The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-02
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE BRIDGE ORDINANCE WHAHvEs
IN THE THIRD DISTRICT.


Preliminary Meeting Of Citizens To secure
vharyes I'm the second ANA Third
Districts.
rrha ordinance relative to the bridges over the
navigation canals was promulgated on SATURDAY
norn,nu no Injunction, as was rumored, having
baan served on the Mayor. The new appointees
as keapers TO these bridges were lowering
around the City Hall, trying to got instructions
FIR tho incumbents under the Departments OF I'm.
proycments had not up TO noon, given up their
Leeperehip. or course Administrator Oavanao
had no instructions to give them. be being re-
strained by injunction from acting in the matter.
Steps will have to be taken by him to have the in
junction dissolved.
we interviewed Administrator McOaffrey re-
uardiug rumors. to the effect that he would
oppose the installation Of the new keepers. Mr..
McCsfrey replied TO our question rs to what he
was going TO do, that he had
ONLY TO SUBMIT,
for he did not propose to iight,the city admins
trasion. He, however, volunteered TO say that
he had not instructed his keepers to give way to
the new appointees.
This leaves the new appointeee In dilemma.
and the only satisfaction they can get At the City
Hail s that the ordinance IL promulgated con.
tanning their appointments. and that they muat
guide themselves accordingly.
since writing tho above, We understand that
MIR. Peter Mcintyre, the newly appointed keeper
of the Claiborne street bridge. applied to tho
MeUaflrey keeper yesterday afternoon for pos
session Of the bridge, which was refused by the
Ia. u..I A.A hv nrde nf IL
mnstrstor McCaffrey. and did not recognize any
other authority. Whereupon MIR. Mcintyre sat
down on mooring post, saying, VERY well, I'm
the keeper Of this bridge. and want to learn tho
bnsinese: you can turn while look on. and ~
the end of the month shall get my salary for
doing easy work" II 10 probable that similar
acenes occurred at other bridges, and 10 locks M
though MIR. Mclntyro's theory il correct, which
implies that only those keepers who were ratified
at tho last meeting Of the Council will DO paid.
THE wHARvEs.
There ia to be a meeting this evening OF the
citizens Of tho Third District who are dissatisfied
with the condition OF the wharves of that dis
trict, and apprehend that they will moi be CON-
etruc.ed in time to meet the needs OF commerce.
II IL claimed that the lesses have
to half build one wharf in the district, that at
post 20, and that there being fifteen wharves to
be constructed, IL ia easy to soc that they can
never be completed in time.
MR.. uAyArAo INTERVIEWED.
Yesterday afternoon, after the abcve had been
written, we interviewed MIR. CAvanao on this sub.
ject He replied to our question that he was
sorely disappointed ut the course Of tho wharfn-
gers, which was very injurious to the interests
not only OF the residents Of the Second aud Third
Districts, who depended mainly upon the wharves
20 enable them to carry on their business and
earn their livelihood.
Ellerman q Co. had promised him repeatedly
that, "a soon M the water became low enough In
the river, they would begin 10 reconstruct the
wharves OF the Third District. aud have them
completed within thirty days that, Subsequently.
they had fixed the date for their completion on
of the writerl. and at the rate they were pro-
crossing he could not see how they could.
COMPLY WITH THEIR PROMISES.
He further said that we could not too strongly
express his feelings in the matter. for he was
fully aware Of the culpabiity Of the wharf les
gees, who had been false to their word He was,
however, determined to make an issue with Eller-
mann Il Co., and, in fact. had already takea steps
TO do 40.
The writer was subsequently given cognisance
of the following document. which explains itself
sufficiently:
surveyors OFFICE, |
New Orleans, September l, 1877. (
TO the Honorable Administrators OF Improve
ments and Commences:
1enaen,en-I have the honor herewith to
transmit the report OF MIR. Louis H. Pile. Assist
ant surveyor in charge, relating to the neglect on
the part Of the essees of the wbarvee to obey the
instructions from this department. l would
respectfully suggest that an appointment be made
at your earliest convenience to consider the
matter. remain, very respectfully,
]. A. dHEMEcoURr, City Surveyor.
SURVEYORS OFFICE,