New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-29
Wharf Matters.

"Aaf1 Matters.
since mention was laet mede ii the Re
PUBLICAN in regard t. the wharves, worl
has progressed as fast az possible, although
rain and high rive. have retarded the worl
somewhat. . >.
| The landings intended fos the Mexica,
and Florida lines have been eomple ted
1 and the gangs have been put 20 repairing
posts II, ls, 10 and 20, First District
These tour ~harvss were built ont two
years ago, and heed only strengthening anG
patching with new plank.
On Thursday work was commenced or
posts &c, q and %, near the head Of
Race street. These wharves are being ex
tended from twenty to fifty feet, and when
finished will not only afford every facility
for ships, but be Of great benefit and q
valuable protection to the many coal flats
that are yearly landed just below them in
the batturs. breaking off the strong cur
rent and large quantities of drift that has
her. fore found . lodging place at this
pOiht.
Posts 36, 81 and 80 have been recently
dismsntled and will be we'll finished blythe
last Of this week. Then, with the extension
OF posts q and %, the First District, il may
be safely said, will have wharf accommoda-
tions second to no competing city.
On Friday large force was transferred
from the steamship wharf at St. Andrew
street to the Dominion landing above Jack
son street. If the weather continues good
fifteen days will suffice to put this wharf in
complete order. About that time the steam
ship Memphis will arrive, and this wharf
will not be likely to be vacant again during
our busy season.
What little work there is TO berlone above
this point will be carried on from day to
day by smaller gangs, 30 that in lees than
twenty dayr, weather permitting, the
wharves from Canal street to the Elevator
will look inviting and interesting to all who
may have business upon them.
Down towD, in the Second and Third Dis
tricts, work is progressing slowly, owing to
the fact of the river *being go high that
those wharves that have caved ont, or in,
have so many piles st inding at all angles,
and under water, that tits impossible to
grspple' them to pull them out; and to
build wharf over them wit ont SO doing
would tn danger every ship that lies there.
in the Second Di.tcict, at post 16, which is
called the wine wharf, the stray and broken
piles have been 6shed out, and the wharf
built new, but With great trouble. In fact,
it t,ok one nouth-to dc the work. But as
the river is falling daily, it will only be
short time before the lessee's duty will be
performed down town.
Work wac commenced upon the wharves
the twelfth Of July, and since that time
there have 0een built about 5000 squares Ia
square being 100 superficial feet) Of entirely
new work. The estimate made by the city
We believe to have been $50 per square,
which would amounb to 800, 900 already in
che upper districts. Besides this che con-
tractors have used 900 tons of ballast and
some 600 barrels Of shells, and have, per.
hape, $500 more squares Of new work to do
befose finishing, to say nothing Of the large
amount Of ballast and shells that must nee
essarily be kept on hand and used at all
times.
Care has been taken to place che moorihg
posts. wharf tenders. and such like, to &C.
steamships, ships, barks. brigs,
schoonere, steamboate, flats and barges in.
their respective landings to suit them, and
the sooner our wharves are lined with such