The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-11
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NEW ORLEANS, THURSDAY, MARCH Il, 1880.

structs the yiew TO the, lighthouse, coming
comparatively @ M q itsis % use. III This Il bsst Known q
% mariners q. persons familiar with sailing
vessels Into this canal. We would reCo omm0nd
- removal - dangerous 70 both lie and
rtTl Tke introduction of timber and loes into
the basin and canal. especially the latter, We
regard more obstructive al1d dangerous than
profitable. We would recommend that the
owner Of the sAw mill erected on tho lower or
ses o ~ q sas ssr a. t:t Enoxn %sn Il hereafter s.
erected On said canal, be required TO provide
at his own expense suitable basins In the Vi.
clnity of tho mill 70 hold all such logs and
timber safely - he may desire to bring Into
Of any such. timber or logs be held RESPONSE
BILE for any damage that may be incurred to
steam Or sail vessels BY any Heating Or
sunken logs or timber IN the waters Of the
The shell road We iind In bad condition, e.
peclaliy that portion from the city 70 the
halfway station, al Of which needs immedl-
| ate attention. We propose for this road q
rate OF tolls corresponding TO the rate Of
maintaining II cannot be greatly reduced.
Trtst, Esq, executor of Richard Taylor, de-
ceased. lessee of the basin. canal and shell
road, showing. the tonnage received In the
ruary 4, 1880, to be la, ,s94.6s; steamers ton.
mage, 56,A78: average monthly tonnage Of
schooners In the thirteen months to be $3.50 |;
stesmers' same time, 4A0s.
the shell road for the same period .. time
showssto b $ite4 20. The shell road must
necessarily prCduce D very small net revenne.
The constitutional limitation for tonnage
rates--ten cents produces the sum Of 412,.
tonnage Of 1906 tons, which would be an.
nuRlly 4l1. .0o5 SO, provided the receipts Of
tonnage continued the same. This, Ia our
opinion ID wholly insufficient TO accomplish
hs desred .Sd
commerce.. We therefore recommend the use
Of steam tug propeller. to be the property
Of the State, to be used In the canal for the
purposes OF towing In the canal, and outward
when such facility can be extended. and that
ali steamers, schooners and other watorcraft
be aub1ect to 4 tOtc10g fee OF not exceeding
ten cents per ton, both up and down said canaI.
which, with the tonnage, will aggregate w
above and which has always been the tom
nage charge on this basin and canal. This, IN
our opinion, will be JUST and equitable, both
to the watercraft plying said canal and to tlie
We believe the receipts from the sources
named, aided by such other 10 may be found
To accrue, will, II judiciOuBly applied, make
the work selt-Sustaining at the limited low
rate 0f tonnage, and accomplish the desired
ends.
We have deemed IL unnecessary to 90
furtherlnto the examination and detail OF this
Investigation because Of the very able COM
mission of experts appointed by the Fifth
District Court q New orlsans, e ths suit g q
o.o4s, 10 recently made and ably and elabo-
rately reported upon, ehowing In detail by
maps and charts the entire status OF tho basin.
canal and shell road. that we refer TO that re-
oampanyins, dated September ], 1879. 6 more
conclusive and satisfactory than anything
our time and means would allow uS to make,
and aAk that they be annexed hereto and
made = part of this report.
provement Of this basin, canal and shell road
will be work Of no ordinary labor. Intelli-
9ence, industry and energy, ~ we'll - honest
efforts, must be brought 70 bear TO accom-
plish tnat which seems 70 offer large and
We look forward With confidence to these
+, results. gu should : iudiclous selection be made
= eoneluslon. M your committee "a, II beg lssye 70
il. offered to the House BY Mr. Bsskln. and
referred 70 your committee. And they further
propose TO report Joint resolution, which
will have tor lts object the settlement Of the
gsndiq9g g lssse y. a q the New Basin. B Canal and
m early advantage given the water craft ply.
ing the said basin and canal Of the low rate Of
tonnage limited by the constitution Of tho
State.
An ot which is respectfully submitted.
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MESSAGE From THE HOUSE,
The following message was received from
the House Of Representatives and read:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATION.
State of LoutsiAna,
New Orleans. March .. $780,
To the Honorable Senate Of the State Of Lou
am directed to inform your honorable
body that the Speaker Of the House OF Rep
resentattve has signed enrolled
Al act to regulate the duties Of the clerks
Of the courts Of appeal and the civil and
criminal courts Of the parish Of Orleans.
House bill No. 100,
~. To- regulate ths practice Of dentistry in the
And to ask that the Lieutenant Governor
afflx his signature to the same.
Respectfully. ETC.,
PETER J. TREZEVANT,
Clerk OF the House Of Representatives.
SIGNING OF ENROLLED HOUSE BILLS.
House bills Nos. 10 and 100 wore each read
BY title, and the Lieutenant Governor and
President Of the Senate affixed his signature
thereto In open session and without delay.
RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Foster offered the following resolution:
Res0lued, That the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses be and they are hereby In
etructed to pAy the expenses attending the
Inauguration OF the Governor.