Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-28
CITY COUNCIL.
The regular semi-monthly meeting Of the
49,. rnnncil was held last night.

CITY COUNCIL.
The regular semi monthly meeting Of the
,,,y Council was held last night.
IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Al The members were present, and the bust
..s. rcuerally was transacted with expedi-
.:n and with but little debate.
Wr Smoot. chairman Of the Finance Com
attire. in presenting the appropriation bill
,il ,uar.iu of about 81 400 had been left
,'n,,.., certain demands upon the city--the
,.,,,n.rtion. for instance, of the new Column
h., ,,u.iue house, the repair of the corpora
,.', property at the foot of Duke street,
=. matters which Council would soon be
r.,.prl' ed 10 act on. The bill was passed
unanimously.
TIN. revenue bill was next read. The
,,y on real and personal property is fixed
=, .,rr cents on the hundred dollars. The
clans, !cvying the same sum on every hun
jr,I dollars worth Of bonds issued by the
r.ry : omitted in the bill, it being explained
- the board 10y Mr.. Smoot that inasmuch
.. the. courts had decided that city had no
raw,r 20 TAX its own Indebtedness, it was
scented advisable to strike out the clause
IN, nru bill. Several suits instituted by
n. ,.ry inr the recovery of said tax, he
sad. iliil -bNc uEaliiSp lhS ~
Lr,, nrl,; hv the courts that if the city had
III, power 10 levy Il tax ofstwo per cent on
i. bonds il had the power to make it six,
ami thereby lax lis own Indebtedness out of
ryi,lrH,,. THE time during which five per
crnum can be saved by prompt payment Of
taxes has hccn extended from September
!. Ia October Isl, and instead Of five per
cent. penalty on unpaid bills at the latter
4, cba1l ha cha rp.2
from .luly lo, The bill was then passed.
The license tax bill was afterwards read
hy the clerk, having been reported from
the -auc committee. The bill varies but
little from that Of last year. The tax on
circus performances has been placed at $50
for each day, performance, the words land
>.J for each subsequent performance" being
omitted BY the new bill itinerant vendors
Of tootharhe drops or prize packages and
al! their kth aud kin who may plant them
,rlvy, on our corners in future will be COM
PEELED to pay s. per day Instead of 81 as
heretofore. This bill was also passed unan-
imou-ly.
The Common Council returned the reve-
nue. bill amended by inserting the words at
the end, This act shall be in force from It's
passage" to which amendment the Alder
men agreed, after which the Board ad-
iuurued.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The meeting of the Common Council was
OPENED with Il fair attendance. In the alb
-rncr Of the President Councilman Eich-
Der. MIS- called to the chair.
Mr. Lambert reported informally with
reference 10 the protest Of Mrs. Laphen
against Il frame addition to the hotel OF
George Slcuernagel that the permit to erect
sucn ruIding had been granted on the 9th
day Of May, 1852.
JOINT MEETING.
4 Joint meeting having convened for the
PURPOSE Of electug Il School Trustee for the
It'll ward, vice :. +. Beach, resigned,
Aldermen Reid nominated Col. Francis
l.. Smith.
Nr. pcake seconded the nomination, and
On Mr. Strauss motion the election was
mair unanimous.
COUNCIL. REASSEMBLED.
Council then resumed its session.
When The tax bill was on it's second read
ing the clerk called attention to the fact
that there was no section providing time
Al which the law should go into effect.
It was asked when the corporation taxes
became due, and it appeared by the title OF
the bill that the taxes were levied to begin
the Isl day of June.
1t was mentioned that the taxes formerly
became due on the 1st of February.
Mr.. Nails saw no provision in the act re-
curing a license for rooms kept for prize
lighting.
\ member lin low voice)--That was
very much exaggerated. :.
The cerk-Both the revenue and the IL
ccuSc bills which have come in from the
Aldermen have clause that the act shali
be- in force from its passage, but this bill mas
none.
MIR. Lambert called attention to the tact
that he tax on bankers and brokers Ill tnis
bill was only $3.50 per annum, whereas ny
the State law the tax is SIOO. As The STATE
tax ON real estate was 40 cents ana the cltS
tax 200 cents, the same proportion "ouid
make the city tax on bankers and brokers
= 900 per anunm. In this view the tax on
bankers and brokers proposed III the Dill
seemed very light.
Mr., Snowacn explained that the Finance
Committee knew there was only one es,
Enlistment of the kind in Alexandria, ana
rs the State taxed them $500, making thelr
total tax $3.50 per annum Tor carrsihS vi
business. the committee thought that was
enough. 1t was equal to a tax OF : per cent
on - 800 income.
Mr. Lambert said the mention that there
WAS but one establishment of the KIND IN
town to whom the tax would apply TOOK tne
discussion out Of the line of general Prlnc'-
pies and made it personal, so he would say
no more.
The tax bill was amended by providing
lho, II Sb,uld he in force from its passage
and WAS sent back to the Aldermen.
No other business called up debate, and
the Board adjourned.
DESIGNATING GRANEs.-Ihe praclice %!
Stealing flowers from the graves III the on
icreni cemeteries has become SO notorious