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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-05
Taxation.

The attorney-general presents to the
Legislature an extended report of the
work of his Office and makes some valu-
able suggestions, the most important of
which relate othe troublesome question
Of taxation. He considers the tax laws
of Pennsylvania very ineluitable, us
they certainly are. But not more so
probably than those of any other state.
1t seems impossible to secure al eqllita-
BILE taxation. To be fair it should bear
on each citizen according to the value of
his property. But the only property
which cannot be concealed is land and
the possessions of corporations, which
are seuli-public bodies that the state can
exercise il peculiar inquisition over.
Fortunately they are very properly sub
ject to taxation, since the corporate
powers which they hold, and which are
valuable or they would not hold them,
ought to be well paid for. Whenever
they are charged too much for them,
they can surrender them. But no cor
poration has yet been known to- surrender
its charter Oh account of heavy taxation.
We cannct. therefore, sympathize with
the attorney-:geHeral's lament that cor.
poration property is more heavily taxed
than individual property. 1t is and
ought to he :: because OF the privileges
enjoyed from the state, because it is
easily discovered and collected, and be-
cause it is tax levied upon wealth
tho owners of corporation stock being
generally men Of means. The attorney
general suggests that heavy taxation of
corporations may drive capital out Of
the state. THIS is a bugaboo. Every
state taxes corporations; and the tax is
very light after all.
The attorney general 8 denunciation of
the inequality Of otiitr taxes is sound.
Tie only difficulty with the tax Oh real
estate is that the assessment is very
differently levied in different counties.
This can only be corrected by revision
of assessments made BY The state, and the
Legislature should invest the auditor
genera! with power to have this work
done. The revenues Of the state are not |
derived from Il tax on realty, but it is
the chief source of the income of cities,
counties, townships and schools. Land
bears nearly al! the burthen OF taxation
though there is nominally a
tax upon personal property. So little
effcrt is, however, made to collect this,
and it seems 50 impossible to devise any
means Of equitable collection, that it
would seem 70 lie best to repeal the laws
that levy the tax. Certainly mortgages
and judgments ought not to lie taxed, as
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ARLAL NAVIGATION.
A BOY Thrown Thirty Feet Escaping Unhurt

Thomas Larkins, farmer of Pleasant
Mount, Pa, has for several weeks been
getting ont wood and sending it to a
neighboring town. His oldest boy, aged
13, carted it to market, while the father
cut it. On Thursday morning the boy went
to the wood, 4 short distance from the
house, and after loading his sleigh, waited
to see his father fell :: large hcm!ock. He
was warned to keep out Of the way, but
the warning was not needed. The tree
came down with a crash, and the but
flying up caught the boy by his clothing,
throwing him thirty feet in the air. He
landed in the snow twenty-six feet dis
tant. Larkins hurried to the spot where
he fell, but before he got there the boy
was on his feet. He escaped uninjurcd.
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floor, followed by the boards, and hustled
them into the northwest corner of the
room. No one was hurt, though the floor
was torn up, leaving the cellar yawning
gulf at their feet. The servant girl was
fired over the kitchen table and lodged
back of the refrigerator.
Mr.. Mckinley, who lives next door. de-
scended to his cellar to investigate. He
arrived just in time to catch, on his left
side wLlsker, jet Of flame that shot
through a crack in the wall. He ran up
stairs and met a section of the fire depart
ment,
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VennOr's Predictions Tor February.
vcNnOris Almcnuc

EcnnOrs Almanac.
The mild spell with which January
closes will probably continue we'll into this
monts, with the exception of 4 day or two,
up to the 12th of tho month, with balmy,
sprinslike. weather prevailing in many
parts, and snow rapidly disappearing. 4
couple Of days of clustering weather, with
rain or snow, will be followed by snow
storms and cold weather throughout
Ontario and the Western United States.
This term will be followed about the
10th by storms of wind, rain and snow,
previous to the setting in Of a colder
term.
With the beginning Of the last week of
the month, brilliant. mild, springlike
weather will again appear. melting the
snow and rendering sleighing impossible
in some localities.
A few days before the close Of the montl,
high winds arc likely to prevail. with gales
around New York, Long Island sound and
other points. with blustry weather in Can
ada and the Northern United States. The
last two days arc, however, likely to be
fair, and the month will end with little
snow on the ground.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-05

