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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
HOUSE or mEpaEsENTATIvEs.

...=.=.m.z .=. MONDAY. March a.
Tho Houae wnn cnl,d 10 order At II o'cock
Apoaher Ogden IN tho chair and seveh'y-ohe
Prayer wan offered by Roy Father Hubert
REVOLUTIONS.
Representation Heidenhntn offered Il reHou
tion Inviting Han Grant to Walt tho State. hnd
y hs e 'a Tha o"" :" rss
nnapenh thu rnlea- yeae ~. nays IA and the
rsnpiution went over.
mont ot Waat Pearl rivor was adopted
The Joint resolution relative to tho rights Of
Hettara on lands granted to raj lroada aud
Representative Ooaurovo asked that The bill
10 fund tho aonting debt Of tho oity OF New Or
enna ba printed. No ordered.
tion to ten mills on tho dollar WINS called up
under auspension Of the rules.
After aDrnO diaruHsion u molten to rsoominit
was voted down and tho bill finally passed
a communication was received from Hon. II,
Y. Nibaon stating tho position nf the hlll before
leans ana Baton Rouge. expressing tho opin-
len that II would become law during INC Prev
Legislation to give effect % the bill when u
passen. Tho npoaker appointed the following
e. a b The sz"
Gibson, Leticn. Morgan and PhippH.
Tho Speaker also appointed ~? Following
9ommlttee M to cxamine into the condition OF the
State RrmOrv and report tho repairs nsesaaary;
Representatives. Fer rel aibaen and l,illln.
And the following COMMITTEES on conferences
with tho Senate on tho State Land Once bill:
Representations Henry. OoaHrove and Vincent
THE ItdENaE BILL.
wRa taken up under u auapenaion of tho
rules. and tho House resolved itaolf Into com.
mlttee of tho whole for tho purpose of conatd.
oringtt After amending and adopting the bill
down 70 section II tho committee roao and re-
ported pro0reHs,
rho amendments adopted place tho license
ON pRwnbroksrs and slaughter -houae uompA-
niaa at $500. and grade tho licenses on corpora
tionH. saloons. agencies. OTTO. tho minimum
being the amount tlxod In tho bill published In
tho LNMounAT on sunday. and tnoreRsinH pro-
port ionMtoly on NIL buainean done In exeosH of u
certain fixed amountl
Tho House. after tho trnnaRcti III OF some rou
tine buslhesH, adjourned until tomorrow nt II
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
BIXTH DISTRICT COURT.
State or rol. Isidore Newman w
Allen Jumel. Auditor, OF al
No 10 A0H

NO. ~, b2U. -@m4-..
To the Honorable tho Judge OF the Sixth Dis
trlct Court. Pafish OF Orleans:
The petition Of John Elliott. Nic0lns Hwynn
and Henry u. Walker respectfully represents:
Tint your petitioners. out of nm abundance Of
caution. hre denlroua of adding TO tho prayer
ot their petition In intervention, filed on the
thirteenth dhy OF February. 1870 the following.
To wit: Tint 80 much of the amended nnswsr
Of Allen Jums. Auditor. and n. A. Burke.
Trsahuter. iled january 49, 1890 na asks from
the court u dserse that tho aaid interest taxes
shall be used to defrny tho expenaos OF the
present State government incurred on and
since January. 1870. be denllowoi and rejected.
and thnt Judgment bs entered In favor OF In.
tsrvsnofa Elliott and Othors, In reference To
said interest taxes ana tho moneys nccrninR
thcrsfrom In strict nccordhnce with tho law Ia
TINT chas made md provided.
Whsrefote your petitioners pray for leave to
flo thia their supplemental petition In inter
ysntiOn that the nmendmsnts therein set forth
mny be hlowed. and that such other and fur
thor order and Judgment may be granted and
entered hs In fuitrd to law and the nature of the
cass LACEY n BUTLER. Attorneys.
Let tho within nmendments be allowed aud
tho supplemental petition fled NJ prayed for
and In accordance with law.
Now Orleans February 2s A. p, 1870.
r. A. MONROE.
Judge Of tho Third District Court for tho Par
ish OF Orleans. acting dur Ing tho absence Of
Hon. N. II. Hi9htor, Judge Of the Sixth Dis
trict Court for tho Parish Of Orleans.
A true copy:
II. MIEgTEn. Deputy Clerk.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
POLICE BOARD.
At Yestorday's Meeting Two Officers
were Dismissed and Two Dropped
from tho Roll.

