New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-17

, be paid for.
, Mr.. Bonzano asked if the work had |.
done by the Administrator of Inn,.N
ments, or by whoml
DIR. Shaw said he had received from, :,
secretary lately in charge of the boel.
.. the acting Drainage Commissioners H.. '.
bills contracted by the late acting Drair.a'
Commissioners, which the Council po,o
sired to pass. He had therefore nrt ~.
ordinance TO a second reading, and callea
the attention of the Council to it.
Appropriations.
Claims Of New Orleans Republican a,
sic, s. 50, s74, $72; Gorima & Stark a.
John c. Stewart, sIs IS, and E. Gottbi.,
$50, were finally passed.
Claims of John S. Walton, S2sI 2o. N.
Orleans Times, s2l; Vandegriff & Ciasr
81 10; German Gazette, So IS: New q.
leans Republican SIP and $50, were nasal
and claims of Armand Selle, $50. and la
6. Monrose, $50, were referred To ~.
Mayor with power.
Street improvements.
By Mr.. Cockrem:
Resolced, In accordance with sectior %.
act forty-eight. approved March IL 1911 1911
notice is hereby given of the intention =,
the city of New Orleans to pave with sonau.
block stone the streets hereinafter namaS
and the streets wing within the bOundar;sss
hereinafter set forth, viz: Canal stree.
from the terminus of the present payemen,
TO the wharf; Julia street, from Rampart ~
Claiborne street; Delord street, from Ran
lI..l r
from Julia to Delord street. Boundares
Canal street, Tchoupitoulas street. Terms;
chOre street and the ltvee in the First 6s
| trict; Canal street, Peters or Old Love-
street, St. Peters street and the Levee in
the Second District.
Laid over to be printed
Petitions.
The following petition, presented by Mr.
Walton, was ordered printed and referred
to the Administrator of Commerce:
To the City Council of New Orleans:
Mr.. Charles Morgan, having become the
owner of the completed grand division Of
the New Orleans, OpelOusas and Great
Western railroad, extending from Algiers
Opposite the city of New Oreans) to Ber.
wlck's Bay, distance of eighty miles nv
purchase at marshal's sale on the twenty
space before afforded to the New Orleans.
OpelOusas and Great Western Railroad
Company, for the transportation of freigbt
and passengers gong or coming by the rail-
road across the Mississippi river. was en-
tireiy inadequate to enable him to effect that
object In such manner as the public in
terest required, applied to the city of New
Orleans, in the month of June following.
and asked the city to sell to him the SQUARE
I'M toll
city as square twentyseyen A, and to make
a grant IN his favor. as the successor of the
New Orleans, OpelOusas and Great West
ern Railroad Company, of the right to land
on a portion of the river front of New Or
leans, extending from a point one hundred
and thlrty-hve feet below the lower line of
GIrOd street, and extending one hundred
and thirty-tiv feet above the upper line of
NOtre Dame street. and running hack 10
Pile and Water streets
This application of Mr.. Morgan was en-
tertalned by the city, and led to the adop-
ton, by the City Council. of the ordinance
No. f492 new series, in which it is declared
that the city sold to him the square ..27 Al
and granted him the use of the portion of
the city front just mentioned. as fully set
forth IN the ordinance referred to. But.
owing to variety of litigation which at
once sprang up, Mr.. Morgan has not as vet
been able to avail himself of anv of the
provisions of that ordinance in his favor:
and, In consequence, is still restricted in
carrying on the business between the CITY
OF New Orleans and districts of country on
the railroad. and beyond its western ter
minus, to the small portion of ground now
occupied by him fronting on the river. near
jackson square.
The space furnished by this portion of
ground is entirely inadequate for the ac
commodation of the produce coming TO the
city over the railroad, and. owing to this
the owners of the produce
coming here and the merchants to whom it
was consigned were subjected to many and
very great nconvoniences during the last
business season.
1t is the desire of Mr.. Morgan to remedy
In some degree the evils growing out of this
state of things, so far as it is in his power,
while he is awaiting the termination of the
iugatlon In which he is now involved in va
rleus courts, and which followed the pas
sage OF the ordinance No. 1899.
To enable him to do this Mr.. Morgan now
orlngs tins subject to your notice. in the
hope that you will afford him the means of
DONG so by making lease to him for q
snort term OF years, with the privilege of
renewing 1t at the expiration of the term,
rom time to time, for period not to exceed
- years, OF that portion of the river front
commencing at the lower line of what is
Known as the Second District ferry extending
Town 10 what Is known as the lugger land
ng and extending back from the outer edge
IF the wharf to line distant TWENTY-FIVE feet
rom the beef market; with the distinct un-
ierstandlng that the space above described
mall be under the exclusive control of Mr..
with the right to use it as
railroad yard, building such de-
,ots and warehouses on such por-
lon OF 1t as can be built unon II and
connecting said space with an additional
erry landing which is hereby established
u point at or near the lower side of the
DOT OF ursulines street, or at a point in
nat vlclnltya which will prevent the land
nS OF ferryboat "bow on" and the run
ing on and on of the cars in such man
Ter as 10 lead into tracks on the space
loove described, and also into tracks
ioreast OF the square bounded by St Peter,
,t. Ann, Peters street and the tracks of the
'ontchartrain Railroad Company, on
which square Mr.. Morgan shall have the
ight to erect freight depot, if ne so elects.
dr. Morgan to have the right to land his
'essels and crafts at the wharves on the
PAGES thus set apart for his use, and for
he use of the New Orleans, Opelousas and
treat Western Railroad COMPANY. and to
ollect wharf and levee dues from such yes
els and other water craft as he NAV allow
o land at these wharves; provided, said
lues shall Eot exceed the city rates.
MI Morgan TO use steam or such other
'oWer as he may deem fit i'll the loading and
Unloading of his freight, i'll the switching of
rs cars and for such purposes as the ext
encles of his business may require.
In the expression of the hope that your
onol able body will be pleased to take this
etition under favorable advisement and
ont thn Inf