Daily Republican., 1881-01-25
CITY COUNCIL.
Ths Clty Fathers preRaripE moro
work for the LegislataFe.

wOHn EUt t8o
The City Council held an adjourned
session last night 70 consider couple
Of bills, one Of which had been post
poned from previous meeting, to be
presented TO the Legislature.
The first bill read BY Clerk Frazer
was that changing the fscal year Of
the city making the commencement Of
II July frst instead Of January first as
at present. The frat section OF the bill
provides that the financial statement
pu biishsd annually shall hereafter be
q condensed summary 10 occupy about
. column in the papers and to be pub.
lished three times in each Of the daily
papers in the city. There was NO OBJ.
lection 10 this section.
The next section changes the begin.
ming OF the fiscal from January to July,
and to raise money enough to carry on
the city for the frst fraction OF the first
year it proposes 70 borrow e60,OoO
which In addition 10 ascruing revenue
would be deemed sufficient 70 pay the
current expenses for the arst six
months. After that time the money
would be raised in the usual manner
and the city would have the advsn-
tsee Of having the July taxss to COM
menoe with.
To liauidate the loan Of $50, 900 the
bill proposes to pay of $4,000 each
year, and sufficient ta1 is To be levied
to pay the usual carrent expenses and
the Sl5, 900 and interest besides. By
this plan the Council would in the foul
years contemplated pay $4,000 interest
making the whole extra tax S69, 600.
Mr.. Rodney strongly antagoniz1d tht
bill and proposed that in lieu OF thu
plan proposed, Council leave the fsca
year rer ain as 1t now ia and that tn
taxes be levied In time for payment il
February or March, and that q sufic Ien
rebate be offered to induce the paymsn
, Of about one-third Of the taxes in eithe
OF those months.
. Msssrs. Merris Taylor, Paynter AM
Robert Fl. Taylor defended the bill a
presented and read. The debate be
= tween Mr.. Rodney and these gentlemen
was argumentative aud animated. Mr.
Rodney disclaimed being prompted b.
any political motives, though h he though
: the signs Of the times indicated tina
the Democrats were to pass out OF pow
sr and the Republicans in, and he in
dicated that he did not wish his side !
be- loaded with debt from the otke
side.
Mr.. Paynter in his arguments, sal
that although Mr.. Rodney disclsime
being Influenced by political notions
was plain there was "a niger in tn
wood pils" somewhere.
Mr.. Rodney was willing to remov
= many Of the affairs of city beyond th
t Influences Of politios but he could M
vote for this bill and would oppose it
3 the last both in the City Counsel an
Q before the Legislature.
8 After somewha: prolonged de6a'
Q the bill passed by vote OF IA to
4 Messrs. Bailey and Beecher votirg vii
!. the Democrats,
:, Mr.. Rodney then resigned membe
). ship in the committee on Legislstic
a not through any disoourtesy to Il
b COMMITTEES or the city Counsel, but b
y cause he could not support the bill ar
intended to oppose it before the Legisl
turs. Tho resignation was accepted.
Tho Council then took up the bi
providing for the election OF O Regi
trar OF marriages, births and death
/ who shall also be Secretary of the Sta
Board of Health. DR.. L. Z. Bush beiI
y present by invitation, Addressed tt
v City Council in favor Of the bill, whit
! he did explicitly and at length. I'll
bill was ordered to be changed to co
l. tinue the Registrar in slfoe durii
/. l. good behavior, and the bill as amsnd'
10 passed Council unanimously.
!" The following bills were present.
,, from the Printing Committee and orde
~ ed to be paid:
70 Bvery Evening Publishing Co. S54.
10 C. p. johnson, L.
George w. Vernon & Sons, 46.