New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-18

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From October j. 1874, to July, 1875. Il log, rs
, From July 10, 1875, to February 8,
, | 1876. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2oS, %
Total amount to February g. 1876 5 .692, So
Costing an average of thirty-fve cent
per yard, being total cost to the company
, and cost to the State of 50 60, l43 IS, sucl
being the cOmpany's own statement.
Amount of funds received:
From February, 1871, to October
From October l, 1874, to July 10.
From July " 10, 1875, to Februarys,
1876. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. JOG, U0l
Total amount paid Levee Com
pany 81 ,962, 450
And the following letter shows the bal
ance claimed by the Levee Company to be
due it by the State:
o,rIc. OF LOUISIANA Lsvs. Co1rAs1. }
| New Orleans, February 8, 1876.
Hon. c. L. Walker, Chairman of Committee:
Your letter of the eighth instant, is ct
hand. asking statment of total amount OF
this company's claim against the State.
The balance due by the State to
date IS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, 4OO, 693 %
| In addition to which, the COM
pany has partially completed
levees, which have not been
measured by the State eDgi-
neer. estimated at 100000
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! And will have completed in the
| next three month the remain
der of the work of the cur
rent year Including any new
breaks which may occur), es.
timated at 400, 900 cubic yards 100000 90
Total. ............... ISL 700 693 IS
would call your attention to the fact
| that the balance due will not be decreased
until u considerable amount of the taxes of
1875 may be collected, which will not be
the case untilthe last quarter OF the year
1876. Yours, etc,
JOHN HENDERSON,
President Louisiana Levee Company.
On the eleventh of October the follow
ing communication was received:
OFFICE LOUISIANA LxvKE COMPANY
New Orleass, October IL. 1875.
Hon. c. L. Walker, Chairman Committee:
In consequence Of the charge of false
measurement having been brought against
the company by the press, hereto annex q
list OF the engineers who have been EN-.
poyed by this company to measure levees
constructed for the State, also list of those
employed by the State for the same pur-
pose, with the request that in the investiga-
tiOns of your committee you will obtain
from those gentlemen their testimony upon
this point OF false measurement.
These gentlemen are mostly old citizens
OF the State. and are easily to be found, q
number of them being now in the city, and
the testimony Of the others to be easily ob-
tanned by commission.
trust that your committee will probe
this matter to the bottom. that your report
to the Legislature may be based upon facts
ascertained from them.
shey, w. w. Williams, John Van Pelt, H.
B. Richardson. G. w. r. Bayley, NJ. w.
Darton, F. M. Kerr.
State Engineers-M. jeff Thompson, w.
C. Melvin, 5. G. Dabney, c. Uncss Lewis,
H. B. Thompson.
JOHN HENDERSON,
President Louisiana Levee Company.
To which the committee replied:
NEW ORLEANS, October IA. 1875.
John Henderson, ESQ, President Louisiana Levee
Company:
Your favor of the eleventh Instant, stat
ing that you desire an opportunity of having
investigated the charge of false measure
ment made by the press, and inclOsing the |
names OF some twelve gentlemen. was duly
received and considered.
The committee will endeavOr to make |
arrangements for taking the testimony of
these gentlemen On and after Tuesday next,
the nineteenth instant. most probably in
our office at the State House, and will, be-
tween the present and that date, inform
You further AS to the hour and place.
Respectfully, c.. WALKER.
Chairman OF COMMITTEE.
And on the thirteenth of October notified
the Levee Company as follows:
NEW ORLEANS, October Is, 1875.
John Henderson, Ksq., President Louisiana Levee
Company:
On Tuesday the nineteenth (to-morrow)at |
ii A. M, if any of the gentlemen named !
as witnesses for the company will attend |
the State House, in the office of the Clerk OF
the House of Representatives,, their testi |
mOny, or that OF one or two or as many as |
the occasion shall permit, can be taken in |
writing. Arrangements also can then be |
made for further examination at such hours |
and on such days es may be convenient for |
all parties. Respectfully, etc, rrn
Chairman of Committee.
LOUISIANA LEvEk ConPANY,)
No. % CarOnGel-t street. ,
New Oreans, October 10, 1875. |
Hon. c. L. Walker. Chairman Committee:
Your letter of even date is received. You
say: IF any of the gentlemen named as
WItuccHcO lOE tu0 COmPduy Will htUcuU,
etc You appear to misapprehend the posi-
tion of the company in the matter.
In my letter of the eleventh instant l |
called your attention to The fact that
charges had been brought against the com
pany by the press, and named certain en-
gineers who were familiar 10 the subject,
that you might summon them If you wished
to prove said charges; and in case any testi-
mony should be ELECTED from any Of them
tending to affirm the charges l will then
ask the privilege to offer rebuttal evidence.
In other words, the company has no defense
to make except on 8, ma specified charge
Yours, respectfully, etc,
JOHN HENDERSON, President.
Accordingly, Messrs. Walker and Dupre,
having sent notices to the other member
OF the committee, proceeded, on the nine
teenth OF October, to the examination of
witnesses. The testimony of the Hon. G.
w. X Bsyley and Messrs. =. NJ Kerr, N
W: barton, C. G. Forshey, r. Byrne, M.
Thompson, d. + keruer, A. L. Garyin
and John Cleary Will 81 found in docu.
ments C. D and K.
The above correspondence, with theswrit
ten testimony and exhibits herewith fled
with the Clerk of the House. your commit
tee deemed sufficient to enable them to |
present this honorable body the following
and conclusions:
Your committee find that the total I
amount of the bonded indebtedness for levee !