Messrs. Skiles s Frey have purchased
the following Chester county crops grown
in HoneybrOOk township, just over the
Lancaster county line Four acres from
Cyrus Miller at 20, and 8. One and
a-half acres from Amos Mcdaniel at Is
and 5. One and a-half acres from VIM.
Engles ut 90, g and 3. One and three
quarter acres from Daniel Eve:s at 2O3, 6
and 3.
J. G.. Zook, of the firm of G. A. Bitner
& Zook, Lancaster, is in Chester county,
and has purchased the crops of Marshall
Baily, Red Lion; VIM. s. Marshall, Ken
nett Square. and Charles NJ. Worth, Will
low Dale. The terms were private.
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Horse AMI Sleigh s.oIon ana Recovered

This morning at an early hour rs Aaron
Shultz was coming to market. from the
lower end Of the county, he found on the
Willow street pike between that place and
the Lamb tavern, horse and sleigh that
had been abandoned. He took the team to
the Lamb tavern, where it was recognized
as the property of Samuel Gall, of Willow
street. The team had been stolen from
Mr.. Calls premises and abandoned on tho
road by the thieves. The property was
returned to the owner.
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Sale Of Real Estate.

Henry Shuber:, auctioneer, sold at pub
lie sale last evening at the Fountain hotel,
for Andrew II. Shenk, trustee. a twO-story
frame dwelling situated on the southwest
corner of Beaver and Haser streets, to
Jonas Shenk for 81, 200.
Allan 4. Herr & Co., real estate and in
s,,rance agents. sold at private sale to
Ann Carolina Eberman for S2, 200, a two
story brick dwelling, No. 81 North Prince
street, belonging TO Henry Lively.
Also two-story brick dwelling, No. 112
West Chestnut street belonging to Phares
". Fry to Mrs. Rachel F. Rogers.
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FoOlinS with an Editor.

Yesterday afternoon William North, a
lawyer of Troy, N. Y, while coming out
OF the postofice met Jerome B. Parmenter,
editor Of the Press, whom he accused of
insulting him. Mr.. Parmenter was inclined
to pay no attention to him but as he
started to walk away North seized hold of
him and was about to administer chastise-
aent. P,rmcn;er struck North in the face,
telling him to the sidewalk. Parmenter
then crossed, followed by North, who
threatened to shoot him. Bystanders in
tefered and North was led away.
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A New BANK.

Yesterday afternoon the stockholders Of
the proposed national bank at Ephrata,
met and represented subscribed capital
limited to $75. 900. The following gentle
:ncn were chosen directors w. z. Sener,
II. s. EberIy, John Y. Weidman. Reuben
W. Bard, Samuel Roger, Jacob W. Land.
ers, John Seldomridse, Jacob B. Keller,
Reuben r. Bitter, Levi Baird. Edwin
Konigmacher, Adam ]. Rsam and ReubeA
Reilenbach. On Tuesday the directors
will meet to elect officers.
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Frozen 10 Heath.

\ nan named Mcconnell was found
frozen to death about ten miles from
Toronto, on Wednesday afternoon. He
started on Tuesday afternoon in search Of
an escaped colt, and was probably over
come by the cold on lis way home. Lem
uel c. COnovcr, of Atlantic City, wasifrOzen
TO death in the bay at that place on We'd
Gesday night.
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SLfOEM GOES MARCHING on,
Uriteti for yiCtOrY m sph1la.;e,,,hi,

Messrs. King and Worro!l, Democratic
nominees for mayor and city solicitor, in
Philadelphia have accepted the nomina-
tions. McGrath, the nominee for receiver
OF taxes, has declined. The Democratic
campaign committee has unanimously cn.
forsed john Hunter for receiver of taxes.
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IIs(SH LIBERTY.


