The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-10
Continued from mage one.


cord with the senator from Warwick. lie
aid not believe the courts would allow
any town to scale down its valuation In
order TO escape taxation, lie believed that
was an absurd argument
Senator Horton said that the assessors
would raise the money required in the
feveral towns. He had fun confidence IN
the assessors whom he believed would do
their duty. All he wanted In this act was
a Just assessment.
He held that FOR the revenue OF the state
the towns and cities should have a valua-
ton which would be equal 10 the taxpay-
ers. He declared that the towns and cit
les fixed the valuation 10 III local condi-
tions He realized that there was an i'm
portant problem 10 be solved and perhaps
IL would be necessary 20 do some things
which all did not agree 10. but he did not
believe IL was fair now 90 bind the towns
and cities for all future time.
He gave some figures showing what
the state had done I'm the way of per-
manent Improvements during the past
quarter OF a century He declared that
in 1898 the state wiped out It's bonded in
debtedness Since then the state had ex-
pended and paid for out OF an is-cent as
sessment on the cities and towns an
amount equal 10 about s2l Oo0. 900. divided
approximately as follows: State Home
and School. $50 600; Institute for the Deaf
Ss7 900; Jail. $4,000. court houses. $4,000
bridges, $4,000: highways. SIP, 900: breach
ways, sl06. 600; Agricultural school. $4,000
State Normal school. $4,000; state camp
ground, $4,000; armores. 10000: State
Insane asylum. $4,000: aims house s53 600;
good roads, s212. 900; armory, 500 900; State
Hospital for Insane. si55.00o.
Senator White objected 10 some OF the
statements made by Senator Cranston.
Senator Dyer believed that there could
be no harm in basing the tax on the
valuation OF the year before. He said
the city was patriotic enough TO stand
first for the state and then for the city.
Senator Arnold said that as he looked
lover the figures II seemed to him that
the town OF Westerly was not paying
what II should pay to the state.
TANGIBLE Personal PROPERTY.
Senator stiness said that he believed
that it was right that II town valuation
should happen 10 be discussed by reason
of a fire then the valuation OF IL should
be reduced He thought IL was a fair ar
.gument TO tax the towns on what they
kwere worth
The amendment fixing the assessment
son the valuation OF the year previous was
tpassed.
Sections 2 and were adopted Senator
tStiness moved TO amend section four by
striking out the section which provides
for the taxation OF the tangible property
I'm the towns and cities where IL Is FOUND
and insert In its place clause TO provide
far the taxation OF such property In the
towns and cities where the owner shall
have his actual residence.
Senator Dyer objected 10 this declaring
that IL seemed 10 him 10 Kill the whole
purpose OF fhe act
Senator Stlness declared that this was
a compromise act and was really two
acts. He thought that this would better
be bill 10 validate the Providence Trad
ing company" because Il was expected
10 pass 1t by trading. He said that the
towns under this act would be called
upon 10 pay larger tax, but AT the same
time IL was proposed TO take away from
eome of the towns part Of the property
from which they expect 10 raise their tax
he declared that the city OF Providence
would not lose because certain people
owned property in that city and lived
elsewhere.
He contended very strongly against the
proposition in this act. lie said there
was not country town i'm the state
which would not be injured by such
plan as this lie claimed that this bill
would not increase the revenue OF the
state, except in the first -elause--F There
was no Increase i'm the rest OF e. He
declared that this act was unfair TO every
town In the state. According TO this bin
money IL personal property and anybody
who deposits money In Providence bank
must pay a tax 10 Providence for this
privilege. This amendment Is not TO
benefit tax dodger
REPLIES TO SENATOR STTNESs.
senator Dyer said this may he a COM
promise hill, but II passed In the house
with but two dissenting votes and all
members from Warwick voted for g.
Speaking OF the city % Providence we
ask that the many millions OF property
now In that city that is now not paving
any tax Will under this act be Obliged 20
pay its part OF the expenses OF govern
rnent
He gave some figures showing the ex-
penses Of the city along public lines dur.
Ing the past year. lie declared that there
was property In the city now which was
not taxed which under this bill would pay
its part OF the expenses
CONSTITUENTS WOULD NOT AP-
PROVE.
Senator Horton said shat his constit-
uents would not approve of HIS action I'm
Increasing the valuation 81 his town and
their help 10 cast Of d. revenue lie
declared that the house committee on n
nance had now locked up ir ffs Aiee bills
that would Increase the revenue of tho
state and which would not tax the towns
end cities. These bill were fair and eqllta-
bic and he had done everything possible
10 secure their passage but had failed
Senator Arnold thought the gentleman
from CranstOn was afraid bis town would
be Injured. The city ~ Providence was
only asking for the privilege - taxing tho
property that was there and be- believed
~ had a right 90 DO that BE believed 10
was an injustice 60 Providerr@ not %
give the city the power 10 desired
AMENDMENT PASSED
A roll call was demanded M frs arsrf-
mcnt and II was parsed bg a rlfs ~ p
% u as follows.
Ayes Senators Anfhorr. csswf
rhamplin. Chase EaFfor Ffwarss
Gardiner. Horton. fawfon r.sfrsr w..
benns Northup. Parrot pffl,s prs.
lrpon. Shepard. Smith s'lnsss a'ss>arg
Nilbur. Young-n Nsyr-fdsgf O.
jackson. Senator'S Arnold. Brs1:ofs.