The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-02-01
the WHG This Month, Will be Repete With illustrations.

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The County Commissioners, in making their
levy, shall ascertain what per centage of the
rate imposed is for the care and maintenance
of roads, and it shall be the duty of the
County Commissioners to make q separate
levy for the town Of Elkton, exempting all
property within the town limits from county
tax for roads. The County Commissioners
shall make an annual payment to the town in
consideration of the fact that valuable county
property is situated within its corporate lin
its, receiving the benefit of the town govern
ment yet exempt from all town taxation.
POWER OF TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
Section 4. Ifamendment No. 3 is adopted, to
amend the charter so as to provide that the
commissioners shall have power to levy and
collect town taxes not exceeding sixty cents
on the hundred dollars on the assessable
| property of the town.
When Section 4, was offered Mr.. John s.
Wir. offered the following amendment
provided that all over 35 cents be devoted
| to permanent improvement" be struck out as
he did not think that amount was sufficient
to pay all the expenses now incurred. After
| some discussion tho amendment was adopted
by Il vote of % to 9, and then the Section as
| amended was carried
VOTED down.
Section Respecting the power of the
authorities to assess all costs of making and
repairing sidewalks was voted down.
>. To give the town authorities power to
assess all costs of making and repairing of
sidewalks, pavcments including curbng,
upon the abutting property owner, and make
such assessment collectable in the same man
ner as town taxes. Provided, that in all the
streets OF the town, excepting Main street
| from Mill Lane to Bridge street. and North
street from Main to High. the Commissioners
shall not require Il brick pavement on either
side of such street. except upon petition in
writing signed by owners of the majority Of
| front feet fronting on such streets, but the
| Commissioners may require brick pavement
on one side of said street if the owners of a
majority Of the front feet on that side shall
sign petition for the same.
After the rejection of Section ). Mr.. Writ
favored the rejection of the Section 6, rs to
bonding the town for $4,000 for permanent
| improvements. as the cost Of paving would be
! thrown on the town, and the money would
not be sufficient to do all the work for which
it was intended, only in the central section
of the town. When Mr.. Writ mentioned
So, Do, 1,
Ine Section offered was as loliows:--
6. That the town be authorized 10 borrow
| $40. 900 or as much thereof as may he deemed
| necessary, bearing interest at the rate of 5
per cent to be issued for permanent improve
ments. That at least $500 of the principal OF
said bonds shall be paid in the year 1900. and
at least $500 in each an every year thereafter
until all of said bonds are paid Provided
that before said bonds are issued the question
OF the issue must be submitted at II special
election, first Monday in June, 1896, and the
issue thereof approved by the vote of two
thirds of all the tax payers of the town. And
provided, that said bonds shall in no event
be sold for less than their par value.
SECTION SEVEN ADOPTED.
occllou oeNeu-aS lOllOWS was tnen
adopted
7. A revision of the present charter giving
ample powers to the municipal authorities to
legislate by ordinance for all purposes neces-
sary and proper to secure the health and i'm
provement and good government of the town
with specific provisions as to the manner OF
enforcing the power conferred upon them.
To MAKE A SURVEY,
After no little discussion and cross firing
Section Sth-respecting the making of an ac-
curate survey of the town as to grade and
and building in and curb lines were adopted
1t is as follows:-
8. That the Town Commissioners should
have an accurate and complete survey made
of the streets of the town so as to establish
grade lines and curb lines therein, and proper
drains therefor TO which future improve
ments of tho streets should conform
SECTION RULED OUT.
Section Referring to having an engineer
approve plans for the permanent improve
ment of the strcets-ir view of the bond issue
was ruled out. as IL consequence of the
discrimination to issue no bonds
) VIII. PRESENT AMENDED CHARTER TO THE
LEGISLATURE.
Section -Instructing the chairman to
appoint committee OF three to present the
amended charter to the Legislature not later
than February 15. and sucurc its passa" =,
was then adopted, a> follows:
10. That Il committee Of three h" ~ pointed
by the chairman to prepare ndments to
the charter carrying out Tie suggestions OF
the above resolutions. which have been en-
dorsed by this meeting, with authority 10
make such changes III phraseology rs in their
judgement may be necessary to eilectually
secure the changes above proposed. And that
said committee at as early da> as practic-
} able not later than the 18th of February next
present said amendment charter to our Sena-
tor and Representatives in the Legislature to
secure the passage of the same nj the present
session of the Legislature.
Two members OF the COMMITTEES have 20
been appointed by Chairman Jan. r, my be
ing John S. Writ and w. H. Mackall
( TAX ON TOWN Dogs.
After the matter of town Improvement and