The Irish national land league has issued
proclamation to tta members of the land
league and American people asking them
to call public meetings everywhere at once
and let the fire of indignation blaze. "As
you saved the Irish people from death ans,
raised them from despair, show that your
is still with them in their grand
struggle for justice. Members of the
league knit closer together, add to your
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
School Directors.

The following names were placed in
nomination iii the several wards:
DR.. Henry Carpenter,
Philip Dinkleberg.
Alexander Harris,
VIM. Huber.
William A. Morton,
Col. Edward McGOvcrn.
John Ochs.
Jacob POntz.
A. z. Rinswalt,
John Rose,
William A. Shultz,
Henry E. Slaymaker,
Elm &. Snyder,
A. ]. Snyder.
First Ward.
Common CoNncil-Geo. w. Brown. 8,
N. Lichty, John +. Reith, John 4. ShOber,
Jacob Reese
AssessOr-Jacob Reese, John Slauch.
Constable-John II. Brown.
Judsc-Charles Buchmiller, Charles
Lichty.
1nspector-Theo. Trout.
Second ward.
Common Council-Da.id McMullen.
VIM. j. Fordney. John Holman.
Assessor-JacOb b. Lichty.
observation-disclosures Spong.
Judge-Robt. Clark.
Inspector-Robt. B. Risk.
Third Ward.
Common Council-GeOrse F. Sprenger.
Jacob kiehl, Adam s. RhOads.
Assessor-MiltonJ. Ruth.
COnstable-B. F. Leman.
Judge-Herbert Johnston.
Inspector-James MacGOnisle.
Fourth Ward.
Common COuncil-IIenry w. Harbcrssr,
Robert Bruce.
Assessor-Edward Jeffiries.
Constable-Jamcs Coyle
Judge-James a. McElhOne.
nspector-Emanuel Wilhelm.
Fifth Ward.
No general nominations were made i'm
the Fifth ward but will be made hereafter.
sixth Ward.
Common Council-Dr. John LcvergOOd,
VIM. Johnson, VIM. T. Jefferies.
Allerman-JOhn NJ. Amweg. esq.,, Geo,
W. Brintnall.
-issessor-Char!cs Il. Frailey, Jacob
IIerzog, John Scner, Frank Mclaughlin,
VIM. j. Widnlyer.
COnstable-Geo. Lentz, Martin Daley.
Judgc-Byron J. Brown.
lnspcctor-Charles +. King.
Seventh Ward.
Select CUuncil-GeO. NJ Berger.
Common COuncil-IIenry SmeycL, John
Yackly, Frank Evcrts.
AssessOr-James Il. Garyin, Jacob F..
Kautz.
Constablc-John Merrinscr.
Judye-Wm. Mclaughlin.
1nspector--John Blankcnmyer, Fred.
Arnold.
Common COuncil-Benj. Huber, Joseph
A. Albert, George BOos, Thomas Zecher,
George John, Francis j. Martin.
Assessor-Christ. n. Offender, Leonard
Schmidt.
Constab!e-AIicl,ael Scl,aller, George
Shay.
Judge-Pctcr Diehl, Samuel Huber,
Alexander st. Clair. Leo Jacobs.
Inspector-John Bradcl, William VOL
pert, John HerzOg.
Ninth Ward
Select Council-Pbilip Zecher.
Common Council-J. II. Ostermayer,
George Shulmyer, ST., Samuel Bitter,
Jno. McKillips.
Assessor-Peter Lutz, David Zecher,
Frederick NixdOrf
COnstable-Christian Flick.
Judge-John Hook, Chas. ROath, John
n. Nixdorf.
Inspector-Charlcs F. Smith, George
Conner.
Executive Committee
First ward-.John Sehaum.
Third warl.-B. +. Leman.
Fourth Ward-GeO. w. Harris.
Seventh Ward--Fred Arnold.
Eighth Ward-Petcr Rohricl,, jr.
Ninth Ward-JacOb Metzger.
tPrimary open from to instead OF GtOs
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MINOR TOPICS.

