Arizona republican., 1914-06-03
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 BRINGS IN FEES
Measures in Effect for Years Result in Payment into City Treasury in One Day of Several Hundred Dollars

Attention is drawn to the eXiStanCe
 of an ordinance imposing a tax upon
 various mercantile establishments and
 occupations. through the publication
 in the Republican yesterday morning
 of an announcement that the city col
 lector has been instructed to demand
 the payment immediately of all taxes
 due under the ordinance, resulted in
 the voluntary payment into the city
 treasury yesterday of several hundred
 dollars The taxes collected in this
 manner were of that order that the
 merchants and others have been as
 sesed for several years under Ordi-
 nances Nos. i4S, 305 and 3SS.
 Until June 22 when Ordinance No.
 now being published in the Republican,
 becomes effective, the older ordinances
 will be in full force and effect and all
 taxes due or past due under the terms
 of the older measures will be collect able The city collector in the mean
 time is going to leave no stone unturn-
 cd in an effort to start under the
 workings of the new ordinance with q clean slate.
 The publication of the new ordinance is attracting no end of attention
 among the citizens generally. Mayor
 George |. Young and the commission
 CTS have issued the following voluntary statement in reply Q strong opposition the result in part of a misunderstand-
 ing of the terms of the ordinance.
 To the People of Phoenix
 As the new license ordinance of
 Phoenix appears to have become a sub ject of such importance. when in fact it is but a tempest in d tea pot the mayor and commissioners, by request,
 have thought it but fair to state the following
 lst. The ordinance as whole is but slightly different from the different license ordinances which have hereto fore prevailed in the City of Phoenix 2nd The different reports. which ! undoubtedly for political purposes, have been spread about that laborers Working people, washer women, etc. will have to pay a license are absolute Iy false as any intelligent person may perceive by the reading of the ordi- nance.
 3rd. Tho material changes have been ta) the many different licenses ordinances have been codified and placed in one ordinance: (b) in com pliance with the demands of the Char ter all businesses. callings and profes- sions must pay a license tax: Co Fa- vurites have been eliminated and poli- ties elected with the one desire to- If possible. get the City of Phoenix on | cash basis and dispense with the necessity of asking the people every 1 lew months for q bond issue to make | up the deficit in the current expenes of 1 he City
 1 ith. No one claims the ordinance to | be perfect. as to comply with the law. 1 necessity forced a nasty contraction of
 the same. We expected faults and dis
 crepancies but these matters can be and will be adjusted at the proper 1 time and those having proper com | olaints 10 make will be respectfully | listened to by the commission, sitting
 IS board of adjustment at the proper l time as advised by the city attorney. 1 GEO. L. YOUNG, Mayor l JOSEPH COPE. Commissioner l P. CORPSTEIN. Commissioner l NJ J. FOLEY. Commissioner 1 FRANK WOODS, Commissioner.