The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-11
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The following are the officers Of the Orleans
Dramatic Relief Association for the coming year !:
j. N. A. Wilson. president Frank Shaubut,
vice president; J. P. Childress, secretary Geo.
w. Doll, (re.elected) treasurer Chas. +. Buck,
(re-elected) assistant stage manager.
Committee on Cast. Seveignes, V. G. Porch,
B. l.. Brown.
Committee on Finance-Jsmss Nut, Jr., j..
Scherck and l.. B. Clark.
We learn that during the month of April this
sterling association will give performance for
the benefit Of the Societe des Enfsnts de Marie.
The New Neutral Ground Rail- oad-Irlunc-
lion by Canal street Property Holders.
All Of our readers must have beheld with
rRhteous indignation the preparations which have
been gdfng on for some time back TO lay another
track down on the Canal street Neutral Ground,
and have witnessed with much sorrow the dis6gure-
ment Of our principal street by the uprooting of
the trees and the tearing up OF the hag-stones
which formed one Of the sidewalks. IL seems that
some of our citizens, property holders on Canal
street, have done more than feel badly about the
loss of Canal streets beauties, they have acted.
February 27th last, Messrs. Fred W. Tilton, Peter
O'DoDnel, Michael Gernon, August Bohn, and W.
II. Letchford & Co., petitioned the Fourth Dis.
irict Court to eDon the Canal and Claiborne Street
Railroad Company from further work on their
railroad, alleging in substance that the neutral
ground has by immemoral usage become vest
ed as property In the ciuzens OF New
ground, and that the City Council has no
right TO donate ii TO the use of any company for
business purposes; that the original donation to
the New Orleans City Railroad Company was
Illegal but that the petitioners said nothing about
it because public convenience was greatly furth-
cred by the railroad there built, and because
sidewalk on each side was still retained; but now
the Canal and Claiborne Streets Railroad C0mpa-
py propose to tear up the sidewalks and uproot
the trees and thereby entirely oostruct foot
travel on the Neutral Ground, besides disfguring
the street; that il such thing is allowed it will
be public and private nuisance, and II will ma.
terially decrease the value OF the property which
the petitioners own on Canal street, which was
bought before such an alienation Of the Neutral
Ground from its rightful purposes was contem-
plated.
The railroad company answer that the idea that
the people of New Orleans have any vested rights
in the Neutral Ground for pleasure ground Is all
moonsbine, and that they are carrying on their
work by virtue Of an ordinance OF the Common
Council, ard not only ask that the Injunction be
dissolved. but hint very broadly that they will
claim damages against the eDjoiners for loss of
time and money caused by the injunction. The
answer was filed yesterday. and the matter is now
in allegiance before Judge Theard.
The Carsndelet Capai-Suit gsinst the City
for s24, 900
On March 10th, last, Louis Gagnet, lessee of
the Carondelet Canal filed petition in the Fourth
Csrondelet Canal; that by the terms of an act of
the State Legislature, approved March 10, 1858, it
was enacted that "after the expiration of Eve
years from the final passage OF this act the city
corporation shall be prohibited from draining into
Bayou st. John; and should said city continue to
drain into said bayou sfter the expiration Of the
term aforesaid, then only uoon due indemnity be-
log made for any injury which shall be made to
appear to result therefrOm, said indemnity TO be
determined by three experts, 10 be appointed one
by the city corporation, one by the company, aud
one by any of the district judges of New Oreans;"
that the city has drained uto Bayou st. John from
March 10, 1865 to March TO- 1859; that he, Gagnet,
has sustained damage to the amount of $1,000 per
month in that time, the dredging costing $1,000 per
month, and the revenues being decreased because
of the fetid smell of the water, and because it
affects the paint upon vessels which may navigate
the canal, and because the odor prevents travel
upon the shelroad. Mr.. Gagnet further stated
that he has appointed Louis Pile, civil engineer,
as his expert, and has notified the city to appoint
one, but that the council has refused to take any
action. He therefore prayed the court to appoint
an expert who with Mr.. Pile, if the city still
fuses 10 act shall adiudge the damages due him
by the city. Judge Thesrd granted the prayer
AID appointed Mr.. Henry Bezou as an expert to
act with Mr.. Pile in the adjudication Of the dam
ages due to Mr. GaRnet. Mr.. ]. Livingston was
attorney for plaintiff.