Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-03
Due Oh Rent Roll
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of 700 44-IOO VIII ihaNS t"S
eA76o 8. A question may be suggest
81, WIS debt of 1900 dollars sl1ouid DC
contracted il the resources were so ace
ouaie 10 the expenditure 1t may De re-
nlicd that in consequence u the e"1oaF-
easements attendant Oh the almost sus
peasion Of business produced oy the APP
nrehensiou of AL attack, by tbs snemy
the collectors found it vain to attempt
the collection Of their accents, cause
sufficiently obvious, for lean being re>
sorted 10 merely in anticipation OF the
revenue, and to supply The urgent ne
cessiliss Of the poor
For the prouacled collections no blame
can be attached 10 the C~ilecloss-it ha,
been year of unexaRplcd distress IN
it inconvenience has been sustained by
the afl0eDt difficulty aud em5arrass
mem BY those Of moderate resources,
and the cold hand of p very has been
laid heavily 90 the INDECENT.
We observe in this exbibi; that ba
lance on unsolicited accounts is due o!
1868 "a, from which deduct the amour,
borrowed 1000 dollars and there wi!l re-
main SUI plus Of 1853 81 exclusive OF
the balance in the Treasury.
Let Us nUw proceed to an Inspection
Of tie accounts exhibited of the LEGAL
funds aud expenditures, and invite the
holders of real estate in the respect. e
wards 10 accoNpsny me in the inyes,i
cation You ny fellow citizens Of the
Isl ward will perceive that in the yesr
1912, you we're taxed for your local e&,
ptndtnre lSl9 29; in tao year 1913.
g.! 50, the local tex bag reduce, from,
20 cents to 10 cents per s 100. and YOU
are DOW cr:dited ~,,h = balance OF as 7.
L. wasi NJ. ?, the tax for 1872, a.
mounted iU 1929 II, in 1918 TO no, II
excluding the paving tax; ebe locas De-
Ing reduced IN this Ward as in Ward
! Ne. |, from 20 to 10 cents. rhera up
4 pears to BE balance dae from ii OF
i S2l g, aad TO discharge tais, there is
VET uuccllectei o. account al toe paw.
ing sun exces2I1s 400 collars, hence
an increase ofsbe local tax cannot be ne
crssary to Discharge this balance
4 In Ward No. 3, the local tax for 1919,
amounted to l2i6 ~, and vet it WAS in
tcbted at the close of the year 6S5 10
which prevented reduction of the tax
IN 1918, when the local tax is 1850 II,
but We tslicitate the pcoprietors of pro-
pery in this ward or their having ba-
lance now due 10 it of IA 6h which
furnishes pleasing contrast to the sum
OF oS5 Is due fron, it in February, 1915.
Toyou FreehoI,lers in Ward, No. 4,
there Is grea, Cause Of graduation. We
md you in 1912, indebted 98l IL, and
Without an increased tax we perceive
that you have uow fund of ll2 IS
Doyou argue ray fellow citizens from
'aese Judicious arrangements, from this
wise adapation Of the revenue to the H.
euidatIon G. your debts, and provision
Por Tie expenditure from the order and
regularity which mark the report, 81 the
committee oF pYbhc accounts, which
muses. so much light throughout your
l'eat concerns, and from the circum-
'auSe OF your aggregate expenditure
eng diminished 1870 So exclusively
balance due to you OF 406s 81, that
our interests a:e neglected and your
0nty mlsappled; that party iDtoie-
&C induces acts of iol;y and Is Justice,
mat these men are no longe. deserving
confidence 1T these are your inn
eSS!onS; II sentiments so uRiayorable
cherished by you u the injury ct
D's who have served YOU Niih ability
~ hdchiy, lament that sAouiu have
quoted you with this exposition But
nave succeeded in taking the Film
e''or iFem the eye, Or in renewing
Gun The miod OF solitary voter a. un,
'UraOie impression received from the
~ o,''aAon of the ChQmtton Of The
~"s''sr, l shall receive in tins tri-
~" Of Candour pleasure exceeded
G.' 'niy which now feel in per-
"'Hs an act of Justice to the merits
49, brooks, the prescribed council
"',C >spect to whom it should be
Az i" mat he has with grea; zeal for the
~ service Gevotsd many mcs;hs
,,, 'squit'ng periec, Knowledge OF
ot tbs corporation sccosnts,
~; uF series OF years having been
"A ..''s as not 10 be generally UNDER
'sfu'red much application and re-
a;,, i'' mat he has introduced sys-
pIiriu S"shsd by lis regularity aud
'"e observance OF which is
of 40 ~. 20 The preventing and correct
DuD,s yrs and the rendering these
'''! 10 be comprehended, !.