MR.. PENDLETON has secured for his bill
to give seats in Congress to the members
of the cabinet favorable report of the
special committee to which it was re-
ferred. .
Mr.. PATRICK DoNoHUE, of Boston dur
ing the month of December, was the
agent for transmitting to the old folks in
Ireland nearly $4,000 from their chill
dren over here; nearly s19O, 1000 were sent
over during the whole year.
THE mystery of Major Ellwood Griest' S
defeat for Congress is explained. The
people thought it was his jolly contempo-
rary, Of nearly the same name, Of the
Ne~ Era, who was running. 80 Editor
Griest tells us. Editor Geist is yet to be
heard FROM
THAT beautiful romance about the Ger
man pauper in Connecticut town who
suddenly found himself heir to SAC, O0O,
900 by the death Of a rich and repentant
TtldtlEc, Will ~ CIC IOuuuS vi Tic luIcIloE
press before it is overtaken by the stern
fact that the story is manufactured out of
the whole cloth.
THE distinguished patriot and states
mau who dishes locals for the columns of
the Harrisburg Telegraph declares that
"Thomas Jefferson distilled the first poison
that permcated the vital parts of the
American union when he became concern
ed in the preparation Of the resolution of
179S-99, wherein the nefarious doctrine of
state rights was proclaimed
DIR. \. B. ELLIOTT, editor of the Lansing
burg. New York, Gasette, returning to
Cleveland, Ohio yesterday from a visit to
Mentor, told an interviewer ''that General
Garfield gave him to understand! that Sen
ator Blaine would he secretary of state !;
that Gov. Foster should have what lie
might want that Ohio would be repro
sented in the cabinet, Indiana would get
nothing, and NewYork would get the secre-
taryship of the treasury, and also that
Senator Conkling would not antagonize
General Garfield"
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numbers, form new branches in every
place where ten friends Of the cause can be
found. Trust the patriotism. the wisdom
and prudence of the Irish leaders,
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that is practically but a double tax on
land. No subject more important or
difficult than this will engage the att ell
ton Of the Legislature.
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Mr.. PENDLEToN has secured for his bill
to give seats in Congress to the members
of the cabinet favorable report of the
special committee to which it was re-
ferred .
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one-iourth its cash value. Mortgages and
money at interest are neither returned by
the owner nor assessor or by sort of tacit
general understanding, and all, except a
small fraction, escape taxation altogether.
Such evasions OF the law are the rule and not
the exception. Assessors who attempted
to perform their plain sworn duty would
be visited with stormy Indignation. Be-
cause the laws are felt to be grossly in
equitable, unequal and unjust, the people
agree together to disregard and disobey
them. Great diversity Of practice exists
in the different counties as to the enforce
ment Of the tax laws, and wide difference
of opinion as to their proper Interpretation.
Persistent efforts on the part of the audi
tor general to secure uniformity has not
been rewarded with success. With such a
Heterogeneous mass of i'll assorted, mis-
matched patches, there is cause for wonder
that county officials are enabled to per-
form their duty at all.
In many states manufacturing and min
ing enterprises are fostered and encour-
aged by liberal exemptions from taxation
for long terms of years. In others no tax
is demanded unless profits are made out
of the business. In Pennsylvania, though
such undertakings are the very life blood
Of her prosperity, the forbidding hand of
local and state taxation smites all corpor-
ate enterprise with four-fold vigor, and
lrives capital away from our door, and
bcy ond our borders to enrich tho stranger
md beautify tho strangers land. Such
legislation is absurdIy unwise and su-
,remely unjust.
The remedy is plain. It may be found !
n two worls-uniiormity, equality. Clear
way the whole cumbersome, unwieldy,
expensive, and inefficient system of col
ectOrs and mercantile appraisers, the lat
er costing the state, in various forms, up
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

