The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-13

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which. from long contiDuance have been crys-
talisad Into Law. or whether these abuses are
mites would rsport That n The matters Of
eoop.srage.. weighing. sauRing and careless
handling Of the goods on the part OF the trans
| abuses which can readily be terminated by
united aetion ia relation thereto
Auniform charge is made for cnopersGe upon
or Ia bad condition. Charges should be made
only, for repairs to such packages rs are not In
| The Weighing OF sugars Ia conducted In such
n hurried manner that the goods are frequently
waished from i've TO ten bounds less than their
The eauaiug IL likewise done In such hur-
ried manner that the barrels are notoriousiy
gagged from one to tvs gallons less than the
The TRANSFORMATION companies In delivering
The eoods roll them nneeremoniausly thron sh
may desire 70 reach. THE mud II SONS Instances
| entering Into the sugars and dam sgiug them.
Another abuse prevails which should be cor
rected. and that Is not to accept actual tare on
raw sugars. TO meet the 4 nand of Ia per cent
tare the planter II forced to make his package OF
81 iiloent weight to conform to the requirement.,
| and this leads In many Instances to too bulky
| and too heavy hogaheads. leh Affects inuri.
nusly both sellar. and purchaser. n cpnsa-
ey m au Wesb az
head. believing that this rule would work ad-
| vantAgeunsly to Bll concerned.
On the second proposition, embodied In the
resolutions OF Your committee. aud authorized
by the action of the association by the reaefva-
ton made by M. AfeOulom. II being under
atnod That the sug n sheds were included In the
Investigation" we beg leave to report annex
Ing he etc:
!, Oopy Of what purpnrts to be contract be-
tween the city Of New Orleans aud Francis Il.
Thetae, passed before W. J. Uastell, notary.
]. Charter Of what Ia called The New Or
q p nrinvlv ltuj Inf mr. nrIi
nance 1898 N. s., approved August IA. 1862: or
dlnanee 4tsa, admiuiefration series. OF date
May. ISIS; COPY Of the aforesaid paper, aud.
finally, the aforesaid charter,
.. report Of the Hon, J. Henry Behan, Ad.
m II 2, osmmeree on the pelltl9ns 10.
the e.id Administrator and =. Howard MoUa.
.h. Esq city attorney, aud the conclusions of
Administrator Behan, pp. 40, al, as follows:
In view Of the opinion expressed by these
officers Of The city administration, and from
In Say Ing that, iu our. opinion, the tenure uud
which the sugar Shed Opmpany pretend to hold
their franchises ia invalid and lllegal. and viola
tive Of the well settled Jurisprudence OF the State
that municipal authorities are bound to pre-.
serve unobstruoted for public use the streets OF
the city aud the banks Of the river. which are
puhlici 'pct. and though they may tolerate tenn
perarily works not deemed luxurious to the
rights OF the public. no permlssinn OF Council
an end 7, such federation. because municipal
CORPORATIONS are not established for the exclu-
Give advantage of the corporaors, but for the
public ct large" and because the city can apd
should remove az nulaances eheds built on the
levee or anY locus pubiicns OF which they on
struet the use e Rob, s4e: IAN. TO: An,
ious we do regarding the mode In which bust.
ness should be done at this port. we now advise
the -. aas g before BEGINNING litigation to
have these tmpedmapts removed, to confer
With TIE parties hereafter specified In our
resolutions.
At every other commercial port with which
a "a faI IA la ndtn rhnr
and pubiegrounds adjoining navigable streams
are used and exclusively appropriated to mer-
l.. widest expans ion by increasing It's facilities.
Even here we lnd that the great staple cotton,
% well as rice and coffee, ore at once removed
from the wbaryea and public grounds. care
fully stored aud sold on samples, aud we are
therefore unable to understand why all other
commoditis , not in transt but here fer actual
from one end Of the city TO the other. and bs
disposed Of by rules similar to those applied to
be freed from innumerahle impedlmenta. a few
OF which we have already specified regarding
sugar and moassee. and avenues. be opened
giving announcement to the grain trade and
other Developments now merely In incipiency
In consequence, we recommend that the com.
mittee, which we hereafter advise be appoint
ed be Instructed and authorized to confer with
the City Council and with the Sugar shed Com
many, with view Of devlsng means BY which
and fully protected. while at the same time the
committees carry out the suggestions presented
III the other resolutions.
ln max Ing thts recommendation we wah to
be distinctly understood IA not in anywise re-
noEntBtng the validity Of the franchises claimed
by thes Sugar Shed COMPANY. On the contrary,
we reterata the opinion already expressed but
believing that the sheds may possibly be Utilized
for voluntary, and not eompufanry storage, MS
= ngW done iny9iIy,as ~ Indirect tax WHICH
estahl lshment Of sugar exchange" we have
Thought advisable to recommend these confer
enees. which we trust win eventuate In curing
In regard to the fourth resolution that after
careful Investigation Of the whole subject
association. A tue next regular meeting. such
remedies "a they may deem proper and practt-
cal to correct any abuses that may be found to
exist
Your committee beg leave to report that. hav-
Ing already. III the consideration of the three
s OF nn he the system
Ing from the present municipal regulations,
and the val ious abuses we'll known to exist In
az we'll as the tenure Of the 81 sugar gar sheds h
evs ''r practical f''0 eeS to % G 'hsir
that Committee Of @-- be appointed by the
chairman of THE association with n view to |
permanent agitation and action 10 the rremi |
ses; that this committee be specially Instructed |
TO consider and report upon the advlsahility Of |
ins,ttuttng Sugar Exchange. having . local |
habitation and name whose members shall
be sugar planters. factors and brokers dealing |
IN and handling sugars and moasses; that ii |
this committee judge such an exchange may be /
established. they also propose a working plan |
hY which such exchange may be formed and I
carried out.
1t ia also further recommended that the above
committee prepare an address to the sugar |
planters. factors and all interested In the sugar
Industry. setting forth what has so far been
done In this matter enumerating the abuses
and to be attacked and overcome; and
SUGGESTING and advising the best course to be
pursued to this end
And. finally. In this address to earnestly solicit
ion fhN If |
planters aud factors to bring this important
work to . speedy and successful conclusion
And we recommend that this address be pub
tshed by the Sugar Planters Association and
distributed to all those concerned.
And, finally, We recommend that the said
committee be instructed and authorized to con-
er with the City Council and the Sugar Shed
Company with view of devsinE means by
which all the great Interests involved shall be
amply and fully protected, aud report at IA
Early a day "a practicable the result OF their
ahors, with such recommendations as they
nay deem advisable 10 make.
Aud having pa,formei the duties entrusted
thxatS,