The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-24

weighed in the balance and found want ing. but for all that 1t is held in re- serve.
 Another means. of bringing the cities income to normal and one that has found favor in the eyes of those wrest- ling with the problem is the applica- ton of a tax on all live stock using the streets of the city and also on all vehicles as well as live stock that pros duce wear and tear on the streets. As one of the gentlemen of the com mittee said: Tt Is hard for an old darkie nanny to have to pay tax on her little mule cart to vend vegetables on the street, and to allow the ,expen- sive and luxurious turnout of pro- fessionai man to so untaxed." This view of the situation is growing on the minds of the committeeman and in. -aications are that the owners of ve- hicIes will be called upon to bear. if not all the burden of the new levy, at least a goodly portion of it..
 s One definite step in the direction or finding a way to make up for the lost iiquor tax is that the City Clerk nas been instructed to look up every tax able thing and everything that can pc licensed. or ought to be. and to figure out inc income from taxes or licenses on these. and report to the committee.
 Tn doing this some plan of action nav he decided on that will come as something new to even the commit teenlen. for the whole modus operauui of the new. departure. whateper s and the. situation and It's. solvins' io - : f4o,,ncilnnar, e. Fl. Moritz. member of inc Finance Committee, and to De exaet the hub of the present move- ment. will present at special meet ing of the Council Monday night, wnicn a the Mayor is expected to calls puosee of suggestions for the solving or tne nrohfem These suggestions will be most carefully prepared. and will be thoroughly discussed by the Finance Committee before they are presented to fhe Council, and after their present atfon to that body in active session, the chances are they will not be acted on. for several meetings yet to come, and for very good reason. When the suggestion adopted becomes an crdi- nance, only three times can it be amended, and from then on 1t stays put. With this fact to act as break on any too sudden desire to i'll the financial breach. there is little danger of an action being taken that VIII afterward be regretted. -t
 No Meeting Tonight.
 There will be no meeting of the Council tonight, the two regular meet. ings having already been held. but that there are i've Mondays in the month allows the Mayor to, call special meet ing next Monday The next regular meeting of the Council therefore. will not be held until September q and Tn the meantime the city fathers at work on the financial problem have plenty of time to thoroughly examine sug- gestion before putting 1t up to vote relative to It's becoming an ordinances.
 One method of bringing in more money that has. been suggested IS an increase of taxation on real estate whose value has, been enhanced by the Installation of modern paving on the thoroughfares on which the said prop erty abuts. This .ptoposition has met favor in the eyes of several. and that it will be suggested as. one of the ways and means isfcertain. t
 It has also been suggested and dis cussed to raise the licenses of green grocers. The high prevalent prices on fresh meats and the unutterable and
 unchewable toughness of fsthe portions of slaughtered animals that are passed out for human consumption makes this plan take a rosy hue in the eyes of the councilmen. for they. too. have to eat meat, and they, too. have suffered.
 Another source of income the city will derive later is that from the bust. nesses that will occupy the houses now
 used by the liquor stores. That the houses will not remain vacant in 8 city that Is steadily and vigorously growing. is a foregone eonclusions and the revenue from new licenses and taxes from these sources will make the | application of a new license on some other business or thing. or the in. crease ofy1icense or taxation of an old one, not a great financial burden to those who will have to pay.
 By the old Code of the city the veps ders of cheerful water,' meat. and other necessities, where licensed ac- cording to their nearness to the center of population of the city For exam pie the license of 2 liquor store in the heart of town was s4o0; one just beyond the fire line paid but s150.
 while the keeper of a saloon in the suburbs paid but SIS. Later this mode of licensing was changed. and to open a saloon the proprietor paid S4o0 for 4he year, no matter where he did busi- nescI. Because of this, the applica- tion of a license of $200, or SITS. as now proposed for the three months re- maining in 1908, will bring the city | in about $25,000. The revenue usually 1 amounting for the year was $50 900. but 1 1t may be less than S25,00O for sew eral keepers of saloons have decided 1 to 20 out of business early in October.