The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20

There was an interesting talk on TAX
alton" under the auspices OF the Munich
pal League in Tininghasts assembly
rooms last evening. and there was fair
sized attendance, there being many la
dies present.
The affair was made particularly pleas
ant. because prior to the speeches, the
entire company sat down 10 an excellent
dinner Divine blessing being invoked by
REV. w. G. selleck. The head table was
occupied BY Lieut. Gov. kimball. Gen.
Hunter c. White Gen. Charles II. Bray
ton. Hon. Richard a. Dana. OF Boston
Assistant City solicitor Albert A. Baker.
spooner. Amasa M Eaton. Sam. III. Bul-
lock, Thomas b. stockwell William
Gammell. John W. Vernon. Prof Hark
ness. Walter l.. clark. aud several others.
Al the end Of the dinner the meeting
was called 10 order ny Amasa NJ. Eaton,
who introduccd Lieut. Gov Kimball.
HOW PROVIDENCE SUFFERS.
Lieut.. Gov. kimbaIl said: "The growths
Of cities are such that material reduction
IN taxes is on, OF the Question: Energy
should he devoted to- preventing their too
great Increase. One evil which has come
about is the manner in which municipali-
ties arc conducted
The taxation laws OF this state have
not been generally considered or harshly
criticised. Nachiner! Is treated az real es-
tate here. hui ! don't know that the real
estate taxation of the state differs mate
rally frum thai OF other states. The sub
5ect here tonight as the personal property
tax
''ln 1SCS there was assessed I'm the city
OF ProNidenc Sl3.cfp go worth of personal
properly aud $40 uJ0.pG worth of real ts-
tate. IN 1917 lh,re was stIll Assessed $i3 .
osleY worth OF personal property and
sif9.Uuh vnD worth OF real estate 10 stands
20 reason That there was b great increase
in the sniuunt ~ personal property not
withstanding these figures.
THE cift 81 Providence suffers from
the removal 90 other towns Of those who
would pay lsrge personal propert, taxes.
II Is known that they Do this SO avoid
rayirg iaSss. FOR the rates IN the town
90 which they 20 are much smaller than
here
Mr. Eimbsn concluded his remarks by
expressing The hopa that during the
course of The evening Some solution oi
the TAXATION problem would De advanced
sPEEcII By MIR. DANA.
Hon. kichsrd N. Daua or Boston. said
''rbc tax on taugioie personal propcrt,
has one or two very peculiar fcatuIca
one ~ nv en0unoIsiy high rate. oft tar
reachinN one AID half per cent ff yol
assess y bond which is netting ys pet
cent 20 The owner ~ per vent be gel.
only pr cent
THAT takes 90 rer ocat ~ 80 lneSn'
for the support ~ tho state. und resist
ancc r. natural The lriied States incom,
tax duriUg the war Was ~ pei cent faN
extremely large.
Nov. ~ a. what shall bc dome Their,
are two Processes: one a. 10 give up th,
whole thing and The other III io h1t,
very strict doomaFs laws This latte
system was tried IN Massach usfts un,
the devices resoricd 20 resemhlcd some o
the schemes OF the middle ages Ever,
single one 81 thosc plans has always sau
"a. Tbcy never produced safisfsstorl
results with intengible personal property
md sor,etimes not With tangible person
al pr,i,erfy.
- should Suggest that the simplest wa
I. A. absolutely a. gtt rid OF futile attempt
10 tax Hrangiblr personal property. AM
| @rrhaps 40 farther and abolish an take
- personal property. Tbeu we sh0rh
I've 70 cet our f8kes from real estate
nnchIss taxes ana licenses. Pennsyivs