New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-07
. tisir TO the Drainage Canafss

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notwithstanding the threatening ccDG:'
ton OF tie weather on Monday abous half
dozen Of she gentlemen who had been ine
vited by Mr.. s. d. Moodyo president OK the
Mississippi; and Mexican Gulf Dredging
Company responded by quitting in an ape
pearance a: the place appointed for rene
dezvous, and signifyiDg their willingness 20
60, rafH or shine. Carriages were in wait
ing for che guests. and start was made
about .hree o'clocko The party consisted
Of Mr.. S. bo Moodys Che shaperone OF .he
expeditions City Surveyor Belle che die
rector of the drainage operations on behalf
Of the citys General L. A.'Sheldon, Judge
Pardee, of Carrolltons City Attorney
George S. Lacey, Charles Dillingham;, naval
officer NJ. F. Bigney, editor Of the Times.
and representative Of the REPUBLICAS.
Proceeding down Canal street We first
stopped at the Hagan avenue draining ma
chine, which was at work, puff ng al
labOring to free the canal of water as much
as possible in time for the inevitable rain
storm then impending. large dIedge
boat, which had Just completed the work
of deepening Hagan avenue canal was
slowly working its way into the Bayou St
John. thence to be sent around to the front
for service on the lake shore. The Canal
street canal has been nearly closed up by
company of oEtractOrs with the dirt thrown
up by the dredges out of the various canals
in that section. There are between Hagan
10 ~ Y poIc
large ,straigh and deep, running from the old
to the New basin, some Of which are nearly
finished. large canal directly through
the City park connects with the Orleans
street canal, which has been extended and
completed from the Metairie ridge to the
lake. Within month an elegant shell
road VIII DE finished on one sidc of this
canas from. Che city 80 the sakeo shus afosd'
Eng She tirss :yee roadway syom aege 80
Lake ?on!shar:y:;n e:s. soushsaiei 90 sic
people,
a: tie lake end o: che oiG seffefson and
Pontchartrain railrcads on the line Between
the parishes OF Jefferson and Orleans ano
other large canal has been dug IN the
direction Ct Carrollton and finished
nearly TO :hs Metairie sidgeo Along
the Jake shore. syom .iis pcin: 90 the
New canal. she new sevetmen: :egee
IS being :hrowp uy. Fog % distance
ct several hundred teets :he srown Of this
ieyee mas been finished and sh.ifedo It Is
designed as promenade for people on tooep
A roadway for horse cars and a shell road
for carriages are to be constructed as soon
as the dredging machines throw up earth
enough to complete the great embankment'
The design is to build complete protecs
ton levee between the lake and the citys
The work is fairly under good headway,
and in several places the contractors are
ready for the pumping machines that are to
throw the drainage water into the lake.. 1t
is the greatest single undertaking ever atc
tempted by this city, and WILL when come
pleted add millions of dollars 10 the Safue
Of the real estatee
new wagon road has been made hom
the New Basin along the lake shore to the
Bayou St. John, and if the Administrator OF
Improvements would construct wide
bridge across the bayou, in place OF the
! narrow foot bridge now there, an easy car
riageway between the New canal and Milne
burg would be found by our road men
The party passed over this goads the single
buggies passing over the bridge very
readily, but it was necessary to remove the
horses from the hack and haul the vehicle
over bS dando A splendid dinney as Mi
guel's closed Che days dutiess after whfct
she Sorses 3eads eVere sufned toward she
eitys wheSe @e arrived aftes driving 80.
seseyaS miles through submerged Soadas