The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-01
MAY THH FIRST.


The Annual Change or Habitations-
Largs Number sf Movers This Year
Ussful InTor nm alton About CartinG.
Cartmen and the Lawrul Oharges, sc.
mo Lat OF May failing Sunday this yesr. the grsnA
sn,ai celebration by stands postponed until TO-
uaOrrow the Indications that Il viii be one Of ths
MOST extensive and general celebrations we have had In
good many years. Everybody Ia moving, People II
large houses who afford to live 10 the same spends
ornsry. obliged People IN small houses,
who have money grown rich on fat contracts.
got into large houses, TO sport their new msds
wealth and hold up heads among the leaders Of ps
lite sooiesy People who have neither advanced nor ~
coded 10 the fortune desire 70 for othss
reasous Some from the desire OF change GOA
help them); because the landlords have RAISED
the reess and because they oannos help them
selves Of variety Of causes, which would o.
oupy much space TO enumsrate 1t oil move, movo.
move, aud smash. smash. smash, a. natural coose
quence Of tns movement La 1t not somewhat siuguisr
that with oil the experience Of the perneious effects
this moving, the people Of New York do not ds
wise some Of avoiding III The Same thing takoa
place year after year yet attempt seems 70 b.
made 70 remedy the OWL, . y CE tT ~ tEtr
|. sOMn TIMELY ADvIos TO THE H0vsss.
Some LITTLE sdvloe respecting oarting cartmea WIN
not DO inappropriate in connection with the Nay Day
moving. Tho propensity Of pubic cartmen TO "mslns"
all they Gao at this ssssoa vol known, and II wous1
be almost nscsssary 70 the public 70 b % hss
guard wers Is not the fact that good dsat o. ssa.
derstapding EXISTS the subject as.,' pst
In the ars place. there impression pre- valent thA
cartmeu eojoy special privileges on May Day
10 other words, that they are at liberty y
charge what they please for the carrying Of gooAs
for such people compelled to change their places
Of habation. This vcry great mistake. Cartmen srs
bound by very rules May Day during
OF tho year fact tho stringent regulations governing
the rights and duties Of framed principally
the purpose prevetng extortonats prices during
tho season Of annual moving. Common sense oughs
10 enable people to understand this fact without any
prompting admontons on the subject. But commoa
sense SCARCE and tho Of data and simpetons very
numerous Ergo, the cartmen invariably find It an easy
matter 70 reap rich through their abors At th
season.
rHu RArBS ALLOWED BY LAW
Tho rates allowed By law for the loading. transportns
and unloading OF goods wares household furniture and
articles TO b found In the Corporation
amended about year ago According to that ordinaaos
public may charge sixtytwo cents per load Tor
tho carrying Of household furniture the distance Of half
me and sixtytwo cents additional for the loading, o.
loading and housing. making ono dollar ana twentyfow
cents the job complete for every load Where the
distance exceeds half milo and within mile. one third
proportion for any greater distance Ths ordinance f
thor provides follows
And n any pubic carsman shall ask demand rscevA
Any greater .F Pas o.
~hsos sS showed
say Tor che aid c.rtipg sr.n:pert
ton and the said asking OF receiving shall b dsemsd NO
.s LIZ: tss public n,sss. :
much a. can So coassnisnty and safely slowed hsos
s ana .1: 3: Ss ss
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or ss N ~ him which II, art
he sDs 3;
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&c ss onsn o. %
sSsif s. e dsssTnnsd By the Mayor
one %
.ss q FROM o place With
3: AZ :Ss ! % s
in9 OF III: chsptss.
The above rates, viii b seso. are not only mot -
travagsnt but rasher moderate considering thc way =
which else advanced within ths last few
years H. therefore, tho cartmsn do not exceed tbass
rates vesy much indeed should not be too hard
10 ssrkisg bafuaiu keeping TO whatsoever CONTRACTS
they may make with the owners d pable
carts. On IL othor hand. extortoe should nee
b tolerated o. oounscnancsd ia the slishtssa
degree There u . summary method q "bringing up"
csrtmso. end should resors 70 in every case Of
sxtortion ALI that 10 necessary 10 10 hail poceman,
whose DUTY Il b 70 compel the cartman In company
With the hirer 70 repair 70 the Gay Hall. where NJ
George ". Morton, City Marshal his efficient aid, Mr..
George Hnohman, 10 always hand to give advice anA
relief, - we'll 70 administer substantial justice b.
tween ths parties. In any whore oArtman found
TO be demanding more than tho Law alows be will -
obliged either perform the Tor lawful componsa
tion, elss have hH license revoked Further b wiM
DO obliged 70 give any excess OF money gwen 20 bin
for his services and In extreme cases be will DO dssee
the legal rate OF compensation, even though 10 Ay
have transported the furniture competer remedy hAA
This cannot b asked for, and any suffers fro0
extorton after this full explanaoo be will have % thanh
hts Jolly and ignorance
Notwithstanding the severe regulations against ovss
charging the cartmen demanding the most extrsvS
CANT rates for their services Few Of them will sneraia
Job for Ices than 1--WE dollars load, and No have
heard OF some who dissatisfied with the prnceiy
remuneration OF eight and nine dollars por load win
such fellows mercy should Be thought Of They
advantage OF the necessities u the public wiring
last penny from the pockets Of poor people, and Il bus
fair that they should receive punishment commsnsurats
with their offences