The age-herald., 1898-01-06

IOlOWlnS taDle:
 .ka@. Privilege Property Year. Taxes Taxes 1891 ............$ 66, ,23725 $11O, ,3s0 63 1893 ...... .......... S1,75o.49 S1,97S.66 @ @ioso .'...... ........ 95,S525 53 7l,3iS.9S lS51 ,..... n2, ,043.2S 67 7,3457 7S It will be seen that in three years the privilege taxes have increased 69 per cent, while the property taxes have decreased 39 per cent. He adds that the unequal dis tribution of the burdens of taxation are ap- parent. The city's liabilities are given follows:
 Bond interest held under Steiner
 plan .$l3S, ,ISo.0 .00 Bills payable ........................ S,39S.4 A Accounts payable ...... ............. Il, ,SS0.60
 Total ...... ........ .............. .$169, .04 The liabilities have increased during 1897 $59,s05s1 In this connection the auditor said: "It would seem that nothing short of legislative relief can save the city from inn pending bankruptcy .and ruin.''
 Among the recommendations is that the ordinances regulating collections should be made to furnish an absolute check on the city's revenues.
 The mayor asked for further time on his report, saying he was waiting on re- ports from other officers.
 move was started last night to take the management of the parks from conn missioners. A resolution was offered to repeal sections 404 and 405 of the city code, which governs this matter. The resolution will take its regular course, and is likely to be question of much comment. There seems to have been for some time de- termination in the board to improve the parks.
 The Meeting.
 Those present were Mayor Evans, Alder men Lynaugh, Wheeler, Ashford, Rainbow, Kerr, Mcknight, Moore, Drennen, Will Hams, Altman, Graham, Hamilton, Gray, Harrington and Hentschel.
 The reports of the officers were read and through Chairman Altman the judiciary committee reported to allow Miss Arebella Morris $5 per thousand for 1000 brick taken from sidewalk for sewer.
 The committee recommended that the city treasurer be authorized to honor war rants from the auditor for cost in appeal cases from the inferior criminal court, where there was an acquittal. The resolu- tion stipulated that amount should not be paid unless funds sufficient were received from fines in cases of conviction. The res- olution was laid over until the next meet ing
 The committee recommended that the pe- fition for damages from Sophia Reed for personal injuries be disallowed, and also asked that the ordinance in regard to wo- men entering saloons be suspended for two weeks and referred back to the committee. The report was adopted
 Bids For Street Work.
 Chairman Graham of the street commit tee reported the bids for street work during 1S9S The committee recommended the fol- lowing bids:
 Grading and macadamizing: George L. Young s9,27S50; curbing c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, granite, inches, 3S cents; inches, 35c; artificial stone side walks and vitri- fled brick: Mehaffey & Co.,, vitrified brick, $145 per square yard; artificial stone, $1.19A; Timmons avenue sanitary sewer, C. M Burkhalter & Co.,, $3e250.
 Alderman Ashford did not understand the figures given. City Engineer Kendrick ex- plained the question and said the com mittees recommendations were the lowest unless 6-inch curbing was going to be used all together. Five-inch curbing was used, he said, almost all together.
 MT. Cornish, a bidder, said that con trary to Mr. Hendricks statement, 6-inch curbing was largely used on the High lands
 Alderman Ashford said he understood that the bid recommended was the high est. The committees report was adopted. A petition was heard from Meyer, Marx X Co.,, and J. c. Marx, who claimed to be the only exclusive wholesale liquor deal CTS in the city. They wanted the license on wholesale dealers reduced. At the last meeting the license was raised from $500 to $500, no distinction being made bet tween wholesale and retail dealers and wholesale exclusively as they claimed. The petition prayed that the license be made $500 for wholesale and $500 for both wholesale and retail dealers It was re- ferred to the miscellaneous committee
 The Wholesale Liquor Men.
 A gentleman spoke in behalf of the United Benevolent Fraternity, which has an insurance feature for loss of time. He asked that no license be charged.
 Another petition from the dye houses of the city and from Leoboldt for reduction of license were referred to same com mittee as also license question for money lenders.
 brewers operating bottling works be sus- pended and referred to the same commit tee Chairman Moore said it was not the intention to collect from the brewers, but