The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-10
A Grab at an Old Institution.
The Faculty of the Medical
College to look for New
Quarters.

The crowd known the Board OF Directors of the
Agricultural and Mcdaniel College, whose right Of
office is vested in appointv ent by Kellogg, made
under the authority of act passed by his Legsla
at its last meeting for speculative purposes, and
duly PROMULGATED through the " official Journal as
act to carry into effect the purposes Of the dona
ton by the United States of public Ian g for the
ben fit Of agricultural and the mechanical arts and to
establish Agricultural and Mechanical College in
the ate of Louisiana, and legalize Donations such
| institutions have gone to work in very vigorous
manner to establish the celle-e
The Board has actu lily held meetings which
President swayed the malet and of which the
Sc rotary took notes. and have even gone
so tar in these meetings to discuss
the best manner "to get hold of the state md
Congressional appropriations, and at of tn sc
meetnsa, watch ocsnrrd short time ago, the bril-
FAINT idea took possess Of thu members of the Board
that it time the Cole established; and to
hi end it determined t, take advantage of Sec
ion 7, when enac g.
That for the early and efficient inst itu ion OF
tn said col ege. he organized and conducted
in the city at New o leans elsewhere, at the option
the b, ard of ConIrol, unit such time site and
building be ready for is = r,nantnt location ia the
count y. Aud the Board of Administrators of TIE
University OF Louisiana is hereby o. dered mlned-
ate t. place IN dispt sal of til oard OF Control
t. LET act buildi be,onging to % tate. stu
atel III corner Of Rarouue nd Common stree g.
in ty of New orleans. or such part- thereof as
the sal / roard OF ontro may make reqnsltlon tof
Yhe Board OF Administrators of the Medical Col
leee accor'ir gy notified this decision of the
Board Directors Of the Agricultural and Mechan
cal College
Negotiations opened. and still pending the
faculty not Wanting, matt of course to leave.
| The board weyer, have possession OF the Academy
of scien es, aud ON Monday thos aspiring youths
that deaire adj n's- ion viii put trou rigii
examination the boa is capab Of
tbs uuderst' cd that the entlemsn Of the board
will / ave he QUE stons aud written for their
own gudanee.
New RAILROAD TO THR KE-With the excep
lion Of he Poncha train r ilrt ad, have public
Convex to he Lake Those few fc1rnpar aveI !
who IF n 10 kee their vehicles AMI horses, can
take their evening drive the shell oad but the
ct 56tt6 Hta they afe fhest numerous t4fehE, |ety
rare able to z, where they catch glimpse of
the Of the Lake ana oy he invigoratlng
bret that it's broad explnse.
To meet Thu want few Of our tuost enterprising
citizens conceived the idea OF ,nstru;tng railroad
to the lake, WI ch they are no~ putting in c'ic,l
operation. The Canal Street Cry Park and Lake
! afro Com any have enterei the work with
an energy vi.or and detern that will gu ly
| al to a successful issue.
This road CONNIE at &c corner Canal aud Basn
the neutral GROUND OF the last named street
to Rieuvil!e, down that street 10 the City r.,
through the centre of the park, along the Or
Canal to lake; theme. along the border of the lake
to spanish Fort. From the fort to the Ridge roAd.
about three mi o. grading have been completed aud
pied by the company This Is the he West part Of
the work, and. from personal observation, we
ct tie that it has been most oro,yh y aud sunstxn.
tally instructed. 1t is conf ienty xpected that the
road will be in complete running order by August
The Off If this read gen !. Of standing
and cap tal-jnst the m-n t. push thron anch al
tterprise at ali Lxzar,is We kno OF no safer or
proht.ble in ID-nt in which ca:i aiists
embark. In onr next issue We shall have TO
"a upon this subject.