Daily Republican., 1881-06-08
A JUMP OF y CENTS.
THE TAX RATE FINED AT Sl.3o
ON THE 800.
Council Starts OF the New Fiscal
Year. Passing the ApprOpria-
tion Ordinance and Fixing
the Tax last Night.

/ the ToN last Night.
/ Cit, Council 'ast night did the last
work in the plan OF changing the fiscal
year hy passing the appropriation ordi
nance and fixing the tax rate. Col. L.
II. Taylor presided at the meeting last
night.
Mcrris Taylor called mp the ordinance
fixing the appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June @Uth, wltchamounJed
III all 70 $500, ,jjt, and was divided is
follows
Commissioners Of sinking fund
s@mj-annmi payment, urn J,
l''l ......... ,,..,,...r,..,., rl,"VO VI
Payment vf per ccu,. on '-',ga0
April :, .,,j....'. ,.......,~S, 3.-,7 80
romtni,.1o..crs of sinking roud.
scwianuua .pdymrDt, april /, ,...
Payment Of i per cent. @laloD
0'J, !, Observation-Disclosures. 1851 50
Redemption Of loan No !. payl.
bic JlIyi, l>>l............:..... l,25J 20
Redemption ot loan No. -, Coul
l,iSSi.',........,.'............. i, GOO 90
Payment, 1T rertH1atCs Of injrtt-
CINc-s. August /, l>>l, dGc
linton National Bank.......... loo 90
Redemption Of loan No. -, Cool
Spring Reservoir. payable seq
tumbrr !. l>Ni..,.,-.........,.. 800 %
Mortgnue Of Elizabeth :. TtyIyr.
Board Of Education, April l,
lSN1 SN1............,,....... Loco 90
Public schools Of the city..,.,.... 10000 90
Water Works. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, %lUoo 90
Repairing and cleaning strccts 24ooo 90
Opening and grading .IrcetS,.,. lu.UoO 90
Paving the beds Of StrCCts..n.... 4.0uO 90
Curhing and paving Sidewalks. +.gou 90
Public buildings. 4JUO 90
tuhllc lS..,,,,.,..r.,-...,.,. 10000 90
Sewer. ....-,,,-,.....,..,... 5000 90
Fire tOmpLn cS. .&'..,.....,...,., GI,2oo 90
Salaries. ,.,....,.......,.....,.,. 1900 90
Incidental and miscellaneous cX-
penvcs ............,,..''''.., ..,... 10000 90
Health Of the ity..,...,....,,,s. LOCO 90
Public Square. ..-........,... loo 90
Printing .......,..,.....,..,,,. 5000 90
Garbage c..,...,',........,.,,,' 5000 90
FuCl. Cl.......,.-..,.,.,. ,..,-..,...,,--,. 1000 90
Road t. the river. $1,000 90
Repairing Fourth Strcet.....,,... 5000 90
Total. $500, j64 90
The ordinance was passed by unan-
imous vote.
mittee presented the following report,
fixing the rate which was adopted;
'"rhe Finance Committee Respect.
fully report that til" city assessment for
1881 is twenty three millions six hun
dred and Seyenty-siX thousand dollars.
The appropriations for the fiscal
year SSH amount to S249, jG4 90
Deduct estimated revenue lOl $50 90
Leaving amount to be raised by
taxation ZJ1 l4O0
A tax rate Of 81 on the Sl0Ofor city
PURPOSES will produce $3.50 76OO 90
and tax rate Of 81 cents on the
800 for school purposes will pro
ducc 475, 763.OO
making a total revenue on a tax
rate Of Sl32 on the 300 for city and
school purposes 1912, j23 90
This sum, after making reasonable
allowance Tor rebates and errors, will
be sufficient to meet the full amount
of the appropriations for the years of
lSSl-2.
Your Committee, therefore, report in
favor of making the tax rate for city
purposes one dollar on the one hundred
dollars, and for school purposes thirty
two cents on the one hundred dollars"
OTHER BUSINESS.
Mr.. Adele introduced an ordinance
grades of Linden, Elm and
other streets in the Tenth ward. 1t was
read twice.
The fact was stated to council that
there was no Office for the City Register
of marriages, births and deaths Mr..
Rodney moved that the City auditor
move to the Office Of the Chief Engineer
and that the Register occupy the Audi |
tors present quarters. Discussion fol- |
lowed. The matter was laid over for
one week.
Mr.. Merris Taylor in pursuance of
the recent act OF the Legislature intro |
luced an ordinance levying tax of ten
cents on all telegraph poles IN the city.
1t was read twice.
Mr.. Taylor then stated that Council /,
under the new law would 90 OUT oIottice
n Just one year. He therefore moved |
Is this was OppOrtune as any time that
DrderS be drawn the members for their !
salaries todate. Carried.
MIR. RODNEY BRANDS A LIE.
Mr.. Rodney arose to question of
and said: 81 understand |
hat the assertion is made that AIN pc
interested in the ground lying
between this city and the river front. |
would brand that as a lie from beginning
o end. The only property | own east
If Market is that of the NulCanized FL
,re Company at Tenth and Walnut
streets. There is no one whose position
IS more disinterested in this matter
han my own" He then went on to
state that the best way for road to the
liver was by way Of Seventh street and
Ie would insist on that street being
opened.
This brought Mr.. Shaw to his feet,
He said that gentleman had asked
lin fMr. Rodney did not own some Of
he land, and he replied that he did not
,ut he thought Mr.. Talley did.
After passing u bill for SGo3S for
George w. Vernon and Sons Council ad-
ourned.