The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-08


/ Jrne Delta, seventh Ward and the
Water Works.
The Dslta Of yesterday morning appeals to the
citizens Of The Seventh Ward to vote for consolda-
ton on account of the neglect that has been shown
/ them by the Municipal Government to have them
supplied with water, and that if the city is CONSOLE
dated it viii give the "City Council control over
| the Water Works" Now the Delta knows as
well we do, that the City Council could have no
more control over that institution than the present
General Council has by the terms of their charter,
| granted to them in 1888 under the old City Cor
eynassnt, they are required to lay down pipes to
the extent in cost of hundred thousand dollars
in such streets as they choose to select OF course
these will always be the most populous, and it is
from this feature in the charter that the citizens of
| the Seventh and other rear Wards suffer. The
stock cannot be purchased by the city for thirty
five years from the date of the charter. If they
forfeit their charter at any time, the present Creme
raj Council have as much power to proceed against
| them as any Council could have under the new
city charter.
We regret, in common with the whole COM
munity, the difficulty in requiring the Water
Works to give to the whole city constant and
| ample supply of water, owing to the extraordinary
privileges granted this institution, and the few
strictions placed upon them and it is on this ac-
connt we have said SO much in reply to the Deltas
article, and we also object to their monopolizing
| all the sympathy for the Seventh Ward.
10 An Address was yesterday morning circu-
lated with the Delta 1t is made up of editorial
articles which have appeared in that paper, and
| their numerous mistakes pointed out by the Cres-
cent Thus the Address says the amount of salaries
paid in the city of New York is $4,000, and
those of New Orleans are 100000 We have
published extracts from the New York ue-book,
showing these expenses in that city to be $193 1924
in this city, as $l01, Os3. And by deducting one
third for the difference in the cost of living "a
moderate calculation) between the two cities, it
will reduce our expenses, as compared with those
Of New York, to $6S,000.N
Again, the Delta repubishes its article on the
tax on drays, and repeats that this tax is 800 We
have published the ordinance itself which fixes the
tax at $15.
The Address reiterates the assertion that the
rate of taxation is higher here than in any city in
the world. Among the papers accompanying the
petition to the Legislature of those opposed to con-
solidation, was statement of the Corporation tax
alton of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
New Orleans, prepared from official documents BY
the able Treasurer of the Second Municipality, in
which it was shown that the taxes in New Or.
leans were less than in either of the other cities
This statement was published by US, and though
the Delta promised to pay its respects to it, vet Ut
to this time not of The facts or deductions SET
forth in that statement has been corhroverted In
that statement the exact figures were given, and
we presume they will weigh more in this ntelli.
s. ~ man tnO0' aSSef'iohS' iet- mem
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Pc 'Aa. 'iie wii'ei .. 'ne Auciess lhaoSertsnuy
.'iAue 'AiS s'a'een'' ior o'ner"ise we should have
soppo'e mn supremacy ignorant Oh tne laws re-
oen.y Poo'eN W "Ae LEGISLATURE OF 'naI ne was
"iNuiy eneeSVorins 70 lllisieao tue people, and we
aie no. ~ uiSpo'eN " Pis'e une Wri'er In elther o
'nese uieniniaS A'ls iac' Of puphc notorety' tina
me i''' sesSioh Q, the Legislature law wal
passed ProViong LOT the eiectlon oil SIX Lqudators
Ho 0nouiu Ha'e Snaise oi tne olo cry DEBT an'
n"' VI inc se'eiai ana either VIII
" "i'nou' oon'oilUa'ton' tie oouhcils no Iongel
nave any Igh' 10 levy TAX ior TINS debt or t6
PIo'ioe ior us Paymeh'-l1 oeihg expressly by law
paced under the coh'roi Oh these Llquldators' As
unoer no circumstances can the Oounclis have any
'ing 70 no WIN the oeot Oh the cAty Inns me para
graph o. the ADDRESS is lost and we leave 1t to al
intelligent community to Judge OF the motives
"hch prompted II.