The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-23
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
CLEMENCY THE LEyEE
QUEsTION-A CHAPTER ON
STRAW bids,

The Auditor After the Tax Collectors
Current Taxes must Be paid.
Gov. Nichols, having arrived ON Saturday
night, was at the executive office yesterday,
transacting business as usual. During the day
he
ISSUED FOUR PARDoNs,
viz: To James M. Robinson and WHY Williams
of East Feliciana, whose term In the Peniten-
tisry expires on tomorrow, and whose petition is
signed by many Of the leading citizens of the
parish; also, to Henry Thomas, of this city, who
Was sent up for three years by the First District
Court for entering and to Richard Miller, sent
up for Eve years for perjury by the Superior
Criminal court.
During the day the Governor issued several
commissions, including one as notary public to
Henry Brignac, Of the parish Of Livingston, and
to the following town officials OF Amite, parish Of
Tangipshos: J. J. Lantier, mayor: L.. M. odom,
M. A. Strickland, George Forshay and John
Raftry, aldermen.
THE LEvEE QUESTION
occupied the attention OF the Governor during
the day nearly az long az did an enterprsing map
man, but his Exoellency having gained consider
able strength while on his northern trip. man
aged to attend to both without any detrment TO
his health
The successful bidders for the "Molls Store"
levee, let on Saturday to Peter Kelly Il Go. Mt
1874 cents per cubic yard, having failed to show up
will their securities and the successful bidders
f,r the MoHatton leves, j. Hess 4 Co., at 1872 cents
per cubic yard, having also failsd to put in an
appearance yesterday, rs required with their
sureties, their bids were forfeited; and the work
on both Ievees would have been given to the next
highest bidder, but for the fact that
THERE WERE TIE BIDS.
Those who had made the next lowest bids. the
ties, were notified accordingly to submit new bids
before p. m. and did 80, MIR. Jas. Wadiok being
the successful bidder for the "MoIs Store" levee,
estim sted at 49, 600 cubic yards, and located in
East Baton Rouge, at 1917 cents per cubic yard.
For the Mediation levee the successful bidders
were Messrs. Duke & Co., at 1917 cents per cubic
yard, the estimate for this worn being ~ 200 Gu
bio yards. Those to whom was awarded on Sat
urdsy the contract for the
sport" AND CARROLL"
levees appeared at the Executive office before IL
M with their securities and the contracts were
is 400 cubic Yards only. and the estimate for The
latter is ~ 1857 cubic yards, making total Of 49,
9O7 yards in the four levees.
The Governor and Board OF Engineers having
received Information that certain p ,rtes have
CROOKED WAY OF BIDDING
for this levee work, will, doubtless, at the next
opening Of bids on Saturday, require each bidder
to have his security with him, or compel him to
make deposit OF ten per cent as forfeit in
he fails to furnish security. This is neoessi.
tated almost by the fact that parties submit bids
ct extremely low rates, receive the awards, and,
instead OF performing the work, take the twenty.
four hours given them to find sureties in Iego-
tiatiDg trade with
THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER,
and sell ont to him or agree not to sign the oon-
tract for a certain bonus.
The latest case of this kind was reported ne
having occurred one day last week, when one of
the cheap ract men sold out to the next high
est bidder for bonus Of $3.50 cash, and that
system the Governor proposes to put stop to-.
AFTER THE TAXPAYERS.
ftIg Htste Auditor having gi+ea tite law relative
to the payment OF current taxes as much elastic
construction possible 10 the matter of the date
when penalties, etc., aoorue, has issued to the
TO begin to prepare their delinquent lists at ouoe
and have them ready to file In the Auditors
Office on the day they make their next monthly
settlements.
These lists must be completed therefore by the
LIST proxmo, and in order to
SAVE ALL PENALTIES
those property owners vino are in arrssrs for
taxes Of 1877 must walk up to the captains office
and settle before the LIST inst, let the penalties
accrue. |
The educational committee have information, |
official, from the school board of the purish OF
Morehouse, that an investigation of the school
history of that parish shows very clear record. |
Upwards OF $4,000 had been drawn, of which |
amount $4,000 was accounted for in bona fde YOU |
ohers, and the remainder that on hand, has been
turned over to the treasurer Of the new board
Reports have now been received from about
twenty parishes, the school boards in the re-
naming parishes having 80 far
FAILED TO COMPLY
with the request OF the committee TO make inves-
legations according to the circulars sent and re-
port by mail.