The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-01
AQUIT LIKE STEERS
Messrs, MADDEN and Petit Yield
Their SO 90 Levy Budget, Abandon
ing at the Very First Fire.
The 90 50 People Garry tho Day
Without Any Difficulty,
And 10000 Memphians Will Want
to Know tho Reason Why.
They Not Only Yield but Sign the Petit
tion-The Bill for the Front Foot As
sessment for Street Paving Ready
to be Introduced Today.

Special Dispatch TO The Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 3l.-The follow
ing is the tax bill for the Taxing District of
Memphis which has been agreed upon,
and which will be brought up in the Sem
ate tomorrow
An act to levy and collect taxes for the Taxing
District of shelby County, Tenn for the two
years 1854 aud ls90
Section |. be II enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of the State of Tennessee, That
the annual tax for the years 1889 aud 1890
is hereby levied on all taxable property,
real and personal, including merchants
capital invested, corporation stock and
capital stock Of corporations, within the
territorial limits OF said Taxing District, as
follows Two dollars and thrty-fve cents
on 500 OF valuation in the eight original
wards, and Sl.67 on the SlO0 in the Ninth
and Tenth Wards as they existed at the
repeal Of the charter OF the City Of Mem
phis.
Section .. Re il further enacted That OF
the proceeds OF the above tax when col
lec,ed, the following sums are hereby APP
propriated' $1,000 to pay the Brush Elcc-
trio Light Company for the amount due
them for continuing the lights the latter
part Of 1855; Sll,2j0 to pay for the two
steam fire engines and 5000 feet Of
hose now in the hands OF the Commits.
sioners and not yet paid for; $1,000 to pay
the balance due the Memphis Water Com
pany. II being the unpaid balance due
them on 1855 contract.
Section 3. BE il further enacted, That OF
the proceeds OF the above tax-lcvy there
shall be appropriated for each year the
several amounts rs follows: To the police
department, not more than So, 600; TO the
fire department, not more than 90, 800; TO
the lighting department, not more than
S23, 500: 20 the school department, not
more than 81, GOO to the school building
department, not more than So, 900; TO the
Board 81 Health, garbage, sanitation and
water department, not more than $50. 200,
10 the hospital department, not more than
Sli, 800: 10 the sinking fund not more than
S27, 600; to the interest on the bonded
debt. not more thun $4,000.
section T. BE il further enacted. That
out Of the proceeds Of the foregoing tax
levy there shall be appropriated each year
the sum Of Sli9, 500. together with any
and al surplus which may arise from the
sums appropriated in Sections and 3, not
needed for the aforesaid departments and
purposes, NJ specified in Sections and .,
to the street, bridge aud sewer depart
ments.
section 5. Re il further enacted. That
all laws and parts Of laws now In force, oI
that NAV hereafter be passed for the col
lection OF other State taxes, shall be and
arr hereby declared to be In force for the
collection Of these taxes, and Section Of
the act commonly called the "Sewer Act, f"
passed. December p, 1879, at the cxtraor
binary session Of the Eorty.hrst Genera
Assembly Of the State, be and the same Il
hereby declared to be- IN full force, 80 IA
as applicable to taxes hcro levied.
Section O. Bc II further enacted, Tia
this act take effect from and after it' pass
age, the public welfare requiring Il.
We, the undersigned, representing thu
Memphis Citizens Association Of Mem
phi-, hereby approve the attached bill ans
ask our Representatives 10 have the SAM
enacted into law.
JouS OyEptoN, in,
- II. GALLOWAY,
4. H. TumU,
III !. BgfNgLEY.
We. tho undersigned. representing IN
Taxing District Government, hereby ~
poyc the attached bill AMI ask our RCr
rcseniatiyca to enact the same into lav
Dawn T. llinpEN,
J. Z. Perrin
The undersigned, representing the Mon
phB City Sch. Board, hereby approx
The attached bu and ask our Representa-
tiy,s Ia enact the sane into law.
H. u. JoEDAy.