New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-21
THE CITY HALL

Now that the Mayor has full power to set
tie with the property holders who will bt
dispOssessed by the opening of Morear
street. the work of opening the street ought
to be commenced, and the railroad com
pany notified to lay it's tracks.
| The New Railroad Track ON Canal street
Canal street, beyond Claiborne, is in a
terrible condition. partly owing to the late
rains, partly to the terrible mess made by
| the railroad company, in digging up dirt to
| lay the new track.
| TO the excavations from the canal. should
| not be allowed to haul it in such bad
| weather as we have had of late, as the fine
shellrOad is completely covered with mnd
and cut to pieces by the passage, stopping,
backing, twisting and turning Of their carts.
Carrollton Avenue.
For the information of gentlemen fond of
driving pleasure vehicles, We would state
that lumber is now being hauled to Car
| rolltOn avenue, at the intersection of the
Orleans canal, and good substantial
bridge will soon be built. which will enable
travellers from all parts OF the city to reach
the Bayou bridge. City Park, the Fair
Grounds, etc, in a remarkably short time,
aud bya good shell road. if Administrator
Cockrem will make good his promise.
department O1 Improvements.
The strengthening of the levees along the
Old and New canals has been attended to.
and the work has been done under the su.
proyements and Surveyor Bell in such a
manner as to insure the city from all posi-
BILE danger of inunalatiOn from them The
work being completed, several hundred Ia
borers have been thrown out of employ
ment, and the Administrator of Improve
ments is much annoyed by applications of
the discharged laborers for other employ
ment.
Proposals for removing and towing nui-
sance boats for one year, commencing on
the seventeenth of October, were opened
yesterday, at noon, in the office of the Ad-
ministratOr of improvements KOuns &
Co. bid $:>S52 30 and w. H. McChesney $500
per month.
The offer of Kouns & Co., to take the
contract for $3S52 so, will probably be ac
cepted by the Administrator at the next
regular meeting OF the Council. Last year,
the amount paid for the same service was
1896 per month.
Work for the Prisoners.
A number Of hale, hearty men are con-
fined for various crimes in the Parish
Prison: There is little or nothing for them
to do there. Why not, with the prospect of
fine weather before us, take los of these
men and set them to work in the City Park1
With very little labor devoted to the cut
ting out of the weeds and underground, and
topping off the lower branches Of the trees
in the park, the place could be made pleas
ant resort for pedestrians and those able
and fond of driving for pleasure and recrea-
ton.
We wish Administrator Lewis would Join |
hands with the park commissioners for the |
Improvement of that central and most beau.
tiful piece Of ground.
Sink in the Levee at Ci0uet street.
The levee at the head of ClOuet street has !
gone down . space of one hundred and |
twenty feet by thirty to forty feet wide and |
four feet deep. The sink has now probably |
reached its ultimate, and immediate meas
nres will be taken to put the landing in it's
original condition. The cause of the sink |
ng of the levee is attributed to the high |
water Of the present season and the rapid |
lecline Of the river. While the bank has
;aved in in some places, the batture has |
,een forming in the upper portion Of the
Fourth District, and large amount Of ]