New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-23
C.assxE-v; Hacx.NE.wA.ND THE PRE-

Mvorsbay in behalf Of the whig nominees.
C.aBsMEJv; HACR.ME.r and THE PRE-
sEgT CRY COUNCIL
- esbmsn and Aackmen Of our CITY hav.
6oesntlH ard publicly made some complaints
~ 0ith vsry good reason.
e.. business be worth anything, It must
~ tlpoagh patronage and profit sought n pub,;c
4e1 A. the doors Of hotels, coffee houses.
xkees q amusement and public buildings. thew
- look for their principal custom; and.
1flvaa from. such places, they must necessarily
spsellss heavy falling Of in their receipts.
-. p . certain extent. they already real
- pat how or why does not seem to be fully
rnaMseood By them or by the public. Let us
i ezplain
~ Il y mot true, in any manner whatever, that
~ present City Council has passed any ordi-
Nnnoe Of resolution either restricting or defining
: Aelf rights The oppressive regulations Of
I - they complain are contained and exist
enly n ~ old ordinance Of the late Second Mu-
ntcRaliy. OF the very existence Of this ordi.
n>nes he members Of the present City Council
yeS generally in entire ignorance, until their
ee1geon was called to the matter by the pub
- proceedings Of the meetings Of the cab
s. - - hAeknsn. The ordinance complained
n - vess we are net mistaken, passed by the
n1ou Disk Carter Boardn Of the Old Sec
- Auzadpaaity, Board which was largely
0pnsmatlc.
How and Why 1t has suddenly been brought
nato actave operation, is matter of curious in
yaizy, not only upon our part, but also upon the
srert = ~ present Aldermen. They we're not,
~ <1z -
nsncs which il 80 partial in its character as to
rerate only in one, the First, District, formerly
ne Second Municipality The only pretence
IN snibrcing it, is the customary rule Of con-
fdsring all laws, ordinances, etc., in full force
ntil specially repealed; as laws etc. are usually
considered to survive, even after the passage Of
NV constitution, until specially repealed
md ~ sxistsnce been known, or he'd the fact
y e heen brought to the notice of the present
Aosneil We cannot doubt. after the expression
- 4tnion W have heard from members, that il
woald hsve been promptly repealed.
We have conversed with several intelligent
prcprietors Of cabs and hacks, and deem their
olalns reasonable. %,
u the farst place, they should have the priyi-
lge, Or rather the right, of standing before
public buildings, hotels, coffee-houses places Of
enussnsnt, and wherever they may be most
likely TO secure . fare with the provision that
they shall stand on one side Of the street. in
single file.
90 In the second place, they should be permitted,
for all the ordinary calls Of their business, such
= lining trunks, getting change, ETC., to leave
their cabs. Incase Of the horse, or horses going
g. large IN the streets, they might be properly
seAen up and reasonable fine exacted.
In the third place. no youth under eighteen
yesn Of age'should be permitted to drive cab
o. hack. This 10 matter Of as much interest
y proprietors - TO the public.
Boys smployed ~ drivers almost always fall
inte bad habits. The constant receipt Of money
tempts them to acts Of deceit and dishonesty
which the dificulty Of bringing them to nm az.
esrsfs reckoning makes only the more frequent.
!ne pEspristor cannot know whether the boy
aFivsr has received five or twelve dollars during
sne course Of the day; and, of course, the boy
cFaser can settle with him as he pleases. These
Doy-dnvsrs, in the heedlessness natural to
yoesn' Drive recklessly, leave their cabs un.
Hesoned' ioahngH crowd the sidewalks, patron
10 ciear lhops and coffee houses extensively.
exeoruoaAte from strangers and careless cit. !
ssnss and vhimperingly annoy correctly in.
sprned persons by unjust claims. We bs,;ave
the custom Of employing them has originated IN
= TO- stringent ordinance Of the old second Mn.
nieipality; but there can be no doubt but thu,
thqir bad behavior brings into existence an mn.
tust pFsjedios against the class Of cab drivers.
md = the osuse Of severe and annoying ordi.
nanoss. An parties. proprietors and the pub.
", WOULD ct along better without them.
1hsre certainly b neither justice nor com.
MN sanse IN the endorsement of an old ordi-
sanee, mere resurrection from the. past, so as
e snfsFasrulss upon cabs, etc., which are not
Aas % reach Or operate upon richly decorated
carriages for hire. =.
nor v II sensible to drive cabs and hacks 10
: location, such as upon Canal street, a location
eaagroeebly announcement to them. because If
- Sentences from their business, and Quite as
ceeeble to the tenants of the private houses
q - MIL thsy are compelled to stand.
= he1ieve the members Of the City Council
lpeZ sRprseiats these suggestions, and
6satly hat thsy will promptly act