The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-15

was referred 10 the finance committee.
The controllers statement No. IS, Of checks
drawn by the treasurer from March 30th, 1863, to
April 18Th, 1868, inclusive. amounting to $685.
$50 "a, was referred to the finance committee.
xsThe following communication from the surveyor
was read:
SURVEYORS OFFICE,
Rooa No. 10, CITY HALL.
City OF New Orleans, April 80 1869.
To the Honorable Common Council Board Of Assistant
Genaemen-The ilolossd petitions, which were
referred to me for Information, are signed BY the
requisite number OF property holders, and can be
published according TO law.
One for q curb and brick sidewalk on the south
side Of Camp street, between Washington and
Sixth streets.
The other, also for 9 curb and brick sidewalk
on the south side OF Prieur street, from Barracks
TO Ursunes streets. 81
will inform your bonsrable body that two pc.
titons praying, one for the erection OF plank side
walks on both sides OF Palmyra street from Galvez
to Broad streets, Cd both sides Of Rocheblave
street, from Common TO Canal streets, on both
sides Of Miro street from Common to Canal streets,
and the other for the paving with bricks OF the
sidewalks on st. Louis Cont. Customh )use, from
Roman 70 Gslvez. and on Prieur, johnson and
east side Of Gslvez from Canal TO Csrondelet
Walk, have been published according 70 law. and
to take effect only require the action of the Com
mon Council, to authorize the controller to adver
tise and sell the contracts petitioned for.
Iremain, respectfully, gentlsmen, your obedient
servant, l.. SURGI, City Surveyor.
On motion Of Mr.. Farrell, 80 much OF the above
communication as related 70 the petitions OF
property holders on the south aide Of Camp street,
between Washington and Sixth streets. and on the
south side Of Prieur street, from Barracks to Or.
suines Streets was ordered transmitted to the con-
troller for publication according to law. The
balance Of the communication was, on motion. re.
ferred to the committee on streets and landings.
The following Communication, transmitted
through the mayor, together with accompanying
reports relative to the Water Works, were re-
ceived:
OFFICE CRY WATER WORKS.
New Orleans, April. 9, 1869. I
Hon. John r. Conway, NsyOr Of New Orleans:
Sar-rhe weekly summary statement of the
finances Of these works is herewith incosed.
Also copies of two important communications
TO the Board of Commissioners on the subject OF
water supply and water rates, to which the board
esks the special attention OF the Common Council.
Gases OF appeal on account Of water rates have
been frequently sent 70 this Office recently by ndi-
vidual members Of the Council, and l am desired
20 AJAX attention to the fact that o communication
recommending reduction of these rates was made
20 this board on the 5th March last approved and
sent to the Common Council, asking concur
renee. This Office las not been notified of any
action, and this board does not no feel authorized
to act. -
If the Council wiIi spprove that recommends
ton, or refer the subject back to the Board OF
Water Commissioners with authority to act, an
immediate and large fe6uction In the water rate
will be made, applicable well to those who have
ss to those who have not paid for this year.
lam, sir very RESPECTFULLY, your obedient serv't,
BRAxIls BRAGG, Superintendent.
orvrCs frr wArna worKs.
New Orleans, April Z, 1869.
To the President ard Bri Ct Commissioners City Water
Gentlemsn-You IRE presented herewith an
abstract of the measurements OF water delivered
in the first quarter Of this year by meter:
To make a fair end Just showing, they have
been placed 10 tdbt3ar form, by which COM
parison can be made not only Of the rates charged
this year. but also of those paid BY the same
parties last year. .
The results are so remarkable and extraordina.
~ as 10 induce me ID ask your special attention
and scrutiny They 10 to show the entire correct
ness of the principle IN which you acted In estab.
fishing your rates. {Gis: to make them uniform,
and though the result 10 not yet satisfactory the
small consumer still paying 800 much In proper
tion you have maze o long stride In the right
direction.
few more applications OF the meter, now be.
ing made, will ensbIs you 10 do full justice to all
parties. These MEASUREMENTS fully develop the
cause and the animls Of the recent misrepresen-
tstions made both totthe city government and the
public.
The large distillerI for instance, that received
its water last year aioo and nine tenth cents for
1000 gallons. nov pEys twenty cents for the same
supply. Per contra the poor laborer or widow,
who paid ninety cerss last year, now gets the
came allowance for Tarfy cents.
The large steam bisefy. which paid only eigh.
teen cents last year. whilst his small neighbor
paid eighty, ia now tput On sn equality with the
latter. The one beiig put up and the other down
TO medium. But the greatest contrast is to be
found IN the larger establishments In the three
large sugar refueres, one paid four and seren
tefths cents for 1000 gallons, another three and
tlco tets cents for loo gallons aud the third and
largest one and fotvsenths cents for 1000 gallons
Here was q discrfniRaion of more than three
hundred per cent asnst one man and in favor OF an
other engaged IN til ssme commercial business.
Yet this Is called /" Protecting commerce. and q
correction of this gross discrimination Is de-
nounced 80 "destrCt ing commerce." This one
establishment, Mr.. Tiomson's Refinery. uses more
water than three thousand small families. Yet
they paid Last year o., 900, whereas the wealthy
consumer paid $1,000 such monopolies are not
IN consopance with he fair and Just views OF our
people, and will notsoe tolerated when once ex.
posed. Just Is per tent. of all the water that ia
paid for, is now tiken by five large consumers.
Yet they have Heretofore paid only two per cent.
of the revenue.
1t is due TO Mr. Goodsle, the owner OF the
smallest Of these neries TO say that he csndidly
acknowledged the n rness and Justice Of the in
creased charge agakst him, and only claims to be
put on the same basfs with others engaged In the
same trade. Mr.. Potion, of the second refinery,
has also very gracefully yielded to facts and
figures. Not so viii Mr.. Thomson, Of the Cres-
cent Refinery, however. Every artifce aud de-
vice has been invoted to postpone and evade q
fair settlement. Yielding 70 the necessity, per-
mission has at last ben given to put the nsces-
sary meters, whics will be done IS soon as the
castings can be PREPARED.
The correspondents with the proprietor OF this
establishment shovs some very strange and mex.
plicable assertions end denals, totally inconsst-
ent with each other and with existing facts, which
vii be laid before ysu Of any time he may desire.