Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-10
Oily Affairs.

10 The Editor Of the Aleranalqa Gazette
Can the property Of this towa longer Stan,
an aouua! tax Of one hundred and twenty ;bcr
sand dollars, is question which vitaIIv az
Germs Alexandria ct this moment. and ,ha,r,
ent C2u1c'l is anxious'y looked to f.; such .
solution OF it as will rcdouod to cur profit. TX,
years ago. when member Of Council ,bo
writer advocated q reduction ia the rae an -
tcrest, believing 1t to be our only sairatian ari
still conclude, most emphaticalIy, after Narr,
further studied the subject in ali It's knariD,.
both with reference to present ability 70 No.,
ADD our future prospects, that WG must NJ, ,.I
part OF the burden, let the c0nseuucncs, t..
what they may. We must reduce our nte;a,,
II only Tor few years, 10 give US 4 little breath
lng spell. Twenty years hard struggle haze !,
monstrated the ilCt that We can't uact an,
running expenses and pay SIX per cent ot.y,.,
on million and quGrtc: .: d1l!ars, or ouc d..
lar aud eleven cents On every hundred d5,,,..
worth OF property, tor interest aloag, % aH ~.
debtcdDess, much o.! Which, t. say The least. o..
Of doubtful legality. Ia STATE doesn't ~,
the whole OF her lUtc:tSi, AMI holders b. Sex.
bonds are Obliged ~ take what they eau ~.
Few corporations. ctther North CT S0u.h, A..
now paying 10 tu.!, AID Investors assum.
these risks when they put their money ID H..
pvcclated securities OF this KIDD and Ctaae..r,.i
Now suppose our creditors appeal to ;ur VA.
and special levy b: directed i, H,u.g 81
ooculenc' 10 th' our 'h'HN-''' y IL: H..
A'o".raS '""' W. WI ?''',''' '''.'. ~ .
''''1 Hl'e - s'ofy''S '0''.>''' 80. '"h De-.
1sna.i nuS".''5 a. 'ii'1' 49, - -. ! .'.'
, ,L s t'v.,H,, '"i 'e.', ''.' '.A
nv ;.o ""s 'l''', e.. ."
'..c uuAI HI''': A"'' - = H1''''''' ..
ot ty %''',e" o it 80 49,
wn!cN he lI'u ''.l' WHY . ''''''' ""''"
ele.ho' n''sH. eV;''s' 80. ~ '.r!". - ..
saAcsi cotp "} oenpg IiGfa v:SA'' '''
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e'."uto. As"' I Wv. "'''o'''' '.''. ''..
wv e :ii "-i -, A,",'' w., i '' d..
laA.tluuIu to"n M Iu'S' wy "':' %! 3D..
o'o.S' wv ."h0 - $500 '' y 49, '""
youu ou' iea.n' Nol I"'i'''! NA'-"'-s ''-''
therefore |" NC leuuc:u 10 '''* !'"-'l 'Nih...'!"
CONSISTENT Win Juu'c'nu7 g0'I'hA . ''',.
70 "lIhIh '"o.!nltus VI what 'hS! -" -" ~
| 10, not ny reuuc'oS sa'af!"' ~ II" - q Ia"
Il imp2sS'ole loT nlsn % nv :' !I ~ -:
slueFaoe miSn' D: slttl es"n ~ '''', ,'' ~
%ltnoEt uoluS ''y1,l'o1' "H! " ''.'''..t' I.t
lne oln.a9 auu hua!u'u3 W. %'S'i "''5'-@'' i.
VI oo.po,a .'ou aoIo"u' ilu''' fI'' 80.
cnooul ' ss ous"' ~ ~ 90 :'i -
GU e a. Iuo o'i. 10 sel1'' ~
iot Il -AcAauu'lA - W.. u r!'''.' az
ny prtclIc1' tea"]I'l % u ''l n-t!'"' 49,.
ages WHICH oo'a!" mere - . ''''' -! ." 81.
chaoiclI enterprises. NIX i d, .!I1' =, J.
throughout the c)uatFy 'nAS ;\'@XAGHF'! 70" '.'
superior Inducements 10 lie s&ap" Oh =" '''iE'
exemption from all taxation to; 4 'oi- ;.s'
years OF everything c'nnseted WEIR az 1N|'','s
IN manufacturers aoa II nse'''!Fi !"'"''" ID.
grouna' as macy citicS TO- Oh "H'cl ''..'"
bu'Ilnss' &c: ms = "Nt o"y io2I. w.
ceS5!ul compet!'ioa III o'!cF 10 = 81 '''' Oh.
TREY out OF the qAca'ioA' W. mt'' ii''..'
something TO DFInE moAsy he'|' "' 40 @''