AT IoBLordayS meeting Two OIlcerS
were Dismissed and Two Dropped
from tho Roll.
Tho Board Of Police Commissioners mot last
night and disposed Of tho following onasa:
Pntroman j. M. McITntes accused OF tho lnr-
ceny OF !" revolver from ono Frank P!zzan Mt
"ry. ,sao. was smisssd Ia The ores % pizz.ia w"s
n strnnxer In New Orienna. who had come To
view tho Mnrdi nraa fentivitien On the night
and being told that tho carrying OF concealed
weapons WIN forbidden here no entruatsd his
weapon. handsomo silyer mounted revolver.
to the koeping OF the barkeeper Of tho phmnix
house. With the request Ia atow II In eome
place until tho play wns over. Onicer MnEntee,
~ znaa r a nS ~ n
When tho case came no in court the next
weapon alleged to have. been carried by tho
prisoner: It was m old worthle.a pistol. tho
owner, %wn"rThtp i,, Of which which,, Pizzsla Immediately
open court that tho piato did not belong 10 Mo-
Entee On this evidence. nm affidavit Of larceny
waH made. which caused McEntees dismissal
Patrolmnn Isnnigsr. of tho Second Precinct.
was also dism!asad from tho force Tor drunken-
the dismissal Of Lennieer the board enforced
Tor the first time u resolution. passed ht pre-
vioua meeting that nm officer brought up for
drnnksnneas would be discharged from the
force.
LanniRer. while under tho Influence OF liquor,
on the twonty-flfth Of February. 1880 entered
the dwelling house OF jacob Brohn. No. 2bD CAL
!iops street. and used abueiv, language toward
Miss Bertha Brohn. An additional charge Of
hrunkenneas against Lenniger had been made.
ha having been seen Intoxicated mt tho corner
OF Delord and Bt. Charles. Mt 1880 o. m. on the
seventeenth instant.
patrolman S. Hi1ney. Sixth Precinct and Pa
trolmnn l.. Lousaan. Fourth Precinct. both nb-
sent without leave for four consecutive nights,
were dropped from the rolla.
The designations oi W. A. Balleater and Geo.
NJ MAIDEN were rendered and refused.
bupsrnumsrHry w. j. OConnor was per-
mitted to net ~ special officer. without pny. at u
flying horae establishment ut Oakland park.
from tho third OF March to the first of Aug uBt.
On March 70 the hOurd Will ngAin alt.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mrs. Mary Constantine to Edward Burke =
lot with buildings. bounded by Burgundy.
Hnmpnrt. Mandevile and Spain streets. s2xN.
Gabriel san,lni to Mrs. wm. N. santiai snd
Misses Marietta, and .Josephine bantini.
Bienville. ha mochebavs and Tenti ssrssts.
2sH1oo; two lots. stc;. bounded by Julia.
streets. 27xi2l: two lots. etc.. bounded By Com
mon 0nsqust. Trsms and Marais streets two
lots. stc. bounded by Eienville. Cont. dayoso
Camp. Chestnut, Sixth and Seventh streets. ok
100; two lots. etc., In the same square. 2exSs.
and one undivided fourth of . lot etc, bounded
by MArais; Jackson. ss. Where and Common
Robert Connolly 70 Dominique Pocheln. q lot
jersey u . Gadim and val.nes. soxloe n aooe
Mrs. G. A, blocomb TO Chas. Il. Lawrence,
lot and buildiDRs. bounded by Tchou pitoulas.
Mrs. O. A.. Ur1uhart TO Chas. H. Lawrence.
lot and buildings within tho same BOUNDARY.
Mrs Eva .wieand to, Jacob wisehau. . lot.
etc,. bounded BY Blenville, Customhouse. Miro
and Tonti. 77xios. $500
1l2s
:. Buceession Of Mrs. r. christensen to Stephen
front on Bagatelle. near Porce street. and 40
feet deep. 125.
Cd By Union. Ba9atslls. Ufauhart and Gifod
streets. 4sxst. 1915.
Martin dlazsr to Simon TOnfous, q lot, &C..
streets. 32xl27. $3.50.
New Orleans Credit Fonciar Association 70
Mrs. VIM. y. Haacke. . lot. etc, bounded b.
Mart0iny. Urdnhart. klysian Fields and 0irod
streets. .i32x1U. $780,
Daniel sBrodtr rick to Mrs. Catherine Bred.
Laurel and Constance streets, asx50 1880.
Succession OF Daniel Jex to Robert jackson.
q lot. etc. bounded by jackson. Constanco.
Philip aud Laurel streera. 33x120. $3.50.
Mrs. O O. Grant and Merchants Mutual In:
surance Company TO DR.. Henry Bezou. q lot and
buildings. bounded by KanDart. Burgundyf
buildings In same square. 32xl05 1s57.
Lizzie w. Pond to Mono y. Finley. q lot and
Charles and Prytania streets, aox137, $l30o.
Lizzie ". Pond to VIM. B. Schmidt and ,. u.
ZeiRler. lot and buildings. bounded By Pryta-
1b7xl31. 311.5O0.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
FIV M EN CUT.
Officer Farrell In Accused OF Having
Ueen too Free with His Knife

