Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
CITY : HALL GOSSIP.
COMMISSIONERS DISTRIBUTING AND
RECEIVING TAX RETURN SHEETS.
COMPLAINTS AS TO ASSESSMENTS.
rinnpce Committee VIII Hear the
upsincss and Professionni Men
c,uxcrs, Petition Regarding Chin
bornzo-Pnrls Tracks.

Afr r. T. Munford, the Commissioner
~ the Revenue for the city. has his force
busily engaged now distributing ana re-
ceiylne tax-return blanks throughout the
city. These sheets are coming IN SLOW
~ and the work Of going over them and
properly entering them will consume
some time.
If IS impossible for the Commissioner
10 give as yet any estimate as to what
the total taxes TO be assessed this year
wiz amount to. So far as can be judged
from the returns up to the present tiihe'
il IS not believed that there will be mucn
change in the citys revenue. The clerks
have discovered in some cases reduc-
ton in the amount returned this year
over last. but they have also discovered
increases.
COMPLAINTS AS TO LICENSE-TAAE-S
The Council Committee on Finance will
meet in the City Hall tomorrow and
Friday evening at 1880 o'clock to hear
complaints from business and profes-
sionaI men as 10 the license-taNes they
have been assessed this year. The IL
cense-tax books have been open for in
snection in the Office OF the City Auditor
for several days and IL has been OBJ
served as was published in the Dlspatcn
of last Thursday. that enormous IN
creases had been made along certain
lines. the assessments Of some saloon
and professional men having been
doubled.
The Coudest plants will probably
be heard from the saloon-men. They
have had "A very hard time of it Of late
and il is understood that they Will
make strong protest against having
any more taxes placed upon them.
THE CHIMBORAZO-PARK TRACKS
The petition Of the Richmond Trac-
ton Company 10 extend its Broad-street
tracks around loop into Chimborazo
Park. which is in the hands Of the Com
nittee on Grounds and Buildings. Is 10
he acted upon at the next meeting OF that
body. The company asks for PERMISSION
to lay it's tracks down to the handsome
navilion IT proposes TO erect on the south
eastern brow of the hill and 10 run single
loon through the park while the City
Engineer thinks the line should go around
the park.
one of the gentlemen engaged in cir
culatiug the petition says that the large
majority Of those whom he had seen
were In favor Of Colonel Cutshaws plan
as the best in every respect.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ines IS said TO be IN favor OF granting
the request of the Traction Company to
he allowed to erect pavilion. and also
TO Law tracks The only difference OF
opinion is in regard to what route those
tracks shaT take and those who oppose
the loon through the park are entirely
actuated by desire to protect the pup
lie from the danger that would arise from
running cars through the park. Those
gentlemen who opposed the single track
al the last meeting were heartily IN favor
of the Engineers plan and wished the
matter deferred until their next meet
ing. in order that the plans might he
| harmonized and that some mutual
agreement might be arrived al.
MYSTERIOUS YELLOW DOG.
Persons frequenting Chimborazo Park
or residing i'm its vicinity have been
| deeply interested I'm the remarkable be-
havior OF a beautiful hound that is MAIN
tanning a mysterious vigil from the
mound in the centre OF the park
For more than two months the grace
ful animal has never left the top of the
turfed hillock more than an hour at
time. and then. evidently, only for the
purpose of getting something TO eat.
The park guards have striyen in vain
TO drive the canine away. 1t yields
neither to coaxing nor the persuasion oil
| clubs and stones, taking punishment
with a most pathetic and appealing eN-
preston in his eyes
THE FIRST-STREET LINE.
Work upon the Traction Company's
| line to Hollywood Cemetery is being
pushed as rapidly as possible to compile
| ton. and the contractor has assured the
officials that it viii be completed on or
about April lst The double tracks
have been laid as far as Pine street
where the loop begins and the single
track is down as far as the gate at the
pickett monument. What remains to
be done is the laying of the single track
from that point back to Pine street,
which Will be through China street
The wires have been strung along the
entire line, and the company Will be
ready to run cars on the new line as
soon as il has been completed. More
cars have been ordered. and those OF
the new line will be in keeping with those
on the Broad-street line.
The completion OF this line VIII con-
noct Hollywood and lakewood ceme-
teries and give very long ride Tor
CITY HALL GOSSIP.
Dr.. W. r. Oppenhimer president of
| the Board of Health. has received let
fer from an English physician, who Is
| anxious to come to Richmond TO practice
| his profession The Brtisher desires in
formation regarding the examination ne
would have TO pass should he locate
here. He will be fully advised by DR..
| Oppenhimer.
Mir. Lonnie 5. Jones. the new secre-
| tarv of the Fire Board. began his duties
Yesterday morning He is Is years old,
| and was for nine years book-keeper FOR
the J. l.. Hill Printing Company.
Busy Yesterday.
Agent Emmit Taylor arrested negro
man Yesterday afternoon at 23o O'Clock
| - nil, boatfpo q mule the prOperty