The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-31
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
TAX PERFORMERS SUGGEST NEED
ED LEGISLATION.
RessIssfons Covering Dshna1sscies
and R@dsnpsfons-Baref BIZ
sheuId BE Amead~d-Dfscussfc
ef Csfy ana County Tr~assrfes-
Tacoma Bureaa % the pogt-Inte,lfgenrss.
LIZ Pacific Avenue.

TACOMA. Dec Sss--sDee414---Ons MN
6rs6 delegates 70 re rssreE-can.@at ah1
ssx r~forra convention "a Tacoma nsst fis@
morning 81 fse courc-4 chamber Al IAe
csty nal. After celebrating al day ane
x4rt q tie evening the c1nE @<ittDn &C.
so1rgse1 after aGoys.ag series OF rsso-
susEGns covering tie ss55scts OK needed
LEGISLATION The sSsenue AAw was tle
most important subject considered. and
40 this matter the eozvs1flon ceEot&1
x~yhsos u4ors tine and discussion rna3 20
any other.
The various matters were brought 70
fhs attention OF the convention through
sass medium oS a report ~ a committee
on permanent organization ard order o
BUSINESS. Tie committee was composed
az the following Delegates. WI r. Par
~. Seattle. g. y. Norton. City Attorney
r. s. shaeklsford ard Mayor orr. % Ia
cana, and Eugene Way. % Seattle
The committee reported q large number
~ resolutions. ozt the following we're en-
bodied la tae form Of a report whiea the
organization viii have prfrled and aistrs-
bgfsd 4uoag the members or the legtssa-
sarss
Taxes % become due on January /. 20
hacone delinquent on May 81. ~ one
hat fnereof il paid on or DefoTe May ",
and TIE remaining calf By Noxernoe9 ~
hail. be not paid - May =. then there
attaches 70 the entire ansorrt penalty OF
j. per cent and interest from date or
delinquency a. The rate Of L per cent Der
annuru II sai3 tAxes be not paid on 0r
before March following delinquency. tne
pF9perty IL ~ tbs county treasurer a4-
Vsrtleed and sold rs April. and certificate
~ such sale given therefor. which bears
interest ~ the rate 81 20 per cent. per
annGfn- Property may be redsemed At
afy tlu7a wstnsn two years from date %
sale after which absolute deed issaess ana
s r. bate ~ per cent be allowed on al
taxes paid not lsss thap three months
sfaFsz = ALL
Resolved. That lands becoming the
property 81 &ae county through failure OF
The owner 50 pay taxes be subject y sale
- any tine 90 ans persgn willing 20 pa
sae back taxes. including penaltiss ana
s4Trat IN order 70 encourage the leeiti-
mate Investment 0f money in tax certi-
featen AZ tie times - the public sales, and
thus relieve ffe county from the 0FHlfaF-
rassment 81 blaaing IN large amounts q
money ~s recgNimend that a law Be en-
snted By which the guaranty Of The county
VII attach 80 every tax certificate. against
lexy Or The subsequent proceedings. 20 the
e~teHt Of reinlhBrslng the paEvnaser Tor
tae amount pass and interest thereon.
That u T. taa sense Of this convention
that the legislature Should pasa no act re-
rlftluE tina penalty or interest upon de-
s-f'hat Il 10 declared the sense OF this
convention that the bin called tire bare
fsat sehaolDay bill BE- amended so thar
tae public moneys OF the state raised for
school purposes be distributed on q basis
a. school attendance, instead % being
based upon an enumeration OF children ef
.sThat propeE legislation should be enacted
t1fesfrict the useless and troublesome plat
ting nf outside land, 90 prevent the great
cost and expense s. nc sep..rate taxt l...s
that provision he made which would ia
cElitats the vacation OF plats already re-
corded as 20 restore such ground TO
THAT the legislatures should enact laws
or amend the present ones relating 20 m
corporatad towns. SO that they can vote
20 disineorporate. and that the duty y
IevyinE assessment necessary 20 meet
fixed charges OF interest IN a reasonable
time 10 pay thc same should be prov lded
for IN tho assessors office.
