True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-06-20
THE TRUE Am ERICAN.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1889.
by JOHN GI1B@0Mo

Report Of The Finance Committee of the Cd Mnnici.
pnlity.-This important paper will be found in another
column. 1t would appear that th':e is difficulty in
relation to the procurement If the State bonds for half
million Of dollars authorized to he emitted by the acl
Of the 18th March last for the benefit Of this Municpa
w. and in Of this obs,acle it has been
solved BY the Council suspend all the public works
ordered but not under contract for the present. Not
having editorial access 10 the secret journals Of the
Council, we are unable state what the difficulty IN
question is, why "it is not certain when said bonds
can be procur.d.' But from the rumors afina'' we
have gathered that sinister influence has been exercd
in certain quarter arrest if possible the progress OF
mprovemen, in the Second Municipality. We cannot
Imagine the exstencs of obstacles in any other quarter
than the one Just alluded to. 1t wise then in the
rnan committee to protect the high credit Of the Mu
nicpality and to limit its expenditures within its posi-"
tive means to meet them. Hopes held out by the act Of
the 18th of March, induced liberal policy the part
of the Council in relation the public works Of the
Municipality and is only another proof Of the Prn-
dence of our council in taking measures 10 co'nterac
any nju RES that might result from the uncertainty"
in obtaining the State Bonds.
In reAartng upon the Of this eudden arrest Of
our improvements, through influences over which we
hive not had immediate CONTROL have been brought
back TO our old opinions upon total division ofhe city
by Canal street, and in favor Of separate mayoralty
The oings of this city since March, 1885, have proved
ccncusvey tina. the means Of doing great harm and
evil is in his hands, willie he possesses no power to do
good. A bnd ignorant man. as mayor, may totally
check the progress Of improvement in any one OF the
municipalities, and may in many other ways rnmpe ON
our municipal rights. Next fall We will t.ke up the
subject Of total DIVISION with the firm determination Of
exercising what may possess Of talent and energy in
accomplishing so great and so desirable object.
The check now put upon progress in the public
improvements Of the second municipality cannot last
long, The citizens Of this quarter of the city may de-
pend upon it, that jealousy little envy Of other sec
tons can arres. our course the disposition Of the
Mayor to oppose us in OF prosperity, dispo
son that cannot be accounted for the mass Of his
properly is within limits. prevent from attaining
the great objecto municipal governmen,,he greate.,
good TO the greatest number
Before we conclude cannot refrain from congrat-
u'atng the people Of the Second Municipality upon the
exceedingly prosperous Of their finances, the many
improvements that have been accomplished, and the
immense increase of the All this prosperity
is owing the prudent management. by the Council in
general Of our affairs, but more particularly the fl
nancia sagacity and foresight Of Samuel Peters, Esq
Chairman of,he Committee Of Finance and the indom
COMMITTEES Of Streets and Landings.
Hoe stands Virginia. Read-The monarchsts, C.
the supporters Of Van Buren,, aud their pensonsd press
by all That's good and all that's bad that thu
late election in Virginia has routed the Wings and Con
servatives and dscluredly overwhelming majori,ies il
favor of the man Of Kndeook his liberty overurninR
independent Treasury, and his corrupt administration
The Wings and Conservatives friends Of the coun
try and the mortal enemies Of executive tyranny, hav
through their journals declared the contrary Of hes
j, things, and have pronounced from the house tops h'
Il the once Macedonian PhaIanx Of administration wal
: riors in the Old Dominion has been broken up by til
people, md tina, Virginia is all right for Clay. Asse
~ ton is proof will lay before the public til
following important table Of votes given in April, 1885,
' and November 1886, (oical fur heard fro,) an
ask the caad reader look the footing Of these col