The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-17
0Vsf Half q Million In Taxes Already
Paid In.
BETTER SHOWING THAN In 1892
In Amount Received but . Falling or
In Number OF Biiis-What Lack a
Condolences. Does-Gsneral News ans
Gossip from the Hall

All he morning and we'll into this AZ
tsrnoon Their was a long line OF waltz
axpayers in front of the receiving teller
wicket In n city t~reasurer's office. 1
fact the rush to liquldate the claims o
the municipality agvinst taxpayers be
gan yesterday morning and will probabl
continue until next Monday, which ist
last day on which taxes can 10 paid wit
out the enforcement Of the eight per cen
penalty.
The amount of money received thus IA
by the CITY ire ,surer Is $780, 44 IS, which
T. sec. s65 81 greater than the amou I pal
In up 10 the same date q year ago. On IN
other hand the number Of bills s.ttled ;
300 less than the total lumber PAL
up to this morning, being 5,92l As agains
1921 at the same time yer
ago. The record for sesterdsy was ~
bills paid and SIS. 744 SO received agains
73s bills and sal, 473. 90 for the correspond
ing day a year ago.
From day to day It becomes palmer the
q very large amount Of money must hav
been withdrawn from the banks durin
the recent furry. Il IL stated tn
never before within the memory
any one G injected with the treasury de
DtIt mcut 0HN0 10 mouy WA III w
paid In currency. The way the money
turned over shows unmistak ,bly that
has been hidden away in some scr
place until brought out to sati,fy IL
claims OF the city.
A gentleman who o In the lin
this morning and who settled his ne
count with a check noticed tn,
unusual number Of those who paid !
currency nnd commented on 1t. Il
OF course that some people had becon
frightened" he sa but / had no i'd,
the scare was so general. Aud how foo
ish it all 10. Here are peopl
very few OF whom have any SAT,
place to keep any considerable amour
of money, yet because Of unfouuded fea
OF the stability OF our banks they
have withdrawn their Whole deposi
There are a hundred and one waysi
which they can lose ev ry cent OF the
savings in this way. Indeed. the dang ,
Of loss IL many hundred times great
outside . bank than In it.
what Lack Of Confidence Did.
IT had Nm exp, rience or til 9 kind whicl
goes to show b w FOOLS some prople ri
and how liable thsy are to be carri @
away.
py the firs, , ave OF excitement. Nv ST.
ter had something over a Thousand do
lars on depos I in a South Main stree
institution which TO my mind al
In fact in the opinion Of sensib'
people 10 as solid a. the
granite OF which the banking house j
built couple OF months ago " hen sx
element over the financ al situation wa
at its he ght my sister came to me an,
.a,d there was q run on the bank and 81
roposed to Withdraw her Il p 'sit.
IT advised her o. ainst such . ours
old her that her money was safe az
hat there was no cha CO of her losing !
Well, she fually decided to take my ad
sice, hut a few days after sarl she to
% she had changed her min
nd drawn all her money.
id nothing beyond telling h.
regretted what she ha done aud searet
he would also before long. Sure enou,
n less than q week when m ,tters settle
own and she esan to realize that 8
d made n mistake, she ca,ne 10 me al
aid abe hal decided 10 re-deposit b,
honey bu the bank declined to accep
"She was In a stat. OF mind I can tel
gu. She didn't want to keep the none
home for fear IT, would he stole
,r burned or destroyed In some other VIA
nd what to do she didn't know. ]
ct her worry over il lonx en- ,ugh C.
i've her q lesson then I took the cash anc
deposited 10 In another savings bank. i
there now aud / don't b-lieve a goo
.ized panic would induce her to take
nut again. In addition to her fire
nd worry she lost . quarters inter est.
nd all because Of nj unfoundsd fear
vhen will peoil' become sensible. ]
sonder, and see hal ~ ong as they hav
opfidence the banks are safe 2"
Granting Licenses.
This f. the season 4 the year vile
here il Q rush OF applica ions for license
. hold Tails and social 1t 10 not genera
known that all Entertainments TO viii
"a entrance I Q Is c argei, except tho
r. religious and char table purpose &,
we to be licensed. This applies TO ev ~
nrn OF amusement. The rat,
,arged IL not very heavy, being only 81
each performances. but in the case o.
he theaters IL amounts to . snug sur a.
he course of the season.
1t wal not for the purpose Of making
ioney. however, that q license fee va
imposed but simply to regulate
,tertainmeuts 10. Years e when
lere were no regulations
this kind. IL IL said. dance which were
t'epded hy the drn zens of the ether
orld n urished. Al them rows were
quent, sme Of them being Of
desperste character. Blo,d wa
fen shed and The number II brok, d
g dc was 90 large to count. Now lie 'nces
= srsn,ed oniy TO respects lie aud re-
possible individuals or associations, All