The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-14
MUNICIPAL.
RnvKR LANDING PnIvrLErs.

The members OF the City Council rpae. ".
and not unfreauently twice a day. IN 49,!
session. Among the subjects being dseus..s IN.
the Legislative measures which 1t Is beIarss b..
assist the city out Of its present embarrassssS.s
We have already referred to some OF tbss. ! b.
not the least OF which is an act TO ra,,sss h.
privileges granted by Radical Leps,s.-'s
along our river front. to private indiyidus,s 4
corporations, to the exclusion and pra;rss1 d.
other commercial interests and which bs..sg0
considerable extent. 1t is claimed by the CIT, J.
thorities. encountered the landing To A.. -
tent that complaints are coming in from y. 81
sides concerning the inadeGuacy of thu ~.
allotted to vessels for loading and disch.,.sss
purposes.
Our Administrators claim. however y.
much that Is
LAID TO THEIR DOORS
Ia due to causes beyond their control =
example, the complaint made In fnnns.!40
with the plank roads OF the city. The orjSs!NA
was given out by the Council 10 Mr., u ON
November last at sls 80 per 1000 feet. bSt ~ g
the ordinance reached ex-Mayor PIjsbS,wwr b
by him on the ground that it contained 49,
cal error which made the contract read q ~ ~
per 1000 feet of new planks to By laid. -
The new city administration thereafter CO..
49, ~
an ordinance TO remedy the mistake. tn ~
tract under the last ordinance was siensS ~
att tHftte =. 81 ,b the sa, ninth ean t and
days after the signing. AS to
THE BAD CONDITION
NJ certain street, referred tn at the maets,. :.
the draymen on Sunday, 1t Ia admiffad 4
such Is the case. and. that The financial CO. 4
ton q the city If f maj siny rssspSGnsiels
this state Of affairs will be done as soon AZ "
weather permits n; for to repair streets Dur
rainy weather is most. II not entirely usei
force The collection IT licenses and taxes.
In the category OF lieen. delinanents ior -
year az well as for this. the names OF a mr.
~ Of the signers to the. proceedings 81 NJ
draymen's meeting are pointed out, and -
tial list has been prepa' ed at the Cltv tn
showing that the licenses on over 400 vehidG
to injunctfons issued at their suit against H.
city at time when the license on certain M
Of vehicles was deemed excessive This exo1sS
the City Hall authorities say; does not ~
now that the license tax on floats and ~
heavy vehicles has been greatly reduced. NJ y
q reasonable figure.
RuMoR
1t was rumored In the corridors OF The n 4
that q material question connected with TX
finances of the city was being considered s. ~
committee OF the whole. with view Of Dreeez
ing the matter In proper shape to the LprIx
ture for lis action. The character Of the dn1S.
ton has not yet been revealed.
NO TAKES.
There was no rush in the Department 81 4 \
nance by the taxpayers OF the city wh0Se m
are now ready for settle meDt; In fact IN
any. Of the. taxpayers presented themsoly0
the clerks desks. so far as our Observe
went.
We certainly heard Of one man. however. -
had called at tho hall with excellent inteniip1
TO pay about SIS worth Of taxes, bnt he Wrrfs5
TO know II he would be allowed debate,
MEANING A REBATE,
and when told that none was allowed BY lsv. ~ !
went of with his Sls saying that he would r. /
awhile before paying his taxes.
There was M
ANOTHER CAUCUS
meeting Of the Administrators last evenine y
which the. law officers OF the city were = /
1uested 10 be present.