New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-08
The Sixth District Grievances.


the meeting held in the Sixth District. laet
Wednesday evening, waited upon Admins
traitor Lewis TO convey to him the sense of
the residents along St. Charles avenue, a..
expressed ia the resolutions adopted. The
committee consisted of Messrs. L. J. Highly.
Joseph Hernandez, Page N. Baker and II.
n DibeN. The resolutions adopted were
as follows:
WHEREAS, The Sixth District having
contributed her share OF money in the way
Of taxes into the city treasury, for the pur
pose Of street and other improvements: and
Whereas, St. Charles street, one Of the
finest avenues in the city, is in an almost
impossible condition. travelling over il dan.
geyous to life aud limb. and although the
attention of the city authorities has been
repeatedly called 70 il. yet nothing has
bSen done 60 remedy the difficulty. while
large amounts Of money have Seea spent
below Canal street.
We therefore demand OF the city sutho.i.
ties that they at least expend our proper.
tion Of taxes in our district, and that they
take immediate stept 20 put St. Charles
street in good travelling order from TOle.
danO street to the lower line OF CarrolltOn.
There was friendly interchange Of
views % the subject between Administrator
Lewis and tho committee. The whole
matter was thoroughly csnvsssed, particu.
!arly the embarrassments under which the
presen. CouHci! labosed on account Of the
OPERATIONS of predecessors. /: will be re.
membered that the Nicolson pavement was
laid on st. Charles avenue, through con.
trac. with the Southern Paving Company,
upon the petition Of a large number Of
residents along the line Of the proposed
improvement. Subsequent, a courte: pc
fition was fled, signed by some OF the
original petitioners, ebjecting to the pay.
uens Of the expenses Of the road. This
Disagreement. resulted in the city being
compelled to pay the whole bill for the
wooden pavement.
The committee was informed that If the
property holders along the line o: the road
should petition the Council for repairs,
under section twenty-five Of tie city G. ar.
ter. the city would do the wcrll at once, ;ne
property holders payin: two-thirds Of the
expense. Meantime, the Administrator in.
formed the committee that ne was now
having filed in with b.oken brici the ruts
and holes that had been found in the road
at the most dangerous points.
Administrator Lewis stated that parties
were here who desired to repair the road
with Natchez and Paducah gravel. as an ex.
pertinent, subject to future action by :he
Council; and that he vas ready to have the
experiment tested in any Elk squares Of the
road the committee might name. on condi
tion that Mr.. Hart. president Of the South.
ern Paving Company would bind himself
not TO make j: the euhiee, Of further !i.iga.
tion in behalf Of the company.
Ms. Highly was OF the opinion tina. Mr.. Hart
wOuld readily consen:, and proposed 70 see
him On the subject.
The advocates Of the gravel road scheme
propose to lay the ,cad.bed on condition
that It shall receive fous msrths' test. and
then. if the Council approve it. they are 70
receive ten dollars per lnes' yard therefor.
In regard TO the demand made upon
the Carrollton Railway Company fos q
chapge,Of grade, Colonel Lewis shows from
the records Of hi, Office that the action Of
the Council was transmitted 90 General
Beauregard on the eighteenth Of February.
General Beausesard, the president Of the
road, ecurseouely acknowledged receipt Of
the communication. aud nothing has been
done since. The action takea By the Coun.
cil las been treated BY the Gigec: ovs OF the
road with silen: contempt.
The papers in the case vere referred 70
the City Attorney some weeks ago. and in
. few slays-at the next meeting OF the
Council. probably-is. lacey will submit
Council.