New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-23


Tuesday, October Y, 1872.
The Cou he'll was called to order in regu-
lar session at IL NJ.
Present Mayor Benz. K. Flanders (pre-
siding). anA Administrators John Cockrem
Improvem ents), Alfred Shaw public Ac-
counts), l. e. Delassize (Waterworks and
Public Blu ldingsj, \. g, Remick tCorn-
nerce), ia mes Lewis (PoIice), John S.
Walton u.s. nance, and II. Bonzano Assess
mentsl.
The mir utes Of the previous meeting
were apprc we'd and their reading dispensed
with.
The Zach son Railroad Encroachments.
The Ma. vor laid before the Council the
following correspondence, with request
that it be rinted in the journal:
1t was Sc ordered
MAYoRALTY On NEW ORLEANS, 1
August o. 1872. }
General H. 5. MoComb, Pres tdent Jackson Rail,
road:
I find the Jackson Railroad Company,
a0ithont authority of the Council are put
ding obstr hctions in DelOrd7 South Market,
North Market and st. Joseph streets. Win
YOU please cause these distractions to be
9ohno'eu Y l''0u BE EN- +. FLANDERS,
Mayor
Rer Fl. CoHQuEsT CLARKE Secretary.
NEW oar FANS, JACKSON AyrI GREAT NORTHERN }
Railroad Company Presidents once. Z
Wilmington, Del, September %, l812.
Son. BENZ. = Flanders Mayor. Of the city of New
Orleans:
Your lett Ter to me, of recent date, has been
forwarded from the New Orleans Office to
one here, al Id received wit1n day or two.
/ have BEEN absent pretty much all the sum
mer, or it would have had more immediate
Sttention.
| notice, with very considerable regret,
eg0i,r order and think you must have over
Cooked youF promise to mo before anything
Gsyas undertaken toward the Improvement
OF this PROPERTY.
You will remember, do ubtless, when I
bring the matter to your attention, that
very shortly after Mr.. PrltGhard purchased,
and we had paid the city for the little tri-
angular pibCe of ground fronting on St.
JOseDb street. Won and went to this lot
and looked it over, for the purpose of
getting YOUR permission t0I fence 1t IN and
smproye thb lot, that it might be made of
Gservice TO ls, particularly as the Chatta-
sa0oga Comnany. our neiGhbOr at that re-
sion, had pElt up sheds and buildings rigl :
S5cross all these streets. and had made the L
aofn use to anybody, and entirely unava' a
Die for public uses.
Our Tending in the adjoining lots extend
ing to theiH lines could not, in anywiSe in
teTfere with the business interests of the
atty % New Orleans On the contrary, it
would be al great benefit, and you admitted
the Tact and approved o1ir p4rpose 70 ~, 80
fence this Hot and till 1t ln, and stated that
YOU apprehIended, when THE people realized
the advantage to be gained by having the
railroad have depot theFe' 1of Ihe accom-
mediation OF the business lhCefeSIS over our
5iDe, the city authorities ana the pubhc
Eonld feel more than compensated IoI
whatever imaginary disadvantages YOU'D
arise to thgm from the closing Oh Lnese lll !1
streets, only extending oDe 81 uaie, W VIII :
from Front street down TO water sIr6eg.
We would not have dafed TO ciose0 tliese
little short alley-Ways up bcI ioF Ihls per
mission trPm you. and bpt Tor me aagan-
5ages to be gained to the puolc interests, as
EeI as ourselves o.. oqseph nti9JI o,id
Front to Water streets, was puodle' ana =
9nch as NOBODY ever UtHEelou o ~ 'Sf anu
water strget, between ?u Iov anu Ino Ia eta
Sahooga SHOPS anu ouiIutngSi We? q s sesSS
nant pool ~ water, Wnich coulu PlEo 1o Ja, ~
9othlng olb Inaiarlal olSgTseS, anu 4 Was WY
%eletorlou8 70 heal i Ie woth n3 30t as a
cost us 9reaU zeal q IilphSy' ahI " 40 q y
SoIotely necessary " slEP Us onJ ~ Inv
business accom- qaIIQhs aC Lll!s polnI.
NOW, ny Gear Mr. hay9E' you 1, alo d 5t IT,
SlcaI failrPau hal, man VI Ia ~ ~ ~
efal pupIG Views PossesSIii On etiil
2uoiG spu u, anu can s5o oI U1S' ot0 ~
!lcaolilty ana me sensD 4I a. u tltt g
5qeaS' ana o. our request In"D en6 llissI 10
should stand al leasJ uhtli we can t In Wy:
%hing up inns winter, 10 your en: 4 saIls IN
faction, either before your Coahch oF oe
core the Legislature, "hf cheFeE you A4a4
deem the proper course.
Ii other railroad companies ~ tn5 cIt1 ~. y
new orleans we're hoU sEahCoo PIN LLEi5 -.
oar, beyond What We n I.aN,' we Woul" Ho
geek to secure even t4e u ittse 9r we nave
-,,l.- -. S.r- Or, ~ ,
October q, 1872. ;
6Etghera1 II. s. McComb, President New Orleans @nt
Jackson Railroad Company;
4 have. +he honor TO acknowledge tht
7eceint IF v0ur favor dated September
rs, 1879, which has only this day come t.
hand
You sped Of q conversation and promise
of which have no recollection whatever
The Mayor has no right to make such +
promise alb you say gavG you, and even
he did, it could have no force, as you know
@Sithout the action Of the Council.
I might perhaps, have thought youl
9uemorY oil this point better than my own
and that all happened as you say; but [ re