Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-16
WHATTHEY WILLPAY
FIGURES FROM THE SCHEDULE OF
LICENSE TAxEs ASSESSED.
Tbc Telephone and Telegraph Com
panies and Insurance Agents
Among the LnrpcSt Contributors
10 This Fund-.DOctors, Lawyers, DC

The ordinances Of the city OF Richmond
requirc the Finance Committee OF the
Council To levy each year upon all per"
rons engaged in business, other than
merchants. "A special iicense-taN
These engaged in merchandising are
taxed upon the amount Of their transac-
tions. As far as possible, this rule IL
also applied TO the special licenses, except
that the committee makes IL point TO
take into consideration the profits de-
rived. which. in some lines. are very
much larger than In others.
The schedule for the years special
licenses has been prepared, and IS now
open for inspection at the office Of the
City Auditor. where all persons interested
can see IT, This will remain open for
n week yet, and on Friday and Satur-
DAY next the Finance Committee will sit
10 hear complaints from such rs think
their assessments too high. Nor will they
refuse TO lend ear 10 anybody who thinks
his business is demeaned by being under
taxed.
The total amount involved IL about
$4,000 and. as a rule there are no great
changes from last year.
SOME BIG ONES.
The highest license assessed Is that of
$500 against the Bell Telephone Com
pany. The Western Union Teiegrapn
Comrany s. down for $500 and the Postal
for 500: the Southern Express Com
pany $500; Standard OH Company, $3.50.
AIr. Charles V. Meredith enjoys the
distinction Of being the highes.-assessed
lawyer. the amount being Sa5. But, as
he gets IL all back again from the city
in the shape OF salary. he cannot, with
any degree OF proprietv, decline the honor.
Dr. Colonel Henry c. Jones is the
only dentist who has three figures OPP
nestle his name. the amount In his case
being $780, only three physicians are
found In the same category-Drs. HIM
fer Mcclure Charles NJ. Shields. and
Joseph A. White. who Will be asked 10
contribute 500 each.
The committee has been impartial with
the pawnbrokers, and assessed every one
3d. the city $780,
The Larger portion OF the high assess
ments are paid by the iiQuor-men, whole
sale and retail; Insurance agents. ana
real estate-men. Among those IN toeSe
classes are:
Observation-Disclosures.
Brown, Davis & Atkins, $3.50; .. Crane
& Co. 500 Davenport 4 Morris, s2Jo
on LIQUOR and 500 as commission mer-
chants; Ellison q Harvey. si50 Frank
Miller. 500. j. $. Moore 4 Son, 800; Au-
gustlne Il Glover 500; Straus. Gunst d
Co. 500. T.. A. Saunders * Sons. $50:
l.. c. Younger. 500. Slater. Myers q Co,
500 BeTgner & Engel Brewing Company,
$40. Anheuser- Busch. Sis.
retail. LlQUoR-DEALERs.
V. sDonatl a Brother, 500; A. Glrolami
Sao. u. Mailman g. Brother Slo0; f. j.
Onesty & Brother. $40: Bumenlinck x
Belts, 500: John NJ, Campbell 500; G..
T.. Delarue. 500. c. Evenson, 500. restau-
rant So. billiards. SIS; Charles Euker.
Nn, billiards. 500; L. Euker. 500, bill
lizards. 500. restaurant. $40. William Reu-
ger, $lo9; Il. W. Kafter, $780, e. A.
Stumpf Nco billiards. $50. Henry Rippon,
$50, billiards. slo: Pat McDonough. 500;
c. III. Robertson. Size. Richard Washing
ton. sio0
INSURANCE AGENTS.
Thomas l., Alfriend, 500; Virginia
Trust Company. $500: T. A. Weller. 500:
IT. A. Brander q Co. $780, o. +. Bresee
q Co. SIC: w. II. Freeman. SsO; J. r.
Graves sico: John w. Gordon. 5000:
George A. Gibson. 500: George c. Gary.
$40: W. ". Hardwicke. SEQ; George c.
jefferson. 500; Montague & Co. 500;
Mercantile insurance agency, $ln0. j. ".
Moore & Co. 500: Thomas r. Marshall,
500; Bryan McCuilen. 500: u. r. Mid
yette. 500. Nash & Co.. si00: Peasants Il
crenshaw. 500: 3. II. Pulliam 4 Co, 500:
Peyton a. Snton 500: Peasants q Hall,
500; Phil. 5. Powers. 500; Russell q
Pattee. $i0o: Samuel Register. 500: III.
Swineford & Co.. $50; Howard swIneford,
500; Julius Straus q Son. $500; Security
Savings Bank. 500: Williamson Talley,
800. u. n. Walker a Co.. $50: John c.
Williams 500: stock broker $50: II. e.
Wherry, 500: John b Cary & Son. 800:
John ii. claiborn g. Son. $i25: Davenport
a Co. $3.50: Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. $500.
REAL-EsTATE AGENTS.
N. ". Bowe $500: j. Thompson Brown
Co, $50; Jackson Brandt & Co., 500:
*. Is. chafiin a Co.. $50: Denoon. Tup-
per d Co. N5o; J. u. Elan 4 Co.. $3.50:
sutton Co. 500; II. Seldom Taylor q
HOTELS.
Exchange. $50. billiards. ss: Imperial,