The herald., 1912-04-04
BUSY MEETING
ALCIERS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIA-
TON TAKES UP MANY MAT
TERS-AGAIN AFTER
FERRY COMPANY.

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Algiers Improvement Association
which was held Monday night in the
Pythian Hall, there was a fair attend
ance, and especially was this attend
ance made up of some of our business
men who may always be looked upon
to do their share in the interest of our
district. Secretary Peter Muntz was
in his usual place and President Jos.
w. Lennox presided.
In the matter of providing better ac-
cOmmOdations by the New Orleans
Railways Company at their terminus
at the Canal street ferry, Secretary
Muntz was instructed to write the
management asking them again to put
in a cross-over switch that will obvi-
ate the necessity of passengers alight-
ing from the car at point where the
street is always in a bad condition.
This crosS-over switch would allow
two cars to come down to the ferry
house at one time and would not ne
cessitate one of the cars remaining
some distance from the ferry until the
outgoing car pulled out.
The matter of the Western Union
Telegraph Company was again taken
up and a committee composed of
Judge Thomas Maher, Geo. Koppel and
DR.. c. V. Kraft, were authorized to call
upon the Attorney General and also
were given power to act and to enter
suit against the company before the
State Railroad Commission. The mat
ter of the Canal street ferry was again
taken up and here a vigorous discus
sion took place. 1t was finally decid-
ed that a committee of the Association
call upon Capt. Hardee to find out
what disposition has been made of his
recommendations and to follow up
the matter of enforcing the company
to live up to its franchise. 1t was
suggested that if relief could not be
obtained through these channels, the
Association would call upon the Mayor
to compel the ferry company to fulfill
its franchise.
The matter of the hospital ambu-
lances coming to Algiers was also TAX
en- up and discussed at length. It was
finally decided that the secretary COM
municate with Mayor Behrman and
ask him to assist us in compelling the
hospital authorities to come to Al
giers with their ambulances, so that
our sick and wounded will not have to
depend upon our "hurry-rp" wagon or
other improvised ambulances.
Geo. Foster also called the Associa-
tion's attention to the New Orleans
Board of Control of the National Drain
age Cngress which is soon to meet
here, stating that the Board of Con-
troll would need funds, and the Asso-
citation therefore voted s25.0O for this
purpose.
Frank c. Duvic stated to the Associ.
alton that the matter of the routing
of the electric car line along Patter-
son street was taken up with Mr.. c. |
E. A. Carr, the general manager of the
and that the matter will be |
taken up before a committee meeting
Of the city council in a short time. Mr.. |
Duvic asked that a committee be ap-
pointed from the Association to assist
in bringing about the improvements |
desired ,and also to extend to the new |
some concessions that they |
have asked for A committee was ap- |
pointed, as per Mr.. Duvic's request, to |
act in conjunction with the company |
and to offer them every assistance,
and to consent to any changes in their |
which do not act to the detri-
nent of our citizens and district.