Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-22

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equal on 4 upjust. Aad one that should be
changed in zach manner a. 10 equallze
a. near as possible the burlhen BY dis
tributing the expense among those inter-
Gated. ia the improvement, which was,
and i, demanded by The pscessihsS Of
the city.
First Il is unequal and unjust for A,
who owns lot fronting 25 feet on Main
street, running back l4S feet on one Of
the streets running east and west. to pay
for the front and aide OF his lot, amount
ing TO $4,000. while b, who owns the ad
joining lot on Main, has only TO pay $500.
= Second. BY the present plan Of pay
ment c, who owns l48 feet front on Main
and Auction streets, werth probably
$4,000. has to pay as much for the pave
ment rs ID, who owns the same number
Of front feet at the corner Of Main and
Monroe, worth 100000. 40 81
Third. Shelby. lower Main, Desoto,
Adams, Poplar, and upper Main are
being paved as thoroughfares for those
portions Of the city through which they
pass and those neighborhoods to which
they lead, the same being necessity de.
landed by said localities and the gone
raj welfare Of the city, when by the pre-.
sent plan Of payment the entire cost is
assessed upon the property along the
nnes .. sAia's.,ee's, 'ue oa'snee ~ tn'
properly W sa,o nelsnpornooos con'''ou-
ung nothing ,nereto' 10 :,
IL rs tne onJect Oh TINS meeting 70 cal,
the aitention OF tne board OF mayor and
Aldermen OF tue city 10 TINS great me
quaiily ana lnJnstice, ana 70 respectfully
ask saio board 70 pass an ORDINANCES
making the receipts which have been vs.
s s,'ss, A usv;rg oon,r:c,o or both the
Nicolsop and Loudon contracts, receiva-
Bile for the future general tax on the lot
for which the same was issued, ana Tor
no otner purpose. ny tnis means IL is
believed eqnalliy WI De rs nearly as
possible ataineo ana 2, tne same ums
due protection rendered 10 the hnanciai
affairs OF the CITY because,
FIRST Neither oonds or ci'y scrip ID
thrown on ,ne marke. 70 enect tne guy
cred.t,-said paving receipts oeing ve'ua'
BILE only 10 the hands OF me owner OF the
lot Tor wnicn u was issueo.
SECOND. by tnls pan ens parry WY ro
rece's.s .ns e M ownar of ,ha Ios
which i payed--advauces the money for
the same, and gets It back only in the
way OF general ta1aion.
,,noS S;f,;cr,,v and 4 = nsrhsns ;mnos.
sible TO devise a plan of taxation which
shall operate with absolute equality upon
all parI'es' ous we oensve sns onI aer "A,
ss,a;nahIs nndsr The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The minority renort signed bv Messral
TYLER and Musso was read by the forme,
gentleman and was as follows.
R,,olp.d That the plan of taxation
adopted by the city for the payment OF
the Nicolson. pavement Is illegal, inequl'
'ap p. aJu Joy Tsa, ws ,scounand md ask
of The Civ Council that thew will make
this tax equal by levying it upon all
properly holders as usual 10 al o.ne !
cass s;, , ~, a., ~ oO hsva aIreaSv maid The
amount they have paid, on the books Of
the city. 1l Aut 3pt
Mr.. Tyler supported his report in some
we'll considered and logical remarks. de
was by all means in favor of the pave
ment, but opposed the method of tax
alton to meet the expenses Of laying it
down.
~. Peres moved the adoption Of the
m;noritv report. and was seconded by
nu;,. ~ o.,.,.;naa b;o ros;t;on in
Df' '"'''' NV ', u"
an appropr'a'e speeon W.
spoke III support u MS po' 80
mos W. o'ni'n ieu'u '
report as most prac''ca'' anu 'a'o'ou 40
adoption.
Mr. Musso explained MS feaS0"' V
signing tne ninof"y ,epo'-
MIR. HANKS ihougn' ne''nef fepo.'
fully covered the grouna' ne was :"
favor OF stopping the paVemen' ~ onoe
Mr. Merriwstner iaVofea Tue m'Jofv
report
Mr.. boyd spoke s'rongiy III ia'o' u
the report OF the minority anu cnara'
terized the majority repol. rs . sugar
coated ehort 'nat ~0u'd result III &c
comprising just no'hine
snbstitute for both reports: kgf
Re,olped That the city be requested
to discontinue the pavement SO soon as
the ground already broken up Is covered
DIV lL.