Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-16
COUNCIL HOLDS
BRIEF MEETING
Small Volume Of General
Business Disposed of
Last Night
DISCUSS TAX ISSUE
Will ask Legislature to Take Steps to
Change Constitution Concerning I'M
prorement Tax.

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best efforts to have Senate bill No.
273, now pending in the legislature,
killed because its passage would mean
loss Of revenue to the city of Alex
andria of about $4,000.
First action on this measure was
taken last night by council when
Councilman Bryan introduced reso-
luton setting forth that this bill de-
ining tangible and intangible pro-
perty would materially affect Ale%an-
! lria, and that the senator from this
district and the member OF the house
of delegates from this city be request
ed to use their best endeavors to de-
feat its passage.
t A copy of the bill was read to
council by Councilman Bryan. 1t sets
forth that all capital invested in
goods, wares etc, shall be considered
intangible.
This city he explained now receives
from such about $4,000, collecting
at the rate of ST. so OIL the S10O, and
under the provisions of the bill this
would become intangible and the tax
would be collected by the state of Vir-
ginia at the rate of 65 cents on the
s1O0. 1t would, he added, be within
the po,ver-of tie state to Increase j:
very materially and the state would
get all Of the revenue thercfrom. The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
The report of the joint committee
On streets and general laws recon-
mcnding that the representatives in
the legislature from this city and dis
trict be instructed to use their eff
forts to remove restrictions in the
constitution of Virginia prohibiting
cities from making local assessments
upon private property abutting on
strc.ts upon which public permanent
improvements are made. was adopted.
An ordinance authorizing the fr-
ancc committee to issue to the COM
missioners of the Sinking Fund in
tcrest certificates for S29,5 500 bonds of
the issue of 1908 was adopted.
1t was explained by Councilman
Bryan that the object is to enable the
finance committee to take up and de-
stroy $29.500 of bonds now held in
the safe in the auditors office, the
property of the sinking fund COM
missioners. It's real object is for safe
ty, he said.
Councilman Clinton Ballenger in
;r'oduced resolution that the police
committee report at the next meeting
of council the cost OF an auto police
patrol. cost of housing same and its
upkeep together with the cost OF a
system OF telephones and call boxes
FOR same to be located at different cor
ners throughout the corporate limits
of the city. This was referred to the
ioint committee on finance and police.
The report of the street commit
tee that the Alexandria Water Com
pany be notified that the city this
summer contemplates improving Lees
burg Turnpike, Duke street extend
ed. and the Russell road was adopted
This report was made in order that
the company may have an opportunl1!
of laying It's mains on these ROADS
before they are improved.
A resolution of Councilman Des
mond that the fire committee be en-
powered to get estimates on l5OO zee
Of hose for the fire department was
referred to the fire committe.
The sum of s125 was appropriated
for cinders to be placed on Madison
and Montgomery streets bet"ee'
Columbus streets.
"A resolution of Councilman Bale
appropriatiug $40 for fagstones eros
sings at Fayette and Princess street
was adopted.
Petition from residents the sauar
on Pendleton street between Coium
bus and Washington streets askln
eor the improvement Of that Sluar
with bituminous macadam roadwa!
they agreeing to pay their share 9
]. the cost, was referred ito the 9oir