The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-04
RAILROAD FRANCHISES
The Administrators Still Consider
ing the Bids.
The Mayors Reply to Mr.. Willoz-
why His Bid Is Rejected.

The Administrators were most Of the time
-va.taraay. In committee OF the WHOLE and, as
vea generally believed. considering the advisa-
hil,ty of accepting or rejecting the bid of the
f,itv Railroad Company Tor the rights and fran.
chtses Or the various lines OF railway which the
city has offered for sale. and for which bids
were made on Monday last.
The prolonged presence of Senator Jonas
former city attorney. MIR. McCaeb, city attor-
ney and Mr.. Carleton Hunt. attorney for The
railroad company. gave color TO the belief.
on the outside there was an idea that the
Council would reject all the bids and either re-
advertise for sealed proposals. or, as was most
likely, make the sale BIZ public auction.
There was no ground for this idea SO far as
could be ascertained. except general state.
ment that more money could be realized for the
franchises than had been bid. Whether the let
ter OF Col. Girardey to the Council. ASSERTING
that a higher price could be obtained had any
thing to do with this statement 1t is impossible
"a say, Ideas and fancies and rumors, how.
4ver. are not facts. and there was not the ghost
OF q fact to enlighten any one 40 to what the Ad
mlnistrators really propose TO do IN the mat
tor. The probability is that they have not as
ana Sas Zine dn should b. taken for i'll thoronst
consideration IL by no means remalk able.
INTERVIEWING AND PUMPING
processes usually prolific Of results, failed utter.
" 70 elicit any informatlon from the Admins
TO evade the subject endeavored to fnveigle the
reporters into u discussion az to whether there
iB an such thing ~ q fact. and evincing q dis
position to champion the negative. The re-.
portArs however. declining to be led away from
fheir purpose BY any such ingenious device Of a
dc fdcfo Official. mercilessly insisted for news
Wios one u Tie bidders for speie sec.
tlon oil the railroads offered for sale. whose let
ter TO the Mayor nskinE that his bid be- accepted
was published Ia Tuesday mornings papers:
MAYORS OFF1cE. New ORLEANS. I
September a. 1879.
Dear SRI am instructed by bis Honor the
Mayor to acknowledge your communication OF
oven date ip regard e onr bid for the rst
His Honor fs OF the opinion that adorable
consideration Of any bid for either one of the
TWO eectlons. unless II were proportionatey
s 81 he W Standardization Which is to rpai1Se
4lreu NJ. ale the greatest amount possible tn
from tnls y 49,. lump bid of $63oooo ID more
Hsner c Woids nave ~ heen bad BY accepting pour
bid for the fret section. #. .,
am also directed to sss.y that up to this pres.
49, .e'Ss>'A UHAs. MACMURDO,
Private Secretary.
Ali the bidders. except M. ,Wintz. have with;
drawn their $4,000 certified checks. and, Will
now await the further action Of the Council.
Some thirteen Judgments against the cry nave
heen placed In the hands q the Dnt t nCa.es
hnrhooti III 5000 600 but the cty's legal advisers
ID not seem to DO disqAieted. nor Do the Admi-
nistrators. By the fear that the money that may
Ia rsalizs "a by the sale can be appropriated hy
nYjudicial process or hocas pocus by the judg-
ment creditors.