The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-21

III 1879 NOT VET pHlu Ill, VIII ChHnet Kibusuuu q
this amount. we ind that the indebtedness {
= the Stale, ut the end OF two years, will be nenrl
one million one hundred thousand dollars. Ii n
new levee work should be ordered,
Or IL we eliminate from the problem all wor
prndinatsd upon taxes not yet due, we have:
5.aau,nen cubic yards to October /.
a.eao,bpp cubic yards 10 October 1.
1875. at 90 cents, 1s52o.2a0
Tutai.s4.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s3.4T1 ps5 b
Amount paid by the State. 2.2Bp. 25o q
Showing total deficiency In . years s1,i7a,sas 1
An accumulation of indebtedness against III
State oil sag4sgT 10 zach yeaf, which at the en
OF te coHraet. VIII VIII, amount r. y sleaS a7a 10
ewing To .maladmini stratlon. in the Offices 9
State Auditor and state, Treasurer. as may b
geen from the following figures;
Total tax assessed for leyee pur~
poses for the i've years from 1871
40 1879, Inclusive ...,....s..,.... ssT7eIes q
Deduct for cost Of assessing collects
ing and delinauents, 10 per cent. Tbss9a 1
Showing total that should have
SIN leaving 4 balance against The 'N~~-
State, under toe most favorable .
circumstances, OF about s45o.1Dn,
which. at the end Of twenty-one
years, would amount to. ,...,.s..., 100000 q
At ID thus evident that to maintain the leveet
perfect condition, win Involve either an increase
of taxation. Of = constantly increasing debt
wosa rsto 4 win m h srs Eat ss
!. .. Your committee iind TINT. notwIthstandipg
t,endass energy shown by the Tevse Company s
that should entitle them TO the thanks OF NIL
their teliow-eitisenR. the, condition Of the
layeea y retrograding rather than improving
the amount annually expended being not more
than would be required to repair tho constantly
recurring cavings and eravaases. IL the system
should be once made completes.
V In this connection we have requested the
Board OF Engineers &c, make out az early as
now open and the amount of work which would
be necessary 20 complete the same.
IN view of all these faets, therefore. your COM
mitiee conclude that the means provided are
entirely inadeaua o to the work to ba per-
formed thas an Increase Of t taxes upon our
ticabie; and that the continuance Of this con
tract will he injurious TO both the contracting
parties and will fail OF the end in view. 1t
In arriving mt this conclusion your committee
desire 70 express to your honorable body their
conviction that the Levee Company have acted
strained their credit. both as private individ-
uAls and as members OF the company, to accom-
plish tho protection from overflow Of the great
est number of The citizens OF the state. and that
they deserve the thanks OF their felow-citzens
for thor efforts. and a just and speedy settle
niant of their affairs
Your committees therefore beg to introduce
two bills covering the following points;
~. I. That the contract with the Levee Company
That d board vi liquidation be appointed for
settlement Of their affairs. and means be pro-
vided TO lay the indebtedness OF the state.
=. For such protection in future from over
flow. as we are able TO achieve to provide: THAT
the State be divided into districts each district
That tho revenues for levee purposes be d.
yided pro rata among the districts.
Thnt no work shall be contracted for until
there ~ money in the treasury to pay for the
And that all contracts for work to be done
hereafter shall DO let TO the lowest bidder who
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lii addition 10 this your committee urgently
recommend that IL practicable, the large force
OF conyicts serving out sentences at hard labor
In the state penitentiary be employed upon the
ieveas. and that every effort be made to obtain
the assistance OF the general government IN the
Ia support of these views we submit n state
ment OF their affairs from the Levee Company:
Of Engineers ana Oh persons: and such copies
sof the reports of the Auditor and Treasurer ms
We have heen able to obtain.
Al o. which W. ssssssiHaTG fasR Chairman
r. III. TO ER, : a. e
1 LII 4. T nA6xMbENs.
LANES q sgBERTsoN,
On behalf of the same committee Mr.. Wash
burne introduced as part of Its report q bill
entitled aE #
House bill No. 12s. An act to annul the con-
tract Of the State with the Louisiana Levee
Company. and for other purposes"
The bill was read. and under suspension OF
the constitutional rule. passed to its second
reading. and il was referred with accompany
ing papers, to the Committee on the Judiciary.
JOINT SESSION.
Aioint session of the General Assembly was
held for the purpose Of further balloting for a
Senator to represent the State of Louisiana In
the Senate Of the United States for the term be-
ginning March 4. 1877. Hon. Louis A. Wilt.
Lieutenant Governor, and President OF the Sem
ate. presiding.
The roll of the Senate was called. when the
following Senators answered to their names:
Messrs. Breaux. Ducros. Eustis, Gar
land George. Goode, tirover, Kelly, Mitchell,
Ogden. Perkins. Richardson. ! onertson. sandi-
ford. > even. StuboS, Texada, Wheeler. White
and xacharie--20 Senators.
And quorum of the Senate.
The roll Of The House being called. the follow
.inG members answered to their names:
Hon. L. Bush. Speaker; and Messrs, Aldige,
Ayeosk. barpln, blllleu, f,ridger. Breard, Bow
Carloss. aressy. DELAY igne. Duke, Dupree, Is
topinal. Fitzpatrick, Forester, Gaskins. Giles
ne. Huntington. Hammond. Jonas. Kelly OF
AFinn, Kelly OF Orleans, Kidd, Lyons Leeds
Lamare, Lea. Leonhard of Orleans. Martin.
Means. Mcsehees Newsom, Nua ez, Porter. Pc
ralta. Pitts. Richardson. hyland, Randolph.
Etagg. sellers. Sanart. singleton, 1aylor. Tra.
mouiHt. foler. VOORHEES,. Washburna Mno5
Williams, Y Young % Claiborne, Young of East
Baton Honga.
sixty-four members and quorum ii Tic
House.
~ purpose 4. ~ ioint session NJ u.