The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-04
RBrHESCHnRNT aND REL O1M.
Delinquent TAxos should Pay Interest to
tn. City ia We'll "a. tho stste.

tue tIty Hr Nfll hH thc rt"bN'
The Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform had prepared a report to sub'nlt
TO the Council last night but that BODY
adjourned before the paper was reached
The following, however IS the fuh text
OF Il. NJ.
TO the Council Of the CITY Of Rich.
mond: Your Committee on hetrenchhiet't
and Reform recommends for your auoP-
ton the accompanying ordinance on.
corning The sale Of lands or delinquent
Prior 10 February 20 1886, the collec-
tor OF city taxes collected All the taxes
due the city. o,,o,,o, of
delinquent taxes was created py an a.
- tr. .,.,s,.f,re amending the cnafter
OF th- CITY. and said onClal was llauc
tho sole collector Of all delinquent tdSts
i has been suggested INA, me sbo"Ij
Of collector Of delinquent taxes should
lac abolished and the collection OF GEM
gucut taxes be- made by the collector OF
eitv taxes. 4 sufficient answer 70 inns
.5rpestfon is that the above mehHOHcn
,yrrndneni TO the city charter creates
me Office of collector OF delinquent taxes,
and II is therefore not IN me power OF
the Council 10 abolish the once eEJih
though IL might be deemed most desirable
To DO so. That power Is invested III
the Legislature alone. IT,.
Under the present ordinances nc cI,I
does not charge interest on dehhquenI
taxps though the charter expressly SNtS
ia the poWer The State OF NlIElIii"
noes charge Interest on such taxes, auu
Ne know Of no good reason W.! ,t,nt
city should not DO so. ! ne 4aot 49, ~, or'st
Tho failure OF the city TO cha'Be III.''to.
~ al" iT'iucer1rnt 10 the tax payer hOt
20 nay his taxes promptly ny dr,
uOrt OF the city goferhh'iit 70 u, ~, -,
on the taxes collected. anu ~ ,a -, hecn1ias
and proucr that Wheh ldN w
Jri,r.euf 10 should bear interest uH'H
pa me .'-,nnitlee knows Of no city other
SOD OF
. rror1 carving interest. Under me
s+NorspauIng ordinance interest is
CHARGED on delinquent taxes as aIlo"ee
by the charter. The raie 81 ulittcSI
mary Isl. when the collector OF deln-
aueuf taxes receives the bills, untll 0ate
If sale, and - per centum per dhhu!h
from the date OF sale on the amounts
W. further recommend that the com
,,iseion Of the collector OF delinquent
taxes be reduced nom - 10 {" per 'cil'u
~, his collections The addition OF m
teresf to the delinquent taxes should
r,atcrialIV increase the collections maue'
and . utr cent commission on lhore
collections. we think, viii be hpriai COM
,..rs,tiop for the service rendered.
This commission must be considered
O., he very liberal when we CONSIDER the
fact that a large part OF me cohec ,.'yts
mad. by the collector OF uenuuIutym I'm.
is made after the land Is sold iOf deilh-
,t,er.t taxes 20 the city, ana ne tfH
NV, collects what is rendered him IN
rrGomutiou of said lana.
Hrotb,r change made by the accom-
,,orIine ordinance is To require the col
'altGr of delinquent taxes TO execute
"a certificate of sale to lnS cry TOT t"ch
parcel Of land purchasfa ny 'ng fiIS two
If the land SIS not redeemed "itnlh W.
.,rs fr1n the day Of sale the Audltoi
Is yeouired. within sixty DAYS aIter HlC
0yntr5tiOu Of said two years from tHne
saio to cause 20 be recorueu sue. C,' u ~.
Sard mentioned I'm said ceruncatcS Haa
. hem redeemed and theTeupon me
INV snail acquire an absolute. title to the
st,rIGb , .4''' provisions are taken rom the
charter. and are mandatory, IheF are
omitted from the present ofdifattCr,. az ~
we insert them in me accom- y1, . t IT,,
0rdiusUco as a part OF the law EoFerhlHE
10 eaie &c. of delinquent lands Tor
city taxes. , ~. ,,,torsol
changes I'm the present ofdinahceS. .,s
Tba adoption II the accompanying ord'-
,,nre making these changes, VIII, IN our
Gpinf0n not only result IN more pfoIhpt
pavmcnt Of delinquent land taxes sDn,,t,
WIN also add 10 the Guy income ,',iiir, l'o"'
mis- source about $1,000 per ahhuIl
HoRsEs AND BUGGIFs.
We have also considered what is knT"n
as the horse and buggy question; 49,.
Tie paper from me Audlt4' u'g3 -. l'' are
ktI
owned and maintained by lle CITY, "''"
what officials use them Ia.
II appears from the paper that the cry
furnishes and maintains horse ana
buc.,y tor the use Of each Of the following
nrIc,3ls. SUPERINTENDENT Of Water WORKS,
SI.rcrinteadent Of Public Charities thleI-
of-Policr president of the Boaru o.
Health and City Engineer.
The following own the horses used Dy
them. but the city pays the cost OF 1eed-
ing. etc: Superintendent OF CITY Gas
Works nd the three assistant engineers
i'm the engineers department.
Thc cost to the city on account OF aalu
horses and buggies We estimate 10 De
~ OlO a year. Your committee Is OF opln-
ION that the duties of all Of alpve oihcialS
are such that IL IS 10 the Cliys interest
that they should be furnished with hoTsV
and buggies. ,c...,.,,
So Tar as yOur committee Is informed,
the COMPLAINT as 10 the horses ana pug
ries Is ba spd not 50 much on the ground
that there is no necessity for them, nut
rather that in some instances they are
constantly used by the family ana rela-
tivcs of the officials.
II iris charge be true the committee IN
charge OF the officials department should
notify him that such use of his morse
and buggy Is not proper.
This course will remove the complaints
now made by the public as TO TINS mat
ter. ,,,
IN Of which is respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEES on Retrenchment and Re
form. by JAMES CASkIE
Chairman.