New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-19

sae 81 nv &s 9ss ssss's 70 L tsi !:
not only taking lane1 eYt - than paehetex
from which they arc to receive NO benehl
wheedQers hat IS 4 dedleadfnk dh6< vAluD Il
In rn g psoPss5Y: They are even xi|ling to
IreeQrt ray b. made. but they do, not want
any u9jaiice 20 be- done.7s 81 assq IS al
Ar; PiAcbbeeE l called mp this bin 1t
the eaf4esf rsqhest Of several Senators. and
with their unqualified assurance that itdid
not interfere with the park already estsb-
ltshed in this end q the city And:. now
ever, BY the discussion thst he's taken plaee;
that it does interfere materially with our
Ipa.6deN1pheFeE The Wig Levied
and collected under the act Of which this is
proving the ground Know q Che 'sNetsiriss
race course" .sF8Ts!i GA pgi5.
would remark here sthat II ! printed
copy of this bill mad been before me l
w0p1 not have called it, up. Il Gee now
that there 10 more in it than i WA 1T frat
led 10 suppose. 1t will be remembered that
4 presented > petition yesterday from q,
Large number of ataxPayers, protesting
aeainat it; % the ground that il mtarfere1i
With their: rights and privileges, and al- !
leHng fat they bad paid : tax for the p9r-
city Ash I'D before, 1 Vas led . belisvej
tAet shk measure did not interfere With the,
old park, and hencA1 called it up. Z Nov, !
do hot concur in the opinions expressed hy d
ny col1eaehe (Mr. Ingfahnt, and the Sem
a4ot nom Caddo (Mf. Antoine). believe
that. iNasmuch = the taxpayer Of the /
upper portion of the city have paid their
proportion p ss no, Of tas Eax fM tAs @EsgU.,lua
vonld lika ,Ho Ia 70. s+su onnfhnr,rn - tn.
lower part Of the Third District, making
three in all. TIE more parks we have, the
better for ourselves. think the PROPOSE
ten made. by the Senator from the 6econd
Dis&riet@ Mr. CAmpb6ll}, 10 . fair and sea-s
and ,Ihope it will meet with
tho APPROVAL of the Senate. I'd, hasmmoas1|
tArs Whitney said it vaa not the intention
q tie bill t. take anything away from the
AZ ,RaEk # vas merely eonIenPls5ed ts
whsrss Il 'fhe present one stands In. regard
Is tfe SrSninent Of Senator ingraham that
the property would revert to the city Of
Baltim6re II the bill was passed, he thought
it was perfectly absurd. as it was not In
tended to disturb that park at alE The
matter wis TO Be left entirely to the CON-
islHn i Ji~'-"' Ni-o"
rolls it would be found that
The taxpayers o., HleIfirst and FDnrthdisg
tricts Of the city Of New Orleans paid taxeS
On propeffy WoAth one Kindred and five
million dollars, while the assessed value of
10 property in. TIER Second and Third d0i
tricts was thirty five niAi0ns only one-third
" much.
.Tafr: aCampbell remarked that the First, |
District had . corresponding interest with
he Second and Third listr1cte IN the hill
Mr.. Barber: I hope the ffiehds Of this |
vii Aesede tn the ynry DeaOnahle |
Of my colleague, Mr.. Campbell,
md permit this park fund to be equally
livided 6etWeen the at&0r PARKS. ~ II would |
- - act sf gross injastjce, not only ID tho |
so0ple of The Second and Third districts,
ut 10 those Of the First District, to take |
way from them the whole Of the money
yhieh ting Axve paid for ths pwposgUf
ieAhkit mig The park IN the rear cf tie city
hope the aoopntry YSenators, to whom the
members from the city have always acted
airlJ and generously. will not allow any
ueh wrong to be committed. ~ .g'S' hs~II
Mr. Smith Did you show us any con-
Iteration when you annexed the City Of
e6efson to New Orleans T., 80, =
Mr.. Barber: r am not kpeskihk On TIT,
nnexatiOn of Jefferson. Your Mr., Smith's|
interest is equally divided between the city
nd country, and you should be with us in
his matter. F-ts1
The bill was made the speeialT order of
he day tor tO-morrpw, TO COME up after the
preparation bill. NJ ''"A
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