The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-25

mittee called again aud he was not quite 90 will
ing as he was at first to help them in the nvesti.
ton on the contrary, he seemed retioent about
furnishing them with full information. He, how
| ever, gave letter to MIR. A. Harrison, and when
the committee called on him be did not seem TO
| have time to furnish the committee with the de-
sired information. A batch Of documents and
books, he stated, were handed the committee,
port the result OF their Investigation"
The facts OF the case were that when DR..
Brickell and DIR. Tibault called the first time
| they had . very pleasant chat about the matter.
1t was then between D and O'Clock in the
afternoon. These gentlemen we're. therefore, re-
guested to call the next day, when they would be
| furnished with the necessary information. The
next day DR.. Tebault called alone, when Dol.
Denis gave him note for Mr.. Harrison, an EN-.
ploye Of the Department Of Finance, instruoting
him TO furnish DIR. Tebault with
ALL THE INFORMATION
he required Meanwhile Mr.. Bower, the chief
clerk In the Mayors Office had been instructed to
overhaul the ordinance record in order 10 ascer-
tain the exact condition Of the fund. The next
time Col. Denis met DR.. Tebault ii was at MIR.
Bowers desk, having in his hands the special
book in which the accounts of the siokles fund
are kept, and lot Of prescriptions serving as
vouchers, to the amounts paid to DR.. Kelly for
medicines furnished to the poor from the funs.
To question OF Col. Denis, DR.. Tebault had an
swered that he had been furnished by Mr.. Harri-
son with
EVERYTHING HE WANTED.
Referring TO the 'appeal" OF the property hold
ers regarding their fear that their property will
be oonfsoated meaning that it will be assessed
too high in the Assessment Department, the
charge il refuted, aud 1t is further said that the
law provides fully Tor redress in cases OF over
assessments. II Is reported that the assessments
Of this year real estate will not be in OF
other years, except in cases where there has
been q
FtAGRANT INTENTION
to defraud the city. The assessment on capital
will be considerably in excess OF other years, for
the reasons already mentioned in the DEMOCRAT.
While on this subject, IL may be said that the
city being deair0us OF acquiring piece OF prop
erty on the block occupied by the Ninth Street
Market 65 feet by 81, and lying between tho mar
ket aud the proposed now McDonogh school, in
order to afford ample Fairgrounds for the chill
drcn, the owner, upon being applied to for the
purchase OF the property, asked 10000 cash for II.
Last year the same piece OF property was assessed
at $780, This year the assessors had valued II
at s14 y only, in view OF the fact, possibly that II
was not rented but since the offer to purchase II
by the city the assessors have bumbly aoknowl-
down on the assessment rolls at The cash valua-
ton OF iss owner.
petition was read in the Cou 1oil yesterday
from certain persons proposing TO erect ten or
twelve
FREIGHT ELEVATORS
and carriers along the steamboat landing, be-
tween Canal and ST. Louis streets.
These elevators arc novelty, and consist OF
small steam engine, the motive power, and
carrier consisting OF an endless chain apparatus
to load and unload steamboats,. 1t is claimed
that great economy In the handling OF freight
will be secured by the new contrivance, which is
approved OF by the following steambostmen:
Capt. Joe Dalferes, steamer Ella Hughes
Capt. e. o. Melapoon; Capt. A. Dugas, steamer
La Belle: Capt W. s. Bsssets, steamers Marths
and Eva Oonger Kelly, AZ Perddo street; II.
L. Lee. steamers Seminole and Olarksville J. b.
Sullivan, steamers W. J. Poitevent and Trenton
2. q. Montgomery, steamer John Howard; Gus.
Hodge, President o. II. r. 90; Jos. A. Aiken.
President New Orleans and Red River Transport
alton Company.
The petitioners ask for an exclusive privilege
OF ten years.
The probability is that the establishment OF
one OF these elevators and carriers will be re-
commended "a an experiment. and should 1t
prove 20 possess the qualities claimed for it.
then many more as may be necessary for the
uses Of commerce will be authorized.