New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-07
Apaessmsnt Propd Ratio Tot' ANS. Excess.
First Dist s34 60OO0o 97 on 600 sl2064 IS
Second Dis 200 90u So on 100l is4450l $40 rs
Third Dist. {, 700up0 $50 on 1921 l03S5ei 3,3l4a0
Fourth Dist. 7.i3o0uo ~ on 1901 54,23eI 4,as9Oo
| s67al59lS2s. 159 %


| @ s7o,4so,oool lss7s 1859 Isss, 1880
Your committee beg leave 10 offer lie necessar
resolntson pponthis par Of their report;
total amount OF bonds issued to the several raj,
| road companies were as follows :.
NJ o. jackson and G. N. Railroad s., 100000
NC. 0peousas and g. w, Railroad NJ. 10000
saooo,oo
To.meetthe interest will require. ...... $4,000
The interest on The bonds issued to the Jackson an
Opelousas Railroads has 10 be raised By evie
real estaleand slaves The interest The PontcI
artrain Railroad has 70 be raised from a lax pre-
fessons cangs, etc, as Wella upon real estate an
slaves. rs
The amount to be raised for the Interest on III
PomtckarIraln Railroad bonds S5D.0O0
Your committee propose TO retain the rate of pc
cent. OH trades and professions was levied asye
and surprising thai1he same amount of lax from thi
source may be raised in 1854, there will then renal
the sum OF S225 900 TO be raised BY taxation real es
tate aud slaves ~
With an assessment roll of s70.A3o,ooo, ], would re
quire TAX of thrtytWo cents on every ono hundre
dollars of said assessment roll 10 raise this amount
provided every dollarweTe collected In order to NEE
any deficit that may arise from this amounln bent
fully collected, your committee have fixed the rate 9
taxation Tor interest said railroad bonds at thirty
four cents on the hundred dollars, thereby show
| ing an excess of sl4:4e2 if all is collected
| Il Assessment. Excess
Upon The second part Of this report your committee
offer the necessary resolu ons Nh. \, nj
| asz$s 3sl s A. CHIAPELLA,
ADAM GIFFEN,
| /. BRIDGE.
The following resolution, accompanying the
above report, was read:
3Resoleed, That the Consolidated Loan Tax for NE
year 1855 be, and the is hereby fixed az The fol
lowing rates, viz:
on every one hundred dollars of assessed value Of
real estate and slaves within Tho limits thereof
For The Second Distriet;a lax Of eishiy,hye cents
on every one bundled dollars Of assessed value Of
real estate and slaves within the limits lhsrof.
For The Third District taa Of one dollar and fifty
cents every one hundred dollars value
For the Fourth District a tax Of seventy-three
cents for every hundred dollars Of assessed value
OF real estate and slaves within the limits thereof.
Mr. Wilt moved to postpone action on the
By the following vote
v "A Feas 49, Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, Benit,
Chiapella, Guyol and Wiltz-6.
Mas 49, Messrs. Bridge, Chambers, Eager,
Gaiiffen, Howell, Kelly, Landry, Mcknight, Raw
Inns, Russia and Violett--1I
On motion, the foregoing resolution was
adopted BY the following vote:
" Yeds-- Messrs. Banister, Bartlette, Bridge,
Chambers, Eager, Gitfen, Howell, Kelly, Lam
dry, Mcknight, Rawhns, Russia, Violet and
Tracy-14.
ays--Messrs BENT, Chiapella, Guyol and
Wiltz-4.
The following resolutions, accompanying the
above report, were read and adopted:
RESOLVED. That there shall be levied tax of 34l0D
of per cent the real estate aud slaves sed
within the city Of New Orleans, for the purpose Of
paying the interest The bonds of the city of New
Orleans, issued 10 the Jackson and Great Northern
Railroad Company, the Opelousas and Great Western
Railroad Company, and the Pontcharlrain' Railroad
Company. Z #F u 55$y 45 n,
Yeas Messrs Banister, Bartlette, BENT,
Bridge, Chambers, Chiapella, Eager, Giffen,
Guyol. Howell, Kelly, Landry, Nick nirht Raw.
Inns, Russia, Violet and Wiltz-17
Rssolvea, That in accordance with the second sec
ton OF the act authorizing The city subscription to
the PontchartEain Railroad Company, requiring all
trades professions &C. be taxed for the interest on
the bonds ssuedo SAID company, TAX Olive per cent
the of every license authorised 10 be issued
under ordinance No. 1881, approved December ooh.
1856 be and the is hereby levied for The purpose
of meeting The proportion of the interest The bonds
issued 10 said company, payable from other resources
than a lax on real estate and slaves.
Yeas--Messrs Banister, Bartlette, BENT,
Bridge, Chambers, Chiapella, Eager, Gifen,
Kelly, Landry, Mcknight, RaWlins, Rusha,
Violet and Wiltz-15.
i Mays ~ Messrs. Guyol and Howell
Mr.. Howell offered the following resolution,
which vas read, the rules being suspended, and
unanimously adopted;
RsS0lred That the for the election be held on
donuay the 14th Instant, to fill vacancy occasioned
" the resignation Of IA B. Esgeson, Esq as Repre-
entatiye from the Fourth Repes entalive District be
led at the following places and under the Inspectors
esnectvely designated, tQ-wit:
sih Precinct, al the Engine House of Fire, Company
No. z, Dauphin street. lnspecior-J. A. Cohen.
9th Precinct at The House Of Pelican Hook and Lad
Ter Company No of Cont and Basin streets.
Levy GT
On motion, the Board adjourned until Monday
evening, the It'll inst, at 6so'clock P. M.
CHARLES w. HOPKINS,
Secretary pro tenn.