Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-23

o,koluk IHo pc'illop, uut tGo oil 5ct 10 rtuullrp
the payment OF taxes BY July lst was to CO..
enough moreyln the treasury of the city to rag
ire interest on the rev tends that will fail dn.
on that day Ii tho bonds were held by our
CITIZENS, 1t would be all right; they could be r..
qaested to wait Ter their interes: little Will,
but they were mol; they werc held abroad, snj
many OF them wero hero COW, lyiugi 10 the borLs
waiting the tulGmcrt of tho promise sjycp hy
tho city to pay the interest promptly On tho i,
of July. Ii would be moro convenient far ttr
respectable sguers Of the petition to nav their
taxes on or before the 1t Of July than it Womb
be Tor the city to borrow money to my the in
terest on the now bonds, especially when it via
remembered that $500 600 OF tho cy's deb,
vas made by borrowing money to pay Interest
1t was trus that the people were r, lircd to psv
their ttN:s little earlier this yesr than last,
but no did not believe it would tc,ur again. He
thought that If tic petitioners understood III,
case they would not SIX 90 extension Of time
aud was sure that if they, lhs petitioners. nj
dsIstood the impolt,ucoto tho city TIL, yetr
meeting her Interest promptly on July LIST,
they would not PRESS tho matter lie woult
ike 10 vote to grant tho petition bat in view Of
the circumstances no o1uld not.
MIR. Moore asked if the tax collectors you'i
receive the coupons Of tia new lhrco ucr c,o,
D0boS, now Tor taxes.
MIR. j. g. Smoot sold that if auy ono vast,
come forward and off,r the COUPONS Of thonsw
bonds, which would not fall due uotil julio l..
tor their tsx!s. they would be received by lh'
tx collectors 10 payment Of Tho sane.
Mr.. Moore said he had been Instrumental in
breakiCg up tho prsc i,o oil burrosiuc moasy -
pay interest. aud nc was cnpcsed to it now.
At'er some oonvc1s ltion ia which the o; io;on
I Ia
tho people kuow positively that Tie petition was
not granted,
MIR. Moore moved that they do not c,rcur !,
the action OF the lower board, whi,h m,li5n
was adopted.
bill reducing tho pic, Of gas to 81 rrr
1000 feet, with 10 per cant off for promp. my
ment, c)TlGg 10 from tho COmnan Counsi.
Mr.Moore said !ha: he had DO great Of jac joo
to the bill, but no thauaht that the i.ica cf
ets was already low enough.
MIR. j. b. Smoct informed tho gru.lcmGn ,.a,
tho bill was Intended NJ u cym1ronsr lew,
not measure Of tho F!aaoo, Comm:t.r..
MIR. Moero said that 10 other cities, lrcc al
debt, gas was higher than it was hers.
Col. Reid replied to Tia ccn!ltmer, stain,
that there had been lilht over the rr;r, -,
Gas 10 Baltimore, VII CHI hsd II Sutri in =.
duoion o: the article.
A resolution resembling Tic sci,a Of thc C.,y
Couucil Of the 2lst OF March, 1851. srattn. -.
use CT tho hous, corocr al Cameron and FARES
streets to the Sun Fire Company during t',..
pleasure, and scstlng forth that IL is no lrlr.t
the pleasure OF The City Cou,cl for the GIN
panY to use the building, now occup pied by thea
and REQUESTING Inc company to vscltr and 1t.
liver he house to tho City Couroll and up}r
their failure to do 80 after h5vn. been tnri 1T
by tho Mayor. ordering tho Corporation a.
torney to IusliIu, proceeding at law for Tie I.
coVcry OF tho same, was received from H..
Common CouEcl and adopted.
The Board then, at go, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
lbs! hight was bot session under .h, 49,
light, but tho seats OF Couucil were weIfi.;.
The first busicess which excited hissuS.i,u
WAS memorial presented by hlr. Mclean n.s
icg tho extension until tho LIT Of August l.,
the timo duliog which tho taxes OF lS$u.%I
may b. paid
MIR. MclIlcn said that tho bills would b, III
| the HANDS of thr Collectors Only eight DAYS h,
ioro the let of July, aod many though ,h..
too brief time for the len par cent dacoucr
to ruu.
MIR. E.chberg explained that TIM ,nnn.y.c
pay the interest must DO gotten by TN Il 5, ~
July.
Mr. Mclean thought tina. the taxpal,ri
| ought to havo moro than Cish. dsyj 10 rraA
themselves OF the ton per caof.
The Chair-Can you explain how il IL l!n,
We can raise tho Sic 900 to pay the JuY ai,r
ost without getting it from taxes?
Mr.. Eichberg said tina! tho Finanoa Con mi
tee would have borrowed sufficient lar Ilmty
days. tut no moro money could DO goltcn Gu
OF tho hanks This discount WAS the only WAY
10 get the molty IN speedy md orrtain INV
ner.
Tho memorial went Ia tho Fsarc, Gem.
mitlou
MIR. Eichberg renewed tho bill lost AZ Ca.
last meeting. reducing tho pie, Of gla ir, II,
S2.25 10 - per thousand feet with ten per c.rt
Oft Tor prompt payIcnt. tie said mcmb,r4
who voted against Il then would vo.o Tor it noa
Mr. Rock-flog much will iha: rs.Irc, ia.
revebu,.
Mr. Broders-Ahout $500.
Mr.. Rncl-Then il Is Monsieur fnt S cam,
agalo. Some people seemed TO fave css on
the brain, but hn thoucht that ns this mater
had boon RI cd onna il ought nol to be pressed
again. 1t q reduc ion WAS made roR, another
reduction would bn asked next year, :ni ~ TN
until tho gas wolk1 wou'd bring the ci;y IA
debt.
NAis ~ CuUCIS 81" III lc1SJG Way CVcu 81 iIl+
reduction were made tho city might NOT lnskr
sno her next year if it c)ud afford it.
Dir. Rcck ssid that it they cut down the gas
1t wou'd prevent reduction Of taxes mex: year
90 real aud personal prop'r,y. lilo did not car
Tor the gas consuncts If they did not Ike to
use gas they could give it up aud uso oil, bu!
they will not do that btc,usc eli would incr a'n
the c'st OF losuraEe, and they want 10 insure
at cheap rate and got ga' cheap to-.
Mr. h cbberg did not think it j ,st to tax the
gas consumers moro than they wcrc tsx.j ia
other cities.
Mr.. Broders said chat tho Commitlco On
Light, when the sui c. wa7 before them, *.
amoed and found that Baltimore, Richmond
ald Washington charged $50 CENTS for gas lie
thought that the falling eff iu price would be
compensated for BY tho i1c:cas, Of oonsump-
ton.
Dir. Rock thought Iha! men used pas cot TO
help the CITY, bu. reoau:o il was profitable 10
them tor business purposes. Ii they did not