The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-17
Committees Report to Council
Suggesting Changes that
Mollify Automobile Owners
and Other Protesters.
MILK DEALERS CLAIM
ONE LICENSE ENOUGH
Oairymen Oppose City Attor-i
ney Gardner's Ruling That
They Can Be Made to Payi
Vehicle Tax.

Sweeping amendments to the vehicles
bill now before the council, reducingi
the license fee for practically every
style of conveyance, were proposed last
evening when the ordinance COMMITTEES,
reported on the measure, and the arr
gument that followed showed that the
councilmen are no nearer q settlement
than before. After a long discussion
1t was decided to lay the matter over.
for two weeks. thus giving the public.
an opportunity to voice an opinion.
Mayor Zimmerman eliminated the
argument by suggesting that it would
be better to allow the amendments to
go over until the next meeting for &C.
tion. He said that it was perhaps inn
possible to get bill of this nature
which would please all the councilmen
but with the measure as now amend.
ed the city should have no trouble In
collecting the license fees. He further
said that it was a business matter
with the city and that vehicle owners
would treat it as such. He also spoke
on the proposed rate to be charged the
automobile owners. who raised such
that all would be satisfied.
Sections to Amend.
The milk dealers Of the city are
still among the complaining ones.
They say they are aleready taxed to
sell milk in the city. and that now the
city proposes to tax them for coming
into the city. The milk men claim that
he .S..1~ ~hAA umln
milk ought to cover the entire obligar
tion to the city.
City Attorney Gardner held other.
wise however.
Councilman Kaufman proposed that
in the section relating to bicycle riders
the rate be raised to 81 instead OF 80
cents. because bicycle riders did not
turn in their wheels for personal tax.
and many did not pay one cent of per-
sonal tax on any property. He said
that in this way the bicycle riders
share towards the support of the mu.
nicipality.
Councilman Vessel proposed that
rates in all sections be amended to
read as follows: one horse vehicles. 81:
two horse vehicles 81; automobiles s.:
bicycles % cents; motorcycles 81.
Councilman King proposed that the
tax charged to- teamsters be split In
half, claiming that a 81 rate was ex-
cessive. He said that teamsters mado
their living with their teams.
The sections which council proposes
to amend and the proposed rates to-
gether with what they were as orig
inally proposed, are as follows:
Miikmen stili Object.
On each wagon or truck drawn BY:
two horses or more, and used for heavy
hauling, that is for hauling coal
brick, stone. sewer pipe. tiling. clay
and shale products. earth. sand. cin-
ders, ashes, garbage, building matsri-
al, ice, saw logs. lumber. iron. steel.
steam boilers. machinery and intoxicat-
ing liquors. from 8 to 81.
On all such wagons or trucks %
used and drawn by one horse, from -
to 81
On each two-horse heavy OIL waS0n,
from s. to 81.
On each two-horse milk wagon. from
$50 to -.
On each one-horse milk wagon, -
to $1.50.
On each blackboard. buggy. coupe.
surrey, sulky. driving cart drawn BY
two horses. from $3.50 to 81; 6v0
horses s: ten horses $50; twenty
horses SO.
On each automobile. locomobile, or
similar vehicle with seats for three
persons or less, from SO to $5
On each automobile. locomobile or
similar vehicle with seats for four per-
sons or more. from $15 to 5. and -
additional for each seat in excess Of
| four.
On each motorcycle. from 81 to $160
On each vehicle not embraced in tho
above schedule from 81 to @1.50.