The herald., 1922-02-16

vuERT THERE is A WILL,
ruERE IS A WAY, was the slogan
n.ed BY Attorney McGuirk in his
--rrment before the Commission
car,c,, on last Thursday afternoon
!. hsbalf of the Algiers people for
nationally owned ferries, and as
NJ McGuirk used the term several
,,mss II brought great applause from
me big crowd of Algerines who were
IN the Council chamber at the time.
The Algiers people, and especially
the ferry committee who attended,
thought that the meeting was held
q, the purpose of listening to the
conclusion arrived at by the Com
mission Council as regards future
orsrations of our ferries, but such
cas- not the case. Commissioner
ualoney stated that the Council had
invited the members of the Algiers
ferry committee for further discus
sion in the matter and to IND out
inst exactly what was wanted. Mr..
Iavton. who was the spokesman for
the Algiers delegation, stated that
the Algiers people had no further
remest to make, that they were
there ITO get the report from the
council as to whether or not the
city would take over the ferries.
In the several discussions that fol
lowed. efforts were made by Com.
missioner Maloney to bring out the
subject of the sale of another fran
ehisa. should municipal ownership
fail. but the Algiers ferry committee
would not entertain or discuss the
subject, standing pat" on their
original demands that the city oper.
ated the ferries.
Assistant City Attorney Rene
yiosca rendered a lengthy opinion,
in which he denied Attorney Nc
Guirk's assertion that the city can
find a way to furnish money to pur.
chase the ferries. Mr.. McGuirk
pointed out that If the city of New
Orleans could borrow money to pay
a $4,000 note Of a private corpor-
alton, namely, the Business Mems
Racing Association, they certainly
ought to find enough money to pur-
chase the ferries, which would mean
90 much to the citizens in Algiers.
This brought tremendous applause
from every one in the Council cham
Der, except the Council. MI. Nc
Guirk also pointed to the n. o. R. W.
case, in which the city guaranteed
a certain return to the railways COM
pany.
WHERE THERE rs A WILL,
THERE IS A WAY.
Mr.. McGuirk stated to the Council
that II was his opinion that the
Council could appoint a ferry COM
mission. and with the aid Of the
Council would be able to borrow the
necessary money to finance the city
In taking over the ferries.
The meeting ended abruptly after
having been in session an hour or
more, when Mr.. McGuirk answered
the question Of one Of the commits
sioners that he would prepare an
ordnance that would relieve the sit
ustion- Mr.. McGuirk's offer was i'm
mediately accepted by Mr.. Maloney.
Nj. Maloney asked Mr.. McGuirk:
When can you prepare this ordi-
nanceT'
Answer: Il can prepare the ordi-
nance at once, Mr.. Maloney."
Mr.. Maloney: "well. let us shave
u prepared right away"
This little dialogue brought con.
SIDERABLE applause and the meeting
ended.
sust how the new ordinance will
70 received and just how it will be
soRed on by the Commission Council
matter of speculation and in
u'est TO the large number Of people
a'tns on this side Of the river.
MONEY AVAILABLE
Duirns the meeting Mr.. Julius
.'aenser stated to the Council that
7 the ferry commission was legally
.ppointed by the Council that the
"As'ers citizens through several