Been too Free with Ills Knife.
At nbout o'clock Mondny morning II dim
Guilty occurred bntwaen nvo men At tho corner
III Franklin and Anauuat ntreeta during which
nll tho participants we're more or loss Injured.
1t hnppensd That Inmes Fnrrell, mn ofIicsr of
the First Precinct. ihsn olf duty. met NoWhouHe.
II man OF nomo reputation M having boon i'm
p!ieHted In two murders. md unarreled with
him. John BrnRnlsns. u deputy hherlT. wnH In
roll. md fight snauad. Officers Riley. Gibson
nnd Potter. witnessing tn" aouTa rnn towards
tho tlghora and attempted to nireat them. Dur
no one knows. When the police nuceeeded In
mastering tho nghtera. It. wns diacos ernd TINT
both onf Fnrrell'a hands were beeding from
the oheok the loft hand. right hand and In tho
left side Ofrlcers Gibbons aud Potter received
outs IN The loft hand. while Officer l!iley was out
In the loft urn. Newhouna WINS taken To the
Hosnitnl, and Farrell WAS brought to tho Oen-
state In whose hands VIVA Tho knife thai did
such good service. Newhouan wan too faint to
epeak. Farrell saw no knife. whilst OfI,eer
rott.r y noHitiys that no saw knfo in tho
Farrell was questioned at tho station by
Captain Calvin. He said that hs. Nowhouso.
quot and Franklin whom he and Newhouao
began 10 quarrel. Newhouss struck him In
tho face and broke hls nose. After that Farrell
ali knowledge OF tho QUIT ing:
Yesterday morning zach of tho police officers
made IN anldavitI before judge. shoohan.
charging Farrell with stnbhiuR and woundln9
ni1lnnt. and Rlao one Newhouse. Farrell gave
bond to appear on March III.
Ono oiro9metanee ccnnec,cd with tho affair Is
TINT n Rlmlet knife. with blood .sm~nred blade.
was found by tho police In yard on aas4ust
street. near Franklin. H. In olnimad that Far
roll who had run u fow steps To escape from
the officers. threw tho wonpon over tho fence Of
the yard.
Farrell. pending the hI-poa!tIon Of his caae.
wns suape nded from duty by Capt. Calvin.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
THE HANCOCK MOVEMENT.

Col. r. @. Wood secretary OF the Hancock
Committee. has received letter from w. T.
Worthineton. ESQ. editor OF the Inder. pub
lished at Columbus Miss. In which 1t Is de-
clared that after Bayard. who is believed to be
debarred Hancock is the cnoice Of the people
in the section Of the State In which the writer
lives for the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent. Mr. WorthinRton promises his CO.
operation and assistance. and advises the COM
State. including the mayor OF Vlcksburg. whose
sympathies are with the movement and whose
services can be secured.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY MARCH 23 1880

levees. and is quito hopeful that the present
riss caused by the swell III the Ohio will pahs
away without any material damage. Tho
loveea are M rule In com paratively good condt-
tton. and could be better aseured II The parties
Immediately In interest used q little more on
MinpOuri and the ArknnHhe are stendlly falling.
aud tia little mors vigilance In exercaed on
the pntt OF rlpnflnn prop ietorH tho chances
are worry decidedly In their favor
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
OF COTTON BY THE
JACKSON RAILROAD.

