The Washington herald., 1911-03-15
Discount of 4 Per Cent Allowed on
Bills Paid July 1 Next-Assessment
Will Yield City $4,000 More Than
Last Year, and Property Owners
Will Not Save q Great Deal.

Alexandria property owners will pay
their city taxes, was settled tonight by
the city council. following a protracted
session. The rate fixed upon is $50 on
the 800, with a discount of 4 per cent
for bills paid by Jul" /, and a discount
or 3 per cent for bills paid by Septem-
Der l.
1t provides that on all bills not paid
by December 1. 1911, there will be as
sessed and collected a penalty of per
cent, and that on all bills not paid by
June /, 1872, damages at the rate of per
| cent will be assessed and collected. This
| was passed by vote of nine to six.
| The old rate of taxes which Alexan-
drians formerly paid was $3.50 on the
500, with a discount OF per cent off
for prompt payment. Almost everybody
took advantage of the discount. and
| brought their taxes down to S17.8 on the
$1,000. The new rate. py prompt pay
ment, with 4 per cent discount, will
make it SIPS on the $1,000, or a saving
| Of IS cents on the $1,000
When the increased State and city
assessment is taken into consideration
Alexandrians will not, as a rule, save
| anything, but on the contrary pay more.
1t was explained tonight that the new
of over a million dollars, will yield the
city approximately 5000 a year more
than the city received last year. The
money will be used for streets and other
purposes.
The matter of fixing tax rate was de-
cided after a protracted debate. The bill
for imposing the taxes first came into
council after 1t had been passed with GER
tain changes in the board of aldermen.
that body passing on a rate OF 81. 50 on the
$1,000, with a discount of per cent for
prompt payment by July l.
1t in addition provided for a discount Of
3 per cent on bills paid by September
1. 1911, and son bills not paid by Decem-
ber l. 1911. there was to be assessed and
collected penalty of 5 per cent, and on
bills not paid by June l, 1912. damages
at the rate of per cent were to be
sessed and collected.
The only changes being made by the
committee in the matter from the PROPOSE
ton submitted by the board OF alder
men tonight was cutting the discount
for prompt payment from to per cent
and for payment by September l from
) to per cent.
The action of the board Of aldermen in
the matter. after adopting the conference
committees report, was read by Alder
man Field, and those voting against its
adoption were Messrs Snowden, Burke,
Those voting for it were Leadbeater,
Brumback, Graham Williams. Monroe,
Brockett Harrison, Swan, and Chauncey.
1t was therefore carried by a vote of
9 to s.
Councilman BirrelI called to the attention
of council that this made tax of $3.50
on the Sl,OOO. He said the tax papers
will pay more under the increased assess
ment than they ever paid before, and
- ha p-hn In
to ask who made the rate.
A petition from the letter carriers OF
the city asking the Endorsement of the
chamber of commerce of the PROPOSE
ton to close the carriers windows at
the city post-office for the delivery of
mail on the Sabbath, was referred by that
body to its postal committee for con-
sideration.
The chamber Of commerce is consider
ing the advisability of placing a large
electric sign at the head Of King street,
near the union railway station. advertis-
ing the city, similar to the one now To-
Gated on the river front.
The committee in charge of the i'm
provement of Alexandria's harbor has
been rendered a vote of thanks. T. F.
Burroughs Sons & Co. have been elected
members
A cOmmlttee consisting OF =. -. L.
Burke R. S. Jones, and Carroll Pierce
has been appointed to draft suitable reso-
buttons of respect to the memory of the
late ]. r. N. Curtin.
The following property was sold at pub
lie auction to-day by s. H. Lunt, auc-
tioneer. for S. G. Brent, special COM
missioner: House and lot 212 South Pitt
street to Miss Constance Boush for $500;
houses 502 and 5O4 Cameron street, to
George Wick for $500; house at 500 Cam
eron street, to Miss Constance Boush for
81 ,37S; house on north side of Queen street
to Hugh L. Strider for 81, 100. Sanders &
Stayman, of Washington, have purchased
from Mrs. James Z. Johnston and Miss
Mannix Fleming the two-story brick