Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-28
BACK TAXES PAID.
THE WILMINGTON AND WELDON r. r.
COMPANY SETTLES AT LAST.
All Exemptions Now surresdered--oov
ernor Carr Wants Better RoaAs-Pro-
posai TO Lesse the Penitentisry.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch

RALxIGH. n. c.. February 27.--To-dav
The Wilmington and Weldon railway paid
INTO the State Treasury $4,000 of back
taxes due under the terms of the lceisla-
tive act. 1t also pays $40. 900 TO the towns
and counties, of which the State receives
about $1,000. The company gave notice TO
the railway commission of the ratification
by its stockholders of tho legislation, and
also gave notice that II would pay taxes on
the Cheraw and Salisbury railway and sur
render ali the latter's exemptions from tax
alton.
INCORPORATED.
Accordingly a bill has been prepared
ratify ing the purchase of the Cheraw and
Salisbury road bv the Cheraw and Darling
ton aud Incorporating the latter IN North
Carolina. This - the last OF the exemp-
tons. and all railway property Is now on
the tax-hsts.
The following bills to-day became laws:
To incorporate the Rutherford and Polk
railway; TO protect the the public health.
The House committee decided adversely
on the bill to create NerrimOn county.
IMPROVED ROADS.
Governor Carr sent in q strong message
on the subject of public roads. He saws
tho present system IL a failure. costs tho
quired TO work the roads are, III many
cases, not the ones who derive the benefit,
and hence there j. great complaint. mere
is. be asserts, general call for improved
roads.
TOLTAsE THE PRISON.
To-day Joseph Davis and John Shaw, of
Boston, arrived here and had 4 long con-
ference with PaIl faison, president OF the
penitentiArg Board ". j. Hicks, the SUI
periniendent. aud tho Executive Commit
Zee Of the board. regarding the leasing OF
tue peuitentlary and the 1,lZO conyicts.
the latter to he employed in mechanical
work inside of the prison. The first an
Dounceinont Of this was made IN the House
OF ReprcSentatiytl. and II was heard with
great interest.
BtMOyF TIN INCUBUS,
A bill has been prepared providing for
the lease OF tue cOnyicts. and 1t will VIZ
tually amount 20 taking the penlteutiary
incubus of the States bands. Though
nothing Is asked for tho maintenance OF
the convictS thIs wear. yet there rs now be-
fore the Legislature bill TO appropriate
$4,000 for their support next wear IN case
no employment Is found for them or opera
irons at the great state farms prove unpro-
ftable.
VIII II CONTINUED.
The best-informcd members of the Le-
pislature say II viii be impossible to adj
journ next SATURDAY. as proposed. but
that the session viii probably be continued
until the 10Th. [ u to last SATURDAY. there
Were forty-hyo working DAYS. Tho law
allows sixty durinc session.
oysrrB LAW.
The new oyster Jaw gives S70a month
pay % the chef sh,ll-Gsh commissioner:
imposes tax Of . cents per tushel on
shell oysters: defines tho manning OF
public aud private oyster grounds. and
makes the possession OF dredges 5rn'q-
Jacie evidence Of violation OF the act for
bidding dredging. Ihe law is said 10 be
an excellent one.
The public printing will in future give
no troubie. Tho Legislature has enacted
a law letting II TO tho lowest responsible
bidder, the Secretary of state and the
Committees on Printing TO award the con-
tract.
A. FINALLY SETTLED.
The taxes as finally settled are: General |
tax. y cents; school tax, 10 cents pension /
tax. ! cents--total. ~, as against 43 IN |
1871 The general tax on building and |
loan associations IS not imposed as pro- |
posed. but these are 10 pay n graduated L. |
cense tax. For the first time "a tax on IN /
comes Il imposed. This rises gradually by !
scale. starting ut one fifth Of per cent. on
incomes between - ,0OD and - 0OO The
chairman of the Finance Committee was
asked If he thought such an income tax |
was constitutional. and said he did not.
The chairman If the judiciary Committee
said be believed II was constitutional TO
tax incomes derived from combination Of
capital and intellect
RAILWAY TAILS.
Ten railway charters have thus far boon
granted by this Legislature. Among the
new roads are the Elizabeth City and Pas
quotank. the Blowing Rock and Lenor,
the Durham and Charlotte. the Carthage
and Western. the Catawba. the Moore
County. the Charlotte, Troy and Sanford
the rutherford and Polk County. the
Western North Carolina and Atlanta. the
Hartman. Franklin aud South Atlantic.