The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-11

basin and canal from January l, 1870, to Fch
ruAry !. 1850, 70 be 127, b3; steamers ton
nag& 68.A78; average monthly tonnage O
Gohooner4 Ia the thirteen months u be b33g
ateAmere' same Mne. 1, l06.
From the same statement tho receipts iron
the shell road Tor the same. period of tim
shows 10 be ol60l 10. The shell road mus
necessarily produce very small net revenue
The constitutional Limitation Tor tonnKg
rates.-tNn Cents produces tho sum OF $l2,
tonnage Of 16,0o9 tens, which would be An
nually $lt,S06 90, provided tho receipts o
tonnage continued the Same. This, In ou
opinion. Y wholly insufficient TO accomplish
me- desired ssd os,scds11 npfoHed wsssrway
commerce. We therefore recommend tho us
Of = steam tug propeller, 10 be tho propert,
or the State, to BE- used Ia the canal for TIL
purposes Of towing In the canal, and outWart
md inward from the lake end of the canal
al steamers, scho0ners and other wAtercrat
~ subject u 4 tonnage feG " not exceeding
ten Centa per ton botn up and down said canal
which, with the tonnage, Will aggregate ny
csnts less than the present rate of tonnasg,
charge Oh this basin and canal. This, ID ou,
opinion, will be just and equitable, both t
the watercrAft plying sAid canal and to tn
We believe the receipts irom the source,
1~.uoa. ~ naueM ~, " gMou venes p a1sx ~ I0unt
~ sSUIe nss Mis H4a,1.oosay an.s sPRIea. mske
rate Of tonnage, and accomplish the desiret
ends.
We have deemed Il unnecessary to X
Inr!tncr Ia!t lnto tne e1aminasion And detail q
ns nvssts:ton - 3 osc.uss q ne very y.. sols
Distrlct Court of New Orleans. at the sult O
tho State WI. Richard 1aylor's heirs. No
81 4 sHsssS ,s ssssss 4 a;s ~
sin, canal md shell roAd, thst we refer %
Charts ;i W. Nseoonpsayies dssed d September u !.
tH",. anvthinr o,r f1me md ne raeers %n,iH ~
low us TO make, and ask that they be sr,.
nexed hereto ana MADE part q this report.
rrnveant IA this hse,n c.nel srS .SeiI 1 rcac 1
viii be work Of no ordinary labor. inteiii.
gence. industry and energy. - well ~ honest
Sito s,ten Muss h, e osoaans % 2esr 70 accom-;
lncrsesinr l1 comfnerce. % roe = - 4 $3.50 ''''>'
We look forward with confidence to these
;tesssn!ts, s. wv SHOULD uolclous SELECTION oe made
III nnnci,ssinn vn,,r COMMITTEES 49,, toavA ~
report, ~ substitute, 3 bill iii lieu C{ bill No,
y. offered to TIE House BY Mr; Baskin, and
rcnsa = e yorr rsrt n'nt nnd saey lurSns 1e
Viii have for is object the settlemenG Of the
pending lease of the New Basin, Canal and
Snen M -, isoaa Dy sae uove.n0s % 2! sne esate Snd
inr the ana 6ssin nd % csnsi of tSe low rsfa q
tonnage limited by the constitution or The
State.
y Fnr - Era msSa aSnats Y .epeos4u''y suo1nsseo'
JOHN SETTOON, Chairman:
~. -. ILL., nOnEni " DAVEx.
- TON GREEN DAVIDSON.
Chairman;
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zio,at,on !, narochi.l ord,nances nsda ~ ~ =
onformltv With this act :.
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