New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-15
THE CITY HALL.

1t seems that few ''sore" people up town
are very much opposed to the grant OF the
right of way for a railroad on Eighth and
Coliseum streets and one Of them, prop
erty- holder, rushes into the Times with his
protest His objections are, however, not
very pertinent and were quite efectually
disposed of by the suhjoined communiea-
ton to the same paper:
The communication of Property Holder,'
in your evening edition, calls for reply,
which l shall make as brief as possible
His first statement, to the effect that the
wealthy property-holders, resident on
Eighth and Coliseum streets, strenaOusly
opposed and protested against the grant OF
right OF way for railroad Oh those
streets, is correct. The road is not. nor
ever was, intended to benefit the residents
on the above named streets, but to furnish
another avenue of travel from the lower to
the upper limits of the city and to Car
rollton
The increasing population of the Sixth
District renders another line Imperative,
and it was to accommodate very great
number of poorer people that the Council
granted the right Of way for the road. the
petition of a few wealthy property ty-holders
on Eighth ana Coliseum streets notwith-
standing.
property Holders" second statement is
palpably inaccurate and absurd for If the
other railroads n the vicinity, i. e., on Pry
tania and Maga |e streets, render this one
useless and of no benefit to the public, how
would it be possible for even a few specu-
lators to reap any benefit therefrOm! He
complains that the Council would not heed
the protests of prominent citizens and tax
payers"
The Council, by reason of these protests,
deferred the passage OF the ordinance sew
eral months, but after carefully weighing
the arguments advanced against the grant,
concluded they were not such as would
warrant them in defeating it, and so,
finally, after every argument had been eX-
hausted, passed the ordinance.
Unless l greatly err, Property Holder"
was among those delicately-nerved, sensi-
tive and aristocratic gentlemen who seri-
Ously stated to various Administrators that
the tinkle of the car bells would disturb
them and mar their slumbers. We COM
mend him to perusal of Barnabv Rudge.
in whose delightful pages he will learn that
almost all sounds, after a time, are soothing
in their nature, and he will be prepared to
believe that the cars, rolling smoothly past
the door of his mansion, and the tlnkle OF
the bells, would influence him very much
as the ''tink, tink. tink, ringing out in sill
very notes from Gabriel Varden's anvil in
1uenced Gabriel Nardens cat.
The necessity for an additional railroad
to CarrolltoI is patent to all residents in
that part Of the city; and this road proposes
to supply the want so generally felt.
The Council evidently did a wise thing in
granting the right of way.
A petition from property-holders residing
in the Sixth District, containing a number
of signatures, has been sent 20 the City
Council, asking that Lawrence place, on
Napoleon avenue, between Camp and Mag
1t is contended that this is the only place
set aside as pleasure ground IN the Sixth
District, and that in its present condition
it is entirely useless.
At the close of the week tie Administra
tor of Improvements and City Surveyor
will make thorough inspection OF the lev
ees along the line OF Canal Carondelet
and the New canal, and report such
repairs as are necessary.
Mr.. Bonzano is confined to his room from
sickness, and will not be out, it is feared,
for several days. The printed blanks OF the
Assessment Department have not Yet been
received from the printer, and in conse-
quence, the assessors have not started or
their rounds.
The meeting of the Council as commit:
tee Of the whole has been postponed until
tomorrow.
The collec tions of levee dues for the week
ending Saturday amounted 10 s39l9 IS.