The daily gazette., 1879-06-24

The revenue deduct
ed from the total,
wi'lleavethe amount
necessary to be rals-
ed by taxati IN, 254, ,456 SO
Of this amount there
will be required for
city purposes, 199 9,056.86
One for school pur-
poses. "a 10000
Total, S254, ,456 SO
Estimated assessment Of city property,
So, 100 900, a tax rate of 81 10 in the 500
will make, S264 800. We therefore re-
commend a tax rate of 80 cents for city
purposes, which will make $l95 500, and
for public schools, We recommend tax
raae of 30 cents ON the 500, which will
make S69, 900.
We anticipate that on the first of Sep
tember next there will be- in bank to the
credit of the city, $50 900, and no float
ing debt. This $4,000 with about $li0,-
600 revenue from the Water Department
and $40 900 or SIS, 900 from other sources
will be suffi cieDt up to April LIST next.
JOHN GUTHRIE,
A.J. HART,
JOHN JONES,
Committee.
Mr.. Guthrie moved the adoption of
the report.
M. Chandler said he felt that he
would have to vote against the report,
was Of the opinion that the rate of
city taxes would not be sutficie to meet
the expenses of the year. According to
an act passed by the recent legislature
the city could hot create another II at
ing debt, AMI he thought the city would
be in iair wav to create one by adopt.
ing the report of the committee. He
fbnnnht haI i,.p 81 h,;.
cents it should be so cents.
Mr.. Paynter said he had no figures In
regard to the matter, and on a question
like the present one, he was in favor of
layipg aside party usuages, and votin z
enough money to meet expenses. In
looking over the report he fouhd that
the committee had made their estimate
of receipts very low; they had not come
up in receipts of the Water Department
by $1,000; and they:have not given any
estimate of receipts from the Auditors
books, which usually gives a revenue
from $4,000 to $4,000. He thought
thai the rate a. fixed by the committee
would be ample to meet all expens es.
MIR. Guthrie said that the committee
had given the matter careful considera
ton aud had found that the rate decided
upon would be ample to meet all ex
penses, but If things were allowed to q
Oh It's luey ulu idSJ year, lax TdUt y
81 80 on the one hundred would not b.
Efficient, but the party now in the ma
.jority had dcterxlined to cut down ex
penses, and have done so In their repor
to the amount of over $4,000. The es
timated expenses in 1873 were S42l ,00I
while this year they are S34l 600. Unde
the circumstances he could not see tn,
use of levying higher tax rate. BY tn,
first of August there would be lying idl,
l. ~ .Sfs nil .A In.,
$4,000.
Mr.. Taylor favored the report, an,
said the rate was sufficient.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. McGlincary presented The return
OF the Commission appointed to asses
damages for tearing down the buildiE.
at tbs N. f. corner of Fifth and Walnut
streets. TIE commits sion assess s dam
age amounting to $500 to John McClatlor
ty. The matter was referred to the Stree
Committee.
Mr.. MEG linchey also presented the re
turn of the comm ssion appointed to as
IS images for widening and straight
ming Shipley Run, between Sixth ant
Seventh stress. The damages assesse
was nothing. The award was accepted
and the matter referred to the StIee
Committee.
The re urn of the commission for opcr
ing Vandever Avenue, from Market t
La Motto streets was also presented
(The awards have already been publish
eL)
Mr.. Chandler IN wed that the award;
be rejected.
MIR. McGlnchey thought that it wa
not ri sht to reject the return there ha
already been three commissioners appoiI
ted on opening the Avenue, and the
, awards had been rejected. He thougl
that the awards made by the presel
commission were very low, and all VIII
were named in the return were perfectl
satisfied with the award.
, Mr.. Paynter, said lie thought that il
: would be cheaper for Council to kno
what it was voting on, than 10 vote will
. out knowing. He therefore moved tina
the Council adjourn to meet at Ma
, ket street and Vandever Avenue, @
Wednesday evening al 7:3O. The III
! ton prevailed and Council adjourned.
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