The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-20
Tax-payers' League.

Tho Taxpayers League held It's second
meeting yesterday evening.
General J. D. Cox was elected President
In place of Mr.. Thomas J. Emery, resigned,
and Mr.. 4. H. Pendleton was elected Vice
President.
The Executive Committee recommended
NE following: To ascertain
Ifany rent be due the city from the o. &
II. r. r. Co.
If anv rent be due the city from the
Miami Valley Narrow-gauge Railroad Com
pany.
Ethan Stone estate.
II any property condemned to make Gil
bert or Mclean avenue is not included in
the street, and to extend this INQUIRY
wherever proper.
The floating debt Of the city, and In this
connection to consider what means may
best be used to pay it and what methods
may best be employed to prevent its recur-
Sence.
What real estate is held by the city and
sn what terms.
That they recommend the league to ap-
POINT in each ward a committee to super
tise as far as possible, the valuation of real
estate through the Assessors legally ap
pointed for that purpose, to confer with
similar committees in other wards and
with the Executive Committee that uni.
form and fair valuation may be obtained
throughout the city, and to receive and
present to the Board of Equalization all
complaints of either generalization or un-
4srvaluation t at may be made.
That they recommend the league to give
what support they can to the refundina
kall, now pending in the General Assembly.
That they recommend the league to ad.
wise the passage of law compelling the
elnking Fund Trustees to cancel and de
troy all bonds purchased by them, and ia
ltop all interest on bonds from date of pur.
1hase.
That they recommend the league to con.
oder the propriety Of attempting to secure
~ repetl Of the street improvement bond
plan and the adoption Of q cash system
Hereafter.
That the Southern Railway will very
non be completed, with the means in the
trustees hands, sufficiently to permit the
passage Of trains from Cincinnati to Boyce
hAation, and thence, by license, over
nnother road to Chattanooga. The Trus.
tses desire more money to provide ter.
ninal facilities, shops, yard room, ETC., and
08ye eSKeu tne dencral Assembly Tor
oe00, 900. The addition of this amount to
he city debt Is very undesirable, and the
diversion Of the earnings of the road for
ths next few years to the extension of the
psad itself, instead Of their application to
ysdeeming the burden now resting on the
tsx payers, will prove disastrous II
ths terminal facilities must be provided
~ the city, they should be purchased by
&s city at once for cash. and the earnings
sf the road be made Immediately avail.
sAls. The Executive Committee expresses
No opinion as to the necessity of the re.
Guests of the Trustees, admitting they are
nsoessary. The increase of debt might
parhaps be avoided, and some income be
= snce derived from the road If it were
Isased to parties who should provide the
yvouisite terminal facilities at their own
Gnst, or II II were sold.
The Executive Committee recommend
Mat the league refer the matter to select
ssmmittes Of seven for examination and
BsYort
The recommendations having been adopt
q, the following gentlemen were appoint
- - the Committee Of seven, L. b. Har
Hison, Mareas Fechheimer, Peter Rudolph
Ns1, D. B. Pieson, Theodore Cook ant
oso. A. Smith.