Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-23

assessors or with the assessors book. There are
cases where two lots adjoin and one has been as
sessed nearly double that of the other the eyying
of such Il sum of money and its collection may
have tendency to make the policy of the city
more conservative in regard to public improve
ments in future He not prepared to recon-
mend any other plan, but thought that the debt
might be funded, and portion of the principal.
with the interest made pay able annual thus light
ening the burden upon the people.
Councilman Ross was in favor of the assessment,
aud stated that whenever tax of any kind is
levied. are sure to hear complaints from great
many people. The present is as fair as it is possible
to have it; there will be Irregularities but there
are the same chances for abatement in any other
tax, and the only feature that recommends any de
lay Is the benefit which the poorer people would de
Tlyei but they can nave the privilege of making
partial payments during five years He would
throw no obstacles in the way of collecting the tax
A class of people had been wronged who have not
been heard from; the men who receive the direct
benefits are the ones who find the most fault aud he
did not see why the collection of the assessment
should be delayed
Councilman Conlin thought that the action of the
council had had the effect of bringing the value
of estates and the per cent of the tax where it had
been, levied before the public In places where not
dollar of the public money mad been expended,
the estates abuttlng thereon had been taxed. He
thought that twO-tnirds, instead of one-third, of
the cost of the should have been levied at the
present time, and that it unjust to tax estates
which had not received direct benefit from the
sewer.
Councilman Towne said that he should vote in
favor OF the motion, in order TO give the citizens
more time in which to make the payment.
Councilman Goddard stated that he had heard of
no good reason why the vote should be reconsidered
The matter had been in the hands of a good com.
mittee, and the more the matter was considered
the more the difficulties would increase. The tax
will never meet with as much opposition as it had
during the past two weeks.
Councilman Pratt considered the matter as
question that should not be tried with any errors
that have occurred can be corrected, and no one
should defer the payment of debt that could be
paid. If the question was whether we should pay
the assessment or give up the sewer the debt would
be paid at once He had always considered it as
serious question. and could not see that anything
could be gained by reconsideration of the vote.
The vote was taken by Il yea and nay, with tho
following result:
Wealthy, Conin Cove, McFadden, o'Gorman
TOwne and Walker.
Nay-Allen, Ames, Childs, Fiske, Goddard
Hartshorn, Howe, Lowell Parker, Pratt and Ross
IL.
Absent: Blaisdell, Chase, Hewett, Meavin and
Wentworth.
The report of the committee on education was
accepted and the accompanying order left over as
unfinished business, Councilman Walker Directing
to its second reading.
The order relating to railroad legislation was left
over, Councilman Walker Directing to its second
reading
The report of the committee on the fire depart
ment was received but not acted upon, as the sigma
lures of the committee did not accompany the re-
port.
Adjourned until Friday evening at * O'Clock