The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-09
A CARD.
THE EXCITED COAL DEALERS.
MIR. Jas. sweeney's Answer,

dealers Of this City. win the City Council. In
reference to the proposition made by me. to
take lease for the collection OF wharfage dues
Grove coal boat landing. ! consider great In
Jus Ice has been done me by the representations
made by members Of the delegation. :
will leave tho public and Interested parties to
judge. after hearing my explanation, 1t is
we'll knoWn aei that haSe been II charge 81
this city for the past twelve years. and that
have use ny best efforts t, promote the IN.
| to my care. and with that object in view ap-
| pealed to the various city councils to reduce
| warfaRe dues, and succeeded in having It re,
duced from Sc to 81 so Der boat per month:
| have also appealed to said councils to make i'm,
| provements. which ! consider very essential
for The protection md safety Of boats or barges
landing at said coal bout landing: In that have
partially succeeded. yet consider there are
| many more improvements to be- made. and with
that object IN VIEW made r 81 1sn 10 me
the collection Of wharfage. dues at the figure
fixed, BY the Council, and agreeing to pay
| year 1879; also to make the required improve-
ments. consisting OF driving piles and making
a suitable brea k-water. 10 order to prevent oil
danger from storms or otherwise.
| Having an experience Of twenty seven years
| In the business / consider myself fully comDe-
tent t. Judge Of what e REQUIRED while ie many
with the business. It 10 true That some OF the
parties composing the delegation are repre-
sented to be the agents of large coal interests IN
| Pennsylvania. In order tu disabuse the public
mind OF these assertions | herewith siye a
statement Of the amount Of wharfage dues
they had done so). for the past three years.
and contrast them with the amount paid by
Messrs. g A. Mitenberser "a O.; a hrm wno
1 eg alton put together, and VINO are not opposed
70 my proposition. as appears by the Oily Item
Me srs a. Lambert l. o.. who represent one OF
| the largest co j companies in Plttsburg: neither
that Of the New Orleans Gas Light COMPANY
who represent large interests Now as to show
the interests involved. give statement OF tn e
wharfage dues to itch the respective firms
and parties we're liable. showing who paid and
Mes e .. 4. Miltenberger Co. paid for the
past three years. at an average OF IS per boat OF
barge. the sum of s5157; Massrs. Lysel h Son
for same time. $3.50: A. G. Tyler. same period
s2l: Grand Lake Goal Company. Same period
sl4l; u. A. Woods y Son. same period. sl5o6; Mr.
Homer & Son, repres nted by v. g. CoyIe &
Co., 1886. ,rljch is get unpaid; t. FaWeet. for
period of two years. s5o7. vet un " and ts
o.. who became indebted In three years for the
sum Of 80. echich is pet unpaid By the forego.
ing statement it VII, be seen that those who
One Of them. Mr.. W. G. Coyfe. who did not
hesitate to make gross and false statements
for he sum OF 49, Another active spirit among
the allegation was Mr.. Denegre. whose name
4 cannon find as ever owning one boat load O.
coal but whose imagination permitted him, In
his great z4al. to dive into what my future con
duct might be. We're to initiate him. nigh
say he may go UP in a BALLOON as 40 no
know of anything to tie him to earth. As fol
Mr.. Williams. who. I am informed. made thu
assertion thatI employed only one negro maj
to pump nine boats. have only to say that 1t II
simply false. IL he made such assertion. for The
truth Is l never have negro employees on m.
boats. except in cases of emergency. and at tn
time of the recent storm. which was referred t.
In the interview. though In my opinion having
. nothing to do with the matter, had twenty
three white men regularly employed. and eaet
In several additional hands, although / hat
J only forty boats under my charge at the time.
AS to the tatenlent that the coal merchant
pay one dollar per day per boat for pumping,
Is simply untrue. as have to furnish all line
and everything necessary to secure the boats
On the occasion Of the storm ! had as many q
, three. four. five and six men on some OF tn
boats. In reference to my action toward Camp
bell, have to say, he illegally acquired, m
, property in Donaldssnvllle. | demanded II
return. had a personal encounter and force
him to return the same.
AS to Jim Wright. never passed word wit
j him at the time asserted and do not consider
deserves further notice.
!. And last as to the petition Of 1874 pumper
5 presenting a petition, there were not twent
among the number who were coal boat pump
, ers. That have purchased the river front.
J Is true; by hard WORK. indus ry and attention
TO business was enabled to do so. and hope b
! like conduct to enhance its value.
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