New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-02
THE COUNcHL-THE WATER-THE
PICAYJrNE VS.

THE CoUNcILATHE wATER-THE
PICAYuNE. Ell
For some months past the Picayune, like an ole
hen with solitary chicken, has been clucking away
ferocicusly 1t the Common Council Of the city o
New Orleans. Although neither its cluckings mol
ts cackngs have received any attention, either from
the aforesaid Council anybody else, 1t has kept on
cuckng and cackling as vigorously as its fragile con
stltution would admit, in the hope, we suppose 10
convince outsiders that il was OF some Importance IN
the barnyar- that, II It hadn't only one chicken
it was capable of squeaking loud enough to be the
happy progenitor Of at least bakers dozen speci-
mems Of that Interesting fowl.
First, we speak comparatively, it pitched into the
Council on account Of the streets. It kept up its
sngsong, wshywashy attacks for weeks, to the dis
gust Of intelligent and practical men, before it ceased
The Council, being composed of sensible, prudent
citizens largely interested in the city. paid no aten-
ton to its advice and condemned its warnings 1t is
true the streets were in bad condition nearly the
whole Of last winter and good portion Of March
and they always have been and always will be, in
bad condition, when it rains almost unnterruptedly
for nearly three months, as it did throughout the
period speak Of until square stone is subttuted for
cobble pavements. Any man. possessed of the small.
est information in the premises knows this to he a
fact snd as it will take great many millions of
dollars II nave New Orleans With souora h,ocL a
shall he obliged r. andnre had strse,s some ,,osrs
| longer. II il veil enonob 10 remark en r,ssnn,
that more sonara STONE navamapt bo. haon
for uner tho ansnices of the nrasant con,c;, .ha
ali tbe so,are stone na ,,rov;o, ,aa :; -
civ .ha GOOD fr,;ts ~ ,b;cb nil; 10 snn.ran. ~.
fore tbe comn,ancorent ~ Aha NOV, h,.;nas0
We have seen the streets u Now Orleans IN ~, .t
worse cond;t;on thar tbev ,ora a. onr, tive
the last winter Init have M recoect;o - ~ ia
hon ~ tho p;caynne e,ettre bor fo.,b.r. no
r,f,ea IN thot .ooonn, The, na,haa. a;ro,,ua.a.
ces altered casesn We have ssen ne tboro shfs rss
lao d;n, - ~ Irao ,,a,, n; ;,r.,a.hI, 49,,
7onr tohacco pork hacon corn wbeot a,c n;,oa
tiar nnon tsr On y covars, NTH .aron,;,s -
ntterlv ;rnosa;ba IL hanl n a,vo, Tha
rsoo;nad = 5asd 1at.ar for +ha ~. -. =. 80
mar fre,,en,, raco;,,o, ~, s,,.,s e.,
cles that were ohl;oed - hs 80.
,evaa No,h;no - ~, t;,l - wv
most season aI.ho,a,. :. 49, "a au'us sne
III. /; - 'ue ,iOss uuiasor'
80 " .",e e'0l Aao"u'
sros ocn,rr.a MT $3.50 ~
II =.
onna;i - :, a. LUG
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and with about the same result. II is true that a
scarcity of water has been felt for years at all large
fires Init II ia also trne that the Watar or1 Co.,
,,,ana,,o1,, o.ootaa ~. 81. eon
pany monopoiy Created Dy tne Legislature, en-
tireiy independent Of the city government, and alto
gether beyond the control of the Counci This unim
portant fact the old hen maid no attention IN ana on
-, - ~. ~. paw Nv a''on'.on W. anu 80
sauAieu = .ne ,aee Vi nav iacs ana Jussice'
VIII ner oroinAry voluole s1opidity'
La.lel,y' .le gu nen mas become exercised in re-
sard 70 'ne s'age Vi 'ne rser ana cacks cackles
aua squeaAs a. .ne oounoi, WIN as mucn Visor as
oos.sl - supposeu ~ possess sue evidently
VI opinion .a' sne wieas unlimited control
oVe. sle asef VI "a'ers anu mas only 10 pass an
VI .esoiu'ion " stay us via waves and
neep .ue'a "ienin pouuus AZ I'LL events, whenever
snele 70 ofesasse' VI threatened crevasse, or
ose, w y. aiaiin'us reports from as
49, - VIC oolnnol oouich
- ~ ~ nu.u oiao'sy anu a'naAng disregard
- $50 ~ 'ne - 'aie oio o,iu' ouI sue mas
ooa1e. - ~ tny u'no'eu' oianehes' ana Win 30
A. 'na. w i''i sne nas iost
- Virtue " anu has Only ieis propensity to
7ify and disposition to torture the chaste and we'll
meaning ~e a5t.0u-
snaal;no If nrotactino tho oit, oco;,,+ ua
, p p.l - pln..s sne wy against oVefhoW,
'he ricayuhe Vi FRIDAY evening saplently observed:
The delinquency Of the Council in this regard--a
that would court ruin rather than neghboring sub
lrb should share in the protectionhas already in
volved the outlay of many thousands of dollars for
upon the Sauve, Holiday and Hoey levees
and we are not certain that to this may be added
an inundation Of the most serious character Are we
forever to be ruled by such Councils VIII narrow
mnaeoness mol al some time De laid aside, and the
Re- nresent limits hn tho c;tv az ~ 10 we Guy Win
Profonnd old hen narnit ~ ~ o,sarSo a..
,acLle AGAINST the truthl Tba Comet, ,o, ~,
n could do and will do all r. can In M rosoa.
be f,ouncil been ,acl;no n h.s r.a-;asa 80
protection of the c;tv in front ond viii, nv, ~
,enses Of protactino INV ne;obbors CHOW. ~
ate limits. Can Il 1o more Assnredl, not un,as,
ome spnern atpral nouer is bestovoa ,non q D.
,abIv the old hen desires that tbe co,nc sho,,,a
ASS resolution ordering Father Mssissnn; 70 .hato
il waters ton fact ;nstant,yl cnoI ,r..ass-s 1
,ould be fullv as sensible as most Of her ori.;oSn
The folowno ia tho conclus;on oe tho as.;a,s 10
ridav afternoon IF which tbo oto,. ,ouar.a,,t =
a extract:
The Legislature has taken this mattar in hand .,d
royded by State law for the future protection of
onfer with the draining commission, SO that work
nay commence as soon as the river shall fall The