New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-29

river has a depth OF over hafne1roo ~
and between it and the deep waters 81 'nS
gulf, at Breton Island, there hes strlR ~
land about six miles in width, through Wn :i.
it is proposed to- construct this canal WHICH, a.
shall be of sufficient capacity for the hea ''o''
shipping in the world. .,,.
over sixteen thousand miles Of naslgaoie
rivers. draining the largest and finest agrl-
cultural country on the globe, seek an vi
let. with their immense freight, at the n'ou'"
Of the Mississippi.
In Inv Judgment. a canal as prop0seu
would be work of the very hishes'
national Importance, and think the sub
jeet conaanends itself strongly amt justly 10
the federal government for support:
| respectfully recommend the fuiiest up
prevail of this enterprise, and offer the SIND
ioined resolution for adoption by this
Council.
S. C. EMLkY, Administrator.
Resolred. That it is the iud sment of TINS
Council that ship canal near Fort st. PM,
lin, between the Mississippi river ane
Breton Island, in the Gulf OF Mexico, OF SUI
ticient capacity for the largest shipping, IS
a work imperativcly demanded By the com,
merce of tie Mississippi valley. and woui9
be an Improvement OF the highest natlonai
Importance.
That the memorial OF the Chamber OF
Commerce of this city TO Congress, Tor tue
necessary appropriation OF money ana
credit for the construction Of such CANAL
has the concurrence of this Council.
Mr. Finley stated that Senator Harris nad
already induced the Senate 10 order SIR
vey, and he was informed that M. B"uis-
sard, probably one Of the Oldest engineers
in this city, reported fayorably OF 1t. There
was no deposit going on in this direction,
and there had been none for a hundred
years.
Mr.. Walton: Because there is no outlet
from the river.
JMr. Walton in the chair.
The Mayor suggested that the report and
resolution be laid over. This was second
Ship Island scheme. The absurdity OF the
idea was only exceeded by the Ship Island
canal scheme.
Mr.. E,nley must say that the Mayor
differed from any gentleman he had ever
heard speak Of this plan. This master bad
been brought before the Commercial Con-
ventloa at Cincinnati without dissenting
voice.
Mr.. Walton was constrained to add
another to the list. He agreed with the
Mayor entirely as to this project.
Mr.. West also regretted to place himself
in the minority Of the gentlemen OF Mr..
Enjoys acquaintance. He was not at all
prepared to say that this canal to Breton
Island was ''imperatively demanded All
knew that, to open the commerce of the
Mississippi was great desideratum, but the
means by which the required facilities
should be afforded could not be determined
by resolution such as this. His opinion was
that the Mississippi had too many mouths
already. and he was in favor Of closing some
of them instead of opening more mouths.
Mr.. Emley remarked that the mouths OF
the Mississippi would be opened or closed by
nature alone. He predicted that before ten
years had passed New Orleans would see
her cotton 20 elsewhere for shipment
The Mayor thought it the duty Of the
Council, after discussing the question. to
repudiate the scheme. He did not like t.
differ with gentlemen so able as the mem
bers of our Chamber of Commerce, but he
was obliged to do SO. The Administrator OF
improvements had described the thing
exactly. 1t was project to open another
mouth for the river. There wOuld have 70
be a breakwater at the mouth of this
canal, and this breakwater, even if il
were possible to construct it, would simply
cause increased deposit. 1t would be an
injury to the river, without any benefit
He did not believe it could be made; but il
it were made, all the power Of the United
States could not keep it there. He was
really surprised to see the schemes brought
before Congress by the people Of the South
themselves. Northern and Western people
of course, we're not expected to understand
thoroughly the wants of the South. but the
Southern people themselves were iniurin9
their just claims, by urging Congress t.
grant them such impossible things. The
Essayons had been putting, and scratching
and digging. and screwing, and breaking
down, and breaking up, for heaven knows
how long, and finally, after spending tive
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, her Off
GERS found there was no more water under
her to-day than there was before she bega1
dredging, and the last report was that thu
captain was in doubt whether the bar was no
in ridges so that he no sooner got over ont
| than he came upon another. The Essayon
| had been one of those great fOllies, all tn
money spent upon which was charged u
against the South by Congress.
The report and resolution were laid over
| Mr.. West lin the absence Of Mr.. Bonzano
called up tho following amendments to tn
license ordinance, which were unanimousl
adopted:
| Be it ordained, That ordinance No. ST.
Administration series, known as the licens
! ordinance for the year 1871, be and the sam
is hereby modified as follows
Section four shall read:
Every person or firm dealing in gold q
silver coin, bullion, gold dust, stocks, prom
issOry notes, bills Of exchange, or uncurren
money, four hundred dollars.
Every person or firm doing business a
commission brokers in stocks. notes, e1
change, gold and silver, fifty dollars.
Every person engaged in business as a
insurance broker, twenty-five dollars.
Section five shall read:
| Each and every insurance COmpan
located and doing business in the city
New Orleans, and every agency Of an
company not located in this city, eve
though several Of them should be repr
scented by the same party; every private Ill
derwriter of insurance policies, and ever
| person or firm engaged in business as a pc
icy broker, shall pay license as follow
viz: Where the premiums received for IL
year 1870, after deducting re-insuranc
return premiums and internal revenu
shall be one million Of dollars OF over 81
thousand dollars.
Eight hundred thousand dollars. and u,
der one million dollars, five thousand dc
lars.