The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-09
OUR CITY FATHERS MEET.
Tax Rate Now 81 on the 800

The Board of Aldermen at specia
session on Tuesday last fixed the tax ratt
for 1910 at one dollar on the one hundred
dollars-a five cent increase over 1909.
The taxable basis upon which the ia,
is levied, is So, Io7, 500, divided as follows
Real Estate. 81 $50 81
Personal property ,................ 922, 5St
Stocks........ ......................... SIS, ASS
In addition to the taxable basis, there
are bonds, ETC., to the amount of S2o2, III
upon which the sum of fifteen cents on
the 500 is levied.
rhe ordinance providing for the levy.
ing of taxes was read by City Attorney
Smith. 1t provides that the sum OF
lightweight cents be imposed and levied
on each and every hundred dollars OF
taxable property within the taxable limits
of Frederick, subject to assessment and
taxation, under the provision of law, ex-
cept bonds, certificates of Indebtedness.
evidences of debt, shares of stock or
shares.
The ordinance further states that fifteen
cents be imposed and levied on each and
every hundred dollars of the assessed
value of such bonds, certificates Of indebt-
edness, evidences of debt, shares of stock
or shares, subject to taxation by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick, under
the provisions of law, to pay the annual
interest on the bonds issued by the cor
poration Of Frederick, aggregating S643,-
500, to liquidate the floating indebtedness
of the city, for repairs on street light.
fuel, printing, bridges, water works,
salaries, and all other incidental expenses
of the corporation.
The sum OF ten cents on the 500 is i'm
posed and levied to create sinking fund
TO redeem the bonds issued by the cor
poration.
1t is further provided that the sum of
two cents be imposed and levied to create
sinking fund to redeem the bonds issued
by the corporation in 1870 and sold to
the amount of S64 900, which said sum is
to be kept separate from the general tax
The ordinance was passed as read
The estimated expenses of the city is
placed at S67, 200; and the estimated re-
CeiptS from water rents, market scales,
police justices, fines, franchise tax, store-
rooms, rent and liquor licenses, are placed
at S22,s25.
Winchester and Madison streets were
ordered to be repaired
An ordinance was passed providing for
the repaving of East Second street, be-
tween Market street to Chapel alley, with
stone macadam, treated with a prepare
ton called "Tarvia X, manufactured by
the Barrett Manufacturing Company
The ordinance provides for the recurb-
ing of the street with cement curb where
required. and reset the granite curb now
laid on said street, where required. An
agreement with MeSsrs Coblentz and
Klipp, for the doing the work or repaving
and recurbing East Second street, as pro-
vided by the ordinance, was read and the
Mayor was authorized to sign it.
The agreement provides for the pay
ment of 30 cents per square yard of stone
macadam treated with Tarvia X; IS cents
for each lineal foot of concrete curb; 40
cents per lineal foot for granite curbing
taken out and reset and so cents for each
square yard of brick gutter laid.
Engineer W. c. Humm gave the final
estimates of the costs of the laying of the
sewers on Market and Carroll streets as
81, 764 So.