Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-17


he members OF the council wsre
taggered II appeared from the bill
hat the only pauper" had been
supplied with enough yictuals 10
keep a good sized family. Among
the supplies furnished were two
pounds OF sugar and eight eggs a
lay. with meat. pastry. bread. pot
- tongue and even cracked corn
N proportion. The members OF the
borough council are seriously con-
sidcring the proposition Of establish
ing a poor honss, as they believe II
would be less expensive than 10 pay
Tor the only padper's board at the
Widows house
The city administration OF Great
81 New York is In great need OF
money. To run the various depart
ments and 10 make the necessary
improvements from year TO wear re-
ouires many millions of dollars aud
the receipts from taxes and other
sources are inadequate 10 cover the
expenditures. The city has reached
its debt limit under the law and TO
lind some way OF increasing the rev
euues OF the city a Commission Of
New Sources OF CITY Revenue was
created The commission. which
onsists OF five able business men
and financiersan 4 has given the
subject a great deal OF thought. u
reached the conclusion that an In
crease IN the taxation OF real es-
tate wocld not be advisable. as the
assessments are already very high.
The members decided that the SAT-
est and fairest way OF increasing the
city's revenue would he 10 levy spe-
cial taxes on all business enterprises
dependent on the metropolitan en-.
vironment for their profits 4 gem
eral business occupancy tax would be
ont Of the question. because II would
drive business ont OF the city. The
commission realized that the tax
would have TO be confined to such
businesses which depend entirely
upon the city environment and
could not exist outside OF a large
city, like hotels. theatres. big res
taurants, liquor stores, cigar stores.
department stores. etc Some of the
members are in favor OF including
automobile sales rooms. art stores
and iewelry stores In the list.
The value which some doe-crg1y
persons set upon their pets Is anus
iuely evorbitant One Of these dos
lovers recently brought suit In the
supreme court to recover SlO.o0n
Tor the death Of his pug dog which,
as he claimed, had been maltreated
Inn the Bide-a-Wee Hospital. Jus
.ticc Mccall. OF the Supreme Court,
howc'N dismissed the complaint
after he had heard the testimony OF
the veterinarian in charge Of the
hospital
he strong arm squad Of the Net
ropolitan police. consisting Of a lieu
tenant and twelve detectives. made
a pretty good record during the
month Of February. The members
OF the squad which is especially
charged with the suppression Of row
dyism and violations OF the gam
, bling laws. made $50 arrests dur
Inc the past month or the persons
arrested 3ii W convicted; tho
cases against IS are still pending
and Is were discharged. or the
persons convicted 2S6 we're sentenc.
ed To fines or Imprisonment or both
In - eases sentences were suspend
ed two offenders were sent TO FL
mira Reformatory, and one was re.
leased on probation. The total OF
the fines amounted 10 s2,134 and
the total OF the terms of imprison
.mcut amounted TO 7,iSS DAYS Many
Of the arrests were made on the
trains of the subway and the elevat-
ed and the result has been that cases
of rowdyism have become great
deal less frequent than they used 10
be before the creation Of the strong
arm squad