The sun., 1899-05-29
r,r,D or THE FRANCHISE TAX.

VI IN work moro ''N"'"'' w ..S
owuing ""rpor"''o"' 80 ,h, 4. ..I
Passed; n thH'' a'n1"s ,.sh,a". -, - AZ"
the yaluatl N % '"o e ', -.
hands ui tho '"'"' -, r. CI,I..t
those o' the H'''' - ST. a...- o.
ers GOV. hooseEe' kn,o ~ ~ 80, W.
recommending '"o o''a 80 -, iy,',,
SCISSORS migh' "Ne' .t'o ,.a.,. ''",, w.
ably. and mah' .h,t,, H. -
county at q h'R"'i 10, .,to,a, ,,,.h .h
ar1 the ne"spa'oIa ,,'ai ~, go ~ ,oaaJ
power when w" Sa,I, 49,
assessors 70 o'p'c97 .no Lii, ST. a.
thrr ihrlSd'e'''" y, ..'h. ~.
pay higher 'oN'S '',"i WV, ,I',' ri. ,,s,
tarHmaHhk '","i 49,. ,,onse - ,ht. ,.IL 7.
cut 20 So" th' ,.,a.., CO.. 81,
ia not u oo ~ 49, ,z.o.;.o. - .,
vii AH the Ta'ua,'ot VI ,,a, .o"aor. ~. u.o',,a @
less amount '""' ~" .,.,, ,,,. - -.
n3y That 'h'y WI a., ,".a, .so.o, TO
open 10 tF'Ot'' "~''' ~ 49,, ~ :,
too. either ''"H' ,.,a. ~.
valuation US worn va. - ~ Wv, so ~. .no
courts anu !" We sun ,a.,o,,,,v rohossh,n
h"r" In 80" . ,"' a.. '..a.,a,, ~. -
whereas VI" ''''' ~, ~ ,T,. 80!
the corPora''""S WI, 'IY ,,,s 80, ~,
h'"ssneh'S ,''''E,, 80, ~. p,,
under the "r's'," Nv. 49,, ~. n,
POLITICIANS '''n' '''', ,,, ~, w.
defect o wv 's'''" -, ~,
sisted IN 'h' 'Pi"'' ''h''' ~ "''. Ne. ~.
cratic asNess"S W ~, ~, w w. 1o
reached "' u il, M,
'the pt'ce W i''"y .'' . h'h -
bill IN ,ho' ,'S'u',, ~. - ''i'''
oppress'' 'n"p % W - ir,,,.
However nus "i"' w. w.. a. 80 III
tnmect nI 'h'"''' ~ ''eIe"' WV
yie.d OIL 'nr"' '"N w. Is, ~ ~, 80, .,
IL" pFohao'e eN''''' W M''I'n W." wy
income OF inc 'o'npniIies ne "n'cn W.. "",e w
pay H. ne es, ,,'''a'e' ni,'ei'o oo.n
Of the Na,ue' ~ ''e , , a, ~ " WV
Likely 10 W. "ei''e' io '',r ."N "pon '"ei'
ara er"@SN 'N"s ~, ~ o"e
neWspaPeF' '' ua' "'ol VI. ~, n", "a'
passe"' aSsel ''u ''"' - "o 80 49, t.
w 10 Wv "'7'''' 49, " ~ 80 ~
within this CIT, aIone' ',us peI',i,.'ns von-
e'HN'lona' summon ~ ,"e 1.., 80 y, s.oo
oJ''o'"' ""r ,'''er'"s o,v' co. 90, Eno
row paid oy II 10 'ne "inoun. W S-''"Vo"V"
year. An expert III WV o,a'e .unl.t,o'ler
Office does not 60 80 ,"r ae 'h's nu' sun ',e es-
tma'es 'he yi'u "' .'e 'aN in ''ls .'y W. ~ ~ ~
V'I"Va anu ". .,,e .n,i ''a'' a. 0i''' 'I0''Vo
tcsl"""'''' i''"' ''''' 10 a'9o 'o' u'"e''' oi''
. ltto ihNeS''e"'"'' Is ,'eeueu W ei''"'
Ihe most numerous 'rahc,''aes III .h's ci'y
fel'heU Nv wv nv" ''it "ie '''oee VI .ne s',ee'
Taifoal roFlorauohs' 'no I'rkcs' VI "hich Is
N' he'F''"''"" "'ies' ha',"D ",pa''s'
lh'S 'otI'ahy OWLS ho 'i"e' "'so.u'e,s' uu' -
the IeS'e' VI "N'F -o' 'i'''eS y. 'no 'f"eNs vi
o'NHr companies ana ocr'ss rom mem aii
AhNua' gross income W o'ei Ei''oo''''' ms
pF'h'iia' ""'hS II ',"'r' "ie ','S' VI .ne
broauWaE "t" 7e'rn'n avenue No'ni'uhy. 'he
s"c0h" avenue, tne rouFth avenue .ne SiAth
Avenue 'hr I's"'h avenue anu 'h' Nih'h
Avenue WIN NUMBER oi snlaiier croSsto"n
lines anu extensions me metropolitan TOOK
THESE 'ra'Hs Just ae 'he' wete or'sinaiy
constructed 'o pe operated oy horses
ana mas F'ou'' III" nios' i'hpoF'ant oi
'heh' SO as I" oPeF"'e 'neHi WIN eao'es
ana e'ec'r'cty consequently 'ne rentals IL
pays are u'ereS teht"'S u 'he franchises 10
puu" anu operate lhe ''hes anu ho.ninE more
anu as 'he7e rth'a's amount 'o <''oo."o
year. ,ha' sum ut ,e"s'. no more may DE as
eu'heu 10 oe 'he 'aiue "i tranchises' Inc prih.
elal represeh.eu ny an annual payment Oh
s-'ooV'ooo IN Nv per c'h'' efo'ooo'ooo' anu 'ne
tax upon IT at =" per cent would come TO
slloo'ooo' SINCE however the custom is TO
assess rea estate a'oo per cont oi its ui 'aue'
Tie commissioners "ouiu De 'uSt'heo IN call
ms 'he value OF the irahcnises usea o' the
Me,Foio.'ah company e@''ooo.ooo'a' TAX upon