The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-08-07
ALGIERS CITIZENS
PETITION GLENNY
Ask that Prices for Tariff of Walnut
ST. Ferries To Have No Effect on
Local Ferries, Should Another
Franchise be Sold.

The following petition with part of
the signatures of prominent Algerines
is now being circulated The petition
is self-eXplandtory
1t is as follows:
To the Hon. j. +. Glenny, Commits
sioner of Public Utilities
Dear Sir: The undersigned residents
of New Orleans, and more particularly
those residents of the fifth district,
respectfully represent:
First. That in the Daily States of
the 18th. inst, there appears an ad-
vertiSement for the sale of fran
Chise lease for the operation of a fer
ry from Walnut street to WestwegO
in the parish of jefferson to be sold
by you on the 18th day of September.
1919.
Second That the tariff rates fixed
in the published franchise are more
or less the same rates called for by
tariffs of generations ago, crude, in
elastic, and unscientific. That
modern tariff rate should be made to
encourage all kinds of traffic, where
as the proposed rates are made to en-
courage one horse drawn vehicles.
Rates that are in many instances I'M
fair and prohibitive or else a heavy
burden forced upon those having to
make use of ferries
Third. Your petitioners further rep
resent that they are not interested
in this particular franchise lease being
offered for sale, exception only in so
far as the rates fixed may, in equity
bear upon the Canal and Third Dis
trict ferry franchises, soon to be also
offered for sale, when the people OF
Algitrs and vicinity will ask radical
downward revisiol of the present un.
falr and onerous burdens placed upon
those forced to use our ferry system.
Fourth. Our object in calling your
attention to the facts stated Is to
smut or all arguments that later may
be brought to your attention, to the
effect that any modern or downward
revision of the Canal and Third Dis
trict ferries would injure the value
OF the Walnut Street franchise.
Fifth. IL nothing else be done. at
the time you offer the franchise for
sale. on September 18th, 1t appears
to us you should read statement to
the prospective bidders, notifying them
that the successful bidder will be &C
cepted with the distinct understand
ing that the bid Is made with the full
knowledge that other rates than the
, Walnut Street franchise rates may
be adopted for and when the Canal
, and Third District franchises are
: sold.
, Yours truly.
! Geo. G. Brunsmann, Thos. f. Maher
+ wv. H. Ward, B. Fabares, f. w
Burgis, II. Martinez, j. III. Lewis, F
. Z. Huguet, Sidney M. Cafiero, Theo
j. Lala. Wilmer H. Johnson, j. r
Norman, F. c. Duvic, c. L. Stumpf
T John Klienkemper, NJ. Abascal ant
Bro, Ltd, Jno. A. Barrett, Thee. o
i Hotard, ]. M. Susslin, Aug. Schabel
Felix Borne, Jr., j. Bodenger, A
Reaney JOS w. Lennox, E. J. Mothe
, Geo. Herbert, Jr., H. l.. Harding, JOS
| E. Calm, Dennis Cuquet, Paul Games
, ID. Talbot, Barton & Bros, Ben F
y Shaffer, L. Foret, Joseph W. Daniels
E Robert Motor Co., Inc, A. r. Robert
G., E. Gillis. DR.. r. L. Riley, R. A
, Tansey, l. Weiner, l. Ekman, Jos
Spatafora, ]. w. Adams, II. Him
melreich, John Lafitte, Ltd, Jos. w
Lafitte, Selig Davis, j. f. Huckins
P. Talluto, J. G. Feeney, J. w
Feeney, w. H. Andrews, Jr., w. II
Andrews, Sr.. A. Cordonia, Louis
Acker, Hy. Acker, DR.. C. V. Kraft