Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-18
Gin Uindirator.
q Friday Morning. April IS. 1873.
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CRY COUNCIL. The regular meeting of the
city council was held on Tuesday night. Pres
ent: President r g Bickle, and Messrs Baeby,
Burke. English, Evans. Gprman, Guy, Ker,
Nelson, Stuart and Witt
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Committee on Finance, through Mr.. Mel
son, its chairman, reported in favor of the ex
emption of the fremen. from the payment OF the
capitation tax, and requesting the Chief Eng
neer to furnish list of the members of the De
partment, .cerlifed by the Boar dof Control.
The report was adopted. The sum of $45 was
appropriated to pay for SO firemen's belts. A
resolution offered by Mr.. Burke instructing the
Fire Committee TO inquire into, and rtpor'
on, The propriety and cost Of purchasing fire
alarm bell, was adopted.
|r-,..-t PAYING LAND DAMAGES. 81
An ordinance was adopted authorizing the
issue of city coupon bonds, to the amount OF
$780, for tue pa yment of the damages tor The
land condemned for the use of the Chesapeake
4 Ohio R. R. shops. The bonds are payable in
20 years, and redeemabe after 10 years if the
city SO elect, are TO bear per cent interest pay
able semi-annually and are to be exempt from
city taxation They are TO be sold al par and 10
be offered FIRST to the e. b o R. R. Co. and then
10 the owners of the property condemned.
Mr.. Burke.-SnI pose we can't sell them al
par? What then? ..,.a4
- Mr.. Evans. Then we'll have to make some
other arrangements.
Mr.. Burke Il am quite sure they can t be sold
at par. -s...4 -..sr.' e.a.ia
Mr.. Nelson. There are men now looking for
just such an investment
The ordinance was adopted.
Mr. Bickle--Pul me down as voting In the
negative on this question, Mr. Patterson Is
g.. ~ THE LICENSE TAX. 4
The tax on Licenses was then taken up, NJ
Evans SAYING that the tax reported by the Com
mttee differed very litlle from that of last year,
the only exception being the change of The It,
cense tax>on real estate agents from $25 to $50
Mr.. Stuart opposed This Increase, saying thai
land agents were valuable to the community, II
the matter of inducing immigration. The prof.
its in it were not large. He had been once in i
himself, and found that the Advertising bugg,
hire, and other expenses, pretty we'll consumed
the prof's. 1t was generally agreed, around thu
board, that Mr. Stuart WAS light and the pro
posed increase was not adopted.
- On the tax on wholesale and retail liquor
houses there was considerable discussion on a
motion of Mr.. German to strike out the tax Oh
sales. This motion was adopted, Messrs. Witt,
Guy, Burke. German, Nelson AID English, vo-
ting in the affirmative, and Messrs. Bickle, Evans
Bagby, Ker and Stuart voting in the negative.
The specific tax on Wholesale dealers was then
raised $25, Ito $l75, and on retail dealers ST.
Ito Sl25 No opposition was made to this in
crease, Mr. Burke saying that the dealers did
not desire anything but fair taxation on th,
business, which would include all, an not al
low some dealers oy incorrect return of then
sales to escape the burden.
The reading of the license tax ELECTED some
information about the way III TAX las been pad
In the matter OF Sewing Machine agents, who's
license is $25 it was stated that though there
are five or SIX agents iE town. not one had pad
license In the mat er OF vehicles it was stated
that the livery men had paid no license tax
hacks, (S5) or bugg les, (S2.50). 1t was further
stated that the council had sustained the May Of
in decision fniug livery keeper for not com
plying with the ordinance, but nothing hao
been done and the tax was not collected. Also
in the case OF agents Tor the sale OF Inu> steal in
struments 1873, no tax had been paid. Tner>
was lively inquiry around the Board as IT,
whose fault this was. 1t appeared from The
statement of Treasurer Carroll, who Was present,
that the proper officer had not returned tn.
sewing machine and musical agents, and
the tax collector had no list OF them, 10 COL
lecl lakes from. The attention of ''whoever il
may Concern, Was called TO The fact that all
parles doing business after The LIST of May, with
per day. b.. r,.-. ..-s-
Tue License tax, after some changes, was f.
naily adopted us far as section 42d, and will BE-
found elsewhere III This paper as passed.
The walter lax, &C., Will Come up at the next
meeting. ~. .--+t "i
ELECTION CITY ENGINEER.
Mr.. Stuart offered resolution, which was
adopted, declaring the office Ut City Engineer
vacant, in view Ut the f-ct that Mr.. NJ A. MIllec,
VIII, Was elected 10 1t ha. not reported for duty
and Is prevented by Other dunes outside vi The
STATE, from doing So. lie then Nominated Don
aid Allan the office. Mr. Eng lsn dominated
,Chas. Il. Young, and Mr.. Gorman nolniL u, d
CHRISTIAN UllniA Tue election resulted as toi
lows: E9Et
ALLAN. Young. GILMAN. &C.
Blckle En- llsh MuZ