New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-19

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|'bssins expenditures thereon, without
making sufficient aliowaaos for losses, By
shSinkage, corrections Of assessments, dis.
appearance of cspltalt and non collections.
Ia this way orr Avaiasel4 resources arc ooa-
sumed during the first sovea or eight
months Of tho year, and during th0 ROMAN.
ing four months mnch suffering b entafled
upon the laborers and employees - we'll -
other creditors, who from the lack Of cash
payments are compelled to part with their
peo9oh should hereafter ret upon the city
4 community like ours, which, within tho
past eight years, has contributed ever
$50, 000, 900 Tor more than one-haH Of the
value Of oil the real estate Of the city) to
the city and State In tAxes-aad this under
Q declining prosperity-msy well plead for
relief from burdens which can no longer
be carried.
TAXATION.
In the summer of 1875 it became evident
that if the rate of taxation 40 it then stood,
sgain imposed, collections would almost
entirely cease, and the value of the property
of the citizen-which was all the creditor
could look to-W0uld be destroyed. and in
volve in . common ruin both property
holder and creditor.
BONDED DEBT.
The Council then ad0pted an adjustment
of tho debt, considered to be equitable to
all parties, which was approved by not No.
81 of the Legislature of Louisiana, approved
March 6, 1876. by which property was re-
lieved Of one per cent OF taxes, OF 81, ooO, 900
per annum, and without impairing in any
manner the principal Of the obligation.
The progress of this funding act has been
90 far sucCessful "a to absorb therein about
one.half of the bonded debt, and 10 still
moving fayorably on tho remaining portion.
FLOATING DEBT.
Another prominent feature of embArrasa.
ment to the city 10 tho floating debt. 1t
was expected that the liberal provision of
the act of March, 1876, enabling all delin-
quent taxpayers mp to and including 1873.
to pay in ecrip, would have done much to
retire this back indebtedness. The provi.
sions of that act in this respect expire on
tho thirty. first of December, 1876, and
thereafter all taxes must be paid in cash,
with interest and costs. In this event ]
suggest that tho am0unts received from
back taxes should b applied to the pur-
chase from the lowest bidder and under
sealed proposals. Of al such Indebtedness.
srRsErs. Hfc.
When the late City Council entered upon
the discharge Of ito duties, the condition of
hscity 20 far - its streets. landinRs, bridges
etc., were concerned, Wa one Of dilapidx-
ton and decay. A very large amount could
have been judiciously expended with i'm
mediate advantage to the commerce Of the
city and tho health and comfort of ito in
habitante. This desirable result wa in .
great measure frustrated by tho imposei-
bility of realisiBg sufficient collections, and
cnly Q portion Of tho most urgent repairs
could Be effected; and even these, in some
cases, exceeded our resources.
II u evident to me that the only way to
prevent continuance OF eucn state OF
anais 10 70 D1ng the expenditures w1tnin
under NO cifcomssences 70 ovefsteP tne
POUNDS tnus n4e0' a Hoss Il9i3 anu IN
epsr1ng economy so0ulo piovN. IN evesy
deps.tme9t; me Co9 PensHuo1 OF evsX pm.
ger snCuio 20 -. LII ~ .no l"wose nkuiSe
oomPsNolo W1tn INC soEvlco uoI!snoou.
ana NO mPI0yo en9sk9o whose SERVICES sEe
NOT aDsoiuseiY IequafeI. ..-.-
ING aoPoauenS VI 100 cny mus' ~. ~
mino tnas tney can nos e1Pece % enloy
than half the populauon 10 IN sunering ano
want; they must expect to Nest vash pr
vsssons, sno osn 1os u"PS ~ .sU,u sno Gun"
nT ~ q ds n.rsmom,t S i'm rcrtsree tR"t avarv
.,;n =. ~ s;rSt.a ~ ,s'ps SS hnrSa1.
~ ns; :U nS.er,ad sna ' ,bar s-o-v doiIs,
W;"t. Iso o ~ It, t,...".v ehycniS ra
w!on Ae e.'" n;.., Ply :. ....;.. . raUJ..aS
T U ~. nr.o "inn" 80 90 -. hora 81. rs
yv .ui. .n U narmsra"t nm nro.ne,;tv! erS q.
&C.. ".e ~ $500 tha s,f n,aro.:I T recom
ms~d that the Conncii. a. s COMMITTEES d
Tho vhole. eramine thorouohlv every de-
mar meat. beeinDiue in the Mayor's office
and that they determine the number of EN-
nlovea rs ouirad and the az m donation To BIZ
ailoved.
CLEANING STREETS.
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0gelu 'no oA:enk sys.e ~. o.Sse
stree's anu re1;ovius fs.oskS 40 nGGu.essly
eapen .h anu "a nf nssI 81 "a. somrc!
If nrofit and Il seems reasonahla that herf
f. onoht at leaat tn be leea exnenaive. Tn.
n-soi;ce Of scranino tha streeta and ontter,
and Min the dirt thereon. to he distri buteG
hv the frat Wind among the adiacent d we'll
mos. there hitting Vith the water to b,
drnnk enfering into and soilinn the roomt
and firniture. and penetratin1 to the kitch
ens. even affeotine The food to be eaten
| ia obviously deleterious to the health ant
preiudiciai to the comfort of the inhabi
tants. especially in the summer months.
cor-p.c svsrpx
lam ;r.,;rsd 70 hsl;ava that in th;s m A.
ter the nnblie interest will be best cub
served bv LETTING such service out by con
tract, ana in this opinion accord Will
my predecessor, supported by majority o
| the late Council, to the same enect.
therefore strongly recommend the tria
Of the contract system.
IMPROVEMENTS.
without detailing all the improvement,
required throughout tho city, l particular,
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cleaning ont The Claiborne canal, and b,
contract, unless it can be demonstrated t
be cheaper by using the dredgeboats of tn
| citv- This canal. when PROPERLY dredR ed