Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-15

SAME AS LAST YEAR.
Mr.. Field Makes Statement Harry
Hammond Elected School Trustee
Leonard Chesser Messenger.

The session of the City Council
Inst night lasted about an h. IL. The
tax bill for the coming fiSral year
vas introduced in the Board of AL
dermen and passed. According to
law. it was laid over in the Common
Council.
There was a joint session. for the
purpose of electing a school trustee
from the Third ward to ill the va
cancy caused by the resi-, ration of
DR.. w. M. Smith. Mr.. Harry Ham
mond was selected by a unanimous
.ote, he being the only candidate
Leonard ChesSer was elected mes
senger of the Board of Aldermen to
fiji the vacancy caused by the death
CO j. P. Laphen.
Board of Aldermen.
There was virtually no discussion
in the Board of Aldermen, and all
the papers presented were disposed
of by unanimous votes, and the ac-
tion of the Common Council was con-
Cured in on all papers which came
from that board.
The tax bill for the year commen-
cling June /, 1914, and ending May
81, 1915, was presented by Mr..
Field, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, and it was adopted. The rate
is unchanged from last year. Mr..
Field in presenting the ordinance
among other things said: ~
BY direction of the finance COM
mittee l present the ordinance inn
posing taxes for the fiscal year june
l, 1914, to May 81, 1915, with the
recommendation that it be passed.
The rate $1,SO per $1OO, with the
usual discount for prompt payment
is the same rate as last year, $1.71
if bills arei paid during the first dis
count period. This rate Sill na'
also been the rate every year since
1894, (excepting; years 19O9-191O
when THE met rate was s1.7s-6-1O.,
This yielded under the assessment
of the fiscal year 1928. $110,15S.
90, and under the assessment 1913
Ia, estimated at this time at abou
S113,OOO.OO or s114,0O0.O0. Thes
figures will quite likely be used as ;
basis for the coming year by th'
finance committee, and when we re
port the appropriation bill for com
ing year our estimates will be basec
upon the receipts forth fiscal year
we cannot decrease the; tax ratt
or license: tax, and it is quite certai,
that mo one will be willing to in
crease tax burden.
On the might of:January 2s, 1913
1 read statement; here; in which
endeavored:: to. show: that we wer
pursuing sa;poEicX that might :eaus
some trouble in our fiscal affairs
we continue each year spendin
more money than we were ralsin!
or could raise from, proper taxabp
sources. Each year temporary loar
were being ,resorted to, IN order
carry; our municipal obligations az
each loan exceeding in amount tt
one preceding it; There must be
day of redemption.
1t was then my purpose, anu
my intention now to try and cause
halt on living beyond !; our incom
and call into use at once the "che'
wheel" This policy did not in ia,
uary 1913, and may not now, me
with the approval of some who o
pose the idea. of making no appr
pirritstions for other than absolute
necessary expenses" for a time.
least. Every person has a right
his opinion and while it had not Q
CURED to me last year, to adopt VIII
President Wilson has termed "watc
full waiting" yet I was fully assur
in my own mind what we wor
have to face this year.
During the past year l have re
many clippings from various new
papers, giving. extracts from t
writings and addresses of promint
men, who from long and import;
Service in governmental matters,
the wisdom of making no appropr