Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-09
TINE fAX~uLL.
SPECIAL NET TING OF THE ALDERHFx.
PASSAGE OF H7E BILL.


The board having at its last regu ar meeting o.
Monday evening last, agree to meet this Thur sds
evening TO CONSIDER the bill ,in posing taxes fog the
wear ! ~ Sbios was reported by the finance cor
sembled tais afternoon. President Cocker in n,
enalr, and sil &c members present except he-z:s
sUBsIIrr-E BILL.
Mr.. Moore oeeYsd substitute for the bill reRepfes
By the snsnce Committee syhich .ubstiute was RAJ
ey the seosessry M. Moore procet ied 20 eIBlair
ton of Se i in .
three yea-s that is, onsch OF the amou Il Of taxes
eaten S"sn You'd 3. 500 or 49, 20 pe PAD 10
the amount OF &c tihc ltes d, e -. All sud
Of the and q aSd the isS
Of oorpors ioa oer,iicstss tere i, suthor y il
The act, Of Coogress Tor fae imposition of sse Ella
Mr.: feCsth-an ,sd several amendments, which
at lepsth. The fetal tax rropo,ed by said saspd
ments wcold be one dols- and teventy cent? o.
Mr. Chs.s you'd MoSres bill b sroSi
made the .otal taxation "a Instead of sass. g.
not too M uch for the Hesropolitln Police. ~"'
m r she ohsIa iaid Re shonsh, the AldsEman from
thehead In HE bil, and that it would be rccept.
np .e III ss1es sais
The LIST section vas passed over;
cen ; for gas, IVES dtSaIed Al length, and Mr.. Nc.
Il 70 sss1se ss ss sS 70
meCaiSrsn s,e~srt ana the President fUrce 3
and | 10 s :is sA. si
Is and insert II.
irs!ions Those cd debt. shonId be funded .'' D''
IL it was need TO improve ciSS, bai !. mus. bs
unae before the ae6t ia in CURED II is unjust
s1d S dsS s snS
bonds payable in three, hye ten years and hic
Mr.. Shepherd said that was good doctrine. This
dsa OF debts had got into Ut his friends
corporation 20 frnd its debt sh1Sld do so when i.
credit ID good and not when il is In the market beg
count. Such course was not only unjust TO il,
1itors, bat still further oressc / At, credit
.cct and def. nded me w sSs ADMIT
sirstion cOntending that the debt Incurred for
MI, Msers eoni.edsd that nos iss. than cent.
aerecd to; yels-Meesrs Baker, Chsnp:on. Chase.
eet nsSMM:ss S,ei psx, enc ad aae
che pberd, and S'ster-4.
Mstropoistan Police was read. Mr. ncCathrs1
Rsker and cSa H. nay: 0is
Baker moyad to strike out > ard ID e-f is Aere.i
sisteP and the pre. S sas,
n ma Chase, Connolly Moo.e. Shepherd,
The pexf c,arss, imposing 50 cents for support OF
hodses. Was read when Mr. steva.t su,sc..Sd sa
smendmsnt, inserting lie words "embrscins esie
Tnr cAS.L NUISANCE.
co Ise e.snse 1tmp9snS ssnts fo- the wsshin..on
out Is and insert Is; Mr.. Connolly said that By
r.. sng the grade he =. enus, and Orirxns 10 the
" sshinetol c,nal. if the pan as adopted oy the
but slz cry rom s
the sales Of land reclaimed would have 20 60 under
as In raA IN
WssIinston Would not get her SldS Go back Gnissa
After further debate by Messrs. Stewart, McC,tb.
Is was s,rried.-yeas- Mees,s Baker, Chase, Con.
molly, Davis, Moore, Shephs I'd slater Stewart ard
piOn, GrIick, and ncCafb ans
The first section was then taken IN, and M,
sssee5 o1t e. the .a ard
Z champion and McCathranl-and ,Ie sect.oa was
The remaining sectors we.e severally adopted,
board adjourned.
The Tax Bill as 10 Passed.
The following is tie bill az It finally passed the
Bo I'd OF Aldermen twill be seen that it differs in
se'era important particulars from the bill OF the
fr snce Committee, published in TIE STAR Of satur.
day last:
AN ACT npOsil z taxes for the year 1870.
b a. enacted, SC That for the year taxes be.
ments 10 The wards and for the vs-ou. special
lar and eighty cents every hund:ei dollars Of
the assessed value of all real and personal property
owned by any person whomsoeyer in any banking,
insurance or other incorporated or uniDcorporatsd
securities; and OF every DESCRIPTION OF property
thereof aesofdns o the nss ey sns
and valuation of the same as made and returnCd by
collected provided by law, ard TO be payable from
and after the passage Of this act.
and levied on he sssd vsuatoS
u real and personal property a;oresed re, and are
funds or objecis required BY law to be provided
Tor BY his Corporation. namely:
proved july !, $50, TAX Of twenty Eve cents On
every hundred dollars Of valuation.
.Is ward, sisS,SinE iss S.as q rel
Is may be ns1Irsd in the ,espee.,s ward. for tse
property, and to the laying OF dag foot9sys' .Rs
ssS the sFssos ard d
al and ass lod Of
hity cents on every hundred dollars OF valuation.
r,a act Of
hpncr1d dollars OF valuation.
approved JIne Is lea and july y, isS saa 81 f
teen cents on every hundred doila. . Of yalra.4o1
.,
colored, and also the erection Of school hoISe, ne.
act OF Congress approved July -, lis, tax OF d "
cents on every hundred dollars Of valuation
Tor the redemption Of the ten year bOnis and the
PAY ment Of the interest thereon per act OF Congress-
July ~, rSes; a tax OF ten cents every hundred
dollars OF valuation.
For the Improvement OF the Washington canal
on every q
cec ). Ana % a. JDtheT enacted, That there
be, aud 10 hereby, imposed and Levied, ior the
lear ftU, tax al the rate Of seventy five cen,s
On every one hundred dollars Of the asses ed
'mount Of capital employed In the business o
All private bankers, brokers, and money lenders o.
city, according TO the assessment and return Of
he same - the board Of Assessors; the said
az 10 be Jeyie, -nd collected the taxe1 i'm
20 ed by the first and seccnd section are levied
ind collected: and II any pc. ION or persons
'ngaged in the business employment Oi pil-
ale bankers, brokers, moley leoders shall
all refuse to pay the tax which may be due from
aim them under this section within thirty
lays after the same shall have become due, the
person persons SO failing refusing shall for
or and pay this corporation fire nor 6xceeuIng ten
dollars for each and every day re they may SO fail
Dr. refuse 10 pay said tax TO be recovered and an
pieo oier hnes Of this corporation recovered
and applied.
Sec. 4. And Be 1t further enacted, That no part OF
ibis act shall be construed 10 impose tax On
the stock Issued by this corporation or upoa the
uonds O, the United States.
Sec. s. And b q further enacted, That |. shall be
the duty Of the Collector Of Taxes II required By
the act Of COpgreso Cd July T. $50 denost