-, HetUeSudy, Sept. 7, 8 p, M
of2fVO barrels. including Minnesota eT.
tras, al 20 612a7 for clear, and at t7 rs al
q o. Tor Straight Pennsylvania Extra
Family at S7a7 Is Western do, do. Al
SIa1 -, and Patents at 81 50aS rs. RYE
Hour lie firm at seas l215.
GRAIN.-Wheat was llSa2c. per bushei
higher: sales OF 1000 bushels Delaware
red at VI Sal Al. and 81 100 bushels No
2 red at 81 4t9zal A. Sent, nj l2sIal a3II
oc';, and 81 47al 47lS Nov. Rye IL scarce
and nominal, at 81 Tor Pennsylyania.
Corn higher. sales of 1900 bushels. in
cludlng yellow at Tic mixed at Co. COS
steamer at &c, and rejected at 88c. At the
Open Doard. o.oU ou shells September, sold
ior November. Oats are quiet, aud ocai
lots are lower. Sales OF 900 bushels, in
Guiding white at 49lSa5lc and rejected
ana mlved al 4Sa48c. AT the open board
lsc; WAS bid tor Sept mber, 4Gc. for Ocf.
and 4O4 Q. for November. The receipts
i 70 were as foliows: l69 barrels -four,
~ ,90O bushels wheat, SO, OU0 bushels corn
I0,00J bashels oats, 2i8 BIB "A. whisky.
MHIsKY Sales of Western iron bound
are reported at 81 Is per gallon.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARX EFT
- MONDAY, Sept. Pm.
EAiIa caltle were scarce and in demand
at an advance, but The lower grades are
oull and weak; 85JO head arrived and sold
quality. '''
SHEEP were dull and lower: 10 600 head
arrived and sold at the d IN erent yards nj
Sa511c: and Lambs at 4a7I4c., per h., as to
condition.
Hoes were In demand al full pr,ces
Sgo0 head sold at the different yards nj
Chicago
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10
Grant Makes n speech.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Sept. Seen
eral Grant spoke to tho veterans this
afternoon substantially as follows :
"Veterans, If we were within the walls
Of an ordinary hall would take pleas
ure In telling you how glad l am to
meet my comrades in the late war, but
1t is impossible to make this vast out
door audience hear the sound of my
voice. l wish simply to say 1t affords me
great pleasure to meet and greet the
veterans Of the late conflict. 1 hope
these annual meetings will continue 10
take place. see no indications of aui-
mostly at these meetings toward those
that fought on the other side. / would
rather invite them to join with us in
honoring the flag Of our common coun-
try. 1t can be said of the veteran that
he would not ask anything Of his gov
ernmeut that he would deny 10 any citi-
zen except his pension, and he expects
thai IL will be given to Union soldiers
only. ~"
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10
lCOurt OF Chancerv.

At the session OF the Court of Chan.
Gerry, this morning, Chancellor Sauls.
bury presiding, decision was made
denying the motion of BENZ. Nields
Esq, 10 the case of Mary Blckts VS.
WIN. Bright and others, that the plain.
tiff be allowed 10 continue the anti IN
lorna pauperis. The reason for tbi,
motion was that the defendant, bejpr
poor and the suit protracted one, had
not the money to pay certain necessary
costs. had the motion been granted The
costs would have been assumed BY the
county. An order was made In Thu,
suit that the testimony BIZ in and The
case ready for a hearing by the next
term, after which the Court adjoprned
until Tuesday, November LIST.
The Orphans Court also met tbI,
morning, Judge Wales presiding. but
without transscting any business ad.
journed until next Monday morning.
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10
The Murder In Cecil.

