The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-18

wise, to take city license in order to protect
these merchants who onst annually pay q
heavy tax.
This petition was signed by many of our
largest tax payers and solid business men,
and as the right of petition has been con-
coded since the days Of John g. Adams, we
submit that the Council did but their duty in
considering the petition as to auctions; but,
in our Judgment, erred in the amount of L.
cense imposed, as no firm can afford tax
of two per cent. On sales, which is also con-
cedei by all business men We have con-
yersed with since said action BY the Beard.
But much graver mistake was made
in their effort to protect the frnlt dealers in
an ordinance To regulate ard license Ped
dlers. Sec. Of that ordinance says !:
"Any person or persons Offering for sale
from any vessel in the harbor within the
city limits, any fruit, vegetables or other
produce, shall hrst procure a license from
tie Mayor and shall pay to the City Treas
urer therefor the sum Of Five Dollars per
day."
In Gaze they should ever attempt to col
lccs or Prosecute under the abovc- ,.ction
they would get .umoIed out Of Court, As
Sec. -, Of Chapter Of the City Char
ter in relation to the powers aod duties Ct
the Board Of Aldermen says:
''The Board shall have power to license
and regulate cabmen, runners, common
carriers, haukers, peddlers, auctioneers and
any person not being an actual resident of
the city of Manitowoc, ject TO pay q tax
% the United State. government, wko shall
by pie or other wise, to any person or
persons within sail city, sell any goods
wares or merchandise, except agricultural
proincts, provisions, and Articles manu-
factured within the State of Wisconsin, and
to fix the rates to be paid to or By thea
Which brings Us down to facts, su.eepti-
bic of analysis from a comm on standpoint.
unless th. Board is above and beyond the
City Charter under which their Official dig
nity uas erected.
We deduce the following facts
LIST, That the City Faith ers cannot pro-
tcct heacy annual tar payers against other
fruit, or produce dealers whether from New
York, Michigan, or other Wisconsin ports,
unless it be done for sanitary reasons.
81, All articles manufactured within the
State of Wisconsin, are free.
81, Mr.. C. W. Brink owns house ana
store, tone small building fol which be
paid Mr.. Charles Klingholz $500, on a
leased lot from Mr.. jacob Lueps. The
store part is filed with furniture, apples,
candies, &c. His assessed valuation this
year is $3.50, and he needs protection.
4.h, Mr. L. Bingleman, another petition
crowns the building on lot leased of Mr.
). A. Wood store and stock assessed at
$3.50, and seeks protection.
5th, Mr.. Ii. Wilcox, another petitioner,
owns real and personal property assessed
for more than all others put together in
the trade, also asks for protection.
9th, Mr.. VIM. Burmeister il an apple
merchant. His real estate in this city is
assessed at 90, bis personal property as
sessment is 90, his yearly taxes are 90.
lie commences trade in August each year,
and handlss from four to six thousand
dollars worth of fruits, selling out in May,
and in June " hen the assessment is made
he Las nothing to assess; yet, re imIcratively
demands prot, ction. And although t.
b. ard assumed largely on their powers IN
der the charter; s:ill if they could not
ogoriwe the ordinary necess ties OF
nh abitants for the sake of aus
tanning four such apple merchants th ey
could never have built Il great city Of ! 900
souls.
And lastly when protective tariff men
again PROFOUND thu question, Don't pro-
lection protect. We shall haze to ddmt
that 1t does protect 0pp'e merchants.