The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-09

The aboy statement shows that an Individual owning rea
estate IN the city Gas per bill exhibited me) valued
al $l30CO will pay it Of 500 So and owning per-
sona property in stocks, mortgages, furniture, carriages and
further county, and STATE lax Of SIS s. making total Of
the @ G S oad f 6 SnSea 3 SRf @ s Gs
case in favor OF Boston Of % each 500 sl65 o.
The taxes assessed from the 10th OF October the 10th
January and be completed by the latter period The
assessors required by law visit the premises and apprae
estimated about per cent of is value. what they
suppose it would bring at forced Or sheriff sale The val
uatOn is made three years. The total aggregate
for the present year assessed, is $50 0S6, 45I.
Cty If BailqoreThree assessors for each ward are ap-
pointed by the Mayer to assess at full cash value all real and
or permanently located eewhee-a debts secured by
due, ofudgment, decree mortgage bond bill of exchange
business all stocks in public securities of any State corpo
rate npton-stoc Of corporate institutions located IL this
following exceptions stocks issued by the United States, hou
ses of public worship burial grounds and real and personal
portion of all vessels either OF aessable The
ed by the Mayor who are eS9overs9 aud r5n iS EVEN
and correct the whole assessment, such evidence the
e OF property are prepared to present. on their know
ledge and Judgment
The thus corrected is deposited in the office of an
appeal tax COURT consisting Of three appointed by the
Mayor and City Council The duties ofhis make
Tor loss or decrease OF property, correct
sect oil ownership, and to all property which may be
created or brought into the city, which have been omit
ted IN the general assessment The corporate institutions
court OF al their stockholders The number OF shares held By
each and their residences far known, such corporation
such number Of shares held BY residents OF the city, and
non residents OF the state OF Maryland The county clerk is
n OF al Judgments and mortgages put on record in his office
The total amount OF the assessment reported annually by the
appeal court the Mayor and City Council which made
the basis OF TAXATION upon which levy annually made
s776la 39 The levy was per centand for the year 1919
1t will be BY the foregoing that the rate of taxaon for
nv Of Sewy e2t 6rR n iso on each 800
tRnIiaGe ap proper "
while The rate here is only IS cents
lninsutng comparison between these Giles and our own
it to remark that both New York and Philadelphia
included in their levy taxes their quota for State In
1873, the levy in New York for State
cry $780, and in Philadelphia 80 every 500
II these sums he deducted from the ratio of taxation in those
cities so as TO make them aSmlae own, it viii be
that in New York the ratio Of taxation for 1919 l3 %
the s while in Philadelphia the ratio for the year
l on the $780, But in Philadelphia the assessment takes
much wider range than with there, cows, furniture and
watches included and for the year 1919 the assessment Of
furniture amounted 10 the large of 81 7O6 96-ereore
IN instntng comparison between Philadelphia and
city the ratio OF taxation in the former should be increased
the basis OF her assessment is weued. This ratio of taxaton
in New York and Philadelphia the result OF any extra
ordinary circumstances calling for unusual expenditures
flows from the ordinary management OF their city government
In the Second Municipality, the for years has
been per cent SlC0 of assessment: last year.
owing to the visitation of Providence large and extraordinary
expenditures were necessary, and TO me3 the obligations thus
incurred an additional tax Of per every $C0
deemed necessary The faith of the municipality had been
pghed to the who had oied and abored mud and
WATER to rescue city from inundatOn-and this plight
ed faith TO be broken the who had thus given their
Dor and peed their lives? To redeem this Pledge the
s for which resulted from visitation of Providence the adj
dona tax requisite But this of things could not
be toreeen aud result from Provdenta causes this increase
oil tax must be regarded exception TO the regular
The tax OF per cent having heretofore been found sufficient
to cover the ordinary and expenses of the municipality
should be taken as the ratio Of comparison with other cities
IL viii therefore he seen, that far from the the Sec.
ond Municipality being heavier than in the Eastern cities they
! are lighter than in New York or Philadelphia.
Much fear has recently been published for the purpose of
uaming, rather than enghening the public mind whether
has been for the purpose OF producing political effect has
sprung from antpaty particular parties has been equally
deeeuous TO the best interest OF the city, and inefficient in lay
ing correct information before the people. 1t forhe purpose
OF correcting Of these eors that have taken the liberty
OF requesting to publish portion Of the address of the
President OF the Council OF the city Of Boston,
| A RESIDENT.