Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-01


the estimates ON which The b,il was based shrw
eG surplus. Il was no use to lax Tor a
surplus.
MIR. Shun had seen every year, aud be had
been here longer than Mr. Hnpkins) an APP
parent surplus changed TO Il Zeal u, hc;t.
Mr.. Hopkins SAID Our of The best speeches
he ever heard the President make was in Il case
when Mr.. French, chair nIan Of the Finaic"
COMMITTEES, showed al apparent deficit in his
estimates for the year.
MIR. Shinn.I hope that the gentleman will
allow me to correct Mr.. French came in here
with bill which showed u surplus. aud he
(Mr. Shiun) shaved that here would be de-
fcency OF Sl5.0O0, and he was sustained so
tar that the deficiency at the cod ul the year
was 81 900.
rhr till was passed unanimously.
TIE Revenue bill Was then taken up being
upon It's second reading aud WGs read by
sections.
The section relative TO telegraph companies
| occasoncd some discussion. q general desire
| being expressed TO fud sons ucaus to compel
| the Western Uuiun Telegraph Company 4"
| omit he ten cents extra on all messages sent
| from town until the tax was re monrocd.
| Some discussion took place to which Of
| the rights OF way granted 10 companies Was
|
pany.
Mr. VIM. I. Carne, in response to ques
ton, answered that he had maic application 20
the officers of the COMPANY, but answer "as
delayed uutil after the Code was published.
There was no doubt what, yer that the act grant
ing the right to the Morse telegraph line was
| the one which The Western UnOu now pos
| sessed
Mr. Hughes opposed the lax OF 5 per CT. on
the rental value of ordlnarles beside license.
| Mr. II. saw 20 reason for taxing man Opp0-
site the market on So QUO, when II man on q
side street was taxed only upon $500, and yet
| sold more liquor than the first one. dc under
stood that many OF them would leave town next
year, or 60 iutu other business.
An amendment was agreed to making the
tax 90 ordinarles $35, without u tax On the
rental value.
When the section relative to discount or
penalty on taxes, came up,
Mr. Echbcrg said that the city had no right
to give discount; charge one man $l.9O and
another So If they had any right MIR. Stuart
thought II was to ado per centage Oh de-
fault.
Mr. Mckenzie said that the penalty Of ten
per CT. was illegal, but it was necessary to offer
an induccment to get the prompt payment of
| taxes.
Mr. Hughes explained how taxes were col
leced in Philadelphia.
Mr. Hopkins doubted whether Mr.. Mck"n-
ze ) plan would work.
Mr. Mitchell favored allowing discount for
prompt payment.
Mr. Echberg urged that as more than half
of the revenue came 10 Wthlu the hrst thirty
days, $40, 900 beiog collected last year in that
time, the loss by discount would be $1,000.
An amendment was agreed 10 giving u dis
count OF from 10 per cent for prompt pay
mept Of taxes
% motion of Mr.. Harlow the tax Oh photo
graph galleries, and on physicians and lawyers
was raised from ten to twenty dollars,
Mr.. Harlow saying that these taxes were
much too low.
The Board then adjourned.
LAND SALES Commissioners w. II. Payne,
Jas Y. Brooke, h. Taylor Scott, sold on last
Monday 10 acres, uuder decree 10 Fant VS..
Morgan, to Dr. Geo. W. Hamilton for $40 per
acre,
l.. S. Helm, assignee, sold store and dwelling
a. Brandy station lately owned by \. W. Smith,
to Mr.. Kyle for $lllO
Eppa HuutoD, trustee, sold 95 acrea near
Cadets station to Juo 7. Brouoush Tor ST %
| per acre - Hurrent0n Ittiec.
| WARRENToN ELECTION. The following is
the result Of the election Tor Corporation officers
Of WarreBtoD: For Mayor-C. I. Green, IO2;
Recorder w. Williamson, 100; Aldermen
J. v Brooke, lob; Juo r. Splmau, loo;
John Ross, l0i; G. f. Payne l0l; II. {. Yates,
lOI: A. Fletcher, lU3; e. e. BOnthe, l03.
There was no opposition to this ticket. The
gentlemen elected all belong to The old town
| council.