The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-28
MUNICIPAL ITEMS.
THE COTTON LANDING.
The Paupcrs' Cemetery - The Railroad
franchises.

Franchises.
The Mayor having requested the delegate,
ofthe Cotton Exchange TO specify particularly
the area of the cotton landing to be paved II
square blocks, the execution for which tn,
Exchange is willing to advance the necessary
moneys. Major Hester yesterday answered
bis Honor's communication specifying tina
portion OF the landing lying between tht
bulkhead OF the wharves and the railroad
track and extending from the upper side O
Canal street to the lower side OF Poydras
| containing In all between thirteen and four
teen Thousand square yards.
The remainder OF the area used as cotton
landing, and which extends across Cana
street down TO Customhouse, the city pro-
poses to pave also without regard to assist
ance from outside. The sum necessary for
the last mentioned portion OF the work. as
well as for the reimbursement OF the amount
that may be advanced by the Cotton Ex-
change, will be obtained, according to present
plans, by pledging the market revenues to
the extent OF the total cost Of the improve
ment. It will require only q few months Of
the revenues OF the markets to liquidate the
amount to be expended-that is, after the
Louisiana National Bank shall have been
paid whatever Is still due to that bank on the
lien which It has on the market revenues pre-
viously pledged to 1t for moneys also adj
vanoed.
THE PAUPEBs' CEMETERY.
The matter OF establishing paupers' GEM
etery on that poItion OF the New Orleans
Park lying west OF the Orleans draining
canal has been referred to the city attorney
for his legal opinion. The entire park having
under Radical administration been mort
gagged, together with the Crescent City Park,
to secure the pay ment Of the purchase price
Of the latter, the city attorneys opinion Is
sought to ascertain whether any portion OF
the first named park can be affected In the
manner proposed. Again, and although that
portion OF the Orleaus Park which 1t Is pro-
prosed to convert into cemetery was ac-
quired by purchase by the city, and not do
mated, as In the case of the portion lying east
Of the Orleans Canal 1t Is a question
whether 1t can be diverted from It's uses, or
intended uses, as park.
TAXES AND LICENSES.
There was again large attendance OF tax
and license payers at the treasury depart
ment Of the City Hall yesterday, the average
receipts daily now being about thirty thou
sand dollars. Already the amount received
In license tax exceeds that received up TO the
same date last year, and although this year
no rebate Is offered, Mr.. Isaacson attributes
this revival In the settlement OF rates to
growing conviction on the part OF the people
that the present administration, In further
ance OF their purpose to pay all the expenses
Of the city government In cash, are deter
mined to collect the taxes and licenses neces-
sary to do 80.
Taxpayers have now only Friday, Satur-
day, Monday and Tuesday next, during
which they can pay their obligations 10 the
city without mourning penalties.
THE RAILROAD FRANCHISES.
We have obtained from the Administrator
of Assessments detailed statement of the
dpp,vtendRces OF the City Railroad Company,
which, by the terms of their contracts with
the city, the latter will have to buy In at an
appraised value In order to acquire the right
to transfer the franchises to whosoever may
become the purchasers thereof when the sale
is made In accordance with the ordinance
adopted at the last session of the Council,
The appurtenances are rs follows:
EsnIapada md Ravou Road 1Ipoc-