The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-04

On Saturday evening last there was very large meeting OIL
dIayen at the United sates Hote held for the puoe of
inducing the city authorizes 70 remove the unjust and oppres
ave weight Of taxation under which the draymen labor.
The following the memorials the General Council and
TO the Councils Of the Fist and Second Municipalities which
they unanimously adopted:
IT, &c H'ngra5N GsHsol Council Of s city Of Ner Orleans
The underigned' draymen Of the three municipalities Of
of your honorable body 10 the subject day licenses which
asnoY regulated by law we deem most onerous tax upon
levied upon other Glasses Of fellow citizens There
prosperity OF the city, and the advance Of lis wealth. than
die numerous and industrious one which represent The
community. The whole products Of labor are expended
dealers, and OTTER abori in numbers far more numerous
tan ourselves IN Whqse maintenance and prosperity the t
uIe permanent grow and advancement Of e city depends
ln'the great composition which growing mp between the
and exports q trqRsita through tins port mast have an I'M
eouTaFeinent Of L. and turns Il away from ms mo more a.
shit large share Of the hen from the reaestae
and capital OF the city to the labor which alone gives perma
nent and increasing value to such properly and profitable
Few Of those who contribute, by taxes on their labor to
le Of the city gam amy Interest in that species
tect IT, he a6oTeF Il 5oTSaey taxe5 f b po 20 H
winch often enhanced IN value to- the amount OF the
Of them pay for them, and impose the expense of them
upon the aboer, whose interest in them but for day As
hIGefry 49ide we are willing 70 contribute our iu share
pursue calling unbuhened asths mechanic and 9th
Tor tlensetes and iamiies " s''''' a
Ie snqn, now paid y Tie dgayueq into the city u
& from he earnings of teir daily labor is over seventy
venture to say in amount That drawn from Inc 1iee labor
Of me same number Of men in any part OF the world
We would respectfully petition sour honorable Council
reduce the tax on dray licenses from wento ten dollars for
1t is alleged that peculiarly benefited by the i'm.
te the arge contribution levied for The public expenses
pehe Of hauling Is rSio6sd By lie extension and improve
top In p w NJ o9hg,a 20 spp 3 70 Ielpe
we benefits we are called on TO for rebound the ad
properly holders especially, rather than to rs as class We
M9e4 eau hs attention Of ue proper authorities to the pres
sale 81 New Leyee eet ChaFtres street and Front
i's9 me- ne so9gh Yble large portion OF the draws ID
ier opr teams when fully loaded we pge Obliged 70 avoid
Ie py Qng 9ejon, Or pass them with haloaed teams,
safe ourselves by additional chages The wlarves from lie
ef m which the Improvements have been made in The land
ings OF ile Second Municipality from Post No 81 large
portion OF The whqryes and landings uacctbe 10 loaded
N VIZ weather The space between the leyee streets
u9paNed through which loaded ray snksto the hub; aud
Wit the landing and those running H. they have et the
aeg N VIZ aeg between Ieyee street and the steamboat
products rseriyed in e city must pasa perfect hog hole for
streets running 10 The andinF snch as Poyrss IaisTete
Julia and 81 Joseph should Wei paved from Isyes stret
70 lhe steamboat landing; and this Improvement in opn-
gs m9le nesasd tlan amof any within ,he bounds Of the
their drays die attention Of the Municipality would his
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L VIII Be recoeoted tat year since in consequence OF the
diTeuby OF QpEoauhng tle steamboat landing It cost
N09pe load tQgray nom the landing 10 ghOuptoua
would further repTesen 10 the aulhOnus having con
Yegeiabe Nafei s eohtuoed ap 10 aieT 6our IN lie day
tHan ne public convenience Tequs, 10 the great obstruction
o. out business We would respectfully rqueat that IL be
removed 81 focook, NJ, instead OF he usual hour
which At Is pow taken down.
The prsenttaS Imposed og for branding and numbering
our grays we deem serious geveuue Hncaed for By any
huphe necessity benefit Under the present ordinance
these numbers be renewed every six months Tor whcb
We my uty cents each aud oen accident occurs
n "a ahaf nnt
may haie9 many TIMES 20 d[o} IN the ITh bad state Of
nc pfilepa stfeetsWe sadled in addition tie mis-
fortune Hgifl this petty contribution. In this form there
fuolected irons s53 5000 por uunnu which goes moi
into the public treasury for the public benefit but taken As
nfi1asle BY one o. two officials who render ihe
l.. Ne woad respectfully ask that the Municipality contract
for aud give 10 the lowest bidder the branding and number
ing the drays. having capable and responsible or that
| puupose in each Municipality
(signed) =, SHALL, Z. H. RonEs,