The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-04

Smith; YES, and you We're invited and
did not come because you knew that you
would be defeated. l was not wanted at
your meeting because / opposed extern
sion"
Broughton: Sixteen of the men who
voted were not even members of the
Chamber of Commerce"
Mr.. s. A. Ashe, Jr., Of the Raleigh
Hosiery Mills, spoke next. He said he
represented a corporation, of which he
was the chief owner and that he had
provided without the aid of Raleigh for
lights, water and sewerage He said
| that it would take fifteen years before
he would get any benefit and that it
would pay him to move three miles into
th1 country with his plant and thus es-
cape the taxation of which he would
have to pay $4,000 or one-eleyenth Of
the amount.
Mr.. w. N. Jones said that the gentle
men who spoke against extension did so
because of opposition to paying taxes
but that they showed this in more
marked degree than any he had ever
known.
Continuing he urged the necessity for
the extension of the limits, and spoke Of
the growth of the city in the past as an
index of the future OF course these
gentlemen are opposed to taxation. OF
course DR.. Dinwiddie is opposed to 1t
DR.. Dinwiddie: Yes. am opposed to
paying for what / do not get"
Mr.. Jones continuing said that the act
itself provides that the taxes outside
should be used for the Improvement Of
outside territory This movement should
not take these people by surprise. 1t
could have been known, and the action
of the citizens was not unexpected 4
have some sympathy for the schools, and
want TO see Peace Institute protected
and hope that it's taxes Will be light
But Or. Dinwiddie is here because it
paws him. If it did not he would have
gone. As to the Raleigh Cotton Mills,
wbv 1t has been making Is per cent year
after year, ard it should pay the bur-
6ens which would come to it. The i'm
provements made by Mr.. Ashe were of
value to him or he would not have made
them.
Here is Mr.. Broughton. I don't know
firm that has done more for the peo-
ple of Raleigh since the war than that
of Edwards & Broughton, but he did
not parade about the taxes he paid
! and has been modest, while others have
talked Of what they have done
Col. John w. Hinsdale declared that as
citizen and taxpayer Of Raleigh, aEd as
an owner of holdings outside the elty
he was opposed to extension.
The portion to be taken in would not
receive Just return for its taxes. Inc
purpose was to get others to pay the Dur
dens of debt on the city. There were 10
iron bands that clamped in the city
| He illustrated how the burdens of tax
alton would bear on the people outside
and urged against favorable report.
| Alderman A. B. Andrews closed the
argument. showing the growth OF the
city from it's birth, and the necessity
for extension He contrasted its DEBT
with other leading cities of the state.
and showed that the debt of Raleigh and
its taxes were lower.
The time for extension had come, ne
| declared. The matter of extension was
| known and the people were informed
about it, He said the desire was not to
get more property TO tax, as by going Just
a little further $3.50 900 more could &c
taken in. He said it was more room
that was needed for development
Senator Webb stated that Senator
| Norris desired to say word and Mr.
Norris spoke.
| He stated that he lived just outside
| the city limits. Personally he opposed
| the extension, though he was not taken
| in with the new limits The city could
not in years, repay what it would COST.
| The taking in of a widow with her little
| garden with the tax rate required, he
said, would be unjust,
| AS a Senator he said he represented
the people. and he had not felt that no
| could take either side. but would ask
The committee to settle the matter as the
merits of the case demanded.
Senator Hunter: you have an office
here have you not?"
Senator Norris: Eyes, but l pay rent
for it, and a high rent at that
Hunter: "You get the benefit of the
city lights and sewerage?"
| Norris: 81 get none of these at my
home no more than If l was so miles
away"
Arendell: "But you could not have
your office here if you were so miles
away"
Senator Webb here stated that he had
/ in mind two or three amendments which
he might offer to the bill and moved
/ that the matter be postponed I'LL 9:5O
| this morning when vote could taken
by the full committee and the matter
reported to the Senate.
| Ia a conversation with him last night
Senator Webb stated that one
Of the amendments under consid-
Grafton IS to provide for an election on
the question of annexation on or before
| April 18th. so that in the event the an
nexstionists win, then the outsiders
could have something to say as to who
would be Raleighs next mayor and al
/ dernen.
Another amendment under considera-
ton is to provide that all the tax col
lected on property outside CT the present
city limits shall be used on the streets.
sewers and lights until the outside ter
ritorv shall have improvements equal to
| those now enjoyed by Raleigh.
Smoke ia Josephine" and young