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September 2, 1368
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A	SHIP CANAL	THROUGH	NEW	ORLEANS
There is a bill before the Louisiana Senate to incorporate the "Nev Orleans & Ship Island Canal Company" to operate a canal through Carrollton, the City of Jefferson, and the back part of Nev Orleans, etc.,	to	the Rigolettes, to be 150	feet vide	and 12	feet	deep, vith
pover	to	viden to 300	feet and deepen to 25	feet.