The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-03
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Weekly Weeting-Drainng of the
Sixth District-The City Surveyors Ke-
port.


Sixth Di,trict-The City Surveyors Re
v port.
= The regular weekly meeting of the Cou n
), ell was held yesterday, Mayor Leeds in the
q chair.
Sixth District Drainage.
2 The following communication from the City
Surveyor was read:
r To the Honorable the Mayor and Administrators
: OF the City Of New Orleans:
) Geat'enen-In compliance with instructions
conveyed in a resolution adopted at the last
g session of your Council, I proceeded at once
to make a careful survey Of tbs Sixth District,
with a view Of determining and to suggest
some plan which would afford relief to that
| section OF the city iii the matter OF drainage.
In its present condition there are ust causes
for complaint by the large number Of proper
ty-ho5deIs who suffer, and this will continu g
TO be the case unless some effective remedy is
applied.
The topography Of the Sixth District shows
an extensive basin or lowland, somewhat in
the shape Of q horse shoe. situated between
the line OF the Oarloil.on Railroad and sae
river.
The water which falls and collects in this
basin has no adequate means % escape or
outlet, and, until this is supplied. all the
! property lying in and adjacent to this basin
| must necessarily BE in pared III value and
! portion OF it rendered almost uninl..biable.
| In the rear portion of the dlstTic', also, where
the water from the front coll cts for discharge.
| there is not sufficient powes combined in tae
| preScsi. training machines Of that and the
adjoining districts to perform the duties re.
q.red of them fJr eli. ctt,c work owe. the
the large area to be drained, and in this def
cheney has been found another difficulty for
which q remedy must be applied, and when
so applied viii be alike beneficial to the FIRST
Fourth and SEVENTH ss well al to the SIXTH
District.
Tie conclusion arrived at. therefore, is that |
the Sixth Dlstrlc. requires tue construction |
OF main canal similar to the Melpomenc |
Canal. and also increased drainage power at
che or both OF tae draining machines Row
established.
The proposed canal should start from the
present Claiborne canal in the Sixth District
at point where it is intersected by the lower
line OF what is known the Foucher property
and be located thence by the most practicable
route TO the central portion OF the basin or
low land above described. and then along said
basin by the most suitable streets So as to ac.
conplish the resul. desired. La con junction
with this work, the present line OF bitches in
the district should be thoroughly cleaned out
aud deepened and especially those leading to
and connecting with this canal. With this
facilities increased the whole of the area now
subject TO damage by overflow will be thor ,
oughly reclaimed, and such reclamation will |
add largely, no doubt, to the value OF properly
and the material interests OF the city,
The proposed canal, moreover. Is neces. :
sary element III the plan of interior drainage {
II directly connected with the more extended
and permanent system OF protection and 4,
4 ralnaSe as adopted and now progressing I'M /
Ter the contract with tba MiSSISuit,,,, ND
Ne xican Gulf Ship Canal Company. t
II this contract has to be III tntainei, | r
would advise tha. the interior drainage such
IS Is required by this proposed canal and Il
probably others similar to it. should be IN G
ieraken in advance of tie outside work us D
ar as prartl cable, because the outside work n
IN be of little or no avail until the VIII lie is
competed: ana by this interior work being a
accomplished first direct and earlier benefits a!
re derived ~ the inhabited portion Of the W
lty even under the protection afforded by the
resent circamscribed system Of draining ma Al
hines. n
The Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship G,
anal Company have snail and suitable
rtdge boat Just completing lis work in clean
~ out the Melpomene Canal, and IN a few .
'eeks could be placed upon this proposed - -
orh. 81
The earth which would be lifted from the u
of the canal could be readily dis. ~
osed Of to the adj AGENT property holders for ~
ne purpose OF filing their lots, ana thus no '
reat obstruction would be made in the a.
reefs through which the canal would have
, be located. -
The proposed canal would be about two AZ
lilies in length and as estimated, Will cost =.
oout fifty thousand dollars 81
With regard to the increase of steam drain VI vi
&c power, would suggest that the NIelpo- u
enc draining machine which has only one 49,
heel should be reconstructed so as to be as -
fective as Its co-partner, the one at Dubn -
Lenue which has two powerful and effective '1'
heels.
The cost of this work at the Melpomene re II
achlne would De about ten thousand dollars u
Bat even if the proposed canal alone should w
made, and the draining machines left as "
ey are, very great relief would be afforded - -
G Sixth District, and especially that portion
ing between the CarroIlton Railroad and Ao
9 river
would recommend, therefore. tina. steps
taken to have the said canal located and ~. ~
e work undertaken as proposed. tht
submitted
THOMAS S N,nrnr Tni
City Surveyor. f 81.
The joint reports OF the Administrators of
Nance and Public Accounts for February Pai
Ow mn
lance January 31..,............... so, 720 %
- A'O'9'1 "a pre-
Total s2o1 10 II Mr.
3bursements in February 253' $50 "a fer
lance February 29........... s37. 1872 10 of
TAXES COLLECTED n FEBRUARY. abe
Administrator Pllsbury reports the follow 1
!, cole ctlon Of taxes in the month Of Feb tor
Try, for the following years: ton
les ...................... s2,523 26 cou
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y --.--.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. -..... ,f06 s, the
........-......-.. .......... 80. 6,325 % pan
$ ,.............s .............. 23,95S IS and
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