The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-28
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THE RAMBLER.
Means and Measures Heard and Discussed
on the Street Corners.

Means and Measures Heard and Discussed
on the Street Corners.
On next Monday. the 25th inst, the
city board of equalization will resume
it's labors and the Rambler ventures
the prediction that there is not man
in Austin who is conversant with the
facts, who envies any member of the
board his position as such. There never
was man born who, though recog-
nizing the necessity of it, loves to pay
taxes, whether city, county or state.
They all hate to and will continue to
hate it so long as they have it to do.
Such being the case if any one at
tempts to make them pay more taxes
than they themselves think is just
and equitable, just so sure is there 60
ing to be a long and prolonged howl.
That is just what has been done in
the present instance, and on nex6
Monday morning the members of the
board are going to begin to feel that
lite to them is burden, and heavy
one at that. At their recent sessions
they deemed it their duty to raise the
valuation on very large amount OF
property. Notices were sent out to
the parties so raised, and the kicking
and cussing that has been done by
them is in all likelihood responsible in
a measure for the present dry spell.
On next Monday, as above stated, the
board will meet especially to hear
complaints, and what a picnic they
will have. You may have been
wrong, gentlemen. You certainly will
have to explain the why's and where.
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And still the people of Austin are
kicking, not for 'more water" but
tor "any water at ALL" That is the
Case at least in all the higher por-
tions of the city and those most dis
tant from the river. No change has
taken place in the water situation,
and in fact, so far as those living in
the outlaying sections are concerned,
matters are growing worse. Constant
use of their cisterns for all purposes
has emptied most of them, and the
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still continues to derive handsome
revenue from the sale of the great
necessity. The dust uptown is simp-
ly intolerable. Fine as the finest
powder, it is eaught by every passing
breeze and sifted into the most incon-
ceiv able places. The housewives are
in constant agony. 1t is impossible
for them to make sufficiently tight
and fast their doors and windows and
through the cracks the fine dust finds
its way to settle on their furniture
and carpets, soon to accomplish their
ruin. Houses, trees and lawns look
like they had been treated to coat Of
whitewash, so thickly have they been
coated with dust. There is no helr
for it. Water can not be obtained
with which to lay the dust or to wash
off that that has already settled.
Yesterday was the equinox, but lit
tie good did it do. 1t brought no rain
and hundreds of people went to their
beds last night sorely disappointed
Possess your souls in patience, good
people of Austin. Keep on praying
for rain and with the aid of the Rev
Sam Small the flood gates of Heaven
may yet lie pulled wide open.
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