Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-01

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naorr ia an cypouent of the nublic Interests, mas.
much AS what affects that interest is felt moro or
less Inv n conservative or even a partisan press
,hcreinre no n,,lnrv il needed in ntru,nn., GA
YOUR columns 1t is done simply to reply 10 the
Communication of "Anotber INK PAYER > which
.nneured in vour issue Of the 3Olh uli.. in which
h, assigns n nosition to Henry Ward" not COM
n,tihle with the tenor of tho views held hy him
In n previous article in your paper of the 18th
MI
"Another Tax. PAYER" sets out with the FIJI "
i'm, rpmnrks.
Five articles have lately appeared in which an
euitable claim il asserted ON the part of rre,eu.
consumers uf wafer Ia n right of propcrty in the
nresen, wa,cr works This clnim would certainly
i. inst. If il were not that the PREMISES upon
which il il bascd are unfortunately false"
No such po.ition was ever taken by Henry
Ward we assumed that if the reserved fund as
stotad Inv the Watering Committee" had reached
in seven wear, S3l. 400. it was by persistng in IL
hiyb rate of water Tux Notwithstanding the great
onfcrv against II Inv the public. whose pockets
wore su frrn., nv H. we assumed also that n larye
numbcr Of the o16 families in whose behalf An
n,hor T,y. p,var, onneols 1.-Two ont Of the eoruo-
ratc limits. i has not BEEN coafrodcted. and if we
nre r;yht in our lelief by what authority can this
c.rn,rat;on undertake To- bui,J water wuks for
t,.fir Observation-Disclosures w;tbout even the newer TO
sny "a those ont of the limits of the city, eve will
,ayy van nr,.rato whe,her Won take the water or
M, 3 ne Ibev have done in the eitv proocr with
his difference that thnse who pse the water nay
n Ie.stax than those who do not take it.
"A,n,l,er Taxpayer', saws nrain.
"a Tnx pnver" and Henry Ward" set out
,h ,ho e,,nns;,i,, thnt of tho SINKING fund now
on,,,nt;n,, ~ sal aOO M, one cent wps nad hy
.hnss us;ng m. water-bnt this il erroneous
10 snch snnposition was ever held by Henry
War;, Ior the contrary is exactly the case, the
c;,,L;nr End .s croa tod from tl,e t,x levi.d ON
tho rse of the wo,er ill.,, nercentaae no per cent
W. Wv ,to o,s, Of tho fx,nras and Tho tax ON ,lose
,rh, ,I;d nor usc tho water. far the tax is made
,,onsrni th;ny md If those WIN arc benefited by
ha ,ra,er have their tax reduced il follows. that
,hoso ,,h, frnm ,b.;r isolated nositions arc not
,r;onts &c tho ,..tsrworks will hive their rro
nnrt;nn of Tx Iessened likewise, and they, also,
as.,n, tho 10 nor cent tax on the cost of the fix
,nrni ub;ch tho srst nar,v have Ia nav. worl
an III. ohominoIle feature in the law enforcing the
IN ,or can't cost nm 6xtures: il man hure Lcen
,;.ht in tho ;nc;n,encv of the Works t., have lc-
,;oJ sncb nerrrntauc to aid the city in having
damn ,bo Ines Inf where else can Won find n
chor,,. made far tho use of mines conveying water
90 y General hene6tp WIN don't the Gas Comma.
nv .6arae nerren,aye on their fixtures to the
consumers of Gas? Il would be quite as Just us
f,r rho c;tv m been nm a taxation on the fixtures
nhon tho ooress;tv l;r one existed, for doin- it
has npy s;nce ceased. as evidenced from the large
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