The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-31
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Nov orissns. March 81. iS6a }
Some two years ago public attention was ex-
improve and besutify the City Park on Mefsirie
Ridge, provided the city would grant to them
certain rights and privileges for term Of years.
The proposition met with violent opposition, and
after occupying prominent place before the peo-
pie for over month, ives dropped and never has
been again revived. fta1I
We remember perfectly well that the strongest
arguments urged against the measure we're that it
gave to company monopoly of public ground.
all precedent. even IL they did spend large sums
IN identifying the Park; that the company would
have the right for number Of years TO exclude
such Of the people as are unable or unwilling to
pay for admission into place which belonged to
them and that the whole thing was In reality an
attempt on the part Of "ring" of carpet bsggers
TO turn valuable piece Of city property to their
own use and benefit.
The parties who opposed the proposition were
doubtless honest 10 their intentions, and they GER
fainly made out Q very strong case; but with due
difference to them, We will doubt their wisdom
and express the regret that the Park was not fixed
up. even IL the public should have suffered some
small abbreviation IN their rights Is to its free
For 80 half loaf is better than DO loaf"
As the case now stands, while the city possesses
q domain which Il capable Of being msds ono of
the finest parks In America, IL Is only useful now
as battle ground for duelists, trysting place
lof oHIc pSt ouio CuaEdctof3s p6st1rdR0
for cattle and q nursery for snakes and
sligstors. Yet the city still pays annually
round sum TO maintain it in even It's
present beastly condition, and keeper at living
hsry is employed with q view, 1t must be sup
posed, 10 affording convenient umpire for COM
Dattants, an entertainer for the lovers, o drover
for the cattle and an sccoucheur for the serpents
and crocodiles. n.l
Itsppears to US that If the city authorities we're
to farm cut this domain for q reasonable number
of years TO any person or persons who would i'm
prove it-of course upon plans adopted by the
city lit would be conducive to the interests OF the
public For it Ia well understood that if this park
were TO be 30 improved. properties in its whole
neigbborhood and upon every avenue leading to it
would be improved with great rapidity. and the
income of the city be thereby increasd. The pub
lie, being unable to make these improvements for
themselves, should not object TO granting mod
crate number Of privileges to any one who can.
II IL nothing new, we believe, in the history of
the city 10 adopt this means of Identifying
public ground; for unless we are much mistaken
jackson Square owes its present beautiful appear
apce to an arrangement made with Nine Pom
talba. u our memory 10 not at fault the city
agreed to relinquish its right to tax her splendid
properties surrounding that square for term of
years as consideration. II the public has never
seen causes for regret at this bargain, we cannot
understand why there should be strenuous oppo-
sition to Ike arrangement being imsde for the
Park. Who will make good offer?
There are several interesting sales of real estate
advertised to take place to-day.