New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-21
VOLU Me Vino. l93
The Wharycs and Landings.

For many weeks portions of the wharve
and landings have been occupied by th
contractor, wharf builder. and employees o
Administrator Lewis, and with but one o
two exceptions all necessary repairs ar,
nearly complete. The driving OF spiles, tn,
outside strirgers and the bracing hav'
mostly been contract work, while the string
ers and plaDkiDg inside Of the ends have
been done under tho special supervision o
Colonel LewIs
In the First District, from Calliope stree
TO Felicity road, sevegal Of the wharve.
have been extended from twenty to forty
| ieet, needed. One hundred feet have
been taken from The Red river landing anC
added TO the steamship wharf at the i0o1
| of CaDiope street, which will now enable
the three different lines that have hereto
lore done business there and oftentimes al
| great disadvantage. so be better accom-
| modated. The coffee interest will also de
| rive great benefit froan being able 30 land
Rlo cargoes st this point, III aking a short
| drayagc. and rendering che goods lees liable
| 20 damage by rain.
fn the Second Districs the wharyes occu-
pied by Oh, various New York and PhlIa-
'iciphiss ssesm lines are being put in first
class order. Those used by sailing vessels
need little or nothing done to them.
At the lower end OF this district, nearly
opposite the Mint, several hund red feet, in
cludmg the lighthouse wharf, were set
apart by the Council as suitable point for
building steamship wharf for the State
line OF steamers running regularly between
this port and i.ycrpoo! via Bordeaux, call
ing vt Bordeaux when bound 20 New Or
Yeaus under r guarantee Of 80 much freight
per voyage. provided tina, this freight, con
sistiDg chiefly OF wines. be landed in the
Second District. convenient 20 the market
OF She article. Befors agreeing 20 carry
ont this contract with the Bordeaux mes-
chant, Captain 4. *. Miller, the agent OF
the State line. laid the matter before the
Mayor and Common Council, who willingly
acquiescsd in his demand, and assigned. IS
stated above. This portion Of the Second
District
The contract for driving spilea, etc. was
duly given OUT; portion Of the material
hauled and tioated 70 the spot, when Ken
dig Il Co. coal dealers. stepped to the front
and sued for and obtained an injunction Pc
straiEiug Che city from building a wharf in
front of f!is coal landing, which some past
administration. ne claims, had given him
the exclusive Fghs 70 Use for time imme
mortal ut the moderate rental of 5000 per
year. The property in question. which is
the ci's's, can be easily made 50 yield an
income Of at least :30, 900 per yeay No
dOubt II. sOon as the matter - properly put
before Judge Hawkins the injunction will
b. dissolved and work again commenced in
earnest, the result at which will be direct
steam :rade :~tweeH :hss poys and Ror-
deaux.
This has been che only drawback 60
wharf Improvements shi, season. and as
many ships are el.il s arriving and all the
available space We have vii! soon be needed.
let there be no hindrance 20 The wharf
builders. SO that they and theis ungainly
pile drivers may gtt through. out of the |
way OF shirping ana into w5Rtes suarsegs
az soon as possible
H. the Third District almost every wharf
shows s"me new work. and several of them
are rebuilt sntirelyo The long steamship
wharf opposite Szymanski's press and occu I
pied by English, FRENCH Spanish and other !
foreign steamers has been put IN most |
repair and at n small expense in |
comparison 10 times gone by.
The Fourth. the Garden District, put it's I
,fai,S in and has had it duly honored in
TO the Others The steamship
wharf occupied by the Hamburg. Bremen,
Liverpool. West Indian and 9th er
transient steamers. extending from st.
Mary to Philip street, distance Of nearly
lalf mile. is still in she hands of the cify's
employees. the contractor. Messrso + E.ger
L Eierman dro:e the last spile Yesterday
This week will nearly finish the work; and,
when don.e seven OF the largest ocean
teamers that ply cur waters can be accouAp
nodated with wharf room second to none
d Oh. United Stateso Tho wharyes for
aiIing vessels in this dis rrics are all in
plenGid order. and were their approaches
liitl" less ohstrulted by material that is
either use!!i nor ornamental where now
wing, such as the remains Sf old fl itboats
lies 81 sh.ll.o woode ballast. butture mud |
MT other nuis inces too numerous to men !
ION. and all without an owner when either
needed 70 He mov.d 30 accommodate q !
hil.--ali would 10 ia peStectIy salts
ictOTy condition. +