Mr. y. D. Morey. general freight agent Of tho
Chicago. NJ. Louis and New Orleans Railroad.
Inns furnished tho eorrotary Of tho Cotton Ex-
change with tho following interesting state
mont of shipmonta Of cotton from various sta
tiona nlonR the llue of that road from March
io close Of Heptambnr laat year. md estimates
Of amounts to hn shipped during the same pe-
riod In iHao. The estimator aro by tho station
agents nj zach OF tho places named:
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
THE LOCAL DEATH RATE,

During tho week ending Sunday last. the total
mortality In tho city wns ~. Of which ~ were
white males. 20 white females. IL colored males
and 10 colored females 2 were natives OF Eng.
Louisiana n and II of other States. There were
stiiE births: the cornnera certified TO II. and .
died Ia the Charity TtpsUttnl
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
STEAMSHIP HUDSON SEIZED.

The fourth interest OF Alfred Moulton In the
steamship Hudson was yesterday seizsd to sat-
isfy judgment in the salvage case against the
ship Connemara.
MI. Moulton was one of the bondsmen OF the
Connemsra. and Is called upon to pay his share
OF the Judgment.
Counsel has. however. gone to Washington to
apply to the United States Supreme Court for q
writ OF mandamus to compel the Circuit Court
to grant an appeal. and II l. Ia obtained the exe-
cution Of the Judgment will be delayed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
EXCESS OF IMPORTS.

In response to inquiries. Collector Badger
has informed the surveyor OF the port OF st.
Louis that the law prohibits the forwarding OF
an excess OF invoice Of iron unless port en-
try is made OF the same.
For the benefit OF the uninitiated. 1t is stated
that frequently when iron Is received here from
foreign vessels for shipment In bond for st.
Louis. Its weight is found to exceed that set
down on the Invoice or. bill OF ladin9. and Col
lectOr Badger holds that under the law the
amount In exess has to be entered at the Gus
tom House before II can be forwarded.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
to 500 whether II did not need further amend

Ing.
House bill No. 18e. to prevent tho destruction
Of fab by poison netting, etc. PASSED over.
HouHV bill relative to Bureau Of Axrtoul-
ture. Passed over.
Tho calendar was announced m having heen
eshauntetl and tho SENATE went Into executive
aanaion. ndjourning Immediately thereafter IN
til Tusatlay al II o'clock.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23

The chimney OF the house No Il Marais street
caught fire without causing any damage.
CHINA Lee. colored. died suddenly Sunday
night at her residence on Cont street. between
Franklin and Treme.
- Yesterday evening a mule. attached to car
No. ss of the st. Charles line. Slipped and fell
On the track at the corner Of st, Charles and
Amelia. and WAS run over by the car
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
THE BOARD OF HEALTH MATTER.

The Legislature having thus far failed to pass
any laws under that article of the constitution
relating to the Board OF Health. the City Ad-
ministrators are of the opinion that old acts
are still in force; and under them they will
hars to the board.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
BOARD OF HEALTH RECORD.
The following were recorded Yesterday q III
office Of the Board OF Health:
BIRTHS.

BIRTHS.
Mrs. Philip Herckes. son. -..-#
Mrs. J. l.. Verni q daughter.
MYs. Eugene Gonzales, daughter.
Mrs. John Munro. a daughter.
Mrs. John 7. Geyer, a daughter.
MRS. J. I. Trepagnier. q daughter.
Mrs. Paul Bellock. daughter.
Mrs. 4eor9e Mills. q son.
Mrs. J. A. Maupas. 4 daughter.
Mrs. Louis Wetshaar. daughter.
Mrs. Edmond Debar q daughter.
MRS. Y Terence. daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Ryan. a daughter.
NARRIA8ES.
Joseph B. Doyle to Marie L. Centino.
John Sheehan to Eva Reich.
Henry LangrV to Amelia JsnninR.
Alexander Simpson to Martha Bell.
DKATHS.
Henrietta Simmons. weeks,
J. l.. Dulhan n years. 5..5
Louis q. kspeY. Ii years.
Fred e. Jones. Jr., months.
Louisa Burks, years.
Eugene Hold. 10 years. .=..-5.a-
6aml. Williams. SO years.
Josephine McCloskey. S months.
Mrs. JoseDh Behr. 81 years.
Mrs. A. n. Sins, SO years,
Louis Ullfn 81 years.
Joseph Lewis. 5 months. w-s~#z
hate OE<ten. A years.
John Wilson. ~ years.
ate REYNOLDS. I months.
Lela NJ. L. Terence. % days.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
THE SECOND DISTRICT FERRY.

