The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-12
CITY COUNCIL.
"A Debate on the Proposed Chartres
Street Railroad.

Mayor Patton Id the chair and full boar,
present.
The ordinance providing for an appropriation
vi saa,oao LII tn pay the police for October wa
taken up and read third time.
Administrator Houston arose to say be woult
vote no on the proposed ordinance. because
the police had been allowed to draw more none,
than their pro rata, aud next month there woult
bB no money to pay them 1t was now time e
begin the reduction. and provision should
bib made 10 raise the necessary money TO PAY
tho police.
MIR. Ulynn said that he had called the atten.
tlon Of the Council six or seven months age
III the fact. but no action was taken
The ordinance was adopted. Messrs. Houston
and Bahan voting 10 the negative.
Tho ordinance appropriating moneys to pay
khs 1Jitv Hall employees being taken up, Admin
Ietrafor Marks suggested that Administrators
salartas should not be included. for they were
better able 10 do without tho money than the
\ other employees.
Administrator Houston made remarks 10 the
same effect. but the ordinance was passed on
its third reading.
MIR. Marks offered q resolution In effect that
The Administrator Of Accounts shall not war
rant for the salaries or Mayor and Administra-
tors, which was laid upon the table by n vote Of
yeas 10 . nays.
Ordinances relative to appropriations for
criminal courts. recorders. district attorney and
coroners were passed.
Mr., Houston here took occasion 10 give no
tiee that he would reduce the force In the De-
partment OF Improvements-if II took every
empioye 10 do ito bring down his expenses
within the figures OF the budget.
administrator Houston now called M the
ordinance providing for the sale Of the fran
chises of street railrond on Ohartres and De-
catnr streets. The ordinance was taken up
Administrator Houston said that he favored
che ordinance because he believed the railroad
wot Id be benefit to property holders In the
Second District. He understood that there was
petition before the Council containing ohiec-
tions to the road; II was common thing In this
city for everything new to be objected to. When
the lrst load OF Ice was brought here 1t was
thrswn Into the river lest Il might be poison
{ Gus, When the gas pipes were tlrst laid down
ft was objected that they might blow up the
oily; when the subject OF street railroads was
fret broached II met with universal DIGESTION
leBt the drays would be constantly running into
snnmi some people sy , thought Tie wheels
tlae same now. and yet property on Royal street
had Increased ~ per cent by reason OF the rail
wo so aea aa
reason OF the establishment Of the proposed |
roau, He knew pi no objections against Il OK,
company, Il was objected TINT, ~ additional
rairoad down town. was not needed and that It |
would not End ID vt application Ind
body had bought the exclusive privilege Of oon-
STRUGGLING railroads in the Second District. II
oil other railroads. Concerning the narrowness
nf CHARITIES he said that the same objection had |
been made ,o the Royal Street Railroad. OBJ
on Canal street. The objections we're not valid.
i. Administrator Marks took the floor 60 oppose
the ordinance, because there was "a bis opinion.
the only necessity being document from the
president of a railroad company the purpose
spoke on the daticu ty the drays would have In
backing UP on Dseatur street, whore there were
hs ~ pe sga y w HI ha sa
TINT they Old not want tho railroad, And. he
added. cabmen and draymen have rights lust
piy 10 benefit the Annuneation aud Tehoupi-
toillas street lines. There were already lines
enough to take people everywhere down town.
aa vota fer pretty mna s he
sons further, two lines OF railroad on Decatur
street would have only ten feet three inches
the produce dealers and grocers out Of Chartres
md Decatur streets as II had from Royal into
Ohartres and Decatur.
Erocers the railroad had driven out OF Royal
street.
names ph d sfs ehuah 'G Sa ae' sss
would he put 70 him he would have come pre-
administrator Houston then said that not a
single grocer had had to move.
Il. administrator il.s alynn resumed 70 say TINT
there hs gsre ons wa sT b doYn
Mr.; Marks again spoke, against the road. say
Ing that y was intended 10 charge Ave cents
more from Canal street 10 the lower limit 81 the
administrator Behan also opposed the ordi-
nance. referring to the conflicting clauses In 1t
and the tenor Of paragraph 10 OF the first sec
tion. This and other provisions. confirmed by
mittee 81 the whole by Mr.. Van Benthuysen.
looked a. though intended to hlaekmail other
railroad companies.
could not see on what Mr.. Behan based his idea
III Matchmaking, The franchise was to be sold
that MI. Van Benthuysen rataer than y anybody
else would buy the road. He was surprised to
hear Mr.. Behan object at this stage Of the ordt-
junction with MIR. Houston.
!. Administrator Behan explained his position
sg and a hs ay E u M
sent from the committee Of the WHOLE he had
objected t. the passs SEA Of the ordinance.
the ordinance should he referred back to the
committee Of the whole.
administrator Marks said that he might he
willing to allow the Crescent City Railroad
Company TO extend its tracks down town. pro
yided the fare each way would not be more than |
five cents.
Administrator Cheyalley repeated what he
had said. that this was franchise to be offered
to the highest bidder.
Administrator Houston again took the floor
to say that the opposition began by saying that
the property holders on Chartres street should
be the guide Of the Council. He did not think
that the establishment Of the Rampant, Dau
phine and Royal street railroads had thrown
enc more wagon into ohsTtres street Floats
as they did on Royal, and there would not be
greater impedimenls on that score. A. to
charging i've cents from or to Canal street.
down tuwn. every road did the same. with the |
single execution OF the Jackson and Pontchar-
train depot line Regarding the Matchmaking
charge. Mr.. Bshan ought 70 know that al rail- 4
road franchises We're sold with the right to
assign the same. II
Administrator Behan disputed the assertion,
and stated. further that Mr.. Van Benthuysen
had offered. in the committee Of the whole to
give q certain amount for the franchise if the
ordinance remained unchanged
Mr.. Houston-H the ordinance were not {
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