The daily gazette., 1880-07-14

REDUCTION IN CITY TAxEs.-The
Democrats in the City Council against
the votes of the Republican members
and in opposition to the Republican
press of the city, last year reduced the
tax rate from 81 20 to 81 10. A great
clamor was raised against this action,
and the GAZETTE was the only paper
that urged it and sustained it. Well, the
result proves that the city government
has been better managed, and more
improvements effected with less money
than before; and Notwithstanding the
Republican and EUsrg EOeHiIsg both
debt IL consequence Of the reduction
of the taxes, such is not the case
there is no floating debt, nor has the
City Council paid cent OF interest for
borrowed moneybeyond that due onthe
regular bonded debt. Remember we
are talking about last year. So well
did the Democrats get along with this
low tax rate that for the present year
they reduced the taxes five per cent.
more-or the rate from g.. 10 to 81 10
on the hundred dollars. That shows
what ignorant men these Radical Or
gan grinders are. They are as bigot-
ed as the single gold standard "assess"
who termed the ablest, purest and best
men in Congress, "kuaves," and soon
summate fools" because they voted to
remonetize silver.
Now, the Ne,oS attempts to deceive
its readers with such nonsense as fol.
lows: :55-u
"The Fire Department is fair
specimen of the effects of Democratic
economy. So little money is appropri-
ated that the companies cannot afford
to keep horses without recruiting their
revenue by using them in hauling"
1t lie a fact tina. the Democratic
Council has been more liberal with our
Volunteer Fire Department than any
other Council. In fact the Republican
Council endeavored to destroy our
splendid fire department and substitute
for it three engines to be paid
The companies use their horses of
their own accord. 1t does the horses
good TO take them out of the stables
and thus exercise them. While this is
SO the Ne,Cs attempts to censure the
Fire Department for not having '1ad.
ders long enough for use" in third
stories. Now, the use of such ladders
10 o doubtful matter. Such ladders
never have been used here and Will,
they may be introduced, any practica
ana safe aid they afford is matter o
doubt. There may be great DANCE
in the use of such high ladders. w,
defer in this entirely to the fremen.
But the funny part of the Ne0s
article Is the following:
snAs to the tax rate being reduced
the Gazette knows as well as we d.
shat such reduction is the result of
tayinp by the Board of Education
and a consequent reduction in thei
annropriation for this year, and is nc
tbe result, either directly or indirectly
of Democratic economy. On the cor
trary. if they had asked for the sam
amount as that of last year, the rat
would have been increased five pc
cent. instead of being diminishe
That amount, so the EOery Eoenin
and Republican will not be compelle
to indulgejn such very large dish c
crow, as the Gasstts seems to think"
The editor of the Neo' is the Presi
dent of the Board of Education. TIL
Board is largely Democratic but ou
Of modesty, a reluctance to take Office
. disposition to cast politics aside, O
for some otherleause, the Democrat
chose Republican to preside over it
deliberations. 30 that if the redue
ton in taxation is the ''result Of