The daily gazette., 1881-01-18
CITY LEGISLATION.
SEVERAL MORE BILLS APPROVED BIZ
THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY COUNCIL.
City Council held an adjourned ses-
sion, last evening, for the purpose of
passing upon several matters oflegisla-
tion presented by the Legislative Com
mittee.
The frst bill was one providing for
the change of the fiscal year from JAN
uary TO July. By its provisions the
year instead of running from January
70 January, will run from July TO July.
Tho appropriations will be made at the
first stated meeting in June, the esti~
mates having been made in the pre-
vi0us May. Council is authorised TO
borrew enough money to carry on the
city's affairs until July 1, 1881, and is
sue promissory notes for the same,
payable In four annual installments.
The appropriations already made will
run TO June 80, of this year, and then
the new appropriations will 60 into eE
feet and run until July l, ofnext year.
Tackled to the bill is q provision
that the Mayor and Council shall not
be empowered TO borrow money for
other purposes than named in the bill,
and for such others as are already pro-
vided for by law.
MIR. Rodney opposed any change of
the fiscal year, but favored the change
OF the official year OF the city to the
first of January, TO make it ooincident
with the fiscal year. This, he thought,
could be effected by changing the city
election from September to Decent ber,
and fixing the first Of January as the
time for the commencement vi the of
hcial terms of members of Council and
other elective officers Of the city. In
regard to Bridging over the financial
vacancy between January, when the
appropriations are mace, and July,
when the taxes 70 meet them are re-
ceived, Mr.. Roduey favored an arrange
ment by which money sufficient for
the purpose would be advanced each
year by the banks.
Messrs. II. Ii. Taylor, Paynter and
others opposed any system that would
necessitate the borrowing of money
from year to year.
Finally, after further disc scussion, the
bill was laid over antil Thursday even
ing.
The next bill was one providing that
all land in the outlying sections Of the
SECOND, Eighth and Ninth wards, on
which manufacturing establishments
for the employment of labor may be
erected shall be exempt from otate,
county or municipal taxation for the
space Of ten years. The land so ex-
empted to be IN tracts of hve acres or
less. The bill was approved.
Another ball was presented and ap-
proved, authorizing the Council to va
cate the north sidewalk of Water
street, from French to Poplar, for the
purpose Of allowing the p. w. q B. X.
X. 20. to erect a new depot.
The next bill was one authorizing
Council to condemn water rights and
water courses, as we'll as land, for the
Improvement OF the water works. Also,
when water rights are offered for sale, !,
TO purchase the same by vote oftwo-
Thirds Of all the members Of Council,
and issue promissory notes for certih-
Gates Of indebtedness, payable in one,
Two, three and four years, in payment
of the same.
A bill authorixing Council to tax
telegraph and telephone poles and pro-
vIding that in case of refusal to pay
such tax, the poles may be taken
down by the city's authority, and the
taxes and collected by suit, was also
approved.