, 1873-09-21
CITY TAX MATTERS.
Tho Council Extends the Time for
Making the Assessment Un-
i'll Oct. 8.


A special meeting on tho Council was held last cvc1a-
ing tn couhldor tho question Of extending tho tme for
making tho city aaeossment mud also the ordinance
appointing Tx ComtnlHt!oncr. Tho Acting Mayor
prenldcd. Present, AID. Dixon, Warren, Mcdenniea'
McAvoy, sidwell Btono. Tracey, achmiz' onlleston'
Mcclowry, Clowry, Bailey, 0prlcn, Heath, Minor
Moore, Cleveland Quirk, n1c0rath, Eckhafdt, Len-
Qachor, Cannon, Woodman, Corcoran.
Tho Acting Mayor stated that the Asacsaor could gst
his books On Monday, but II ho lid thon tho Ta1 Uo"
missioner matter would haVo to drop. II was thefo
forc proposed 10 extend tho time litte 1he "ssc-
sor could uao the time, and In the mcanwhno 1ney
could d,scuss tho question whcthor hoy would ha7e
Commissioner.
Aid. Mcaenujss offered resolution extending tho
tnc for making tho assessment to Wednesday,, oet. o.
Ald Met3rath saw no reason for extending tho time
racrclY to keen In Office. II THO h6beseh'o"' "A
pomu1ota ho believed tho Council hha no power. 10
moved to postpone tho consideration Of tho resolution
lit Monday. Nor WAS Tax comniealonos neeoca'
Tho City olort could do the work. -.
An Dixon said the nsaessmhnt was not yct com.
peted That Of banks and personal property WAS not
done II tho books wore handed IN Monday the Clerk
~q Aid Msarsth @ said i the assessment not com;
plete tho Council could extend tho time II 1t Was, 1t
% The Mayor said 10000 notices had boom Hcnt out,
and only 1000 returned, leaving 1000 to bo guessed
at, 8ii II there worO no CONTINUANCE thS oookg
would 10 turned over Monday bofofo tho COUNCIL
Aid Dixon also stated half the books wore mndo out
In rouoil mud they would have to DO copied ~ INK.
Aid, MoGrnth withdrew Ills molten, aud tho rcaou'
lion WINS adopted. ~.
missioner wAA takon up. 80. ..
AID. Wood1nan moved to amend by striking out the
provision providing for olccting the Tax
pn the first Monday In july and substituting tnc hfa
Monday IN Decenbcr Binco July WEB tho busiest sea-
son Of the ycar, and m improper umo to mako
.hango. =, -
ThS popt was 1aisod that tho motion was not IN or
ke1 tho ordinance being engroBeed.
Tho point waa overrnled.
AID. QulEk oppoacd tho amendment, since IN ue
rcnber there Waa general scramble In tho Collnci
Tor city occB and the reaut would ho constant tra
Ing, Every December, too, thcy had nearly twenl.
now members Of tho Council.
Tho amendment wns lost-yeas, II nhys. Ia
Yeas-Di1on, nfcaonnlss ssdwen, stone, Bond
uoath, Miner, Moore, Cleveland, 1engachoF' an'
Wood1nAn-l1.
N;aps-Warron, McAvoy, Tracoy, schnitz, Cnles
ton, Mcolowry, Bailey, o9Bricn, Quirk. Mcdratl
Eckhardt Cannon, aud Corcoran-13. .
AID Dixon moved tho ordinance bo postponed t.
the ne1t regular mecting in view Of tho slim intend
ancc, and intimatol that The Mayor would veto It
passed as 1t stood. ,.,
The CHAIR observed that 1t was an improper thing t
state what tho Chair would or would not do
The motion to postpone was loat-ycas, g; nays, 1t
Tho ordinance Wns then passel-ycas, 15 nays, Q.
Those voting u tho negative wcrc DIXON, Mcdcr
Mss B!dwen, 6t9ne, Bond, Heath, Miner, Moore, IN
Tia Council then adjourned.