The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-26
The Annexation Of Carrollton.

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! BY act No. Il, approved March %, l574,
4 the toan Of CaIroilton has become por-
1 ton Of the city Of New Orleans. The city
| of New Orleans has been compelled to
assume a liability, the magnitude of which
1 is not yet known, independent of its volt
] ton.
If the indebtedness of the town of Car
rollton was a legitimate one, and the citI-
zcns of both places had desired such union,
and that desire had been expressed tost he
General Assembly, then there might have
been some reason for such action.
But, for mere party purposes, to force a
decision upon city already financially en-
bauassed, ard to incorporate a provision
within the body OF the act, that the city OF
New Orleans shall not only be liable for
bonded and floating debt, which, through a
series Of years, has been increasing until it
has reached the magnitude Of TWO hundred
and fifty Thousand dollars and further t.
require the acknowledgment of fifty thou
sand dollars Of bonds Of the jefferson City
Gas Light Company, where, us is claimed.
bonds were issued without the authority Of
law, and have heretofore been regarded
as so much waste paper by the Carrollton
authorities, is a stretch Of generosity on the
part of the Legislature at the expense OF
our city that can only be accounted for upon
the suppositi0n that that body must have
been recipient Of at least a portion of this
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made responsible. If Carrollton needed our
protection she should have at least been
made responsible for her Indebtedness.
Her own property should have
being made liable for the expenditures and
debts which his own council had created. |
In the present depleted condition of tn |
treasury, New Orleans should not have
been saddled with liability and multi
plicity of officers, at high salaries, which
the taxable property Of Carrollton cannot
pay. and meet the interest upon its bonded
debt, as recognized by act No. II.
Rumors arr atloat that contracts at exor-
bitant rates, and involving an enormous
outlay, have been given out in view OF the
annexation, which may swell
her liabilities to millions These rumors
shall receive investigation, and the facts as
developed laid before the people.
sc2S.i,nes asked is. whether
iuestioif'"'FeF 4ter or worse .
the last Legislature was besVsla6oa
than any of its predecessors. The quesfi6hyI'
could much better be asked as to whether it
had better or worse opportunities for steal
ing. The pickings were probably not so
good, as preceding Legislatures had carried
off pretty much all there was in sight or
at hand; but then on the
other hand the ground was much more care
fully worked over, and CLEANED by the last.
A good many loose articles were found ly
ing within reach from the State House
which preceding bodies had not thought
about removing.
For instance, hardly any chartered COM
pany or institution in the city or State but
what discovered that a hostile Legislative
Committee was setting in Judgment upon its .
charter, aod prepared to render hostile re-
port unless paid to do other. The claim for
hush money was made openly and daringly
almost ofiically-S1000 from one or per
laps five times that amount from another.
Leading members openly gave out when any /
measure was pending that they
wanted 70 see the party who could g talk
BUSINESS"
These facts are 50 notorious that they are
scarcely worth abiding to now, except by
way Of suggesting what ought to be done in
he future.
The latest thing in dolls is a young lady
If tinted wax, who, when wound up and
given big chair at the table, reaches out
Ter arms, seizes bit of bread and slowly
outs it in her mouth.
The New York World has figured up the
Weight Of lady's toilet, from her hair to
Ter shoes, and the sum total is elven pounds
thirteen ounces and eight drains. This GER
ainly accounts for the weight of the charms
If our fair creatures, but when they descend
o drains" it would seem as if the wo-
mans temperance movement should begin at
ZONE. :
1t saddens the heart to behold the grief ,
# a young yerson who goes to a public fun ,
raj wearing her best walking dress. and ,
With her hair crmped and tied with pink