The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-03
Machine Owners Tell City
Dads That SIS Tax on Cars
IS Unjust and It Has Other
Bad Habits.
BICYCLE RIDER ALSO
ENTERS STRONG KICK
While a Delegation OF Milkmen
Pour Forth a Tale of Woe
Final Action Delayed Until
Next Session.

When the fuse OF the fireworks ortla-
nance was touched off last evening IL
the city council chamber, the noise &C.
casioned was comparatively minor
report to that made by the vehicle tax
ordinance which followed closely In its
wake and before its echo had scarcely
died out. Perhaps it was the mayors
absence that was remarkable for such
a lively session. Perhaps It was the
presents of about twenty-five wrathy
automobile owners whose frequent ex-
In defense OF their rights
keyed the councilmen to a high pitch
OF excitement. Nevertheless, After all
the wrangling and debating, person
al filings and sizzling hot shots. and
after the smoke of battle had cleared
away: out of the dim and misty horizon
loomed forth the great and startling
fact that the vehicle tax ordinance was
just where 1t was in the beginning and
nothing whatever had been accom-
plished.
Aut0eoto Cneor King.
Councilman King enlisted prolonged
applause from the autoists when he
arose and stated that he had studied
the ordinance carefully and was Of tho
opinion that the proposed rate Of So
tax on automobiles was entirely too
high He declared that It was unrea-
sonable and unjust. and said several
other nice things about autos that liz
tened we'll to the interested Ownosus
Mr. King then moved that au an
ment be made to the ordinances provid-
ing for tax rate of 81 per passenger
and his motion was seconded by COun-
Gilman Williams. Then the big noise
began. Councilman Englebert jump
ed up in defense Of the original tax for
autos and ridiculed the idea OF only
charging 81 a passenger on machines
which travelled over the streets ten
times to a dray's one, as he put It He
became very excited and cited the $ai
tax on automobiles at Indianapolis to
prove his contention that the proposed
rate here was not too high.
After no little difficulty 1t was final
ly pointed out to Mr.. Englebert that he
had been laboring under q sad delu.
sion that the far rate n the canffal
citv was only e. irste.a ~ em Ana
after ah.orhir~ this EnovleA~e Mr
Enelebert became nacified for : timc.
Attorney W. H. Kelley repreeented
the automobile owners and entered In.
to long discussion OF the unjustuees
of the $40 tax rate. He said that the
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