That M. system OF court records should
b. simplinsd and proper fees collected 70
cover the expense ar fling pleadinES
s~rhaf n would be better for the county
% board prisoners or SIS own account than
% make contract with the sheriff ~ a
rtveN rate per diem. taat payments made
81 me United States for the temporary
keeping OF prisoners should revert TO the
county after deductinE sufficient 70 cover
the cost OF Keeping with the sheftfs
That Jurors and witnesses he paid Sso
Ger day, that no witness or Juror Tees ne
paid IN criminal cases IN municipal ana
ipstice courts. except In preliminary ex-
snlnatiens.''
Al the evening session % the convention
n large ntrnahsr Of resolutions were In
sro.fuera Many. which covered subjects
into which tho convention did rot feel
like deiving were referred 10 the iegis-
iatfve committee Tho resolutions were
epitomixed as follows. and adopted;
Recommending that speciaf commits
elpm or commissioned ba appointed %
essbuFse funds applied 60 The poor and
indtgent outside % the poorheuso; recon-
ruending the Adjustment cf municir8l
courts. reducing election expenses by cut
ting on officers ard lowering fees, com
rnend3ng the coed roads movement. by
John w Pratt. previdfng thar the statute
o. iIFnltazions should not operate against
the Heres Of counties municipalities and
other public CORPORATE empowered %
levy taxes. derived frem taxes or assess
s9enfR for local improvements. such
Tens 20 be only Invested hy payment or
by judicial action setting aside the tax or
assessment.
These suggestions or recommends tons
% the legislature wers compiled by the
convention az large from the reports u
the Spokane Tax Reform League and the
reports If the legislative and Fetrenchraent
committees ~ S@aftie, 20 course there
s were many a4her matters before the cor
eengioE. efnboaying the PET ideas - some
~ the DELEGATES. bat the meat % the con
ventten's work - given ia the above re-
port,
The convention was called 20 order by
Nsyar orr. OF this ritv. Charles p. Cline.
os New Whasoom. vas chosen chairman
~ HfttEEffAIfHfa 3ANAsE W - y rNA or
seattle wsS eiectsa secretary and WIN
II Parry Assistant secretary. A. the
morning session Tacoma ana seattle were
about the only large communities repre-
seated, the delegation from spokane rot
arriving tiu , e'cioek in the afternoon.
Around the council chs tnher were seated
prominent citizens Of Tacoma who we're
ret megahers ~ tia legislative committees
81 tha Chamber Of Commerce and city
= eopneils bat whose Interest "a the pro-
seeiings led them 10 participate and 70
occasionally 0fTer suggestions through DEL
swates 60 the convention.
Altar Vse preliminary orwanisat s3n had
hesan eFTectesa eae cotsseut t0n took a recess
for tor minutes ~ allow the COMMITTEES
~ snake a report pursng tha interim sew
s7Al speeches 7TeTe fgFaav- John ]. sfcts Z
we ~ Seattle. oocnp3sd t3lo floor SO MA l.,
short eaareSs On sae aee3 81 new sr,.ssrr-
a1see avs fnis #sfisfoss wss also aAutssss
b Ssssaeor~esect WzreerTcn. % Tatauaa-
Msy0g Wrea. ~ S@s9sla. was one az -
speaker AZ TIA nseTnirs s~ss.oa ne ted
a. ere prcxrvSx tbas Rad beer made av tss
Feervuchusens cozsEatseeas % Seattle an,l
pasnted ctTs sse n4ess 90 The vecple or khs
cate FER similar asanssrasrrastoa ,.r s,sfv
seS couasy Eovern rasuts As u~rea thss
ere legislature ~ aSk@3 &c o.za,sas,e .ssfx
sat csarsv ge~ernrasHgs e. enc }arEs
Vss,rrstsess. and sfswecztea lewfslaue. ~
sesas.a SAs expenses q s0Vernmert 70 sha
taxpavcr ns refused
Mar3. - AnuuEa. spoke - tha seea
Feaas rzsFv egsseut. ss8 NNvFsar Tess az
dressed re caaNsnstSn az isngrth 90 a hsfg
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