New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-01

oelore you Will nave been executed, these
swamps will be drained without scarcely
any expense, and that the assets produced
from the increase Of value of property alone
will compensate for the outlay nowspro-
posed, and which, by the way, will be less
than one-half of what the Surveyors plan
will cost.
A PLAN FOR THE BETTER DRAINING OF THE
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. =
For the greater facility of draining the
city of New Orleans, would propose to
build culvert from Esplanade street to
Felicity Road, which culvert would be made
to connect with the New Canal and the
Canal Carondeet. All the streets running
| from the river to Rampant street, between
Felicity Road and Esplanade street, would
| be drained directly into this culvert.
| would change the grades of the cross streets
| the water should flow from Claiborne street
to Rampant street, and into the Rampant
street culvert. This would save the ex.
pense OF digging out the Claiborne Street
| Canal.
would convert the Broad Street Canal
into culvert OF the same size as that on
Rampant street, say:
| would establish the grades in such n
manner as to drain all the streets from Clai
| borne to Broad and from Carrollton avenue
| to Broad street into the culVert on that
street, dispensing entirely with the Galvez
canal, which has always been nuisance,
on the one side, and Hagan avenue canal on
the other.
would propose to construct these cul.
verts in such manner that they may be
| entirely isolated from the cutters of the
| city, in order that they may be cleaned out
| by allowing strong stream to flow through
| them.
This can be effected by means of a culvert
| OF equal dimensions with that on Rampant
street, to be laid in Common street and con.
Meeting with the river. By means of flood
| gates the water may be made TO act on one or
more of the culvers at one time, thus effectu.
ally cleansing them.
The difference of elevation between the
| river and the lake is sufficiently great to
allow the waters of the river to flow through
the canals, correcting for these the necessity
Of dredging, which in itself should be a
sufficient lnducement TO undertake the
work. -e
Among the many benefits to be derived
from this plan would be the ability of using
the streams created by the connection of
| these canals with the river for water power
for purposes of running saw-mills, grist-
mills, elevators, ETC., and for the perpetual
draining of the swamps by means of the
Archimedes screw.
1t is easy to conceive that in less than ten
years the whole of the land, which is now
under water, would be covered with ship
yards, rope.walks and manufactures of all
kinds, and what is now swamp would be,
in short time, thickly settled.
When one considers the immense good to
be derived from an improvement of this
kind, which would cause the city of New
Orleans to become four times its present
size, it is not strange that should desire to
impress upon you its great advantages. Con.
sidering the vast resu Is that would accrue
to the city, the work, however costly ii
might appear, would be conceived in spirit
of economy.
The following will show that this system,
which is p rfect drainage accomplished
without depreciating the adjoining prop
erty, or endangering the health of the neigh
borhood by filthy open draining canals:
A crLvERT TEN FEET DIAMETER
, In Rampant, from Canal to Es-
planade ......,...,.,,....., $50 fee
In Rampant, from Canal to Cal
7 Hope: :........:........ 1854 fee
In Rampant, from Calliope to
CIio....,; .........:....... 1854 fee
Road. ..;.-...;.....:..... l,7l7 fee
In Common, from river to RalH-
part; 1906 fee
Marigny. y.....s......... IL, 900 feel
Total. Observation-Disclosures 26,s75
At Sl3 per foot. S3i9,3T5
TWO pumping engines. .....--. 100000
, Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S449, ,375
1t is useless to state this system would en-
able US to drain INTO the river without ad-
ditional cost, if thecanalN companies would
object to our using the present canals, and
that the canal now being dug on Orleans
street will soon put it in our power to use ii
as one of our draining canals.
/ Mr.. Pandely submitted the following reso
luton, which he asked be referred to tn,
Committee on Streets and Landings. S,
ordered:
ReSolued, That lpermission be and thu
, same is hereby GRANTED to Messrs., G. A
. Whitney Co. to place on the wharf, oppo
site the usual place of landing of theil
steamers, foot of SD, Joseph street, tw,
small cisterns for the purpose of obtainin.
clear, settled water. y
PloUided, That said Seisterns shall in n,
manner impair the wharf or impede bust
ness, and shall remain on Sthe wharf onl
dur. rg the pleasure of the Common Council
Mr.. Farrell presented the following reso
, lution, which was referred to the Gommitte
: on Streets and Landings:
Resolced, That the Controller be aud he
hereby authorized to adiudicate, after fiv
: days notice in the official journal, con
tract for shelhng and grading st. Andre1
n | street, between Carondelet and Baronn
Streets the work to be done In strict accord
ance with specifications on file in the otfic
a of the City Surveyor.
The Finance Committee submitted the fol
= lowing report:
l- FINANCE COMMITTEE Room,
1 No. % City Hall
r New Orleans, September 20 lses
= To the Honorable the President and Members q
: the Board of Assistant Aldermen:
e GENTLEMEN-Mr.sJ. H. Keller prays in hi
. communication to the Council, and referred
/ to this committee, that his lease of the Kei
/, Ter market be extended fifteen years, bind
ing himself to build the sidewalks arounC
: said market at his own expense, and accord
s ing to the specifications on tile in the Office
5 of the City Surveyor, or that his contract bt
: annulled. Mr.. Keller erected this marke
as per contract, at his own expense, and OF
square of ground belonging to him, tht
f whole to revert to the city at the expiration
of his contract. He states that by the estab
I lishment of free markets throughout tht
city little or no revenues are derived from
said market, and that he is consequently I
J heavy loser by his contract. Your commit
/ tee have examined into this matter carefully
and have come to the conclusion that Mr
! Keller is entitled to relief The accompany
ing resolution, embodying the views Of this
| committee, is respectfully submitted to youl
! consideration.
TIL. F. FISHER,
Chairman Finance Committee;
X. WYNNE.
ALFRED KEARNY.
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