The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-09
CITY AFFAIRS.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

rt,,t Patch af ssround-The wHtarvcs-
Attempt 10 Bear the City's securities
In the North.
The following Ia tho letter addressed BY The
President of the New Orleans and Carrolltof
Railroad Company to Administrator Cavanac, re-
lating to the patch Of ground In front OF Che poy
dras Market
EEw 0HLEArs. April 26, 1874
Hon. Chas. Cavanac, Administrator OF Commerce
City Hall, New Orleans:
Dear Sir On The t4th September, 1885, ne per
act before ]. u. Marks, notary public, the New
Orleans and UarrUllton Railroad sold 10 the city
OF New Orleans lot Nos. aud 2. as designated
upon accompanying rough plan marked "A" and
sB, alaD strip Of 10 feet depth on Phiilipps and
Circus streetas and Id feet on North PoJdfas
marked "U". and donated that portion OF ground
bot No. 1, running from south Poydrss street, and
now constitullng continuation 81 Penn street
all Of which will fully appear In said act copy Oh
which annex.
respectfully call yeur attention to the fact
thai thai portion OF ground froniing ~ ,ees on
Daronre street and running depth o. ~ 'eet
towards the market, was never sold by this com
pany, and WAS at the time aud subsequently oc,
cupied Ivy this company fof lug depot, snh sun
more subsequently,, as appears Wy the BOOKS,
rented At various times, and WAS specially re-
served, the company merely agreeing TO put no
bpidpgb upon IL, as will appear In that portion
Of accuD pansing art married D.
The e1upsny alsn allowed the free use OF
North and kpish pgydras street. from The head
of canal drawer 10 the former bead Of Bayou
b. John, and also that portion OF Ppydras street
south OF Hsronne towards Oarpndeles, required
10 make poydfas street ct uniforn, width, and
also that portion 1T ground required for Baronne
street. acfoss the basin, which will fully appear
upon accompanying rough map Of Gravier basin
aud Canal.
Much TO my SURPRISE learn that the city IL
renting the ground and deriving revenue from
IT'D refs, II being designated Id section 40 OF an
ordinance passed December z, 1879, as neutral
ground fjr market pti pDaes. Your special atten
iInn ID reHpsutfally called Ia this matter, this
ecmpauy being Perfectly willing 10 enter into
ANY arrangement As will be eventually saiisfac
''''' ''' ". VAN BEN'rBuysEN,
President.
Per WALTER V. oRoU1H.
beeretay.
rnB FACT n,
however thst the city does not derlvsany reve
nue. from the ground ii IL understood, as was
said yesterday tlat the farmer OF TIC poya
dras Market does levy small rental from the
occupants of the patch, but the fact does mol add
cent TO the revenue Of The city. and az these
hucksters have not comp Aimed, Mr.. Cavsnsc
says that he has not interfsrsd III the matter.
The only oomplainants are the people OF the
Oayauac's empilyes 1910 to cause The removal OF
Che hieksers
AZ aSs CRY SECURITIES.
Information has been received In this city that a
malicious attempt Is being made In the North to
convey Che idea that the rate.payers Of New Or
leans are preparing to bring suit TO deny the
validity Of the old outstanding city bonds and the
premium bonds, on the ground that they have
been illegally issued.
The absurdity OF these msch'ev staten snts
is 30 glarina that they hardly deserve refutation.
Why, the Premium Bond plan Of the city Ia sane
toned
BY LEarsLATfvE ENACTMENT
and was adopted pfseissly In order TO confirm
the validity OF the outstanding bonds OF the city
which are converted into these Premium Bonds.
The plRu, therefore, affords the city an opportu-
nifty TO investigate the validity OF oil the obliga-
tions issued Ia its name.
Az 10 any proposition on the part OF The tax
payers to bring the matter before the courts,
nothing or the kind has been heard Of in these
parts On the contrary the premium Bond plan Ia
daily improving 10 the opinion OF the boudhod- |
ers, II we may Judge from the conversions which |
are constantly being made under tho law Gre
atiup II.