Tho privileges OF tho Second District ferry
for tho torn Of ten years were yesterday sold Ut
public auction nj the City Hall. and were puf-
chased by Thoa. Pickles for the sum Of e270 Dor
month Tho formal adjudication was made.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
COMBINATIONS.

The following notaries were confirmed yes-
terday by the Senate:
]. Madison Mccain for tho parish of Winn.
f. A. BAkewell. for West Feltciana.
d. NJ Heriot. for DeSoto.
Gregoire 81. Couvillon. for Avoyelles..
Henry D. Smith and George B. Shepherd. for
st. Mary
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
Robbing q Friend.

Jennie Clayton. an inmate OF a den on Cont
yesterday arrested on the complaint OF one Of
her eonmpan1ors, who accuses her Of the theft
OF dress. SITS In money. one silver watch and
Wnom Jennie desp spoiled OF 81 So made An am
colored.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
First Recorders Court.

ITBL OVUFEe
CONTINUED TO MARCH ~.
Larceny. Betty bpenosr: juvenile vaxrauk
Lizzie DugHan stabbing and woundinRH Hf0ur
afIidavits) Jas Farrell.
CONTINUED IADEFfMITEIY.
william Johnson and J. Brown keeping
banking game.
bEHTKNCED.
Disturbing the peace. Mrs. Dowd. e5 Or ten
days; assault and battery. James Fields, - Or
ton days: drunk. B0minico Frank, 6 or ten
days.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23

tho city Of Now Orlonns for 1880. amount Of In
tsrsst coupons
Charles Il. Block has nbthined verdict and
;ndwm mt against the city for t5O.25o-arnouni
~ interest coupons hold BY him.
Esrfhn Htrn,Ins has nIso ohtnined u Judgment
ngnInat ths city on interest coupons hfnount-
t.,A
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Wan DEpARrMxNT. |

Wan DEpAnTMxNT.l
Signal Service. United HtntfN Army.
Daily METEOROLOGICAL record for tho eight houre
ending IT. 2:ds .. m. Monday. March a..
[ObasrvAtiOng taken ut tho shine moment ol
time MT all atsttipne.l
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
THE LEVEES.

The State Engineers office Is in;possession Of
no additional information respecting the
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
Reed's Gilt Edge Tonic restores the spp 1t

An excellent appetizer and regulator Of ha
system Is Malakofl Bitters.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
Respectfully submitted.
THOMAS 8. HARDEE,
State Engineer.

The report was accepted and ordered to be
spread upon the minutes OF the meeting.
Mr.. Mccall. OF Ascension. then offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
whereas. at meeting Of this board. held at
Barrowvllle. In the parish Of Ascension. on the
fourth Of February. 1880. a tax OF IL mills for
levee purposes was levied on the property Of
the district; and
whereas. by the report Of the Board of State
Engineers 1t Is shown that the amount to be
realised from this tax will be totally made Quate
to meet the exigencies OF the district: therefore
be 1t
be levied on the taxable property OF this dis
trict making In all total of az mills for levee
purposes. and that the Auditor be duly In
formed OF this additional legislation.
This resolution was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. MCCALL. Foster. Glynn. Cor
don. Gay and Montan-6.
Nays-Messls Howell and McCullum-2.
Mr.. Foster. Of st. Mary. introduced the fol-
lowing resolution
RESOLVED. That the Board of State Engineers
be requested to organize and pltsce guard
on Hickey and other dangerous levees.
Adopted.
Judge Howell of Lafourche. offered the fol-
Res0lued. That the Governor be requested to
Communicate with the presidents Of the police
juries In the district. and ask them to call a
meeting of their respective bodies. to take
steps to cooperate with the Board OF EnRt-
neers In this matter.
On motion the board adjourned subject to
call.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures fever and aeue

Why suffer with indigestion when Malakof
Bitters affords certain relief. Get bottle and
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
yuperior Criminal Court.

