New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-09

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Of <he Esk Library to the Msehaaic Institute
ls.outcc .ssu..s The psstis: vAo authorized u.
pay for such Improvements out Of their own private
finances, was unanimousy rejected.
The resolution from the Assistant Board, fixing
tax Of ATTY every hundred dollars worth Of
real estate and slaves in the city, came and elected
lengthy discussion Mr. Claiborne commended that the
Third District had been unjustly and unequally
taxed since the Consolidation Of the city He moved the
insertion Of proviso to the resolution to the effect that
Municipal corporstons and collected between the l2h
Of April 1852 and the 18th If April 1853 BY the Consol
dated City BE- apportonsd rata to the present cores
to have paid than their proper proportion shall be
credited with such in deduction Of the tax to be
charged rata to the which have
contributed less than their proportion and to be added to
their tax Of one half Of one per cent nov imposed 80 a.
City to eray the current expenditures The provso also
required the amounts received by the Consolidated city
Sinking Fund" Of the old city, onethird Of the net
Of the Batture sales together with the whole
amount to be received in future from the aforesaid stock
and assets shall be transferred to the Commissioners Of
the debt for the payment Of debts Of the three
former Municipalities of New Orleans.
Mr. Lugenbuhl In favor Of the proyiso commended ear
nesy and theoretically for the rights Of the Third Dis
trct which he thought had been outraged by unequal
taxation Mr. Lugenbuhl, In the course Of bis remarks
made cutting filings regarding the Partially Of
Of the uptown members all Of which smacked too much
Of truth to admit Of reply
The question then taken the adoption Of thu
proviso, and carried by vote Of ave to two-Mesrs
Burke and Converse voting In the negative.
Mr.. Burke then offered amendment the following
And provided that all contracts ordered entered int
by the old Municipalities and Lafayette be charged X
their respective accounts far they have been PAID
by the Consolidated City The amendment was adopted
on call for the yeas and nays BY vote OF i've TO one
Mr.. Converse voting in the negative.
An amendment to TIE original resolution, fixing the
nual tax real estate and slaves at seventy five cents
every hundred dollars Of valuation at three
quarters Of per cent was, call for the yeas
nays, adopted by vote Of four yeas to three nays.
The resolution, with the proviso and amendments
whole then came up, and adopted unanimously.
resolution of thanks to the Hon. w. O. O. Claiborne
for the able and digned manner in which he had pre-
sided over this Board, was adopted unanimously
After or two unimportant resolutions which wer
adopted the Board adjourned sine die
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Married:
On Thursday April the Rev Mr. Mr. PETER wHEELAN
OF San Francisco CATHARNE y. BAKER, Gretna
x San Francisco papers please copy.