New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-30

the railroad to cone IN the rear Vi tue Guy:
which would have been built up by this
| time if Mr.. Morgan had not prevented the
Chattanooga railroad coming there. The
city could have given them back
street as they had done the Jackson
railroad. but now the company wanted
the whole hog or none, and they wanted
it quickly. The Council must not consider
about it at all. The road to Texas must be
built. Why did the company come to the
| city to ask the city to ratify grant, IT that
grant was just or legal' 1t had been &C
corded by higher power than this Coun-
Gil. The city lad said it would give to the
company every facility for carrying on their
railroad to Texas. What more did they
want! For his own part, he was willing to
say: Your depot is built; keep it there.
Your road is laid; keep it there" But he
was not willing to say, You can have all
the leyee; you can lay as many more tracks
as you please
Mr.. Remick observed that the company
did not want that.
Mr. Lewis-Then why 90 you not give me
more llMe 10 cOuSlucr II.
Mr.. Walton said he thought the a!lusion
to the Waterworks business, as an illustra-
ton of party legislation, was unfortunate.
So far from being hastily put through the
Council, the Waterworks ordinance had
been before the Council ever since they
came into office, and the consideration Of it
was persstently postponed on one pretext
or the other. His object in the course
he had taken was to bring the
Waterworhs out of the private circle
where it had always been smothered with a
wet blanket, and to bring it into the public |
arena where the people could see VIVA. was |
going on. As to the request which had |
been read by the Administrator of Com
merce for an immediate adoption of this
railroad ordinance, he did not believe in
the citizens debating to the Council. We
were here, seven Independent men. to do
what We thought was right for the city of
New Orleans. When the time came for the
Council to retire, if the citizens were not
satisfied with their administration of public
affairs, let them put in some one else; but
80 long as lie was here holding official posi-
ton as member of the city government he
respectable, to persuade him into doing any
hing which he did not think for the inter
'sts OF the city. The array of names which
he Administrator of Commerce had Just
cad was part of the same machinery brought
INTO action to secure the passage of the
raY w, al, ti,a at
Osing sixty thousand dollars a year, clear
money. He doubted whether any one OF
hese gentlemen who had signed this pe:i-
ion had read the ordinance. In his inter.
curse with the citizens he had not
,und one person yet who understood
le question. The first merchants
nd the first gentlemen of the city
ID not know what tie legislative
rants to the Chattanooga company really
ere. and when he Mr.. Wal;onj had ex.
lained to them some of the features they
lvolved they were really astonished The
'ntirmation OF these grants, in his opinion.
volved the entire destruction of the
commerce OF New Orleans
hen the question came up or final pas =
ge lie should take care SO to put himself (
the record that il could be referred to in
ture. AS far as he could see. there was
} railroad TO Texas in proposition-rone
all. 1t was all scheme to get the Coun-
to deliver the Chattanooga railroad from
expensive lawsuit. and to play into Mr. ?
organ 5 hands. giving him a greater grip
er our commerce than he now had which
As an incubus on the city OF New Orleans
spite of al his enterprise. for which. o; Oh
'lrse, he deserved full credit. m
The Mayor put the motion to print the -
ty Attorneys opinion and the other On
pers. On
Mr.. Shaw objected to the printing o: the On
= Attorneys opinion on the ground that
advice of an attorney to his client
)uld be considered confidential. u
After some further discussion. Mr.. Cock. I
u asked in what position this railroad "a
finance now stood. o
he Mayor replied that it would be called
for first and second readings at the reg.- I
meeting on Tuesday next On
he Council then adjourned. On
II. CONQUEST CLARKE. On