The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
MUNICIPAL MATTERS. i
THE RAILROAD DEPOTs.
Encouraging Prospects Of the Prosperity
or new Orleans.

Encouraging Prospects Of the Prosperity
Or new Orleans.
We have already more than once referred
TO the projects Of the Mobile and Jackson
railroads to erect commodio,is and ornamental
depots In this city, tho former at the head OF
Canal street. and tho latter at The intersection
of Canal and Claiborne strests We are now
enabled TO shy that formal negotiations are
now going on between the management OF
the companies named and the city authorities
looking to the accomplishment Of the project.
Referring to the depot Of the Mobile rail-
road. 1t y proposed that the company shall be
allowed TO occupy, for long term Of yeara,
u space OF ground on the levee linctdinY that
portion occupied nj present as q passenger de-
pot) $50 feet in. length by 12t, and Comprised,
according to the official plans Of the city be-
tween Canal C,istomho,ise Delta and Water
streets The city not being authorized tn d.
yost Itself of its property by sale, tho land
WILL BB LEASED
out to tho company at rental to be proper
tonate to the valuation OF the property, such
valuation TO be renewable every twenty five
years. In the case Of the union depot, for the
use Of the Now Orleans and Jackson Railroad
and the New Orleans Pacific Railroad, the
space Of ground between the paved portions
Of Claiborne street, and extending from Canal
to Common, will be designated, as we have al
ready said. on terms similar to those NEIL
toned above. The Hpace to be occupied by
THE UNION DEPOT
will measure s14 feet In length by LOT In width,
and hedepot, standing alone, as IL will, must
Present IN 'noslag aRpa,de and paloys
subslanst III mnteral and tho arthitncture 10
ornamental. This, ws understand, will BIO one
Of tho conditions Of ths lease IN both casta,
and the plans Of tho structures are to be sub
before the perfection OF the contract.
The estab! isbfneht OF the union depot will
necessarily involve the removal Of the
CLAIBORNE MARKET. aea.
and, as we STATED ut the time, the removal
and oil expenses vi establishment Of the mnr-
het will have to bs incurred by the railroad
companies occupying the depot. We Under
nsighborhood or the Hotel Dieii ION Common
street, has already been selected for the pur-
pose, thereby securing tho maintenance OF the
market In the Immediate locality for the nc
eonodation OF which 1t was originally IN
tended We have already referred 10 tho ordi-
nnry advantages. under any circumstances,
thut will arise from tho construction Of fine
and convenient passenger depots for our rail-
road system.
THE IMMEDIATE NECESSITY
OF these passenger depots which Ia now urged
by the management OF tho railroad con,pa-
mes, WDuln NATURALLY Indicate prosperity IN
their business. An investigation into the
matter has resulted not only in an assertion
ri this fact, but tho Mobile Railroad Company
has also concluded, ng sooil rs practicable, ~
construct the extension Of their tracks into
the Third District, to connect with the
"iower" cotton presses, In order 10 enable the
road tn handle Tho increasing freight from the
GeorEia and Alabama fields, the bulk Of which
Is said to amount to over
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BALES
Of cotton.
The subject Is fraught with interest to every
q great Improvement In our business, the
prospect Of plenty Of work for mechanics and
laborers, and possibly the Location .f tho vast
workshops and cur shops OF tho Mobile Rail-
road Company in the Old Third under the
ident of the Levee Cotton Press Company to
donate several squares Of ground to Che COM
pany for the purpose.