ELgToN, Nd, Sept. San invesll'
CATION of a most searching character
has been to-day made into the Veol.s'
murder perpetrated on Monday nlgaS ~
No new clue has yet been found W
means Of which theiidentity OF iheina.
derer can be established. States nv
torney Crothers, with q posse o. ~ ~
tendants, has spent the entire oay a ~
examining the grounds and premises
James Sanders, a colored man aoo aS
80 years of age, has been arres.eu' s ~
is now confined in Elkton jan, W. W
gether with Arrants, the SUPPOSE ~
murderer. Sanders is looked upon ~. =.
some as having had o hand IN a sDu
foul deed. He asserts that no esS
prove an alibi. Arrants was arie's an
on Wednesday evening at Eikton, "
his way back from Wlimings oa.s
When he reached Elkton MIR. ino'i ;ai
Drennin, who had bailed him from u"
some time ago for assaulting Yeoit ,hs
gave him up TO the custody Oh ' o0
sheriff. A shirt with blood stains ~. vt
it was found in Arrants' mar. in
wagon. John Hall, who resides avs
Wilmington, and knows Abrams, ,n'
that he noticed the blood on Arra sir,
shirt on Tuesday, and said 10 n,
"Whose head have you been liz in
ing ~ Arrants replied, "Nooou yyueht
particular" and then went anu po's
q new shirt and put it on.
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10

From the report of the Illinois
Aarlcultural Department it appears
that the corn crop will not be as
light as has been feared. The degree
OF depreciation in the annual AVERAGE
ranges from seventeen to thirty two
per cent. This certainly bad enough
Tor 1t means a loss of many millions
OF bushels; but il is a great improve,
ment upon the status OF the crop as
estimated from many reports that
have come in from sections affected
oy the drought. From the figures
given above it is quite safe to assume
that the fields reported entirely
burned up BY the hot weather are
small and far between; that farmers
wiii have enough corn upon which
10 latten their hogs and still be able
10 ship considerable to the East.
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10
Held ON Another Charge.

Charles W. Perry, who now turns
out TO have an alias Of Charles w.
Ellis, had another hearing this morn.
ing, before U. 8. Comm issioner Har-
man, on charge of sending swindlinp
letters through the mail. Chas. Rel
sag. VIM. L. Rudolph, E. T. Stroud,
X. l. Russell and others OF this city
testified to receiving letters from him
asking for small sums OF money, in re-
turn for which valuable personal in
formation would be impaired. He
was held in 5000 bail to answer at the
October term Of the U. 8. Circuit
Court. Itbail is not furnished by 8
o'clock this afternoon Marshal Nc
Mullen will take him to New Castle
jail.
The daily gazette., 1881-09-10

Lynch Want. an Inve.tiwa,,on-

~" A"NesthkotiOn.
Street Commissioner L P. LYNCH
having been charged by Patrick Gard
ner, late foreman Of the street clean.
ing gang, with selling the dirt col.
iected from the streets, the Commis-
sioner will this evening. ask Civ
Council for an Investigation, The al.
fair eliminated few days ago In a
row between Gardner an the Street
commissioner, the latter Charging
Gardner with frequenting liquor sa-
looms, tOlthe neglect of bis work. Im-
mediately thereafter Gardner threw
up his job and made the charge
against Lynch.
The affair, as far as Gardper,s
charge IL concerned, seems to be OF
q trifilng nature. About six weeks
ago Lynch charged Gardner With
selling the street dirt, but the latter
denied 1t most vehemently. and
wanted to swear to his denial. NOW
he says he did sell the dirt, by O: der
OF the Street Comm issioner and
divided the proceeds with that offs
cisl. This Is denied by Lynch, who
wants Council to investigate.
The selling of the dirt scraped
from the streets, seems to have been
regarded for years past, as one of the
perqusites Of the Street Commits.
sioner's office, but 1t was never very
favorably considered, as there was
seldom any demand for the dirt and
the price received scarcely COM
pensated for the trouble of deliver.
ing 1t. Lynch claims that wnen he
sold any he always told the blyers to
pay the money to the City Auditor