The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-07
NEWS OF THE CITY !.
what the Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
MUNICIPAL NOTES.

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An exhibit of the revenues OF the city 10 al
WAYS sn interesting subject to the people "
large. and when such an exhibit marks rs
irnnrovement OF one year over Its predecessor
fhe interest should naturally be proportion
IA " the amount Of Improvement. Ondel
= democratic rule the expenditures OF the City
government have regularly been diminished
s,rarv year. until now the budget Of expenses
~ fle city is fixed at the sum Of S1,959,63o, as
.,nmpared with about sc, 100000 In 1871 and In
1s72: over S. zoe, 600 In 1873; $46o0,0OO 10 1871
ne. 900 900 In 1876; nearly $2,4OO.0Oo In 1876;
s2.403, 575 lii 1877, and $2.31s,62O In 1873
#H R,,t to return to tax collections. By refer
rinn tn fhe hooks of the Administrator OF II
nance we find that the tax cOilectlOns Ior lo1s
amounted, up to June 6, to,...S ~, 10Y % %
And for licenses TO. ....-....-.8...@ o,lu1 -
fetal N cash of 81, 1856, 161 81
RI which there Is to be added 81, 079 "a Ia
scrip, received On account OF licenses.
This exhibit shows, therefore, that tne clty
RECOMMENDATION has already collected 10 cash
within S7OO. 900 Of the estimated cost OF rum
Ili1lg the city government for one year; ann 4,
s e,I1oilrh to pay Ia cash disbursements OF all
kinds fcr the months Of January, February,
{ March. April. May, june, Jnly x ana ,naa4 ne
tha haiare, II the requisite sum to meet the
budget estimates, say about $65O,OOO, to pay
\ tl1e remaining four months OF the year, sep
TENDER, October, November and December,
is7g. This exhibit looks very much as though
the determination expressed Dy tne present.
administration, when 1t came into Office, 70
run the city government % cash basis WI
be realized.
licenses, are decided improvement on those
OF last year, when for the same period there
had been collected only-for taxes, $685.
6S5 63; for licenses, $3.50, 102; total, $l,252,-
7S7 So; from which must be deducted 9 re-
bate offered In 1878, as an indncement for
prompt payment, of-On taxes, $32,988 Al, and
On licenses, al, O79 "a; total, $74 06S u, max
Ing q difference, In cash, OF $lO8,042 w 10
favor OF 1879, when no rebate was offered 70
This il certainly the first time In many
years that city administration has, at this
neriOd OF the year, been able to say that II
was Ia possession OF d sufficient amount to
pay its expenditures up to the first OF Sep
tamber.
THE wharf LEssEEs' PROPOSITION.
d Mr.. Chas. A. Eager. one Of the members Of
the firm OF Eager, Ellermann d Co., wharf
lessees, waited On Mayor Patton yesterday TO
have talk with him on the last proposition
3Uf the firm concerning the wharf lease. MI.
Eager said that the intention OF the PROPOSE
ton OF the firm was not TO DO relieved from
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ing the city compensation for the use Of the
Wliarves, but that on the contrary they pro
posed, instead Of taking up the bonds, to pay
TO the city for such use, say five Thousand
dollars per month"; or such other sum as
might be agreed upon, leaving 1t to the city
government to determine whether 1t would
continue the redemption OF the outstanding
bonds, which, iii the opinion OF Mr.. Eager. the
city could buy up at cheaper rates than his
firm could That besides these monthly pay
nelts and compliance with all their other
obligations the wharf lessees would reduce
the wharfage dues rs per cent during the first
OF the last two years OF their tease aud IS per
cent during the last year Of their contract.
Judging from appearances, however, 1t ts
doubtful that the city will accept any prOpo-
8itiOn which will relieve the lessees from the
payment Of the wharf bonds and throw the
responsibility entirely upon the city OF TAX.
Ing them up, which the lessees have assumed
to do Id the lieu and stead OF the municipal
CONFORMATION.