Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-12

EDITOR OF THE STAR-Sr-As ve Are about
10 enter upon another active campaign for the
elecuon OF city ofncials, I deem it a proper
time, Mr.. Editor, with your permission. \ 20
make a few suggestions through the columns
OF your paper, 70 the Taxpayers of this city.
CANT legislation that has taken place during
the past year, and IL is taken for granted that
Wnle tnere are no serious objections 70 it,
all acquiesce in IT. But such. I viii ASSURE
you, Is not the case; and propose that we. a.
the nominating con venuons, in each and eyery
ward, demand Of every man who shall be 90
fortunate as 10 secure the Eominstion tor Al
ticket pledge thar be will not, directly or in
directly, sanction any legislation during his
term OF ofiice that Will ten,: TO increase the ex.
pendtures OF the Corporation. Also. that he
Will demand repeal of all such laws as are
unnecessary. unjust and that can be dispensed
with, until such times we are better able 70
MAINTAIN them. Among them are the follow
ing, VIZ: The bills creating the ofices OF Canal
Commissioner, Superintendent of Oarr iage.
ways and Sewers, Superintendent of Public
Ii 1 mistake not, the Republican party fune
ITS banner TO the breeze here in this city about
two years ago, with the motto Inscribed thereon,
Economy, ketrenchment, Reform" 4, (al-
ways lifelong Republican, , with others of
my northern friends who had come here aud
invested their money in real estate, put nv
shoulder 70 the wheel 10 aid In oyerthro wing
tne tnen controlling party-whicn,in in my opln-
ION, was stepped In corrupuon-wiLh tine 1rm
conviction that IL could elect good Repub-
hcans 70 control the Affairs Of the Corporatiou.
tne above motto would be carried out 20 the
very letter, the result of which would BE- 4
moderate tax. honestly collected, economically
disoursed, steady growth OF i'm pro yemepts
and yet a gradual reduction OF our city debt
But 10 tins the case Let us look for q mo-
ment at our tax bills. Noe the sudden in crease.
which, II applied 20 the enorHous assessment
Just taken, Will cause q decline in real eetate
equal TO that occasioned by the sound Of the
rebel ougies. which grated so harshly on our
ears In the spring ana summer of lyoi
Inc unnecessary legislation OF the Councils
the past year, BY way OF creating new Offices,
increasing the compensation of the old Ones
paying exravagant livery bill, 10 ride our
nelen noorlng Councilmen about town IN. fat
the rate OF 81 per day for carriages, when
scores OF them could be had AT ss per dayD
% ana various other unnecessary things. too nu-
merous TO mention, will, combined, wiring
from the now heavily burdened taxpayers an
aooluonal sum, ranging somewhere from twen-
y-nve 70 nfty thousand dollars annually Is
TINS Economy, Retrenchment, Reform n"
w mere also Is the propriety OF imposing q eas
TAX upon people residing IN remote parts of the
ehy, wnen there Is not lamp post within q
where is the justice in appropriatins eieht
nunored dollars OF the peoples money TO paw
the Board OF Assessors for sitting thirty days 10
near appeals, when but one man was 10 he
ioona Al tneir room scarcely day during the
Mr.: Editor. 1 am as much in favor OF i'm
proving and beauttfying our city rs any one;
also, am strongly in favor OF adopting a rood
school system. but not TO that extent that win
make taxation burdensome beyond endurance.
These things should be considered. and checked
before the present threatening cl oud of stagna-
ton and Reorganization engulfs Us.
w..,,r.,on m ,s.o A TAX PAYKK-