may consider and to TT the
OF the Legislature such they NAV deem most
pe1ent attain the In view with estimate OF the cost
oil such works as they may recommend ~
The following Nautd composed said committee A.
p Grossmsn, Mayor A. d. Woodbridge State Engineer; j.
u clarke, district judge j. L. Rdde Professor H. j.
Ksnnsy and W. + Campbell Esqs CIVIL Engineers In
lection OF New Orleans from nuufa,ion The Comri,
have been ut all times desirous Of embracing within Their
country consistent with the main object They have s en-
deavored to locate the proposed embankmens IN such man
not to interfere with individual corporate inter sis or
peiudices In adopting the lower line of raenvie you viii
leans on the river shore, where he city exposel to m
nhdaton from the pecaious state the levees neghbor.
ing parish over which the local authorities city have no
Jura'cnon Ihs proposed embankmen will the unii.
sied property OF Mr. Foucher form an excellent high
way from the river to The Shell Road of Orleans Canal and
thence TO Lake Ponchartran does not cross tbe valry
the towns and pli above it, spu more than
e wide OF the deepest part Of the valley through
river water IN the eyh Of pass the
leans anal No individual withn without the proper line
can complain justly Of injury, while thousands Mil r. Sce n
der is protection Wheu The embankmen aa hs city au.
fhorities will doubtless suitable drnnnp engins far
age water. Thus will New Or and the oushinp towns
from It's upper boundary Geenvie not only relieved
from the dangers OF the river and lake irurdaon but
also from the noNions and pesleuia TENS which encon
pass hem When the draining engine erected the cl.
ftfs on That part of the Shell Road between protection
avenue and the Basin will be closed additional cul.
avenue and the Mearc kdgen The Cos of The protection
Isyee was estimated by the commissioners to b. S T So
ihs estat however WIS for !evee mach smaller lie
one now proposed 10 be nt Ynus have ber
ireey rom that report in rrterto show honorable body
the opinion df men purtsc y viii e suf1et.f
known ath' e'mmaniiy es their sceutiae aaniuel and