The herald., 1921-06-09

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u.,sgard all protests against the
.,.,on of the coffee warehouse at
=. foot of Canal street closing it
- the river, were brought to the
no ,;ssson Council Tuesday night
=. peter Lawton, A. ]. Bonner ana
ya.enb Bodinger, a COMMITTEES repre-
ss,;,g the people of Algiers, who
- among the protestants against
me me- proposed warehouses.
Mr. Lawton, speaking before the
.ommittee, said they had met W. U.
Hudson president of the Dock Board,
m.a.dov afternoon, and were told
w. Hudson that the contract be-
80, the Dock Board and the Green
co,fas Association for the erection
!, the warehouse has not been COM
.,a,sa but as soon as it was COM
p,eted, it will be signed.
aWe are informed" Mr.. Lawton
aid in addressing the council, that
me contracts will be signed notwith-
standing the protests. Mr.. Hudson
,r,ormed US that the Dock Board s
nover in the case is supreme and 1t
owed no obedience to anyone, not
syen the governor. Suppose the city
aoes intervene, 1t will have no more
affect than the request of any citi-
zen, Mr.. Hudson said.
To Hear Protests.
"Tbe Dock Board will hold its
meeting on the 14th to hear protests.
II will treat every one courteously
and then 20 ahead and sign the con-
tracts and build the warehouse. l
want to tell you the contract will be
dgped with the coffee people as soon
Is the papers are drawn"
Mr.. Hudson, speaking to a Times
Picayune reporter Tuesday night,
declared that he had taken no such
stand as regards the controversy over
the proposed closing of Canal street
front.
What I did" he said, was to
tell the gentlemen that the Dock
Board would not allocate the open
space at the foot of Canal street for
another ferry landing"
According to Mr.. Hudson, the re-
marks the committee objected to were
not made in connection with the
controversy over the opening or the
closing Of Canal street.
They ssked.v be said. ''that the
opsn spsss ct the foot or Canal street
Be sllocsted for an additional ferry
landing. simply told them that
the Dock Board needed this opening
for dock space.
Then they asked IL the space
couldn't be allocated to the city,
told them that the city would have
70 make Its application to the board
Just the same as any citizen or cor
poration and that when the applica-
tion was received the board would
nave 10 pass on It. And / explained
nat the power to make ALLEGATIONS
haoaged 30 the Dock Board and to
he Dock Board alone. That's all
nere vas 10 it"
Commissioner Maloney, in the
COUNCIL meeting, said he believed the
members OF the council should attend
tae meeting before the Dock Board.
MI Hudson has Informed me the
nrraes are being operated through
Ylierance and can be stopped any
.ms sy the Dock Board" said Mr..
Haloney.
commissioner Ray said If the city
- no rights on the river it is about
une to lind it out.
Mayor McShane said New Orleans
: growing and that he believed
mere should be no restrictions al
ue loot Of Canal street. The space
e. ne said, should be kept open
eeautified. The mayor said he
ssneved the city had some rigts and
4 me Dock Board had no authority
" 'snee me city up with warehouses
ssn : condition, he said, is incon-
seiyabla
= mat point Commissioners Black
1Oauced q resolution placing the
.ach on record as being opposed
me propcsed warehouse because OF
nterference with the ferries and
a ne space is required for fire and
purposes as we'll. The resolu.
eceed the clerk of the council
3 address letter to the Dock Board
sssns disapproval and calling on