, 1876-03-03

Collector Won Hollen explained. TINT hla DC.
parttnent lad collected during tho mouth OF
Janunry sA7, 900, and during Eebrnary M MSl67' 'oon
both On the lnck taxee Of 1871, 1874, 1879. and
back personal taxes s!il! to 30 COLLECTED. and
$4,000 special aBtoasmeuts. He believed that
It would b. good economy to continue his do
partmont and vote tho appropriation.
The molten Of AID. l1iltroth WAS Gloptod, and
tho additional sum votoo, togeihor with All mu.
expendea balance Of about s7.ooo. making tho
uhole over s23.0oo.
TAI coMM1ss1oHE1.a OFFICE.
On motion OF Aid Iildroeh, tho Committee
then took up communication rcteIrod to 1t by
the Council ii its last meeting. 1t was from
James ]. McGratf, City Tax Commissioner, ask
rors POI of hIs department tor tho yoar. Tho COM
munlcaton w2a given ID full In thoso columns
last Tuesday
Tho Commissioners, on being called upon for
legality Of Bill 300, which had beou do.
itasa beea suSnitteaa sa to tlS S supsona % Court s
March MAJ % i. II tSas sustained Judge wa1aco 1,s shsn
It would DO in tho powor Of tho Council to stsiko
ous tho TAx-Coutnlaaionel'n oti!co by ordinance.
Ii, however. the legality Of l1!l 100 should be
Into uaol existence. 11o called attention to tho
comparative oxpense OF the ottys collection un-
dor Ita old syRton aud under tho present or
township o.ssxaon Yo5e a la bosn sppso
Offices tho following sums; For Tho South
Town. el1,o00; for tho Wcat Town, $1,000; ;
for. tho North Town, s6UoO. This WAS more
than three t'mes - sreat n, ~ ,,aeo tho 9osf sa
voted per cent for tho collection OF tts taxcb by
town machinery, which would amount to SIlo,-
O00 BenIdcs this. the cisy had had three law
yerB-AIcsHrs. Hopkins. Wilson. and AdanM-on-
gagged iu ita Boryico lighting tho iniunctio''h.
The total amount Of appropriations for collect"
Ing The taxes under tho syatsin now In fofco
would 10 about slG1.01N Tho expense unaer
tho old Bystem would bo not moro than one
thlEd OF that sunl, W shown BY the sppropIla-
ttouH asked for by Tho City Collector md hls OWL
office. Tbese aggregated s3s. coo aa consrsstod
With tho el01 900 mont.oned.
Tho Committee saw tho force Of tho argument,
snl ppt In tho item BY upanlnouH vote:
The tom Of sSoot 1000 for ga, boiug under CON
aaiassanon: thofo Was ~ animated aiscnas'on u
aA2.72s Jan j. The first quarter of tue psoeen
year would run the city 1sNoO0 more behind
Tho Council haa, during tic year. ad!led ,tot
moro laups, and i tue SUN Of 3s0o, GOO Tas ap
year BE- : deticis Of fully s3ss.oV0. or pa1hap
nester 94oo. 600, undex tho most favorable cir
eumssAnos.
AID. oass said .ha. ho was su:irsly opposed t.
Tue great sum; he thought that by tie uae q
staallef burners aud the shutting on Of somo 0
might be cut down.
Aid. QuiEk vail that tho prone. vay to eli
IOWA e1penaes was to lossen the hours durn
VINCE yha Waa burned. With proper tIno
table there vonld bo no trouble ID making
AZ Ald; Lo1 caso moved to cut tho item down .
Aid. Iloath said thai, In order to test the ton
per Of tho Council, ha would move ~ an aulout
!nens tnAs tae appropriation be made ss25, ON
khla would give money enough to run tue city
Raa bills 70 Apri! aud u pay dotlciencieH, an
then taa psople could shut oG lie gas Il tl'
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