The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-01
TOWN HALL MATTERS.
THE MARKET REvENuEs-sr. MARY's
MARKET.
The wharf Rends-Large Tax Receipts.

The wharf Rends-Larse Tax Receipts.
Messrs. Dudenhefer and Kennedy, OF the
Department Of Commerce. paid q visit to ali
the public markets yesterday morning to adj
wise the stall keepers that henceforward the
commissares Of the department now on duty
ut the markets would collect the stall rents
at the markets to which they are assigned
respectively.
Each OF these commigsaries were required
last evening TO give bond In the sum Of one
Thousand dollars for the faithful collection
and report Of collections daily made by them,
which reports are to be handed Ia daily by 2
O'Clock p. m. to the Administrator OF Com
MERGE. and the money turned over to the Adj
ministrator Of Finance.
In order to avoid all mistakes or misappre-
tensions the commentaries have each been
furnished with o copy of the following circular
letter:
5mM NHw Orleans. March 20. 1879.
Mr.. -. inspector Of - Market:
Sir You will. from Tuesday morning next.
April l. net az collector Of the revenues OF the
-- Market, and you will furnish bond 70 the
sum Of $1,000 to guarantee the faithful perform
ancc Of your duties as such and as Inspector.
| without additional compensation.
You will make daily reports OF your e,ollen..
| must DO deposited escll day by 2 o'clock D. M
| with the Administrator OF Finance.
No deviation or excuse from this rule will be
| entertained under any circuna taneaa.
| You Rre requested ~ he at this Office Monday,
thirty 0rst instant. Ut o'clock =. m. for further
ns'ra''!ppsE h Hss' gEHnk. Administrator.
| mS Per Pas. LHbarra. Secretary.
| Administrators Beban says that he will
make d thorough test Of the ability Of the
city TO collect the market revenues, and
through the system which he has adopted
hopes to save to the city oil the profits made
heretofore by the market farmers. This sys-
| tenn of direct collection, however Is only
adopted In order tn endeavor to break up the
farmers ring, which has of late managed to
purchase the market ut prices believed to he
much lower than tn city had reason to ex-
poet good man tile tricks which have
heretofore operated in favor Of the ring have
been discovered. 1t Is claimed, and will now
be- used against the farmers. Butchers and
other market people who have heretofore
used stalls adjoining those regularly rented
by them. without paving for the extra stalls,
have been warned that hereafter such occu-
pancy will entail the payment OF the ordinary
| rents.
ST. MARY's MARKET,
| which 1t was proposed to turn over to the
flower and vegetable market mon, under
certain conditions, as vegetable, flower and
| plant bazaar, has been declined, the PROPOSE
| lions Of the city not being acceptable to the
| market men. The conditions involved the re-
pairing Of the market, which appears to have
been the main stumbling block.
TAX PAYING. a.m-...
The total amount of taxes collected by the
city for the year 1879 Ia estimated Mt 1876, 600.
This includes about S15, 900 or $4,000 In certi-
flcates of indebtedness, leaving n balance In
On sh pnVmentS OF over $3.50 600.
The showing IL better than last year for the
same period during which only about 100000
were collected, exclusive OF rebates amount
Ing to over $40 900, which was necessarily n
dead loss to the city to that amount. The
conclusion arrived at in consequence ut the
| hall is, that willing taxpayers will pay with
out the offer OF q rebate, provided they are
convinced that fairness will be dealt to every
body alike. Tax bills will now carry interest
ut the rate Of 10 per cent per annufn.
gT2as TEAsT1NG.
Mayor Patton and oil the City Adminstra-
tors participated IN the parade and festivities
Of tho firemen or tho Sixth District yester-
day afternoon. The decision In the Morris
Ranger case was known to them before their
departure from the City Hall, but SO en-
meeting Of the citizens sanitary commits
sioners, which took place last evening, that
they had no time or thought to give to the
decision.
THE wHART-BoND QUESTION.
This question still remains unsolved.
Messrs. Eager Elermann Il Go. have again
been notified by tho Mayor that they shall
turn over to the city the bonds which, by
their contract MS wharf lessees, they are in
duty bound TO cancel. The amount to be can
celled Ia now about 100000, but tho wharf
contractors still claili: that under the garnish-
ment issued them at tbs suit OF b. Benjamin
they cannot turn the bonds over to the city
without putting themselves In jeopardy OF
paying the amount twice.