The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-17
CITY AFFAIRS.
MUNICIlaAI. slATrHsas.
Facts Concerning CI6y ahaH state Assess
nIents=The CUntrart system. 800,

UIeuts-Thp CUHtfHCt Bystem. -
tts Board bl !!Asssessors bsve ,p6,Aplslsd, I'LL
assessments of property and cspitslin tke First,
Second. Third, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Districts
Of this city. leaving the Fourth District yet 70 be
COMPLETED. 10 will take, however, soma, iisae to
puvaBe data iii shape on ths bcons ,NAioh will
ptsbably be ready for e1sminslionp By taxpayers
by the fifteenth of July 8,1'i'" ~ ahfi'a va
Meanwhile, however, brokers seeking inform 4.
lion ~ the Oity Hall as to how, much Mx. Bo-and-
30 s assessed for will be politely refused sucf in
formation, AZ IL IL well known ihlt III tirnes gone
by, and yet not 90 very distant, certain class Of
brokers have been the lmsdiam through which
the city and State have been swindisd dt Of very
large amount Of revenues, through the venality
oftsK assessors and collectors. II bag ssh dis
coveted that, In several cases, merchants !, -
wtTH LARGE ukpfrAE vnsntri 9gi
have been Assessed for trifipg sutbs ia ons Gaae
iupartcular, where the capitalist 10 sstisfacte-
rils established az having at least seventy hye
thousand dollars engaged In his business, The re-
turn for last year shows work ng espitM III only
war one 'fHousANp bohbARs.
lii aIsb1 fJhhd that Small fgkt ebNstd Sinners
hsysahfsred materially III eompGtaon witlslsss
pnoHerty holders many Of stbep halter DellhliB
strongly suspected Of having, been II. COMMON
with the asaessors.i lille III VII, alf 3D. tlls gen
eraBstthere will be, q reductiutfUf tks assesB-
mentsr oE the former 'dlass aud All Ritfdkse 6f
thoesob the latter. On the whole, so far as real
estate is,concerned, 'thersrl hot 'bsaa tensiblls
increase Id the assessments. asAsd sts
THE rolls will, however, shuw Decided ini-
provement on former yieafs, ode 10 the new law
r. : 5raE NoN-rxHnprroN sar.,
of ttobdtly not teaily,nsed fos ychsritable pur-
poses, such as the Asasonc aAlly prfvAts school
buildings, odd Fellows and Bt 'Ps,rch's Halls,
buildings owned by religssush ana charitable
institutions ffom which ~ gat1lM ID. De-
rived, and others OF d. ldndredt, NATURE,
and owing also 10 q determination OF the
board .tp, pitt merchants on footing OF equa
responsibility with this, land OWNER, By~mal-
ing them pay taxes on the fqlf cApibi insaslsd,
by them In business. No excuse, tar!iculsrly,
will he accepted from parties doing bsasess on
so capital, for. as singular as allia may appear.
there are some wel-tu.l 90 fierphshEs in thfs ally
who have the assurance to make. returtis 10 ffixt
effect. ~ =.
Bank preAdehts and a. cashiers a aa,
and secretaries of insurance companies, e will
salaries ranging from Ave Id ten, 4haAsand DOL
lars per anaum, ssnd wi he have newer paid shv
tax thereon, have been assessed, ADA WI b. h.
CURED to face the bill which will be presented to
them, notwithstanding tthe ABSENCE Of the i'm
poftant item on. their l"retunns" 10 "a board.
Another class, of rate.pasefs will also BIZ re-
quested to show cause why they are not amen
able 10 heinapoAition Of 4 tai lie other common
mortals. We refer TO the kfTIey tfgaa
MAE at ~ NATIONAL BANHs' ~ -.
with capital Of ten or twelve millions 81 aslisfs
These banks Claim that they. Aye exempted from |
being taxed on .lsir capital y; the United States
their liability TO psy therate ssSs thAt they 9hs
enjoy the same imniunities ~ ether a b.nks |
doihB business Ia community liz which Bhaya q
lccated. They. therefore. base their tclaitn on
The apparently fimsy ground that Che Ci,ispps'
Bank State Bank, being exempted from u ~. |
lion, they should isiso be exemptedi ME iRehga
stortE the Administrators of sstbenIeptp Mid ffe
Board Ok AsFesscrs view the sitdAtipp In an |
entirely different light and contend thst because,
s s'ft d araesa s sSsss :h6
Bank thought III I'd exempt thnh eae bspk from
saxstion, thereis no reason yltk&MKlf6nai banks
should not pay their quota ~ well 10 the othtr
banks. At one and ~ halfpss cent Che ten or
will yieltlla snug resenue of $50, 00el eQgel1ipg
more TO help the city out Of ITO assnclatS
a a5nS1 1hf cpsraApf sssssap 4. aa,1"al
For the information Of contractors who may
wish to make bids fot ideanffik, paving and re-
'airing the streets, etc,9 we .efve the following
'ats ~ guide " them in milling their bids; .xs
he frat fistgiH aBO wooden wings SV5,A. Wooden
roseings 1870 Sec,nd ID stric,. wooden bridges
30; wings, 21s0; crossings, 1420. Third pistFtetH
ridges, 70s; wingss 272s; crossinga, 1400. Fourth
District bridges, as; wigs, slia cross,ngs
Rsys u Ss,s !, e %
,5ih 'r rssrss s oRs We "ss n IN sias
cures to be found IN the last repert of Mai z
burke, late Administrator. OF Improvement of
he work done by hinn; not,thAt m tmaoh work
fillibe required ut tho contractors Auhusiiy. buG
n the contrary, In order 10 show that fhteit toFk
% beet petfprlhed and theG war, sa4stsapet
BRIDGES Ialt 12os, repalfsaa l7as;,nsw wings
constructed, 1851, repaired, 3562; -ReR ctoasihRs,
$40. repaired, 1874, ,,.-,,-s,.
- THE nreiss...llra IN 7 esessssssrrsH.
Mayer Pilabury was waited upon Sestettiay bss
enator Zacbarie and HapresentAtiye Berry, OF
he Legislative Committee on Tax Mcshsps and
ort Charges, "A desb tory cphvaIssaiQt occttx d
, which Col. Dents, the AdministrAI dFsssCf
nance. took part relative ta,the expedse I'd
polishing or modifying the license tas.na a.,
Az on . previous oscas,on,i the Mayor ex.,l
fesBed bis opinion that under the centiitions Of
Ivy revenues, mainly AttributAblB u the iek'sla
We Limitation Of tAx4tipnt the AbolItihn IN the