The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-12-19

CryEtal Fails Micn.. December II. 1914
A regular session OF the Common
Council Of the City OF Crystal Falls
was called to order on the above date
at O'Clock f. NJ. by the mayor the
Hon. j. j. Gafney.
Members present Penglase. Shiells.
Ronback. Axelsou. Miesler and Kles
ges.
Records OF previous session read and
same approved.
Moved by klesges and soc by Mieser
that the Liquor Warehouse Bond Of the
Richer Brewing Co with the Michi-
gan Bonding and Surety Co. as surety |
be approved.
Carried
Moved by Shells and sec by Rom
back that representative Robert G. |
Browning Of the Seagrave Go. be
notified of the detected wheels appear.
ing on the City Fire Truck.
Carried.
Moved by Klesges and sec by Shells
that the City accept the proposition of
w. Il. DavIson for the purchase OF
the old City Office for the consideration
OF $50 O0l fifty dollars. Ayes PEN
glase, Shells, Axelson. Miesler and
Klesges. Nays Ronback.
Carried
/ Moved by Klesges and sec by Shells
that II g. Fraser lie sent as delegate
| to represent the City on the Tonnage
tax at a meeting to be held at Mar
quette on Tuesday, December 10Th,
1914. Carried.
The following resolution was offered
by Klesges who moved its adoption,
seconded by Meisler.
WHEREAS. there is IN agitation by
certain citizens of the State of Michi.
gan proposal to pass law providing
for specific tonnage tax OH all iron
ore and copper mined in the State Of
Michigan and,
WHEREAS, the enactment OF such a
law as Is so proposed, or any other
law which will provide for specific
tax on such ores and metals must OF
necessity either result in an unjust
tax burden upon the industries SO tax
ed or result in curtailment of the
revenues necessary for the maintenance
of local institutions and thereby result
in an unjust increase OF the tax bur
dens OF the owners of property other
than the industries so taxed within
the taxing districts where such indus.
tries SO specifically taxed are located !;
and,
WHEREAS, either of those events
will be material hardship upon the
citizens and residents of those taxing
districts wherein such mining indus
tries are located, brought about either
by such unjust Increased tax burden OF
non mining property owners or an un-
just tax burden upon mining property
owners which will OF necessity impede
the development Of such mining indus
tries, discourage the exploration OF
mineral lands. the development OF
mines and the operation OF mines al
ready developed except under the most
favorable business conditions, and thus
deprive our citizens of their usual EN-
ployment and bring about the hard.
ships con sequent thereon;
NOW THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE.
SOLVED, by the Common Council OF
the City OF Crystal Falls, that the en-
actment of the legislation so proposed
would DO an unjust discrimination
against the citizens and residents OF
the several mining districts of the
Upper Peninsula. and especially
against the citizens and residents OF
Iron County and the City OF Crystai
Falls, whose low grade ores would Ia
greatly reduced in value by the imposi
ton OF such a tax and in which terri.
tory the imposition Of such tax
wopld, in the judgment of said Com
mon Council, result In the practica
4 cessation OF explorations or iron ore
materially increase taxation on the
part OF n-mlne-owning taxpayers
: and infiict as great hardship upon
said communities and especially upon
( the City OF Crystal Falls and iron
/ County in general as il liz possible "a
B contemplate under any unjust. inequit
able and discriminatory system o
taxation