Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-11

we CAL your attention once more to III
revenue question. exc r.
AT present, our city revenue il raise
ABOUT as follows. We will state ,h
amounts In round numbers, and the mar
ner IN which it 10 raised, and notice VII
pays II. LIST. IL costs to run the eitv an
pay the interest on our bonds about Sao5
600, leaving the Waterworks to nav Il
own expenses.
There are over 100000 feet of tarabl
ground in the city; an average of SOC na
loot would more than raiEe this reyenne
and levy the tax on the ground in proper
non to Its value and on nothing else that i
useful to the people, and hold each lot re
sponslble for ITS tax, and you at once great
~ diminish the tax. Because, first, Il vii
be promptly paid, and all of il paid
second, 1t VIII not require q regimen
OF otiieIsls to look after and coIIec
IL and then not get it. Is there not hal
enough taxes due the city 10 run it on,
year: And still tax the wiling one snC
let the other go free. Now who is thi;
Wiling one! We will see. Ard one NAV
say that this would make the Door man nav
as much tax as the rich man. We vii
| snow that be now pays more. The noo,
man has lot Of ffty feet, worth A. na,
toot-s25O; on this he paws . uer cant
30. HIS neighbor owns fifty feet worth
S5oO per foOt-S15, 900 He pays 5000
NOW, let each man put Just what he pIessss
on bis ground, or he may let it remain
vacant; which he is sure not tn do
Al present We raise on personal and real
estate IN the city about $3.50, 900. Now
VINO pays The tax on rented property? The
the city. ''''' 10 "
The Recorder collects from fines and IL
cense ABOUT $4,000. Nov who NAYS this
license: The man that buys the Goods
pays 1t to the merchant, and he to the citv
Does not the man of small means nav mora
than az equal part Of this taxi
The clerk of the market collacts for stall
rents, etc, about twenty thousand JoI'a-s
and this is put upon the prics Of the nrov;'
sions' ana II taxes about SIS much to feed
poor man as rich one, and more for his
1anlly' ior everybody knows it is generally
larger. Who pays this?
Inc wharf master collects about tan
thousand dollars, and who pays thin? everv
man thAt buys pound of sugar, coffee or
city. . 10 y 'n0
Nov, here is one hundred thousand dol
lars OF the present revenue. of The citv
neall y one-thiru of the Whole. TO nav
which the poorest day Iaborerjs made ~
pear an equal part with the richast man in
TINS city. That is, We tax thg food and
ralment of the city 500. OOO6 VIII tbis
bring the mechanic or keep him bere2
WI this aid the struggling manufacturer
TO contend with competition aiAoad9 Tha
skilled mechanic does NOT stop to ask the
reasons why, bat simply SAYS, nv WAGES
VIII not support me, and he is on
The capitalist comes and Looks
around; he understands the cansa m
these things. He says, it will not nav.
rents are too high, ground cannot bs had
oulidlng IS too high, living is too hieb- and
ne Is gone, and we are left to tsIk of whst
nature has done for US, and blow abont
what we are going to be, and wait ike
hopeful Macawber for something To turn
up, now gentlemen, things are not going
70 Turn up until we as community turn
.hem up Building is 25 per cent. higher
mere tnan 1t would be if there were five
times as much Of it going on This, itself,
would Deget facilities. Il would establish
machine shops and every advantage Der
tanning thereto. The home and its SUNNY
must be chespened, and ne is benefsotor
70 every man that can make a move in
that direction. We understand that the
men who at present have charge of the
state prison, propose change Of policy
which, II seconded by the Legislature, VII
DO much for the State. A large portion of
the convicts vii be put to mining fuel. and
others to constructing cars for heayv
transportation. This will bring dow
the price Of fuel. And this is a great item.
Ihls IS beginning at the beginning. We
nave need to wake up the practical epey-
giles OF the community. Industrious en-
terprlslng citizens have invested $500 OOO
IN a cotton factory. The very erection NJ
the buildings has given employment To
many good men; and when il starts off II
wall give employment to from 800 10 zoo
men, women and children. But snotbar
class Of citizens have invested an smonnA
equal to the first, IN the ground about tina,
factoTy-not to build on, but for snecnIa
ton. To create a nightmare about that
grand enterprise, and thus counteraet itu
progress, Bill Is out there in all his olorv
with bus hands IN his pockets, putting and
blowing, making more noise than ali tha
Eorkmen. his red, frosty nose is set hish
IN the ar, seeming a coming fortuna
with his hat IN one hand and the grabbing
Tor chestnuts, he shouts, .. Hurrsh for Coiri
Morgan and company Climb hioher
boys shake harder; everybody ND the tres
but me. Nashville is improyino an5
50 am and then he is of to the other and
OF town to see Jones and Company, and |
cheer them up, and talk about the timber
and IRON OF THIS country, and what gem
erous Providence has done for US. Hebe-
comes eloquent and astonishes the natives
buys up few lots, bargains to have a little |
Srogshop built, with blue door, and three
Or four cabins, and comes home, takes a
dram, lights his pipe aud gradually lets
on steam, and gets ready for Sunday. An.
William, II you were to leave Us we vould |
miss you. Your UdcaHt places would soon
be hled by noisy trade and happy, well-fed l
3nll@rea, pleasant cottages and busy shous.
we would no longer have your odorous
1elds Of dog-fennel to induce strangers 10 l
come and invest their capital. Nor could |
We ever say again that anything worse than
,hOlera visited our streets. The bovs
,Ould no longer hunt rabbits snd piok
In our city, and the poor man
would soon have home, and all of the
amily become proud The smuttv-face6 l
mechanic would come out to our land salas
md dare to buy, if you were not here.
Il your grounds were fenced, and parceIled.
and built upon, we would have no mora
an, slipping, sliding and wadine by the
Pr sessions Of enterprising William. The |
lows would have to 60 away out of town |
70 Craze, and the SOW could not walIovs in I
her mlre. We would have no place to put
1ur dead horses and mules. The lahorer
could sit IN the door Of his own snug
iomicil Of Saturday evening, and dandle |
his babes on his knee, in a home all his
swn. Now we could stand this change.
and for variety sake at least, We would Ike |
10 try it. And to bring this change about.
et this monied citizen simply change his
Investment And he will do il with lit
lie help. He need not stop trading nor
lpeculating, nor do we ask that he 90 to
work nor to any kind of activity; that /
would be too great change, but simply
invest In that which will not positively /
hinder improvement Relax his grasp i
lpop the throat of this town, and let it i
lave chance 10 breathe freely. It will l
grow and throb with new life sud energy,
md be that is low hindrance will be-
,omSa helper, and as he walks along our
streets, can say, as he proudly surveys our
yrowth, l have helped to do ali this. /
I'M in the way of no man. lam no pes
iferous thing feeding on the energies and
oil Of others. ZENo.
Fully Prepared for she Holidays.
Gus enterprising book firm, Messrs.
PAUL & TaYel. Union street. are fnllu nre-