Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-04-05
EXPENDITURES.
THE SCHOOLS.

The amount asked for by the School
Board was stated to be Sc, $3.50, which,
with school-house rents, would make
1892. The appropriation made by the
Council was made on the calculation that
one male teacher receives $50 month IN
stead of 500, and that all the female teach
ers receive $50 per month, but the School
Board have, as provided by law the en-
tire control of the salaries, and the way IN
which the money shall be apportioned af-
ter it is appropriated by the City Council.
1t was stated in the debate that the Princl-
pal himself had already experienced
heavier reduction than any proposed, his
salary being reduced from $4,000 per an
mum to 81, 200 Or 81, 800. Mr. Evans thought
the salaries of the teachers could very just
" be reduced, when we remembered IhaC
some of them were young ladies' walking
around. and getting more for teaching
few hours in day than mechanics and
others get for whole days work, while
there were other young ladies willing to
take their places for less pay. If the School
Board made shorter session on account
of this reduction of the appropriation, let
them do it. He would like to see it come
to all issue between short sessions and eX-
travagant salaries, and let the response
bility rest where it belongs.
THE TAX BILL-CHANGEs.
When the tax bill came up Mr.. Evans
m owed to reduce the assessment on proper
tv from s1.1O to $1.05, and put the five
cents on licenses. The motion was re-
ioc+od A motion to increase the income
tax was II. iected.
Tho 81 tax on each share of bank stock
was increased to Sl.Io.
The clause, t;exing insurance agencies
$50 each, was amended so as to include
mutual benefit associations and aid So
cieties. and tax on accident insurance
companies was inserted and liked at Slo.
A motion to increase the tax On mer-
chants licenses 10 per cent, offered by
MI Evans, was defeated.
The license tax on wholesale liquor deal
ers was raised from $270 to $3.50; that on
retail liquor dealers from Sl65 to SOU, ana
that on dealers who sell to be drunk where
sold was raised from s35 to $50. The
clause taxing sales was stricken out' SO
that the above figures constitute tie whole
tax to be paid.
The tax on merchants who retail tobacco,
snuff and cigars exclusively was falsed from
"a To 500. while for other merchants VINO
sell these things as part OF their general
stock, the tax Of 81 remains.
The license tax for keeping an ordinary
was raised from s165 to 5000.
For an eating house where liquor Is solo
To he drunk on the premises the tax was
raised from S135 to $l65.
The tax on eicuses was fixed at s3o lolo
tax S6Ol for the first performance, and slo
told tax $121 for each succeeding. The TAX
on side shows was reduced from $l2 to SO.
The tax on storage houses were reduced
from $50 to SIS and it was agreed thaC
sswagon yards'' where horses are fed and
kent in addition to merely temporary hitch
inc. shall be assessed as livery stables and
nav that tax instead of the $25 they now
pay.
A new Section was adopted taxing any
wills. deeds, &C., recorded in the Hastings
Court 81 each.
A new section was adopted taxing those
who sell by sample to consumers 500, and
those who sell by sample to dealers $40
This section reaches those merchant tail.
,ors from elsewhere who come here and
take measures for customers and have Jhe
suits made and sent on. The same sectlon
taxes sample merchants who sell hquo'
Aa5. This section was, however, erased
afterwards, it being ascertained that the
tow on sample merchants was illegal.
new section fixing the license OF bal
room without an eating house, at 500, wa
adopted. .o,,
The tax bill as changed was then adop
ted unanimously, and the Council 40
iourned.