The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-23

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Osman, from committee on laws and ordinances,
to whom were referred the draft Of ordinance
proposing to increase the license for selling liquor
from $50 to 800 year; and draft for another
ordinance to increase In like ratio the license for
shows. exhibitions &c, in Il city, submitted the
following report:
That in reference to the former OF these proposed
ordinances, to increase the license for retailing in
toxicating liquors. the committee are Of opinion
that is inexpedent at this time to make the pro-
posed change. and the refOre ask to be discharged
from the further consideration OF the subject,
In reference to the license fer shows and exhibit
tons, the committee beg leave 10 suggest, in lieu
OF adopting the proposed ordinance REFERRED to
them, the adoption Of the following ndme nts TO
Chap. XXIV OF Revised Ordinances
Amend Sec. 8, referring to circuses, Sc as to in
crease the license fron t25 to $50 and the penalty
for violating the ordinance to 500 instead of $50,
as now; also,
Amend Sec. 4 referring TO caravans, menageries
or collections Of animals, SO as in like manner to
increase the license to So and the penalty to $lOo
These changes would be accomplished by the adop.
ton Of the following ordinance:
II s seeon % and g cG.p XIV Of Ss .S.s
OF ne city OF Ottawa o. so amended that the penalty In each
hy dollars the license shall be and read
nifty dollars" instead of twenty-five dollars"
Respectfully submitsed.
On motion OF Burke, report WAS received and or
dinance Us recomme nded adopted.
Also the following report:
The committee on laws aud ordinances to whom
was referred = communication from the Board of
Education Ia reference to the levy Of taxes for TIE
support Of the public schools for the year 1870
spectfully report:
In SAID communication the Board of Education
instruct. and require" OF this council, that they
levy for the support Of the public schools of the
city, tor the current year. l. tax of $40 900 to
MAINTAIN said schools . A tax Of &, 500 to make
up al alleged deficiency in the taxes that were re-
quired by law to be levied last for the supper,
OF the public schools of the city and 8. tax of
mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of
the taxable property of the city for the year 1870
topay arrears OF Indebtedness of said Board of
Education.
Your committee are constrained TO advise the
council not TO accede to these constructions" and
requirements Of she Board Of Education The
statute under which the Board seem 10 Imagine
they are authorized TO make these requirements Of
the city council is the act Of March 80, 1862 enti-
tied IAN act to amend an act entitled An act to
establish free schools in the city OF Ottawa and
the acts amendatory thereof" BY that statute.
this council was directed to levy the following
taxes for the use Of the Board OF Education: l.
For the year 1863 aud succeeding years. such a
tax, not exceeding 10000, as the said Board of
Education OF said city shall decide TO be necessary
and proper TO maintain the public schools OF said
city; 9. special tax Of five mills on the dollar on
the value OF all the taxable property in said city
in the year oo9 10 be applied by said Board the
payment OF the then March 80, 1869 Indebtedness
of said Board and 9. A further tax of two mills
on the dollar on the value Of all the taxable prop
ertv in said city in the year 1870, in the pro-
ceeds Of the five mill tax directed to be levied as
above should not be sufficient TO pay the then
March 80, 1869 indebtedness of said Board Of Ed
ucation.
This act was passed BY the Legislature at the in.
stance and request of sundry meetings of the citi
Gems Of Ottawa, held in February and March 1869,
and when II was supposed the assessment for city
and school purposes would be about the same it
had been FOR the preceding year, in round mum.
bers, g. 500, coo. The Board of Education then
supposed to De IN debt some $4,000. A tax Of )
mills on the assumed assessment Of t. SOC 600
would not yield enough to pay this indebtedness
therefore the provision fer 2 mills additional in
1870 was made to wipe out all the then Indebted
ness OF the Board. But when, in June 1869, the
assessment was made, II was found to foot up some
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lar on this sum would yield some $1,000. while
the Board of Education had officially reported Its
Indebtedness on March 29th, 1869, the day before
the act of the legislature above alluded to was ap.
proved BY the Governor. at $i4,6OS.S4 When the
Board Of Education handed in their requistlon up
on the council for taxes to be levied for school
purposes for 1869, they asked for the "highest
rate per cent authorized bv said law" (meaning
the act Of March So 1862 That law specified the
highest sum to maintain the schools for the year
to be $4,000. and the highest sum to pay the
present March 90. 1869 indebtedness of the
Board, to be sl4, SOS "a the two sums amounting
to 1854 6CSSi. The city council ther eupon directed
tax OF ten mills the dollar of the assessed val
uation Of the taxable property of the city to be
levied for the support OF the public schools and the
payment OF the Indebtedness of the Board OF Edu.
caton-a levy which it was believed would yield
at least the required sS4 COS A. and which actually
yielded 81. 600 to $500 more.
IL Is true, If the letter OF the statute of March go
1863. Is to be followed, and not the spirit Of the
law, as well as the clearly expressed intention
both OF the citizens meetings i'll framing and of
the legislature in passing the act the city coun.
Gil, in the levy Of but ) mills on the dollar IN
1869 to maintain the schools, fell short some
$25o0 of the $4,000 asked for by the Board of Ed.
ucation. But in giving the Board some $l7,500
with which to pay its then Indebtedness, the
council exceeded the requistion of the Board some
$4,000, for which sum, as the Board under the
statute in question had no power to make any
other use of II than to pay its then Indebtedness it
would become the duty of the city council. il the
literal Interpretation given to the statute by the