The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-29
hoard Of A..i.tant Aldermen.

The board met last evening, President Kearny
IN the chair. Present: Messrs. Breen, Farrell,
Aiikens, Fisher, Rose, Camp, Montgomery and
Psndely.
Mr.. Fisher, on behalf of the committee sppoin.
ted to confer with committee from the Board of
Aldermen In regard to the two points in the bud
get upon which the boards have disagreed, re.
ported that it had been agreed to accept the ap-
preparation OF $3.50 goo for public school pur
but that the committee still persisted in the orig
ipal budget as making no appropriation of 1892.
600 for the employment OF two hundred police
men. The report was received.
Mr.. Fisher then moved concurrence in the sp.
preparation Of $3.50, 900 for school purposes.
Mr.. Breen desired that repairs TO school build.
ings might be included under this appropriation.
Mr.. Farrell objected to the appropriation on the
or und of economy.
Mr.. Breen IN response eloquently advocated the
csuse Of free education.
Mr.. Farrell said his colleague was very liberal,
but he wanted 20 know where the money was 10
come from. He feared the appropriations ex.
ceeded the estimated receipts. and that next year
as IL ever was.
Mr.. Fisher advocated q concurrence in the an.
preparation, speaking in support of his views.
After considerable further discussion between
Messrs. Breen and Farrell, the appropriation was
copcurred 10.
Mr.. Fisher then moved that the appropriation
for police be stricken out. Adopted.
He then moved that the budget as a whole be
adopted. Carried. Messrs. Pandely, Farrell and
Montgomery voting nay.
Mr.. Fisher called up the ordinance granting an
extension Of time to the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattanooga Railroad, and offered a substitute ex-
e ndipg for one year, ]. e. TO November a. 1870,
the time in which communication must be com.
pleted with Mobile, provided that forty miles of
the road, i've OF them within the State of Louisiana
De laid down before the expiration of the period
first granted, !. e. November "a, 1869.
M. Pandely argued that should the company
IT, Ina.
for the opening of Claiborne street and Lafayetfs
avenue would cease, and an immense expense
w: $lcO 600 for the first, and about sIz7 (00 in
the second case, would be thereby saved. Again.
the sale OF the right of way along Claiborne street
has greatly diminished the revenues from CIsi'
borne Market by necessitsting the sale of contract
monthly. NJ
Mr.. Breen said he bad had an interview with the
president Of the road, had seen the plana efc
and was confident they were in earnest, that the
f1ao VIII De extended not only TO Mobile but to
become the great Southern Pacific RAILROAD. The
sections between this point and Bay St. Louis ave
alreaoy under contract. and on Monday gronn5
Will be broken at Mobile. he considered tie road
nxt Isct. and as an enterprise which would
Drng trade and commerce 10 the city.
MI. Pandeiy said if this road would aUree IN
Duiid eenteen miles of road in this, bis native
otSte' ne would be willing to give them not onlu
one year, but five. Let the company open the
suees themselves, If they are in earnest, and mot
walt Tor property holders 70 aid them IN doing AZ
MI: Been said that he thought the com5anv
these streets. "
Mr.. Fisher thought the road would be profita.
pie one. While freights are low on account Of
~ YET rates OF passage, matter in
Wn,cn there is no competition, are high, people
WI not pay 81 so for passage to Mobile when
tney can go by cars for 81 60. He was satisfied
mere is snch thing as the Chattanooga Railroad !