New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-29
THE p1nAYnNE MunnLE.

TIE PICAYDNE IN MIDDLE.
Some mischieFous chap has been plsy-
ing prank upon the PicayHae, for I'VE
take it for granted that it would not pub
lish such nonsenseas the following, unless
some wag had got on the blind side of the
old lady in some manner, and made her
believe every word was gospel truth"
PRINTING, TAXES, ERc.-Last year large
| number of suits were brought, in the dis
| trict courts, against delinquent taxpayers.
| The charge for advertising the name in the
| REPUBLICAN was seventy-fve cents, as APP
| pears from several executions which were
| first issued. By instructions from the City
| Hall the Sheriff was directed to charge and
| collect the enormous sum of three dollars
for the publication of each name. Any one
who has any curiosity upon the subject can
be satisfied by calling upon the clerk of the
Third District Court, and ask TO be shown
any execution, issued from that court, for
the collection of city taxes. The charge
allowed for the same advertising before the
war was twenty-five cents for each name,
which then was considered ample. Now
three dollars is the price charged and col
lected.
There are over nine Thousand names of
taxpayers published in the REPUBLICAN,
for which, at three dollars per name, the
REPUBLICAN is paid only a trife over
$27 900. For the same advertisement, pre-
vious to the ascendency and control of the
Radical party, the charge was only $3.50.
This is nothing but robbery, and should be
resisted. The Citizens Association, by en-
ploying an attorney to take out al injunc-
ton against the City Administrators and
the Sheriff to restrain the collection of the
enormous sum of three dollars for each
name, could at once put a stop 10 it. We
call upon them TO take action.
There is scarcely an assertion in the
above statement-certainly not material
one-which even resembles the truth. In
the fist place, the law last year required
the tax list to be published thirty con-
secutive times in the official journal, and |
allowed one dollar square as the COM
pensation. The service was performed,
and the bill paid by the city, and natu-
rally the expenses of advertising were as
sessed upon those who were delinquent. 1t
was, however, thought that the number Of
publications was excessive, and last winter
the law was changed, SO that now only |
three publications are required. For this,
Of course, the REPUBLICAN receives one dol
lar pers square or thirty cents pername. We
do not, however, charge the work by the
name, for the law does not provide for
such mode, but by the square. We do
not know whether there are 5000 names
n the list or not, as we have had no in
crest in counting them, and have enough
legitimate business to attend to without
aking time to crafty our curiosity in such
! manner; but admitting 5000 names as a
BASIS, let Us see what the result Will be.
Ten names make square, for publishing
which three times we receive three dol
ars, if the Picayune, the clerk of the
Third District Court and the Citizens
association will graciously permit it. The (
ost Of publication is, therefore, thirty
ents name this year, against serenity
ne cents name before the war;
Is this period is so often re-
erred to as the golden age of honesty and
economy, the practices then in vogue
nay be relied on as a safe guide for the |
1ore degenerate men of the present day. S
t will be seen then that we receive S2700 S
his year for work that the Picdylnle V
'ould have received $3.50 for '.before S
ne war" So we must change one of its a
ssertions little, and present it in its t
mended shape, thus: ''The charge al +
,wed for the same advertisement before b
lie war was seventy-fve cents for each
anne, which was then considered ample. !
ow, thirty cents is the price charged I
I'D collected. b
There are over 5000 names of tax "
ayers published in the REPUBLICAN, for c
hich, at thirty cents per name, the Re- n
JBL1cAN is paid only trihe over $1,000.
or the same advertisement, previous to c.
le ascendercy and control of the Rad "
al party, the charge was only $3.50"
We hope the Picayune and the clerk of d
e Third District Court will now either h
tend to their own business, or if they
ust NEEDLE with our affairs, try and get S
} some sort Of statement that is even n
ausibly correct. For such gross igno- fl
nee Of law and usage in this city is a,
Election on the intelligence or honesty
the journal that displays it. a
And as we can not see that the Citizens O.
'sociation has anything to do with the Of
after at all, We expect it will turn a Il
af ear to the Picqylme's frantic and &
useless ''call upon it to take action"
SOUTHERN TRADE, -