Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-04
TIE NEW TAX LAW.
Eoard Of Aldermen Refuses to Concur
in the Action Of the Common Council
Eliminating the Discount Feature
OF the TeW Tax Law.

OF the NfW Tax Law
All the members OF the Board OF Al
dermen were present at the adjourned
meeting held at 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon TO consider the tax bill rs
amended and passed by the Common
Council last Tuesday night But few
spectators appeared without the bar,
sud most OF them we're city officials.
|" Mr.. Field, from the finance commit
tee, presented favorable report on q
resolution authorizing that committee
to borrow 500. 900 with which {" meet
certain claims against The city to be
paid ont Of the revenue collected dur
Ing the year ending on the @lst OF next
May.
Tie report 81 the committee vas
adopted.
A petition Of F. C. Pnlin for per-
mission to erect q frame shed on prem
ises No. 3l4 Queen street WAS referred
to The committee on streets.
The tax bill, as amended by the lower
board, was then read the second Time,
The tate vas fixed By the Common
Council at S1.75 on the one hundred
dollars with 4 penalty OF six per ceut.
per amman on all bills not paid By the
first OF next July.
Mr. Ogden moved that il he read the
third lime and pnt ppon its passage.
Mr.. Baileagcr seconded the motion.
Mr.. Brill moved that the Aldermen
non. concur. and this motion Was sec
nndeh by Mr.. Summers. Mr. i;rtll
favored i reduction II thr tax rate. He
said the value III property IN thr trrsI
ward iron FairIav street ras! u The
river and from The Strand 10 ZONES )
Point had irriorated N value.
mir, Ogden then read . paper which
he mad prepared setting forth his viens
on the new iat Law and giving his
reasons why lie desired the ordinance
as amended by the Common Council.
10 be adopted ny the Aldermen.
Mr.. Summers said be believed in 4
fiat tax rate, hut rot S1.75, ~ fixed by
the finance committee. lie Thought
81. Go the proper rate. II it was subse-
Juently found that more money vas
needed for street Improvements. a vote
Of the people could be taken As to
whether or not special tax be levied,
the money 10 lie used exclusively for
street improvements He =lid liz vas
opposed to large tax raia am large
i;saoHnt. Heretofore tie revenue col
lecte,l ly the city had been meeting I'll
requirements, although We had hiiilt
schools, engine houses, purchased new
engines, etc. Nh. Summers thought
the city had been doing we'll
Mr.. Rallenger said al the last meet
ing OF the Common Council during
discussion on The tax bill reference
vas made 10 the various demands
upon lEe city ior money. A rasoln-
tion had just been passed by the
AID ernien authorizing the finance com
mittee to borrow So, 900. It may
in the future be necessary for the city
to borrow So 600 or more in order
to meet expenses for the fiscal year
This shows the city needs money and
that The present revenue is not suffi-
Gent to mcer all the demands made
upon the treasury Mr.. BaIlcnger
upheld the action Of thu Common
Council in fixing the ilAt III: Of SIS
with Il PENALTY a six per cent. PER
annnm on ali bills unpaid after July |.
fle was arcrse 10 The Improvement
tax suggested ny Mr.. Summers. a.
many persons living in certain local.
ties would believe that The bulk al
the improvements would b. made in
certain localities only and they would
reap no benefit. The speaker sa,,l
the commissioner 81 The revenue had
been criticised for increasing the rs
easements in certain casc9, but he
ar. RalIrngrr though they should
have been made still higher in some
instances.
During The debate reference vas
made 10 an impression entertained
ia the community that while a7ses5-
mrnts We're "a be increased. takes were
10 be REDUCED.
President Marbnry said there never
had been an official agreemani 10 10.
dnrc taxes.
Mr.. Field rorrohoraitl The prrsi-
dents statement. He sail Mr. Ft1.
gerald had referred to The suggestion
= reduction Of taxes. and
tie speaker had told that gentleman
he wonid be in favor Of a Reduction.
AR Field said. however. he vas sneak-
ing for himself and moi 'or the rom
mittee, 80 he Was not member OF IL
81 that timf. In answer to AIR. BAL
lengef : reference Ia the proposed Loan
of So 900 The speaker said the city
had reczully been confronted with
extraordinary ezPsnsss, a5follo05 In
tsrest On $1,000 honds. S4 500, new
jail, sl1 900: additional appropriations
for schools, "A. 200; extra expenditures
for streets and sewers. 81 900: nav
horses for Columbia f're Company,
$500.
Mr.. BallengeT saii'the Appropriation
for the schooI= hal CIT oil that Ior
streets
President 8Iarbury sail he schools
may hare taken the appropriate i
from tic general estimates 10 the bill,
pu! tie streets ct tier I'LL a-oouUat
a=eat9oil:.
This statement - co--oro-sted C.
az. Field. ana tra ia;s=7 sEain 81
pressed rs preference e: lie dis
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