The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-02
talked Of At CITY HALL.
The City Begins Another Financial
Year Today.
TAXES ARE NOW BEING PAID
Some Property Owners Were on Hand
Promptly Today To Settle Their Ac-
counts-Thcre Was No Rush. How
sver-The Mail Brought Many Checks.

Ao-uhy fnhrks Tue beginning OF new
fiscal year In municipal affairs. The
taxes re emily levied are now due aud
payable while all accounts must be closed
and new ones opsnei. Tais work now
engages the force In the city auditors
Office. For a month now all new busi-
ness will have to be carried on memoir
andum as this time is needed to settle all
the accounts for the year just closed.
When the accounts for the financial
year OF 1892 are closed new ones will be
opened for the year just begun. The
city treasurer Is allowed until Oct. 10 In
which TO collect all sums owing the city.
Those collected by that time are credited
to the regular accounts for 1892 Sums
collected after that date, however, do not
20 to the credit OF those accounts, but to
that OF the committee on city debts.
This committee uses the money thus
OBJ aimed for the purchase Of notes issued
by the city. The impression prevails
in some quarters that the sums coll
lecte after the 10Th Of October 90
into the sinking fund. This is not tie
case, as the committee en- city debt use
the fund hus created for retiring notes
which constitute part of the floating
debt.
Paying Taxes.
The payment OF iaxes began at the city
treasurer's Office this morning. The num-
Der Of property wners who settled today
was about as large "a on the first day in
any preceding year Beside those who
came personally to rsttle large
number OF checks arrived by
mail. Large taxpayers are making use
OF the mails more frequently every year.
and those in the treasury department say
this method of pay ment is very satisfsc-
tory, rs IL saws their time and also the
payer tie annoyance Of standing in line
when there is a rush.
The total amount to be collected this
year is s2. 557, 600 96; representing 10, 500
sol arate accounts. The time during
which tax.s can be paid without interest
charges will expire en the Esd inst. After
that time in crest at the rate of per
cent. will be added.
Interest, however, is not as many sup
pose, charged only from the Esd to the
time when payment is actually made,
but is computed from the day on which
the taxes were due and payable.
1t Is expected that the bulk of the
taxes will be paid during the next three
weeks. That has been the experience In
past years aud no change is looked for.
This city has been very fortunate ia
tie matter of collecting taxes.
The difference between tire
amount OF the assessment and
the sum collected has for years averaged
about one-hali Of one per cent. AT this
rate for the present year the amount of
uncollectable taxes will be onl, Sl2,7S5,
which Is more than covered by the
amount collected for interest. Thus in
the end the city really looses nothing.
How the Work Is Done.
IL is OF course generally known that
when either the Uoion Railroad CON-
papy, the Providence Telephone company
or the Providence G,s company tears up
the paving In any street to extend or re-
pair its system 1t is req iired to put tn.
thoroughfare in good condition again.
1t Is also matter OF common informa-
tion that the Uninn railroad company is
compelled to pave between its tracks and
also eighteen inches outside of them. T Q
popular idea is that the companies do
their work with the own men.
That Is not the fact. however. The en-
ployes of the public works department do
the work. Their time is kept and every
week the payroll is made up and sent to
the comp my for which service was
rendered. This company makes pay
mept accordingly. This system is SAID to
work very satisfactorily. The work is
better done and at cheaper rates than
though each company employed mex
perienced men.
Notes About the Hall.
At the meeting OF the board OF alder
men next Thursday. an effort will be
made to secure the acceptance of the
councils invitation to meet in grand COM
mittee for the election Of an inspector OF
plumbing.
The committee on pending suits held
meeting in room II, this afternoon at 8
o'clock.
The police pay roll for the week
amounts to s5l75
The total number OF registrations thus
far is o23. Saturday has the highest
record thus far, ninety eight names being
received that day.