Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-24
T0TEST THE QUESTION
TRUSTEES OF RICHMOND COLLEGE
TO REFUSE TO PAY cULyERT TAX.
INVITE THE CITY TO SUE THEM
A Fnr-Renching question May Be
Opened Ur-whcthcr Educational
institutions Can DC Made to Pay
Assessment for Use of Sewerage
System.
TRUSTEES OF RICHMOND COLLEGE
TO REFUSE TO PAY cULvERT TAX.
INVITE THE CITY TO SUE THEM
A Fnr-Reaching Question Mny BE

Eve win not pay it. Now let the city
Of Richmond sue US for it. care theln.
So smoke Mr. ~ W. Bowe. Ole oil the
trustees of Richmond College. last night
as he was leaving the City Hall WITH Dr.
G.. "A Ry,ind and other representatives.
Of the college who mad just appeared
before the Committee on Local ASSES
1nentS in advocacy OF the petition VI tiie
college to be renewed OF inc cI1i'elt iSi->
or assessments.
After a long discussion the committee
had adopted inotion to recomnehd W
the Hcard OF Aldermen the REJECTION OF
the petition.
aud before the full body had even
chance TO pass upon the merits OF the
question, the representative OF the COZ
lege was tnreatenlnS to ignore It's &C
ton.
usual to attract the atteut0n OF the
crowd going uown III the cage VI 'he
elevator.
ave will not pay it. Now let us see
the CITY SUE US Nj. Bowe said to Delin-
uuentIax Collector c. 7. Naiiord. sup
pose you bring suit Tor 1t.
1T is your place to bring SUIT against
the city If you think It IS WRONG rspi' s,l
the otncia I'VE can at least hold up the
interest on your bonds
The question OF eXempting Rlchlnoha
College from the payment OF culfeit
tax, which was postponed Iof cuhsioei a
ton from q former session OF Inc coHt
rnittee in order TO hear Special Account
ant Mccarthy S views on the SUBJECT
occupied the attention OF the COMMITTEES
on Local Assessments at the City han
for an hour or more last night
The question came UP on the memorial
Of Or c. Il. Kyland, the financial sec
rotary OF the col.eS'e. aid others repre-
senting the college, claiming that they
lad been using the culvert Tor great
many years-twenty or more-anu had
ho1. r'oI on, n n1y
sesssment, and they did not see why they
should be caied on to do so now.
They had received various bills in re-
cent years, but had not taken 1t seriously
at first ard had not paid any attention TO
them. They came ROW to reason with
the committee about it, ana adjust the
matter eguitab.y. They did not Wish 10
escape paying anything they rightly ana
justly owed and ought to pay, bat Rlch-
mond College was q valuable institution
to the city, maintained by generous con-
tributions. principally from persons out
side of the city, and white not paying
thousands of dollars here, and should be
encouraged and fostered
Special Accountant Mccarthy appeared
before the Board and argued there was
no ground except that of sentimentaity.
with which he had nothing to do. for
exempting the college from the cufvert
tax. Whire institutions of this character
are exempt from general taxation. 1t was
but just and legal for them 70 pay .or
the use OF the sewer system. other Slml-
lar institutions pay this culvert tax. and
to exempt one was TO open up a wide
and troublesome question.
Mr. Mills offered q motion that the
petition of the college be rejected. and
the committee recommended its rejection
to the Board CT Aldermen.
Mr.. Elicit was heard in opposition to
the motion, and MessrS. Crenshaw ana
Mills in advocacy OF it. and the vote re-
C,,1 n, attention
The representa- tives OF the college pres
ent were greatly disappointed at the re-
suit and the warm colloquy reported
above served to give vent to the feeling.