New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-07
BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN.

FRIDAY, Jan. 4, 1856.
The Board met this day on the eonYocation Of
the Mayor.
Members present Hon e. l. Tracy, Presi-
dent; Messrs Banister, Bartlette, BENT, Bridge,
Chambers, Chiapella, Eager, Citizen, Guyol,
Howell, Kelly, Landry. Mcknight, RaRlins,
Russia, Stith, Violet and Wiltz-19.
On motion Of Mr.. Gerard Stith, Chas. W.
Hopkins vas appointed Secretary pro TEN.
The reading Of the journal was dispensed with.
The following message from the Mayor was
80 MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS
5s City HALL, JAM 4, 1856. !
TO The President and Members
5=3 Of the Board of Assistant Aldermen:
Gsat,entea-At hersqneal Of Messrs. Eager Violet
Tracy, Chambers and Chiapella, members of your
body, have called you together this day
The object of your conversation will be explained 10
youEby those gentlemen.
3#5 JNo.L LEWIS, Mayor.
Therules being suspended, Mr.. Mcknight Of
fered the following resolution, which was read
and unanimously adopted;
Resotusd, That the use of the hall of the Board Of
Assistant, Aldermen be and is hereby rendered TO the
President and Commissioners of the NicksburS and
Shreveport Railroad Company 10 meet the citizens OF
New Orleans on Saturday evening 5th January, for
the purpose Of addressing them the value of their
enterprise. s az
Mr. Eager stated that the object Of the meet
ing this evening was to levy the consolidation
loan tax and the tax to pay the interest on the
bonds issued by the city to the different railroad
companies
The following report from the Finance Com
nittee was read and adopted;
The Committee on Finance beg leave TO report upon
the following subjects, toWhch they have given their
careful attention:
First ieYying of the consolidated loan The
year 1885, which the CITY charter requires should be
done in the month OF January, and before any other
business can be transacted by ourhonorahle body
Secona,,lh taxor raising The interest OH the bonds
issued by the city 10 the New Orleans, Jackson and
Great Northern Railroad Company, the New Orleans,
Opeiousas and Great Western Railroad Company and
the Ponlchafirhin Railroad Company and which come
under similar clauses Of The law
dated Debt, made in pursuance of the 37th section OF
the act OF consolidation, The debts of the late munci
pailies are at present: f5@ 555.al.,ECz,a
First Municipality. 81 $685. l3 2t
Second Municipality, 2,l94o62 o.
Third Municipality. ,253952 81
Total. 81 ,4s3,Gsa o.
The rate Of axa,on on the assessment Of real estate
and slaves, Is as follows
Assessment, Taxa,ion be raised
LIST Dist. S3i 100000 .935l3 S323,555 il
I'd Djst 2l,TGD,000 .Sl064 175gOD %
Sd Dist. 6,7O0,DD0 l.50U52 10G,535 &c
S63O00,o0o 5000, O0G 90
9TH Dist. 7.430e00 6729i $4,000 &c
Total. s70430,00O S850,o0O &c
The following deductions Were made from The tota
amounts of assessments in the various Districts ioi
property assessed 10 unkno owners previous to The
fixing of the above rates OF taxation;
First District. SOP 90
second OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. a32, 10
Third E. 4et: l5
Fourth = .!.....'t,.. ....'...'.,,'.,,. 3,24'
$685. IA
As The rates OF taxation fixed to produce The sun
Necessary to be raised toftAe G9nsoqa'ed Loan ~!
are predscated upon the supposon that every dollar
saittax viii be collected: your committee, knowing
{haf This Is not al al probable, have though. proper
recommend that The ratio of taxation tnthe seVeTa
strjcts lie xad al the following rates, showing als
the excess Which would thereby result were ever,
dollar collected: &f = ..% ST.