The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-06
MUNICIPAL MATTERs.
Police AppOintments-Admin lstratOr Cav
anac's Report on the Grain Trade Rail

Police NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. traitor Cav.
anac's Report on the Grain Trade Rail.
road.
The following supernumerarie5 have been pro.
noted: Paul Berger, to be q regular patromsn
in the Fourth Precinct, and James Carroll and
James Murphy in the Third Precincts
We would advise all who are infarmed oil
their promotion by their respective y tains, to
have their certificates oountersigned BIZ the Chief
of Police before presenting themselves 1t the
Mayors office for their regular" commissions.
This is necessary, owing to the fact that there
arc more supernumeraries on the force than regr-
lar positions to be filed, and in order to avoid
tho issuance of more commissions than there are
positions, the Chief Of Police may keep tally Of
the appointments.
MIR. CAvANAo's REPORT.
Administrator Oavanac yesterday, at the Council
meeting, presented the following interesting re-
port:
To the Mayor and Administrators Of the city of
New Orleans:
considered the question OF granting privileges to
Adolphe SchreiDer, L. j. Highly and their 1880
oates to construct and maintain freight rail.
road through certain portions OF the city. / see
no valid reasons why the rights asked for should
not be granted; but, on the contrary, think that
the commercial interests Of the city would be
greatly enhanced thereby.
have given duo weight and consideration to
the objections urged By the opponents OF the
measure, but none Of them are 80 great as to
outweigh tho advantages which / am confident
will flow from the grant by fostering the grain
trade, which consider now to be in its infancy.
as an important factor in the problem of our ft,-
ture commercial prosperity.
Il
nance presented for our consideration, and also
some additions, 80 as to more particularly guard
the interests OF the city, and ut the came time
protect other interests previously established.
would recommed substitute for section 2 as
follows, viz:
''rhe saidQrantees arc to replace in good order
so much OF Che streets as may have been dis
turbed or torn up by the construction Of said rail-
road. and when the came passes through paved
streets. or streets which may hereafter be paved,
shall keep in like good order and condition every
portion OF said streets, from curb to curb, incnd-
Ing bridges and crossings, during the entire term
OF this franchise.
''All work shall be executed under the direction
pleted to the satisfaction Of the Administrator of
improvements aid the Administrator OF Com
merce.'
would also recommend the addition of the
following section, VIE:
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That the right
freight purposes, and that the track shall never
be used or converted into thoroughfare for the
transportation Of passengers without the con-
sent Of this Oouncil and provided, moreover, that
said franchise shall not be operative unless said
New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad
shall have established the same rates for freight
coming to and going from this city-wheher |
through freight or from and to any way stations |
N said road-as shall be established on north
yard freights, going from any way station, or
hipped from any point above this city to any way
tation, or other point on the line OF said route
n it's connections, and the adoption at any time
hereafter OF any rate Of freights which shall dis
against the city, by. granting cheaper
ates OF freights, whether on Northern or South
I'm bound freights to or from the points on said
inc Of railroad or its connections, shall be con-
idered violation Of this ordinance, and the
3oard of City Administrators shall have the right
o cause said tracks to be removed at the cost OF |
aid company, and said franchise shall be CON
idered as forfeited and shall be void and of no
fleet.
With these additional changes, think the Or
finance would be proper, and "a such would re-
ommend its adoption by the Council.
Respectfully, CHAS. CAVANAC,
Administrator OF Commerce,