Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-14
NUSICATED.
a:iiIrOatlS-Again.

| twenty nine l"rt.
COMMUNICATED.
a; :iiIrOadS-Again.
y had hoped his former lucubratlonS would
have stirred up the City Council to action on
this subject, and tnlt further discussion Oh his
part was unnecessary, or, il you choose. useless.
But believing that the people 81 this city
earnestly desire some decided action on this
subject, he ventures some further suggestions,
as to compensation for the use OF our streets
| In the first place, it sccrls 10 lie tho settled
opinion Of our ptc:cut Cry Council, that q
specla tax, upon the business Of th" ". a. 4
| G.. t. r. Company cannot b; tcTI"d, because
! Of the act h TatntoT2 passed III Us it'1F: nt.
withstanding you tax, and heavily 100, all
| fru2cs anil professions, Tor tn" privilege OF 40
| ing business in the city.
| Every poor drayman must pay neiVy tax
on his horse, and his cart. or his dray, or both,
| if he owns both and YET this Company 90
| scott free.
Every family that is fortunate enough to own
the house it occupies though OWING nothing
cIsc--mnst pay heavy tax on ~ assessed
| caIuN.
This company or corporation, which owns
engines an" c'''S ~ ti., na,,, -; ,Ln
| town, escapes taxation.
! The irna rails and lixturcH which i rs much
personal property ~ any ownrd hr Individuals
| 90 cot irca a!-t.
Can this hn right or lust, lo Tie tay Payers ut
| large
| If the Civ tuunc I.1uni, by lurlnar in
considerable legislation. from taxing tins corro
ration IN It's iuS.a+~& has il not the right "a
II ""' ''' uu'' ~ w.. H. - ., ,o,,
PERSONALITY An! then TO to i'V} the same TAX,
tia! yoh ana ], W. loH''' '''' - i''' W.
our n"r.0n'i rTorrr: ,.......... .,...,.,
me Attorney 81 ''', ". I''''''r" :, ,'I"''I,
10 'nL"ttH III" i'' ' H.. ' w. nI 1000
cumuiaieu "u''n' me 'a' ",' ','i ~ n'' ~:
poor hian, or "l'o"' "l'y u I'' .i h:' W ''''
nGsS'@SIoh@ lot 'hH pay ''!I''' u "a
| These are grave que,tlonS anu 1t |" u" - no!cG
our CITY e9iT'a'ofS WIFI sh' i" anu
scrionS conSi1cra'l""' AN VIII ''' WIFI '''"
ness and decsion
y may nosS,n'E hG '',:lac!c'' - i n':L>';'a
mae on t!li' SnUI>e' 1oT n'I pIcs.s''r, IL ep
InninE TINS nIScuSslon' OF ~ alr' l:.a'!S ne
charged Win Fci''ha F;'ltI ~ n r! ',u'
1t MOI :o--he y "ny oaI ,. ~ -, ~" nE.r
ana Il tHts company rin o',', ~ ,,to W ,;I.t
10 tue "ul',','S .. ~. 49,
It - located y WIZ Ii.. ~ Ia
o,'"s ~ ""y .n' - :, So,,n, II. tho ,noso :,
auaSc SAy, ""ai i,r ), orI 4 :, con- 10 ns,oh.
S SLIl i ~ w." ~ " "a Com,,v;s T,hI,
.tSucu .n.I ~ ra,, on,r,, no s,mc ,n .bo
u, 70 DC 'aE3, ~ .nIS WY G. II n,,nn,n;o.
w.; M a. a. w. ",' -, - thr consideration oi tbo
ms u.ins - ~ ontnr or ,,,sy hTn,<,L
otnc IVY j;;, 'rio,, o-o LnjL oc,r ,,,J,,.
W.! ''l r"l"sc 49,; ~ cio;r, - n-o,,,,;or
~ "5'S I'.u on'' - rr,n,;n., H.. ,,'n If
uuuI '.n amI -"
OUT SuCe ,h.,, oof ,ho EroJor;o,s,ur
lrue' u ,I :, 'n or;."nco wa, oIn,Und ,ha
Company L"" .'s no othor roads TLnt oo,N.
sNu'r l''S:o oI ' o. nonit;on rn,rs noo onl
GE'"Jy ; .Htr
mo n,cccnt connanv i,a new corpora,on
o,6 has M t;tIn vested m iundcr that act. and
nnst b. trcatcG as new organization.
The "Bnrme Bank" was not even M0Nght Of
Mo NV '''no I s;nulato p;tb 10th bcse conn.,
nUu"st tor io;r onnnonsa.on before thcv arc
r"rm;t,oI ,ons,. ar stroots Poor as our cor
pora,;on no,, i and GrnIetcd as is its treasury
- p't tl;s ,;,,,c n NV hnmblo oninion 4 liberal
jao ' sbor% bn r;vSn 70 nm;ncnt counsel for
o 49, ;nro.,;oo,;on or,bs snhipct in all IFS
taar; .rI Tr;,ton on;n;ou nnon thc richt
yea "''i NV no,,o;I 80 t" iii ,hoso ro,Js
a"u ~. p'mr' ,' hail be- ham ,r;,L;o thn riv
I;m;,s
An alderman some weeks ago, warned the
body o. when ne IS member thaC 'heY
might be inVoiVcd IN lawsuit. II W" nave u
right 10 levy TINS tax, ict no Such o"soS't 10
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