The herald., 1921-04-14
IMPORT ANT FERRY
COMMITTEE MEETING
OVER 1000 SIGNATURES To Pc.
Triton ASKING ADDITIONAL
FERRY SERVICE AT OPE-
LOUSAS AVENUE.

Algers, La, Tuesday, Mar 29,'2l
The regular weekly meeting of the
Algiers Citizens Committee, work
ing in the interest of better ferry
service, was held at the Avenue
Academy this date, and called to
order by chairman, Peter S. Lawton,
at SIS p. M, with the following
members present:
Mr.. Jos. w. Lennox, Mrs. Ed. Yal.
cts, Mr.. Jules Bodenger, DR.. C. V.
Kraft, Judge Sam Levy, Mr.. c. j.
| Bonner.
The acting secretary read the min
utes of the previous meeting which
were adopted as read, upon a motion
by Judge Same Levy, seconded by
Mr.. Jos w. Lennox, which said mo-
ton also authorized the chairman
to sign his approval of same. Ac-
ton on the motion was unanimous.
Judge Sam Levy stated on behalf
of a committee of citizens working
in the interest of an improved ferry
service at Opelousas Avenue, he
wished to present the following pc
tition signed by one thousand 10000
property owners and residents of
Algiers:
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mission Council, City of New Or
leans. State of Louisiana, for a
Ferry Landing and Service at Ope-
lousas Ave-, from Canal Street,
and Improved Ferry Service to
Algiers:
Honorable Sirs:
We, the undersigned citizens and
residents of the Fifth District of the
City of New Orleans, do hereby pray
and request that we be given AID
OPTIONAL Ferry service from a
point at Opelousas Ave, on the AL
giers side of the Mississippi river
to the head of Canal Street on the
New Orleans side of the said river
for the following reasons:
FIRST That traffic from the
New Orleans side of the river to AL
giers, and vice versa, has grown to
such an extent that the present SER
vice is entirely inadequate to care
for said traffic to and from all parts
of Algiers, causing much loss of
time and unnecessary travel to those
residents of Algiers who live in the
vicinity of and above Opelousas Av.
and who form more than 20 per cent
of the patronage or air ferry service
SECOND.-The Opelousas Ave.
location possesses many natural adj
over any other site that
could POSSIBILITY be used for a ferry |
landing and would afford a far su-
perior approach and exit for vehi- |
cles than any ferry landing in. use
at the present time, and would re-
lieve the dangerous and congested |
gan Street landing by caring for
traffic that would seek it's natural
and proper course and would thereby i
help to improve the service at said
landing.
THIRD Thousands of citizens
and residents would be benefited by
he saving of time and shortening
Of their course of travel to and from
heir daily occupations as Opelou-
'as Ave is the most centrally locat- +
I'd of all the streets in the Fifth Dis
trict; and, further, transportation !.
ABILITIES would be afforded to the now
'apidly developing section of Algiers
hat adjoins McDonoghville, also,
he. route to Newton St., the only
ised connecting link with the Naval
station section, would be shortened
and improved materi>
lily since Opelousas Avenue is al
'eady paved nearly to the river and
Iffords the. only double thoroughfore
md the greatest paved width of any
treet in the Fifth District that /
hat could be used for a possible
erry approach.
FOURTH.-We have spent thous-
Inds of dollars in improvement and
development, we have a beautiful
,ank building, a 100000 theatre,
he only Fairgrounds in the Dist
'ict, many beautiful residences, a
arge number of business enterprises
hat are considered credit to our
district, two beautiful churches are
o be erected on the avenue at an
arly date, and it is the only logical
'oint for development.
FIFTH. We further pray that
he present ferry service at Morgan ,
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