The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-22
BUDGET FOR '97.'98.
The Appropriations Only Exceed Those Of
1895 by $l2,O79.62.
THE TOTAL FoOIS UP TO S454, ,463.l2.

SuhparlhOu WIN l.U9I Cnr'S EiEuEeN
The Tax ordinance for 1857
Mnny Changes sEa,Ie nnd Some
New Items Inscrted-rnx ON TeIc.
graph ANA Telephone Poles.
me Councils mot last night in speS
cial session as a committee Of the whole
ior the purpose Of considering the res
port or the Finance Committee recom+
mendlnS the ordinances, fixing the tau
and appropriation for the fiscal yeaf
beginning July l. 1897 Hi
The two branches first met In joint
session for the purpose OF considering
the matter OF filling the vacancy caused
1anitor OF the CITY hall. tss%5,
President Carroll. OF The Select Coun-;
cii. was called 10 the chair, and t1ie|
following members answered to their
Common CouncII--Messrs. winston.
Davis. II. c. and l.. W.. Hecht Fara nt,s
elliott. Hannah, McNIunuS, RidegWell,
Yeatman. East. Cannon, Camp, Redd,
Pee.le and Dennis.
Select Council - Carroll. Williams,
Jones. Greenwood. Cooper, Lowcnberg,
Jacobs. ROLAND and Freeman.
Applications for the position of jani-
tor were received from the followlnGa
w. H. Harris. Robert 3. Shearer, NJ
IL a ~
W. p. wilkins. L. Hoffman. r. A. Sale,
w. II. Cooke. w. r. Hail. VIM. B. Degge,
James c. Prescott J. t.. Moore. fs.G
After balloting for about half an hour
Mr.. Hoffman was elected.
CoNNl1TrEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Councils then went into commit
tee of the Whole for the consideration
of the report or the Finance Committee.
The ordinance Imposing tnXeS ION prop
erty, persons and licenses for The pay
mcnt OF interest on city debt, including
special water tax, and to meet the gen
oral approximations for the year begin
ming July 1st, 1897" was thcn taken up
and read by sections.
On motion ii was ordered that the or
dinancc be recommended to tho respec-
tive branches OF the Council for adop-
ton.
CHANGES MADE.
III this list Il number OF changes were
made from last years list, among
which the following are noted:
Some entirely new items were insert
Ell in the list rs follows:
Hucksters. on every huckster, both In
and out OF the market, $40. But this IL
ccnse shall not give the right TO have
more than one stall at market house,
OF more than one place Of business In
the city. But persons bringing; market
Ing Of their produce from the country
dA0 SelllllEo Tie Stlile from tu2lr wagons
from door to door. Shall no. be CON
strued TO be hucksters under this sec
ton. Those who purchase marketing
IN the country to sell from house to
house In the city shall pay the huck-
sters' license OF $40 each wagon. The
Clerk of the Market shall no. assign q
space in the market to huckstar with
out first seeing that the license has
been paid.
On every license to any person. firm
or corporation conducting the business
OF Plumber and Gas Filter, or either
50. besides merchants license required
Hereafter the Inspector OF Plumbing
shall issue no license except to q plumb
Ell who has paid the above license tax.
Cut Rate Ticket Agents $35 each. IL,
On every person, firm or corporation
engaged in the publication u . news
paper for six or more days IN each week,
II morning paper 800, and If an even
ing paper 500, and if published for a less
time than six days III each vi eek, $25 In
addition In all cases to the tax IN capt.
tai invested.
On every person, firm or corpo e ion
engaged in the business of Steam
Laundry S25, and OF Hand Laundry
S25.
All Railroad and Canal companies, en-.
gagged in the business Of TRANSPORTATION.
and receiving and delivering property
or persons. or both. in the city Of Nor
folk shall pay q license tax Of s2OG.
All Steamship and Steamboat and
Slcping Car companies, and persons who
may run Sleeping Car companies, a,.d
persons who may run Sleeping Cars.
Steamships or Steamboats, for trahspor-
tation Of passengers and frelghts. ana
Steam Ferries and Steam Ferry com,
panes, engaged in the business Of
transportation and receiving and de.
livering property or persons, or both In
the city Of Norfolk, shall pay license
tax OF $500. -,1,sl
On every person, trm or corporation
engaged In the business OF Keeping &.
Marble Yard, Or manufacturing and
selling gravcstones or monuments $50, In
addition TO the tax on the capital in
vested. @
every person, firm or corporation act
ing as agent or representative Of Il Sure
- company not having it's chief office in
the city Of Norfolk, shall pay a license
tax Of $25.
On every person. firm or corporation
conducting Rolling Mill. Foundry or
furnace. $50, in addition to the capital
invested N37&
On every person firm or corporation
conducting the the manufacturing or
Pop, Ginger Ale, Sarsaparil!a or othe,
aerated waters, the license tax shalt be
$50. '-E
Every ptlrSOn firm or cnrno,a ;r,,, ,, !. - IA