The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20
TIE NEW oR1EANs DEMooRAT SATURDAY., OCTOBER 2 1877
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We should explain that the plsiatiff lii this suit
had lsased the eslisl ffufii The company iUf d
term 6t years, and by Tie way, that before Vie
expiration of his Lease be bas, within ysat or
30, transferred back oil bis rights 10 tlie COINS
pasiy.
These documents ARE placed In appositioti III
order 10 show that the right Df the g0tnpahy 10
prohibit the city from draining
tHTo THE BAYOU sT. 5ottN
has never been tried en ts merits. and leaves the
door npsii TO The city 10 bring The case squsrsly
np,ii I've i,itflts,
we have said that the question was u such I'm.
tlill The ses giving the extraordinary powers u
the company. We shsll sadssvor 10 prove ouf
assertion.
). We wifi Bsst remind Off readers ii she fact
that Under the dselsisn gf the Supreme Court
We mud That subsequently the city, under ths sds
ADMINISTRATION u Mayer conway. paid sn additional
sum 81 t15uOD fut The saline privilege Of draining
INTO Bayen W, John.
WIZ tas sssssses o. n. s9sn s Al
veyuf, We are enabled 10 lsy before our readers
what the little clause III act No, "a, relating 10
draining Into the bayou ~. John, has cost the
city.
II would seen, that The city finding The eoss Of
draining into the Bayou 81 john ~ extensive
Que had recourse TO eapedlsnis the wisd iii oil
which We have nothing 10 do with. But the fact
is that the bayou being closed, Nh immense ssts
tiuh Of tis city. c9anpflsina two ett eF sbs four
drainage ssetivps. were liable 10 oveiH flow by ihe
rains. that III all that portion lying between the
New canal aid ~. BERNARD Avenue and The river
atd the Mstaifie Htdge Hence II was f1thd nss
esssafy III dig other canals, tall races and res, u
vofs, which now exist Among the expenses In.
aufteh. and which the taxpayers have beeh soBi4
PEELED 10 bear. No Aud On he books oi lie con.
trollaf The following items
bayou Ht John ..stl. .4.-44s..s.s..!ss4 siAtBt
Orleans stfept Canal l.sa.. s.l4.l4..+4.. 315 ,e5B
London Avenue aaigH
Orleans Street lefadibel ,!.s..4..1s.s.sl. fi,sTu
Broad Street Canal ttlteaaiHg OUT 4t..l4 B,pt1
Total iitita4484l4s4 s39s Try
II must be understood that the hOrlesns
street" referred 10 above Ia that part Of Orleans
street on the north aide Df Bayou bt. John. aluiig
which the Spanish FBft Hsilfoad fibs. The canal
along that portion Of Orleans street, lying be.
tween Claiborne street and The bsyeu. is 4 fesers
seif canal, which IL hot included ID The ca.
pense. u PLAYS, however, an important
part III our drainage system, or rather did. TN.
~ its Junction with The. Bayou 90. John wac
closed III consequence Of the enforcement uf act
No, IA Of 1888 The result is that whenever q
shs Broad street canal oyefaows and great ineots
vehienes In experienced by the people living Ia
lie vicinity. and when The waters ef the lake are
hacked up BY 4 storm the inundatiea bseanes
mvfs pfutsbBSu ~ buhs phfb VI the sisI IgiHH We
tween The Canal Usfendelet snd Hspianade
street than 10 would otherwise.
Another serious DAMAGE caused by the closing
Of The bayou ~. John to the city has been The
periodical intimidation Of the triangle comprised
bptweeh The tell race 81 the l3ehvllle Draining
Machine. Metaifls Ridge and BAyon at john,
aud compelled The city to build leyea along the
western shofe oil the bayous
There are other items which might be included
IN the expense caused BY the closing Ct the
bston ~ 4 drainage outlet, but VIZ think that the
above will Suffice 10 show the result Of act No, H.
And yet we and that In The early part Of Feb
fuafy last The CITY gafverbt applied 10 the
canal company for the privilege of laying 4
couple of drainage pipes on Esplanade street,
leading into the Bayou 49, John, TO relieve from,
tbe tlaviet waters the grounds Of the Louisiana
Jockey Club, Of dHebessaft and others. The
COMPANY have not only refused 10 grant the per
mission but have notified the surveyor that they
would hold the city resp8n sibls for any damage
shat might accrue from any drainage Into the
bAyou.
Tomorrow We will have something more 10 soy
IN ths subject