The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-09-18
OUR CIVIC LEAGUE

WAYS COMPANY. WANT MILK
STATION FOR OUR DISTRICT.
ASK FOR LETTER BOX AT CA.
NAL STREET FERRY ON THE AL
GIERs SIDE AND WANT BATH
TUBS REMOVED OFF OF PAVE.
MENT. WANT THE STREET
FORCE TO WORK EVERY DAY
AND NOT LOSE TWO DAYS PAY
EACH MONTH TO coLLEcl
THEIR MONEY.
One of Their Best Meetings Held.
The star meeting of the Fifth Dis
trict Civic League was held Monday
night and the Herald now sees where
Mr.. Frank c. Duvic was very wise
when he proposed some time ago that
the Algiers Improvement Association
join hands with the Fifth District Civic
League in order to assure a big sue
cess for the big mass meeting held
some time ago. We can say for the
Fifth District Civic League that they
are accomplishing many things, the
principal one of which is recognition
by those who were ready TO criticise
them in the work that they were about
TO enter into.
At the meeting Monday night the
League took up the matter of the car
service of the New ORLEANS Railways
Company in so far as they are now
using the tracks near the Canal street
frerry for parking cars of the Dryades
and Louisiana avenue lines. At the
present time there are from three to
four cars always waiting on this track,
necessitating the passengers embark
ing from said cars at point very
often midway between the ferry and
the L. & \ depot. In rainy weather
it is impossible to reach the ferry or
sidewalks without wading in mud and
water. This is certainly a good move
ment of the League and no doubt after
the company has been notified and
shown the existing conditions, they
will be remedied much to the relief
of the Algiers patrons of these cal
| lines.
Another important matter taken III
by the League was the location of {
mail box on our side of the river neal
the ferry house. A communication
was sent to the postmaster aud as thi:
is a very lively neighborhood where
thousands of people pass daily, We be
lieve that the postmaster will see thu
justice of the request and grant it.
The League also desires that tn,
bath tubs on Delaronde street in from
of the Algiers Cornice and Plumbin!
| Works be removed. The maker of tn
motion claimed that this sidewalk i
used more than any other on accoun
of it's access to the ferry. No doub
Mr.. Bodenger will be communicate,
with.
Another matter of grave importance
which was taken up was the estat
lishment of a milk station for the in
fants of the Fifth District. If tn,
Fifth District Civic League accom-
plishes this, they will have done mucl
for the good of the poor little tots
whose parents are too poor to furnish
them the actual necessities for tn
proper growth of a healthy infant.
There are at present established il
the city five milk depots where hun
dreds of gallons of milk are dispense,
daily to the poor. What a BLESSING
this would be for our district, and W
congratulate the Fifth District Civi
League in taking up this matter an
We hope that they will be persistent.
The League has to it's credit the e:
tablishment of a play ground in OPP
lousas avenue, the use of which
given by the Telephone Company an
the grounds will soon be thorough
equipped by our city. Mayor Beh
man has requested the Play Groun
Commission to put in the required pa
aphernalia.
Mrs. ]. Z. Huckins, the president {
the League, brought up the mater {
the city street cleaning employee
a losing two days pay each month @
account of having to go to the Cit
Hall to collect their wages. Mr.
Huckins believes that they should
employed every day in the week an
! it is not right, in her opinion, that the
e should lose their two days pay on a
count of going to the City Hall to g,
, their money. Most of the members
r the League did not agree with Mr.
Huckins and the motion to go I'M
: the matter was lost. Later on Mr.
Huckins took up the matter with II
Board of Directors of the Federatic
e of Women's Clubs on Tuesday afte
S noon at 2:30, when the subject W;
5 discussed in earnest and some actiC
will be taken in their effort to bril-
e about this change.
In the future the Algiers Civ