The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-31
PAYING THE TAXES
OUT TN LOUISIANA
Collectors Require Extra Help In
0fnees
THE RUSH Is UNPARALLELED
Pou Tax Must Be- Paid Before Reg
filtration.
THE RUSH IS UNPARALLELED
NEW ORLEANS DRAINAGE SYSTEM
City Has Expended $500, 900, and
Money Was Derived from Sale
Of Franchises.

New Orleans. December Especial. y
There is a rush or the treasurer's Office
to rav the poil taxes. and IL has re-
CURED extra help 20 take m the money.
TIE payments throughout the week have
bsen from 90 70 TOO "A day. Tho Office
closes December q. and those not regis
tered By that t;rns WI lose their votes
for two years Ths Indications point TO
the psyment Of 1900 polls. There are.
IN addition. 800 voters over sixty years
OF ago who are exempt from the tax
This will give New Orleans a voting
strength OF l.01o. which f. Just half It's
registration ts2ool-
The liv white republican,. after sew
ernI conferen-es. decided on l. Watts
E-carucy as a candidate for The New Or
leans postmasesrship. Captain Lewis
clarke. the national committeeman. says
the president w'uii send II Kcarney's
us-re- lie also announced that he would
have the distribution II the FEDERAL pat
i-CE8re n Louisiana. ana that all the -
louisiana postonlces would b filled by
the lily whites. recomm snfed b. tho
STATE COMMITTEES through him
The reg rssr rcp-tlic5rs. however. nrc
stiI Insisting that their candidate VIII DO
u-r.-futcd. They save tEe advantage
ever the Fly whites % having selected
c.ilidzte- he is jude Trci Earhart.
recently UEtteE state district attorney.
-uf-e EarI-arc Is cre ~ the most rc-
sra--ahie 1f the ol!-ri.uc rcauhrclns and
Thoroughly uuohieeGcl bls. but MS
ars,th is very bad. ami DE- VIII scarcely
De- able 20 fuiGu all the duties % post
raster
A Freat rsIief Is rclt a. the announce
weut e the eewer-Es and water board.
ttar 20 supply $ew Cr'c-us with a sew
rr- ana water system would cost only
slH.ata ae This estimate - subject 20
srl further '-.iret'ons- The city has
realized s-cos@ on ~ Hrnls-
III has expended already about So
SOC. 600 On its drainage work, the
,lc-ey being derived from she sale
ot the street railroad franchises.
Resides the lords = vil r. r,-S.h,c 20
rss c-s-1 si.5ns0 20 s-olo.111 additional
from other sources. mainly rom tte fr-
te-e=t surplus This gives a t1tai 81 sT1-
Fnfon av-'iaA'e % drain. sevc- and water
SCw Greens T. was feared that this
would nos r. sufficient. -as drainarc
w~k alone calls for s-o0.cD1 ard Il was
thoue1t that thn ct-c- would amount 90
S-l0'sGa1 crugua'lirE enc city 70 u-o-
~-Te an Incomplete system Ereirecr Earl
t-.s. however. tH1- e-i-l improvements
hove ceru rere-r.V made .u eE---vltilE
r--.-.i1er1- ta-t tle cost u t1e work has
h-cn ere1t-Y rtl-crI- TIE MONEY within
ra ~ the city Is sufficient 20 carry
-a tal. .T--lr -1c-tz. and enc
vl--.acr,.s VIII RETURN -ae city the
money r.rgt-e~f 90 operate The drai-a-a
system The sewerage End drainage
c1--rsse1 believe tt't ri1s can be
invited fur che scv.s-.-s1e crl-t--ts within
Sixty 4eEE Tae Eraiaase vEu-s, .s uesLly
h-.f completed Tho c1-v teshtruI uo.ut
g. 500 rlal-t O. tlc water SO l.y. and "A
sll-ai e---l.ttee has ben gwen q year
~ tlH-1l-a.g ras- the problem and report
vr.-1a- lr a1 e-r --s u..l whether
7.is=iss'u1' Ei-r- wafer can TO uttered.
or So t--r. l-.u s5-- -1G slul a- % Pc
1r -ur lr-a-.n- purposes 81 louis and
.-snrtss t4ve tried E.tc-.-E. brt have
called so -t- An experiment. station has
-i-eu lz-lh,--sred n. Audubon park New
.Cr,ears. GU -es- every i-novn process Tor
rle FGr 1rlt'rn az ths r.ve- water. and
H.tle-El 90 has bcr- az wr-i. only q few
months % BIAS met wtt1 most e,ic0u-ag-
l.- s-ect-r. u the --'e.ari RIVER
WEE ear - ueeE 81 w-- --saslv Simplify
r-1t-e-s and r1iure CHE costs OF the
va-ars9rss 10 o. minimum
The Christmas holidays were the CAV
so ever celebrated In -Cey. Cr-c-re.
T-.re were r-all-y dinners 20 30. the
~ r.H rTF. 10 fla inmates g.
tGa as-l--rE and oven -s -ie prisoners Ga
eli. parish PRISON a-d police faU. u was
l---3 Er9-e-cr. that -he-e we're f.gver
ur-.cas present % tho -rlrl-v dinners
t- usual. l-.1 -i..s s. interpreted AS crf-
Gree t-rf tla-e IS less poverty ara
therefore .rsr aea.l 70 Er=-e rarre. - was
also rr-eE tElc there vas Ilr .ass tr1ubie
rsa1 t-r'1E any previous fc'sav season.
-re-- wrs rct a e'--.e case - child
1 v try -'--7iz - f-ewori-=. There
r.-- tuo Billings o1 Christmas eve ard
-r- ac-.f entail rloatsn-s one 70 tEe
b.as WIS in re.l-5c.crse against /.
tr-rtaa l..--C. tho other Incidental.
only enc frrl WIS reported. --I that
.-r.l gable THIS e. rrcl below the
-n- &rw Orleans s--irG rHe
El..yr wrrr -le f-f-r ~ pistols and
-- clers is 50 general
THE Louisiana f-Ea- crop VIII fall
F-h--w below c-~aotat.0rs. Tho c.l-e
--..--I c--r 1s1 20 70 pounds - s-gar 20
IRE fl-- -1a planters ca--1t explain
--e sA1r-lr-T u.rh ce-t1ints. and only
venture rl t1e suggestion chat the fan
-as perhaps not cold enough for thc
Care Go mature sufficiently. A. the same
t.l.e. rH- grinding season was ti.e best
e-cr known. Et was free from single
rl-- day.. not tom ~ care was logt-