Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-17
THE1ENENINGsSTkRI

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tn Frsass6l1L ni4I II : q eroSerrowS
At Il meeting OF the 6e0TgetOwn city cnuhcls
,bsId ea.tho 3lss uli, the ways AID mans conf
mItfee, To VII 1nl lad heer referred ibe shludl
Isooft Of tle Cr 1kcfrEc Corporation fgt the yen
1851 mad q ryytt m wTiuBy, computed nom Tue
statement Of the CLERK and othSr sources ron
the ferCrt We fern tt the indie htedhesS 81 that
u slty - 53I'ay lob 80 5 8i3 81
MATER ....................... 81 3J2 06- |
ICne TTos. Tvsus. water contractor Gel 600 o. |
N f5i lqt arrears % -. :. .". @ 1920 81
"4 mo5 g,Fr; lo' ...t ...y' ...: i1O5 90
f SdiiSn P Rl, Mss aaniss ha co 5es g.
f95 6es aq ma @ 0S6 CsGs Panh Ca 5s o.
I afmeIs and Mechanics Bank, oP4y ,,oo a,
I.cc;iod ~ Neutrality-suspicious. 1 SOS IS
OItstarding claims, supPcsed-.. 25S9 ~
tUte OF Geo ShoefIlake r.......-.-. suI "
bye' fs'sI,yss.foi,ers sinking Fund.- 1906 al
!, L - rc,,, .ssa8 s35 o.
-- There was of available means January I, 1862
e Sssh ir hlrd. .....-.....-.-S SAP %
EnCollg ctcd t3NCS.......... = 2Jsl53 90
- 4 R5y : note ana one wears r.- -
s.- s.rtprrs', 10 August f-CI. =. SIC p o..
-yest assstS sinking Fund, .. .. -.
.ssss dedurtin2 Corporation is ..-... .-
-'''- Sues N crrCg'ation $500. 90 6l5 II -.t Il
Property for sale estimated -. -. -
Nett fnd.6tedness beyond available
s.. C3
...'.-.. --... H.. UBaraiIaJ!s MsdEs.
F.I,ai preferred bonds So Ouo
irtSTest from October /, l-SG.......-.s... esS2O
"n-t repair bonds ....:-....-.-....'... y! w. w.
90 ," rest from March 1s59..-............ 5,lCO
'n'a lo1n for repairs. D w
'ih'srcst from Nay29, ls6i................ III
..-- e.. ........ .. ...-. s77,Og7
The committee state that the water stock debt
= Inteude 70 be cxti~gushod By special tax, as
soon n authority Is Obtained from Congress y -
ED. They State that "Ihe Metropolitan Railroad
debt, embraced ~ stock and deb. one the Farm
trs ard Mechanics Bank Of S25, 22i O5, Is -
course OF gradual extin"u!shu1ent by a SPECIAL
-"' itvied formerly for that pITpose' They also
ts that the remainder OF the srock debt WI BIS
gradually but surely cxtiu--i-hcd BY ire opera
.-''- tons Of the sinking fund ;"
They say that ire Clerks report shows that
estimating the gener-lt-I II 20 cents on the SlOo
the revenue would excEpt the expenses more than
Si.tGD, but OviT.-fO ti1atiUg debt and general
faxes remaining unsolicited, estimated by ism
a. 81 coo, there would he deficit OF s. 100.
eco .IBSE recommend reduction CT tive cents on
the SltOof the general tax. which will diminish
the reveLu2 abcut SI.ttSi, and Bay this reduction
would rot be recommended wereiT not that there
Will be a Government tax Of from II 10 10 cents
co.., ca the Sl1' tSiS year. besides income tax
Your committee approve Of corporations IS wei
. rs individuals promptly fulfilling their engage
Jnent The gaS tai they recommend 80 be con-
tnus q at The same raie as last year Ito pay deb'
-. due Ae, Gas Company; Int saw tie gtrset lights
might be dispensed with after y o'clock II
Hi2lI 10 save eXpensC, and that rs y i injustice
to those portions Of the tUWn not lighted 20 pay
al equal portion with tie lighted. IL might he
well 10 terminate t.e contract with the Gas Com
Dauy, and have only tnOr" streets ii.-htsd which
TsE for 4 special tiN fer that purpose Or the
Lights might Ut dispensed with at0.cther If the
town tat.s TIE p-Cc>Et tax too bGrGsns0uIe IN nd
DIXON 10 tine government tax They say tat
Complaints are frequently made II the small ness
0I tue burners o. Hrdy IF the lamps, and C0Hse-
queht oInHtss o. the Light b1t whether they
are @! Tie size required by law y0ur committee
have no means Il detsEuiuiET They FeccUi-
mend the passage Of a resolution requesting the
7. A rfpan fart
and rec lCt O. them 20 EtdgGe their 10 ind /
yldUa.s, and should they iaii to make a retIuc
Ton If tuCiT rates il will b, Gyr TIE Corporation
fi - deeE nine whether thev have forfeited tleir
privileges and 10 establish gGs works CT their
Cwn, or % purchase tue rEessnt ggs works ana
aPDud7nauCes az fai- va udIiou
Ia view Of tine complaints by citizens Of Iarre
las bliss, they recommend the apTclntment Of AZ
Inspector AZ Gas meters.
They state tha amount of overdue ard uncoI-
lea.ed taxes . be- > p .j53, and say that unlgsz
IaSEe . or IS Us.d In h.-coilcct0a THO excess Of
expenditures over rec" 4ts. with I'll reduction in
= JtNls, - 5li h. y Uy8 INSTEAD q - ste stbpv
- efn,g T~@0muiend that to lat. =. Rector b2
Sad fcT tiNss in arrears, and that the present
collector D. Instructed 10 rrfure tie fsv;fcnt Of
~ al ~ r-iUs tlxss And tuat the CLERK ferort "a
the Corporation 20 the 1t Fefruarr 1881 IL
HmHuA. Of overdue general srs,5aI sId va if,r.
pad over 20 LitI s-ce tha st .. Jt1r@rv and
monthly thereafter duFin" the present year D
. Accom- ahyinS t4e report is the tax bill for the
YSar 1862, Of e. cents fOr genera ugrrynss cent,
-1oE Ialrcad, ard - cents for Gur-fn I'll Is cents
.. on the clGJ; and other resoutCus pro2Usfnr {!
carry out tle recommendation Of the comm dee
They conclude b, saying: Your committee can
not close this report without paying Ileritcd
tribute 10 the Clerk Of the COftoEatol, Tor III
iRdTfatiTlble labOrs, and recommend thai ~,
ann salary Shall he, f.Oin tie lst Jauusry sr1
SlZte Ss Clerk art re 5ufcr, and $50 le C.etz
the BU2ra OF Aldermen.
$500 MIsTKusT OF EUsER While the secessionis+
of Norfolk have every confidence in Gen Hugel
Is commander, Tears expressed that l. IS sy.tI
p.liles aEe DIVIDED between the Union and Ii:
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