The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-16
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NaoAtcs Wuch NJ meu1taIeu tne Q6ntu 0I uB RuCa0A
sqysToign: such, too, sesns 10 Be- tho csnclasios
81 he great rsfomen Of tho Third Munioipality
who in one fell .swoop destroy tho lesistation 9
years. Al the last meeting Of fhe Gsa6fal Council
Mr.. B. H. Payne, THE Honorable was the gsneros
-ityof our reporter, from the Third Municipslity
introdscsd an ordinance rcpealing all the previous
regulations relating to wharfage dnss, and intro
dacing tariff which reduces the revenues to abou
one fourth Of the present sm6unf II would be
naturally supposed that radical change 1--WE arr
not prepared to call it refcsm) like this, would be
attempted only after discussion, deliberatien. and
tAofosEh knowledge of ths~n merits, By the whols
sbd4rd. q, AFTER such discussion, it had been de-.
temined % sdopt il. the public would much more
resdiiy have sNequiesesd. Instead of this, how
ever, this most important measure is Introduced
on ore evening, the opier of The day sci aside, the
new bill taken up. the rules suspended and it be-
comes law. This is quick work enough with a
vengeance. This u radical refdam for you The
old Third, after long and sickly sleep, awakes to
All the frenzy Of madness. The indecent haste
with which this blT was passed is an areumep,
against = The sense Of fairplay, Of siustice. re-
volts At this exercise of POWER by a maiorty, I.
1t was not known that such . bill was to be in.
troduced. Two members were absent. Tics.
not ~ ~ sscrst were totally unprepared 20 answer
the imposing array Of fgires' which were hurled
in their teeth. They asked for time-that the bill
should not be passed without the usual delays
that they might vote undefstandingly. on the sub.
.,u' no nme was gwen Was Il feared thai
-. wou'a PICK errors IN the calculations
that those formidable columns Of statistics nigh,
be broken? This, of ITSELF is sufficient. ground
=. L. ln'etpose nfs veto Simply that the
nay os eanyassets and the sense Of the
eop'o $3.50 20 me frIends Of the measure
n-s4 !. = we people we 90 mot mean
49, po..' Aaou'a - opened but we DO say that a
system, ought TO Be bv c.a w.s..a
the columns Of the city press tbs publ;e mind.
en,.gn'ened and ats wishes consulted. The Mayor
"'u pus 40 ms GUY ~ guarding the rights of the
people, oy interposng hss negative, 80 as to delay
nnalacton. VIII the majority who have passed
this ordinance with such hot haste, refuse to the
people supervisory control - i
There isanothss fatal objection. The taxes in
all the Municipalities have been assessed upon re-
poFts Of the respective finance committees. made
upon the snpposition that certain amount will he |
derived from the Levee dues. But if these dine. I
are reduced 10 lens than half. the deficit mus,
b n'adefup by additional taxation! We are pre.
~ 81 e.'o.s'o's ~ we new tarlu
pnt y suincient 70 say that the operation Of lhe
will he mort disastrous tha ,f ~
the Municipalities: II, alters fair discussioh It is
deeuas best to adopt the new rates !, les.f Ia, s
teeii, The new year with TIA reform hin L. =,
Finance Committee make IN thu de6cit Nv Is.
creased taxation. We shall lake up Mr.. Payne,s
figares tomorrow, and endeayor to show tlnt in
II a~r.