Evening journal., 1913-10-24
OBJECTS TO
TAX LEVY ON
STEEL PLANT
Second Ward Councilman
Learns That Exemption
Would be Contrary
to Law
MUCH ROUTINE WORK
BY THE CITY COUNCIL

A resolution to the effect that all
the land. equipment and fixtures aud
all the property. real and personal.
situated within the city limits here
toioro owned BY the Diamond state
steel Company bids for the purchase
Of which plant have been opened.
should be exempt from city taxes Tor
a period of FIVE years, providing such
a sale is made and the plant Is put
into operation by the purchasing com-
pany, was presented to City Council
last evening for consideration by
Councilman Cook member OF the Sec
ond ward In which the plant Is To-,
Gated. and after some discussion the
subject was referred TO Council as
a committee Of tho whole.
In presenting the resolution Mr..
Cook declared that he believed IL
would be a good thing for the city to
encourage someone 10 resume opera
! ton In this plant, which would mean
big thing for that section Of the
city. Ho said that while many pur-
chasers have been contemplating buy
Ing the plant. none OF them has been
given any announcement by which
the agreement might be assured. lie
believed that should the property he
exempt from taxation for nv years
IL would be an induocment for somo
one TO purchase a.
Mr.. Stovcr explained that un-
dor the city charter Conn
eli can exempt nothing oX-
copt the things specified IN the char
! ter. While everyone would be glad 10
see the steel mills resume work, h.
said. IL was question whether the
subject OF exemption would not prove
troublesome as others might riehtful-
ly claim the same favor He did not
think H. tho proper thing to do.
Mr. Cook remarked that he thought
Council might recommend to Legis-
lature that the property be exempt
from taxation so that the charter pro-
visions would not he violated Presi-
don't White suggested that this ques
tion should be brought up before the
committee Of the whole. to which It
was then referred.
A larg amount of routine business
was transacted by Council The mcm
bcrs adopted "a resolution offered by the
park committee recommending that the
salary OF the guard in Eighth Street
/ Park be increased from $50 TO $50 a
month, TO make il conform TO the sal
aries received by tho guards in the
other city parks. Councilman Draper,
chairman Of the park committee. pre-.
scntod tho resolution and he urged VI.
adoption saying that. his committee rec
ognizod the valuable work the Eighth
Street Park guard has bccn doing
The interest list on outstanding bonds
amounting TO Sl3.G00 aud due Novcm.
Der J was ordered paid.
\ T. Y. Christv. chairman of the ar.
engagements committee of the recent con.
yention held in this city, was allowed
/ S32l3S, the share Council agreed TO
( pay toward the general fund secured by
the several city departments TO enter
tain tho delegates
Council ordered deposited to the order
of United States. Engineer Raymond
Sii00. the citys annual appropriation
for harbor improvements. A resolution
was adopted az the request of the attor-
ncys for the purchasers of the city bonds
adopting form Of registering these
bonds
Judge Philip O. Churchman asked that
n typewriter be provided for the clerk of
the City Court. He explained that the
work OF this Office is Increasing. and is
now such that machine is necessity.
The request was referred to the accounts
committce
The balance in bank was reported To
be S3i0,2l4.74 The Council pav roll
S2i5.26, and the miscellaneous pay roll
S34I los, were ordered paid.
Mayor Howell notified Council that
5 he had appointed G. d. Carrctson a
member of the Public Utilities Commis.
4 sion, and the appointment was con.
4 iiirmed. The mayor returned with his ap
a proval an ordinance fixing the salaries oI
& the fire chiefs and providing for In,
maintenance Of their conveyances.