The herald., 1912-07-25
MAY PURCHASE
FERRY FRANCHISE
Third District Ferry Matter Before
Alsiers Improvement Association.
Large Meeting Well Attended.

On Monday night the Algiers In
provement Association held a special
meeting for the purpose of hearing
Captain Hardee, who came over for
the purpose of giving his views to the
association as to what disposition
should be made of the franchise of the
Third District ferry, and under what
conditions it should be sold
Captain Hardee was the principal
speaker of the evening. He was intro
duced by President Joseph w. Len
nox, and said that he thought that I'M
| der the proper auspices the New Or
leans Southern & Grand Isle Railroad
would be a prospective bidder for the
| franchise. He believed they would de-
sire to buy the same, but instead of
paying an upset price for the franchise
they would pay to the city of New Or
leans a certain percentage of the
gross receipts. He also stated that he
thought the railroad company would
be willing to lease the ferries for a pc
riod of twenty-five years. Captain
Hardee also pointed out the sentiment
against long term franchises and he
thought that a franchise with reason
able conditions, wherein the city
would participate as the business i'm
proved, would be a valuable conceS-
sion to both parties. There was a
good deal of opposition 10 the ideas
advanced by Capt. Hardee, one of the
principal of which was that the city
of New Orleans was not morally
bound to sell " franchise for the Third
District ferry at prices for transpor-
tation identical with those of the
Canal street ferry. 1t was the conten-
ton of some of the members that as
the franchise of the Canal street fer
ry would expire at one time and the
franchise of the other ferry at another
time, the city would always be NOR
ally bound to not make the fare
cheaper than on the other ferry. This !
however may be obviated by clause
fixing the price of ferriage for both |
companies after a certain period.
Conspicuous among those who at
tended the meeting Monday night was
John p. Nolan, master mechanic of
the Southern Pacific Company, and
Mr.. Harold H. Gibson, civil engineer
of the New Orleans Southern and
Grand Isle Railroad.
Peter S. Lawton made the principal
talk of the evening, and in speaking
of the sale for the new franchise of
the Third District ferry, took occa-
sion to ask Captain Hardee a good
many questions regarding the viola
ton of the franchise of the Southern |
Improvement and Ferry Company. |
Captain Hardee stated that after the |
principal business for which the meet |
ing was called was transacted, he |
would be glad to go over this with the |
members and give his views regarding
the present conditions at the Canal |
street ferry.
Hon. NJ. S. Mahoney was also one |
of the speakers of the evening, who |
gave his views regarding the sale of |
the franchise and also went on record |
for considerable improvements at that |
place. He was in accord with Mr.. |
Lawton and others in that the pur-
chaser should be compelled to spend
sufficient sum of money on new boats |
and equipment in keeping with the |
present progress of transportation.
Mr.. ]. E. Huckins, Joseph E. Rem
ecky, Frank C. Duvic, Howard Koppel,
Judge Maher and Peter E. Muntz were |
also among those who spoke.
Before adjourning the meeting a |
motion was made, which was car
ried, directing the president, at his lei |
sure, to appoint a committee of five,
who, will meet with Captain Hardee |
and go over the franchise before it is |
presented for adoption. Mr. Mahoney
also made a motion that when this
committee meets with Captain Har-
dee, that the heads of the different or
CARNATIONS in the city be especially
invited to attend this meeting. This
motion was unanimously carried.
|. Some OF the suggestions made dur
ing the meeting n impromptu talks re-
garding the ferry franchise sale were
that there shall be a one-cent fare;
that the wagon rates be reduced; that
the new boats be double-enders, not
requiring them to turn around in max