The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-24
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE CARROILTON RAILROAD COM
PANY GOES ron THE CITY WITH
A VENGEANCE.

| PANY GOES ron THE CITY WITH
A VENGEANCE.
Mayor Pilsbury Says there IL Lon,
Account to be settled Between
Them, and Courts the Issue.
The New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad Com
pany have set up another big claim agains
the city. On Thursday morning through
their attorney Geo. L. Bright, Esq
the company made demand on Mayor Pilsbur,
that the city shall cause the drainage canal aloni
the line Of the old Jefferson and Lake Pontchar
train Railroad. distance Of over sthree mics
and two srpents wide,
TO BE FILLED UP.
The company claims that the strip of land men
toned is their property, and that the city hs,
caused the canal to be dug through il without
even consulting them.
A sprightly discussion occurred between the
Mayor and Mr.. Bright, the Mayor contending
that ii was highly improbable that the drainage
canal should have been constructed without the
city having first considered It's right to do 60. On
the other hand. Mr.. Bright argues that the
property has never been acquired by
the city in any manner. and therefore the rail-
sunu oOupHby H@utb Nv UhChs huu Wnhb mHKeH
matters worse is that the company is absolute in
it's demand. saying that they do not wish to sell
the land. ut looks ~ though 1t contemplstes
building railroad TO the lake.1
Mayor Pisbury said 10 Mr.. Bright that the city
and the railroad company had
LARGE ACCOUNT TO SETTLE,
and that he wss ready to meet the issue. Hav-
ing expressed his surprise that the company
should come after several years and claim right
to the land, whilst il might have enjoined the
city from digging the canal, Mr.. Bright told his
honor that failure TO epj in the city could not
deprive the company Of it's rights, whereupon
the Mayor opened one Of the drawers OF his de. k
and produced printed slip containing de-
cision OF the Supreme Court Of the State in
bond case, wherein the court held a different
view, and Mr.. Bright laughed as though
GOOD POINT
had been made by his honor. AZ Mr.. Bright
says that he has already drawn up his petition
for legal process, 1t IL to be presumed that suit
will be Immediately entered in the mstter,
A corporation, styled the Jefferson aud Lake
Railroad, established several years ago railroad
Oarrolton and the lake shore. Event.
aAnhy Vho Acau haa w uU HuNuuOu6u, OWluR 10 y
decision of our courts. rendered at the suit of the
pontchartrain Railroad Company, declaring the
last named company to have
THE EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE
Of establishing and maintaining a railroad to the
lake. The New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad
Company, by transfer, subsequently acquired the
rights and property Of the jefferson and Lake
Railroad. Now, one Of the main questions at issue
IL did the Jefferson and Lake Railroad Company
OWN distract Of
LAND In DISPUTE,
Or did it own Simply The right of way over the
and, or was IL transferred to them on condition
hat IL should construct and maintain railroad
upon IL.
Deputy Surveyor Pile says, unofficialy, that ID
q his opinion that the strip of land was ACQUIRED
~ the Jefferson and Lake Company by purchase
rom the Hazeur estate, but il under any condi-
ions Of running . railroad upon it he Is unable
% say.
Reference to the official map Of New Orleans
made in 1872 shows that the strip belongs to the
jefferson aud Lake Company, and adjoins the
iazaur property; but another official map made
a 1873 (the drainage district map, shows that
he entire strip is In the name OF "Hazeur
,rothers."
II WILL DEvoLyE
pun sbe OaFEohton naliroAu company 10 prove
% title to the property, and then will come up
he question Of it's neglect to enioin the city from
sing ii ut the time when 1t il claimed the com.
any should have done 80. It seems also that |
40 admirable equanimity preserved by Mayor |
ilsbury 1t his interview with Mr. Blight is justi-
able when it is considered that under the act |
feating the Drainage Company, the city has even |
Ow the right OF expfopriating any property 10 |
le parishes Of Ofleans and Jefferson to carry out
le provisions Of the drainage act.
THE SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
The following is talie showing the cost of |
rovidipg for inGigent smal. pox patients at DR..
ayes Hospital: