Evening journal., 1903-05-30
COUNCIL DECIDED NOT
TO RAISE CITY TAX RATE
the Expendi-
lures Have Been In
creased the C0unciImen
Think More Funds
VIII Be Received

tween $4,000 and $4,000 outstanding in
back taxes that will probably be collected
within the coming year. He also said that
verbal understanding had been reached
with n majority OF the members OF the
Water Commissioners whereby that de-
partment would take care OF its own
bonds, and THAT the Board OF Education
would waive the right OF a five per cent.
increase In Its appropriation for the COM
ing year.
Messrs McCafferty and Monaghan also
spoke upon the matter and bore out the
remarks OF the finance chairman. The
former said that although no written
agreement was entered into with the
Water Commissioners relative to the mat
ter Of taking up bonds. a verbal provision
had been made by Commissioners Pyle and
Jones TO this effect and he had every
reason 70 believe they would keep their
promise.
Mr.. Monaghan said that such an agree
ment had been made and i'm speaking OF
the Roard Of Education continued by say
ing that the committee appointed by that
department to enlist the services Of Coun-
Gil toward securing additional appropria-
tion from the State, the board agreed to
waive the right OF THE flve per cent. In
crease. .il IflfN
A number Of bills we're ordered paid In
Guiding the police and Council payrolls.
That this could be done was because the
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and
Telephone Company had, Through a COM
promise, paid into the treasury the sum
of $500 for taxes due for the years OF
1900, 1901, and 1909. The Western Union
Telegraph Company will also pay the city
within a few days the sum OF Si,7iO Al for
taxes due for the same period. A report
bearing on the matter was presented and
adopted
/ lt was as follows.
u Your Finance Committee begs leave
TO submit the following report upon the
matter Of taxes levied upon the Della
J, ware and Atlantic Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company, and the Western
Y Union Telegraph Company, which
taxes the aforesaid companies declined
/, to pay, and suit was entered and COM
menced by our attorney Robert G.
p -1Iarman. -Aa q. result our attorney has
presented 20 US a proposition from the
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph and
Telephone Company in which 1t Is
proposed that they pay $500 in lieu OF
N fHiooitour lut diluunl Oh lut ldAce ItEu-
larly assessed. The Western Union
/, Telegraph Company proposes TO pay
b N,5iO.h in Lieu Of S2,2l0.4i, the taxes
B placed upon their regular assessment.
/, Our attorney has advised us to recon-
mend to your honorable body the ac-
b ceptance OF these terms OF settlement,
|; and in view OF the recommendation, we
/, would respectfully request that you ac-
/, cept the same, as applied to the taxes
in dispute namely for the years 1900
, 1901, and 1902. And 1t is further agreed
4 that In consideration of this agreement
the Finance Committee be instructed
to close this case with the Western
n Union Telegraph Company, by accept
ing the sum OF $3.50 in full for ali taxes
, upon poles, wires and instruments on
This company for the year 1908 and pole
n taxes for the years OF 1908 and 1904.
The bills ordered paid were; Police pay
roll, S6.7O6.H; Council payroll, S275. and
miscellaneous payroll, S3,1S91O.
city Treasurer Feaster reported ball
ance IN bank Of S3,10S.16 and a special fund
for park purposes OF $1,000. Treasury re-
o seipts, Eugene NJ. Sayers, S575; Thomas S.
Lewis. S70i; George II. Mccall, S525;Auditor
{ John Boughman, siS6.6O; Clerk Of Market,
= Andrew ]. o'Neill, 5000; and Clerk Of CITY
- Court Ncary for fires and fines, $70.65.