The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-19


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Total. .s224, 225 76
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LrTyrE OMISSION
of sse,seo "a. Tho sum Of fzs4,4i7 applied fcr
The present year, tncludes si the itczas OF 1856,
ana hence shows clear economy of s8g,S08 76
in fAycr Of the administration of 1Ss7. and there
ia ne twisting OF squirming that is going to make
Il otherwise.
Taere seems TO be seine unnecessary mystery
attached 10 the conflict OF authority between Ad-
ministrator McUaffrey and Surveyor DAeme-
court, regarding the right OF the latte. 70 sign
The silence Of some Of our aduciuistrasors on the
subject, VIC are giveR to understand, il eue
TOW RELuurSScs
on their cart to bring before the pubk, their in-
ternal uuarree. This sentiment, II u claimed, nc
highly Commentaries sentiment. But In
auch meters, a. i'm the matter OF TIE existence
Of smsFl.pox or yellow fever, It may be unwise 70
coucesi the truth say sensfhle people, lest II DO
exaggerated or blame be attached to innocent
people.
ferring to the city charter. The fourth section
leaves no doubt as TO the right q the Admfris-
traitor OF Improvements to supervise the work
sss. sae sS MI shall 10 with
S~--s-
wucH orHEa FUNCTIONS
and duties 90 may be prescribedyby the Uogncil."
The charter, however, provfdcs also thst the
Oity Surveyor shall report to the UouneM. after
completion OF the sane, the msnner in which all
works and improvements have been performods
and ''shAaf perform
SUCH OTHER INVITES
M may be assigned 20 him by the Council" And
10 ID clear that tho Surveyor, Ia the contract
r. has NVI&G thA r.
ministrasor Of Improvements. to sign the certif.
oates of the city contractors- This lie the view,
we understand, of majority OF the City Council.
and the solicitations are thatds will prerail.
REFRESHMENTS.
The Beard Of Underwriters win meet the Board
OF Assessors on Monday next TO setleshe assess.
ments levied on the various insurance companies.
II appears that some of,ts1e comfenies claim
that they have been
.ovKR AssF&seD
in proportion TO others, and ask for an equitable
adjustment
Notwithstanding sensaE onal resorts to the
contrary, setting aside the main question Of the
expediency and justice OF taxing capital, our
merchants are not 90 mnrh opposed TO the pres
cnt assessments ae the manner in which they ap.
prehend that it has been done. We have heard
Of several instances in wticn some of leading
business men have openly said at the City Hall
that Trey did not deny that they we're working
on capital even gr Ater than that for which
they were assessed, but they wanta
FAR AND innIscRnrrNsT
valuation; that their neighbors shall be required
TO pay their iust quo.a OF rates. The books have
been properly submitted to them in every in
stance for examination. II was only . day or two
ago that . case Of thls Kind occurred. The mer-
chant after being shown what others were as
Bessed q, said 30 he went away, swell, that's ali
right; since these people are assessed at those
figures. am willing that my assessment should
A few st-applers only are to be seen now in the
assessment office.
AND THE IAaGARps
are informed that they have only ten more days
wherein toaile the r applications for reductions.
peal FROM the decision. The arbitrators in the
case OF the New Orleans Gas Company have been
notified OF shis fact, and will doubtless begin i'm
mediAtely their task OF examining into the tax
able properly Of the company.
RED RIVER NAVIGATION.
Mayor Plsbury received the visit yesterday
morning Of Capt. II. W. Joyce, the well known
steamboat agent. and Capt. Joe Aiken. president
q the BED kissr Transportation asls, non Company.
couple of dredge-boats from the city,
10 dredge out the mouth Of Bed river.
the shaliownsss OF which created such
suspension of navigation from Bed River into the
1ississippi for two or three months, although the
dredging Of half . mile OF the channel would
have averted the trouble. AT the last session Of
VIC A<eslelAtuEo bNcuSy tuoushuu 0OueI6 were &p-
propriated for the purpose. but With even that
sum it is found difficult TO accomplish all the I'M
proyements necessary to secure even
TEMPORARY RELIEF.
and bring down to New Orleans the products OF
the Bed river, Ouachita and Atchafalaya valleys.
The Mayor expressed to these gentlemen his
readiness to transfer to the State two Or as many
OF the city's dredge boats as might be necessary,
on the reauieition Of the Governor.
THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.
Capt Aiken said, was increased by the break of
the dam at Tones bayou, which could be re-
placed and Bed river cleared of its distractions
ct cost of about s250, 00o which, in his opinion,
could be obtained from the Federal government
If our represen stfves in Congress properly repre-
scented the urgency OF the case. incidentally
Capt. Aiken took occasion TO say that the impress.
zion which exists among some people, that
freights chesper by Red river to st. Louis than
to New Orleans was erroneous. He had caused
SPECIAL lnquiry to be made on the subject. and
ascertained that the rate OF first class freights
from Dallas to st. Louis was 81 So whilst it was
only IS cents to Men orleans, and that the time
to New Orleans was seven days, against eight to
st Louis. With free navigation IN Bed River he
commended that raiir Dad competition would be
impossible Capt. Aiken seemed to think that
our business men were
NOT SUFFICIENTLY ALIVE
TO the importance Of the situation, and should
devose themselves more tnergetlcaily to the m at
ter He then spoke again Vi the condition of Red
river to say that the contemplated work at Its
mouth would be very slight IN comparison with
the necessities of trade, and that too much i'm.
portance could not be attached 20 the matter IN
order that the needed $3.50 900 should be OBJ
tanned from the Federal government.