The daily gazette., 1883-06-19
eight years as follows, and complained of
the action of the Board of Revision

/ am informed that there are some large
property owners In t1is city whose tax rate
| is only about 35 or 40 cents on the SlO0.
| Now this is unjust, still c"ery year our tax
rate increases, while at the same time the
| assessed value of real estate with the an
nual increase of 900 houses does not.
Mr.. Taylor took the floor and said
he would go back further than
Mr.. Farrell and date his remarks from 1870
when the census credited this city with 3O,-
600 inhabitants; in 1880, AZ, 900, an increase
| OF 10000 persons. 1t takes more money
certainly to govern AZ 900 than 1t did &c, 900,
The assessed value in 1873 was $25, ,64s ,916,
| during that year there were 3,4S4 houses.
Real estate men say that to average all of
them at 81, 900 would make 1t about right:
that makes in ten years about 81 200, 900,
so that the assessed value should be this
| year $32, 600, 600. Now this trouble Is all
with the Board of Revision. am informed
by an assessor that property owner went
before the Board of Revisers and had his
| property assessed at $25, 900 less than it was
| on the assessors books. Another property
| ten years ago was assessed at $4,000, this
year it is assessed at $4,000. 'sI say' con-
cluded the speaker, .Burn the books of
the Board of Revision and equalize
the assessment The expenses are bound to
be raised by the taxes raised by proper as
sessment."
Further consideration of the bill, after a
few remarks by Mr.. Pickels, who agreed
with Messrs. Farrell and Taylor, was deferred
until the meeting of Council on Thursday
night next.
Mr.. Pickles offered the following resolu-
tion:
ResolUed, That the Registrar of the Water
Department be, and is hereby authorized to
deposit all moneys in his hand aceruinV from
water rents, ETC., In the Union National Rank
to the credit of the city.
This occasioned some little debate when
yea and nay vote called, and the resolution
was adopted by party vote of IL to o. Mr..
Mention voting with the Republicans.
On motion of Mr.. johnson the clerk was
instructed to have 100 copies of the appro
priation list printed for the benefit Of the
members of Council.
A communication from the Board of
Trade was received and read notifying the
Council of the action Of the Board in nomi-
mating five members from which Council
should appoint the Board of Port Wardens.
Also one from W. G. Fountain asking Coup.
ell to repair the drain which runs In front of
bis house. The petitioner complained that
whenever heavy rain fell his pavement was
alwas flooded The communication was re
ferred to the Street Committee
Mr.. Farrell offered a resolution authoriz-
French street. Mr.. Adele moved to amend
by adding Front to Madison. Mr. Mention
offered a further amendment inserting tae
words Maryland avenue to Beach street.
These several amendments gave rise to an
animated discussion as to the feasibility of
advertising for proposals for doing the work
and various other matters. Mr.. Farrell
thought that as Council had burdened the
residents of Fourth and French with the
fzzle of a macadamized road they should
see that it was kept wet, while Garrett
couldn't see why the Street Commissioner
shouldn't do the work. Blake favored the
project and became mixed in an animated
discussion with the member from the
Eleventh ward, who, in bis remarks, was
very sarcastic. After considerable time had
been spent in general talk, the various
amendments were taken up and lost in their
order, and also the original motion
Two bills from the National Dredging
Company for dredging the creek at King
street and fixing bulk head, amounting to
$135.O5, were referred TO the Committee on
Public Buildings.
An order was directed to be drawn In
favor of the City Treasurer for stamps and
window shades amounting to So 80, after
which Council adjourned