New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-24

| tuio AlHu Vi q EOdu anu bIle NlCClbOu pave
ment, the little experience we have had
with the Nicolson pavement warrants me in
denying the assertion that it is cheaper
| than the she'll road. IL has SO far proved
very much dearer. The tax assessed upon
| property for the construction of the Nicol
| sol pavement was so exorbitant that the
property holders were obliged to appeal to
the courts for protection against it, and
their appeal was sustained. M
Now, sir, Of my own personal knowledge,
the majority of the people in that section of
the country are opposed 20 this Nlcolson
pavement; but at the same time they recog.
| niZe the necessity of building some road
that will be better than the common dirt
road they now have. Therefore to
have suitable road they petition the build
| ing of this shell road by tax upon the peo-
Pile; and as the majority Of the people are
in favor Of shell road, 1t strikes me that it
| would be exceedingly unjust, unwise and
| improper to allow a corporation to insist
| upon the constructing of their own road. |
hope the Senate will favorably consider this
| expression of the people.
| Mr.. Foute: Mr.. President desire to say
| q few words upon this subject. 1t appears
that some gentlemen who are owners Of
property and signers Of this petition, many
| more than have been mentioned by the
| Senator from Jefferson, are anxions
| for the building of this road, ana
| are anxious to tax the property for
| its construction. / understand, sir, au-
thoritatively, that there has been plank
| road called, believe, tie Nicolson pave
| ment up to what is now called neutral
ground,'' and that on this side Of this Eutaw
| ground there has been built about one
| hundred yards Of that same road up to the
city Of Carrollton. 1t happened that from
some error in the survey there is little
| tongue of land between the parishes Of JEFF
ferson and Orleans at the upper end of JEFF
| hnsy fhn
owners Of which now reside in
France. The Police Jury of the parish
| of Jefferson understand simply
want permission to build this road across
this little tongue of land. which believe is
only about one hundred yards wide. In
consequence of this error IN the survey this
has been a sort of neutral ground, belonging
10 neither the parish OF Jefferson, Orleans
or anv other parish. Hence the Legislature
is asked to grant right of way across il to
build shell road or a Nieolson pavement.
don't care which, so that we may have a
good and suitable road from this city to the
city of Carrollton. j. sod
Some of the most prominent men have
signed this petition. In passing this Dill
we concede no right, we confer no fran.
chise; we simply give permission to build
this road, without at allinterfering with the
right of the owner of this land to require
payment for its appropriation according to
4 It's dAStSo6uNdlu6 uuuSi blC law vi bAAC totdLts
Railroads, canals, and everything Of this
kind are built in this way. Commissioners
are appointed in all such cases to appraise
the land and say what it is worth. This is
not for the parish of Jefferson or the parish
of Orleans to decide; but they have right
to construct road across it, between the
city Of Carrollton and the city of New Or
leans, for the people have right to a high
way. This is all there is of it,; it is perfectly
simple to my mind. The owner Of this little
tongue OF land who now resides in France,
opposes this bill, aud he alone, and that in
opposition to the entire public voice. 81.
see no earthly objection to this BILL 1t
is the plainest aud simplest duty of this
Legislature to pass it. need not read
over these names to this petition among
them are such names as Dan HickocS,
Curth Bullet and others. They are the
: names of the best men in the neignborhoOd
7 | of this proposed road, and the reasons anC
arguments in favor of the construction o
this road are so plain, so numerous and Sc
potent that eau not see why there should
} be any opposition to the measure.
Mr.. Bacon: Mr.. President while agree
, in the main with my colleague IS to his con.
| clusions, | think he is not quite accurate IL
his geography as to the distance above the
!; Fourth District, where this Nicolson pave
ment is laid. All that is in what is called
the parish of Jefferson, left bank, al that is
unincorporated ground is under the juris-
diction OF the parish authorities.
These parish authorities, as | understand
from this petition, have declined TO make
' this pavement, have declined either 10 make
pavement or a shell road, and the objec
q of this is to compel them to do so. / mysel
am in favor of the one or the other being
:, done. voted the other day against the in
I definite postponement because / desired
y road TO be made there-somethins
else than mere mud road fo
our people who live above here in tn
city of Carrollton, of which this city is des
!, tined to become part. 1t is desired by al
G the property holders, who have bough
there in the faith that they should have
good road communication between this city
and Carrollton. They have bought thei
o property there, and improved it, and bull
q valuable houses, with the expectation tina
they would soon have this mode of COMMIT
nication with this city; but as my colleagu
/. says, owing to the parslmony OF those VIII
J. do not improve, but hold their property
and if they sell a portion, are unwilling /
improve the rest, they can not have thi
road.
e Now, sir, as there is now proposition
bring the bill before the House again by re
:. considering our vote to indefinitely postpon
it. / am in favor of it; but l shall be i
favor of the Nicolson road, and that the
shall be compelled to unite the Nicolso
e pavement from here to Carrollton with tina
!
. in New 0rleaus intend TO have that sam
: pavement. What desire to have is q Mic
l. olson pavement. hope the bill will b
- brought before the Senate. but hope it viii
be so changed as to require the construC
Ii tion OF Nicolson pavement instead of
e she'll road. The shell road is very obiec
e tionable. It always needs repair, and
"A full of dust.
d Mr.. Foute: Mr.. President, in answer t.
the gentleman desire to say that 1 am no
particular what sort OF a road is mentioned
in this bill. don't care whether it is
shell road or a Nicolson pavement. Thi
d bfll simply gives to the Police Jury the righ
to build the road, and the property owner,
+ have to pay for it. The gentlemen propo
ses to compel them to build Nicolson
pavement. / propose instead thereof thai
1t shall be shell road or Nicolson pave
ment as the Police Jury of these men who
have to pay for the work may determine.
The Nicolson pavement is sort of charter
institution. It may be conceived by
the Police Jury of the parish
of Jefferson that they can make
: a shell road which will answer their
. purposes just as we'll, and at much cheaper
rate than they can the Nicolson pavement
therefore, l propose that the road shall be q
shell road or Nicolson pavement, as may
! be determined by the Police Jury.
Mr.. Bacon; If the gentleman will leave ii
} to the property holders along the line of the
} road will agree to it.
Mr.. Ray: second the motion to recon
? slider.
The vote was reconsidered, and under q
! suspension OF the rules the bill was taken up.
Mr.. Foute; now move to amend the bill
, so that 1t will read "the making Of a shell
J road or Nicolson pavement as the Police
Jury may determine.
/ Mr.. Bacon: will propose an amendment