The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-20
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAX CUES.
TON.
OPEN LETTER TO THE COUNCIL.


And now comes lady who owns city bonds
upon which coupons are unpaid, and asks
that we publish the subjoined letter to the
Council, which she makes ''open, as is the
fashion of the day. We make room for the
letter cheerfully, without presuming to criti-
else it, for indeed, her case seems to be a hard
one, and it must be admitted she makes some
clever points on those who can pay and won't
pay, as well as upon the city, which declines
to pay the interest on her bonds, though she
has ample available means to meet the obli-
CATION. We give both her letter to us and
that to the Council ALSO and direct the atten-
ton of the Mayor and Administrators thereto:
June 10, 1875.
Editor of Bulletin Myself and sister are poor
bondhOlders, who would like to have their Feb
ruary coupons paid. 1t is all we have to live on,
and see the property owners who collect rents
doh't want to pay taxes. Will you please publish
this open letter to the honorable Courcil as this
seems to be the style, and ask them to let me
know when the February interest is to be paid.
Can't law be passed that every real estate
owner, who owes either State or city taxes, shall
be obliged to take past due coupons of either
from his tenants. Why not? G.
To the Honorable Mayor and Administrators of the
city of New Orleans:
NY attention is attracted by the proceedings of
q property. holders' meeting and petition pre-
sented to your honorable body for relief, which
strikes me as q little extraordinary for men-
many Of them known to be rich and l now beg
to present you with my little petition:
Myself and sister own what are called City I'm
provement Bonds, interest payable semi-a nnu
ally. 1st February and August, which, from the
name, would indicate that property had been in
some way benefited by the issue.
We have coupons am uniting to upwards of
$500, due 1st February, unpaid, and LIST August,
with another $780, is close by, and this is all we
have to depend upon in the world, and we can't
buy much of anything with past due coupons.
live in a rented house and the landlord calls
very regularly ON the first Of the month for his
rent, and would look very glum should I offer
him my past due coupons; and l notice, by the
way in looking over the list of delinquent tax
payers, that this very landlord owes the city an
amount for taxes that would pay my February
Now is not this rather hard on the poor
lady bondholder who depends on her interest to
clothe and feed herself?
also notice in the list Of delinquent taxpayers
the names OF great many well-known rich PEG
Die 4; people who are known to have property
paying lair rental, ~ well as money to lend.
notice, also, the names Of many banks and
insurance companies owing the city large
amounts. As these institutions make business
of lending money, at usur1Ous interest, why are
they not made to pay?
1 saw q few days ago in tho BULLETIN an
article stating that sixty-ive Of these rich folks
owe the city $3.50, 600. Is it not ashame that the
poor women who hold the city obligations cannot
be paid. for the reason that the rich refuse to
pay their just debts? don't know much about
these things, being woman Of little experience
but it seems to me. if the men had attended to
their political duties after the war, in place OF
croaking over the lost cause, we should have had
a white mans government, and been governed
by Louisianians, and not by Illinois men, and
our bonds would have been as Of old-somewhere
near the value Of gold.
Can't you help poor bondholder by making
these Property Union men. who collect rents, pay
up, and let me know when can get my interest
money v.