BuperiOr CrImInnl court.
DEAD DOCKET.
Ctlmn n9ninni nht,ire b.vhhor Vial indicted
Novernber &. 1879 Accused reiensed on his own
bond
IMFoEMATtoNa.
Carrying II concened weapon Charles Swan.
Jules VAlcour
THAnHFEHEED.
Nobhsry-John Smith. colored No robbery
In ihia cane, md enss transferred 10 First Dk.
trlct court aH petit nrceny.
ACQUITTED.
Hhoottnp. stc.4Onicer David J, Mullen, III.
dicted March 4. 1890 on the charge Ut having
on airod street nn the evening of FebruAryT
shot one Jno McIinle.
First District Court.
IsrokMATtoaa FILED.
Wcundinp less than mnyhsm-Jos Oliver
stnbbing Victor Peanou. February 10. 1ssD.
John Doyle. attempting To murder OhSA.
NEEDING with n hammer. on the twentlsth OF
Assault and battery-lsobt. Gage. Jr.. Justin
BruntJ
Lnronny j ohm Smith. colorsd.
NoitE rHoHKQur.
Larceny-M Mnrshai Lewis. eolored.
CONTINUED.
Lnrcsny-~Ch Chas Waldo. alias Fehlsr.
Larceny Alfred Johnson. colored. alfas H.
zils. alias Pnncho.
CONVICTED.
Wounding Less than mayhem Randall An.
broae.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23

H. indicates rising: y. Indicates falling: b.
Indicates stationary.
LOCAL RGCOAD.
NEW ORLEANS, March N. lNsO.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
CITY ECHOES.

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents malaria.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23


From this statement 1t will be seen that there
is already In process OF expenditure In the dis.
trict sum nearly double that which is expected
to be realized from the - mill tax. and this.
against the present high water. and Without
making provision for other extensive works.
ensuing fall, and which will absorb all tho gem
eral engineer fund that can possibly be allotted
to the district. Notably among these important
works will be new line OF levee at Scott and
Colomb, in the parish OF Point Ooupee: and
one each at or In tbs vicinity OF Point Manor
and the Ohinn and Robertson bends In the par
ish OF West Baton Rouge.
Besides these larger works. the necessity for
smaller ones will inevitably be developed after
the subsistence Of high water. 80 that there can
increasing the revenues of the district to meet
the wants OF the situation. and for the purpose
Of placing the line Of levees In a safe and relia
bic condition.
Respectfully submitted.
THOMAS 8. HARDEE,
Gtot,a Er<p{n
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23

Maximum temperature 81. minimum 81
Rain fall ~.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23
OF LEVEE COMMIH
BIONERb.

meeting Of tho Bonrd Of Levoo Commits.
sionera Of tho Fourth District was hold ut Nor
gan City on Monday. March "a. in pursuance of
tho oall made BY his Exceloncy Gov. L. A..
Willis.
Tho following membors were present: Henry
MCCALL OF Ascension. Martin Alynn OF Pointe
Ooupoe ID. y. Montan OF Went Baton Rouge. A.
II. Gay Of lbervillc. TJ Foster OF 1T. Mary.
Judge Howell Of Lnfourche. Il. McOullum Of
Terrebonne W. q. Gordon OF Ut. Landry.
Col. 7. y, iIardeo was also present and sub
mitted tho following report for tho Board OF
State EpglneorB:
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-23

New Orleans. March "a. 1850. !
To the honorable Board OF Leyes Comm iss on
ers OF tho Fourth Leveo District:
Hsntlemtn- AT your recont meeting. held at
Barrowvllle. ia tho pHrlsh or Ascension. on the
fourth OF February. 1880. u total tax OF ono and
ono half mills was levied for the current year
on the property Of the district for Ievee pnr-
DOSES Tho total taxable property In tho dis
triet iB estimated Ut $40 92T s27 and tho Que aud
one-hali mllls on this would produce In gro ss
4l6.s0l u. but with allowances for usual delin-
uuenciea. not more than rs per cent OF thia. or
$l2. 2.a9s 81. can be relied upon as available. Con-
siderinK the large area OF tho district. embrace
Ing not only tho levees upon tho Missiaslppt
river but those ON tho upper or west bank OF
Bayou Lafourche on both banks OF the Atchn-
falaya. and on the Bayou des dlaizes: : and con
siderinx also the necessity for levoe work over
this extended area, 1t is plainly apparent that
the present tax 10 totally Inadequate to tho
wants OF the district
Since tho first OF January. 1880. and payable
out OF the revenues Of this year. there have
boon already contracted for. and either finished
or In course OF erection. works ut the following
points In your district. VIZ: