Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-11-14
The New Wharf Extension.

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wharf at the foot Of Florida street ia
now completed. The wooden portion
Of the work was executed by Mr.. E.
Turner, and the fitting up or earth.
ern portion, was done by the corpora
ton hands, under the direction of that
faithful street overseer, Mr.. B. Arisa
Front street Immediately adjacent
to the wharf has been raised by de
post of earth, so as to make it and
the wharf one corresponding level, and
the ascent up Florida street, has been
graded in way to render it much
more practicable for draying or cart
ing purposes than before.
The whole Of the improvements
noted above have been achieved by
the corporation at much less cost
than if they had been made under
contract The entire cost, it is be-
lieved, will not exceed fifteen hundred
dollars; whereas, had the work been
let out BY contract 1t would probably
have cost at least four times that
amount. The corporation, many years
ago, expended ten thousand dollars
upon contract wharf which did not
prove as lasting or serviceable as did
much cheaper structures Of the sort,
subsequently.
1t is intended to build on the pre-.
sent wharf soon, large shed for the
protection Of freight against the
weather, and to place gas lamps at
such points as will properly light up
the premises at night,
The matter Of extending the wharf
was an idea introduced into The City
Council, by Mr.. John O'Connor, .
member Of that body, Mr. OConnor
being Of the Committee Oh Streets and
Landings, has given great attention to
this matter, and it is to his active, prac-
teal supervision Of the work no doubt,
that much is due for the cheap, solid,
substantial and convenient manner 10
which said work has. been performed.
A PLATFORM FOR THE RADICALS.
A writer in the New York Circular
proposes the stupendous project Of
bridging the Atlantic Ocean, straight
across from the United States. He
shows that such bridge can be
built, by removing the unnecessary
rocks and mountains of the continents
and tumbling them into surveyed,
definite locality in the ocean, making
a grade or embankment which shall
BE- mile wide at the surface of the
water, and half mile wide at 200
feet above the surface. This grade
or embankment is to have openings,
spanned by suspension bridges, for
ships to pass through. The com
bined navies of the world can convey
the materials for the road to their
proper destination. The New York
World suggests that this "novel and
feasible" project should be embraced
by the Radicals, Gas they are just
now in want of a platform, having
worn out the one upon which they
have stood for the past ten years"
Why should they not stand on a
bridge across the Atlantic? If they |
would only leave the United States,
and 60 out and remain ten years on
this new platform, the people Of the
country would make an appropria-
ton liberal enough to build it, and
make money, peace and prosperity |
by the arrangement. What say the
Radicals? Will they adopt this
new platform st. Louis Rep.
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and unknown Industries" Privot
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