The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-15

meeting and proceeded to wrestle with
the grave question of regulating the
taxes on licenses. The finance COM
mittee had reported the matter to Coun-
Gil with some additions, but no altera-
tions; but three or four contrived to
believe that there was something in the
thing and demanded tn at the whole list
be considered by sections 1t took lust
two hours TO do the work. Last wear
when Jos. L. Engleby, as chairman of
the finance committee, reported the
matter for action it took but ten min.
utes.
Mr.. Dupuy got in an amendment
which provided that any person who
solicfts insurance and who is not regu-
larly employed as licensed agent,
shall be taxed the same rate, $25.
Mr.. Hawkins tried to get boarding
house keepers relieved of paying
license tax Of ..S2. so, but the measure
failed.
Pawn brokers were rated at $50 year
instead of S25, as heretofore. and corn
doctors will dance to the tune Of SIS in
stead OF SIS.
When the section imposing tax Of
$3.50 year on saloon keepers was
reached, Mr.. Boswell renewed his
motion to raise the tax to $500. Mr..
Boswell soon found he was alone, but
took occasion to give saloon keepers
some good advice. He thought it would
BIO very good IL some OF them were out
OF the business. 1t would do them
good. 1t fact it would benefit them all
to quit the business and GO TO doing
something else.
Mr.. Patio took the ground that tho
imposition of q heavy license would
hardly serve the purpose intended by
Mr.. Boswell, as it would be possible
for the second grade dealer TO come out
all right by selling an article that
would kill you thousand miles behind
stump" and the man who kept first.
class establishment would find it
| harder to maintain an equal profit.
Finally, when about ten of the fifteen
members present had given their
| opinion, the vote was taken. 1t stood
thus:
Ayes, Boswell.
Noes-Duggan, Dnpuy, Hawkins.
| Hough, Johnson, Bonghery, McClelland,
Moomaw, Pattie, Payne, Stevenson,
| Strickland, Buckner-l3.
Not yoting-Levy-l.
Distillers and m manufacturers of arde
spirits were raised from $50 to 500 and
brewers from S25 to $50.
Mr.. Hawkins tried to reduce commits
sion merchants license from $50 to S25,
but the proposition was prom pity voted
down.
Quack doctors and dealers in patent
medicines will have to pay S. q day
hereafter, instead OF So so.
Dealers in patent rights were raised
from So to SIS; peddlers, from $40 to $50;
hobby horses and revolving swings, from
$40 to S25.
The commissioner of the revenue was
allowed twenty cents commission on
each dog tagged, instead of 80 cents as
be- fore.
The license on circuses and mena-
geries will remain as before, except
when the adm iSsion fee is moro than so
cents, the license Shall be $3.50, instead
of 500.
Council voted unanimously to tax
street fahirs with baby racks, knife
racks, ring games and all other games,
800 instead of $40 as heretofore Mr..
Dupuy suggested that this would freeze
them out.
The committee amendments were
taken and the proposition to tax steam
laundries Sl5, and hand So was voted
down. Hacks and carriages for hire,
one horse, So, and two horses, 81. Tran
sient vendors Of fire sales, bankrupt,
assignee, trustee or other calamity
stricken goods will have to pay $50
hereafter; not prorated.
The tax list was then adcpted as
amended, and the clerk instructed to
have 200 copies printed and distributed.
The November and December gas
bills, amounting to 1906. 81 and SGO4 G7,
| which have hung fire in Council for
several months, were ordered paid with
deduction of S4U0 off of the former
a n arria wi N
the proposition that the city shall re-
| linqulsh its bill against tho Gas and
| Water Company. amounting to S20i. II.
| This work was done by Contractor Pat
| terson, but the engineer was unable to
verify it to the satisfaction of Manager
| Rawn.
The finance committee also sub
mitted a resolution making an appro-
| priation of $3.50 to aid Virginia at the
| Worlds Fair, but on motion of Mr..
Dupuy it was laid on the table until
next meeting.
Mr.. Loughery called the attention OF
| Council to instructions the auditor had
received from the city solicitor not to
| receive Campbell avenue paving assess
ments under protest with 25 per cent.
| off, and on his motion the auditor was
| instructed to receive all amounts Of
fered, provided the persons making
payment agree to enter into no litiga-
ton to test the constitutionality of the
method of assessment.
| Several petitions for sidewalks and
lights were read and referred to appro.
priste committees.
The board of public works reported
on the cost of the albocarbon lamps
in the Council chamber. These lights
cost IS 9l0 cents per hour; twelve in
candescent lights, properly arranged, ~
cents per hour. The board also reported