The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-12
SPIRITED DEL ATE P2ECEDES
FINAL ACTION OH FINANCIAL
PROBLEM.
Two Per Cent Amendment Adopted
Week Ago Rcconsidered and
Rejected, S to =.


By vote Of ) to ! city council last
night adopted an amendment I" the "rdi-
nance governing the collection or taxes
providing that taxes shall become que
on the first Of November instead OF oc>
tober l. and allowing Il discount OF one
half Of on" per cent On all taxes paid
within th:tty days after SUCH taxes be-
come dc" tn. amendment adopted Il
week ay,, u..,yiding for the continuation
of the prt.tsc-. If allowing per cent
discount ON taN"s paid within thirty
DAVIS after they become due: was recon
sidered and voted down. to 4.
The motion 70 allow Il discount OF on"
pcr cent equivalent u the legal interest
rate Of pGr cent per annun'. was offered
by Councilman Vim. Fl. Hare. On the
roll call vote. Mr.. Hare'S amendment was
carried by the votes of Councilman r. l..
Armbrecht. VIM. II. Harr W. 3. EUtrt
and Adam Blum and Mayor I. NJ. "
while Councilmen Ambrose l.. ttaDlEA
l.. Kress and Chester G. Thompson and
Councilmal-at-Lar9e Thos. r.: Fhoner
voted no. The final vote on tn" amend
men, making taxes due November !.
with the oAe-half per cent discount pro-
vision stood the same. and tho anirnd-
mcnt with the one-half per cent DIS
count provision carried. The original
amendment to section Of the ordinance
governing the duties of the treasurer
office was submitted by Solicitor VI. J.
Cullinan two weeks ago To make the
ordinance conform to tn" charter as To
the time when city taxes become due.
The original amendment did not provide
for any discount.
The amendment was called up last
evening under the order of unfinished
business. having been amended last
week To allow 4 discount Of per cen:
on taxes paid within thirty days after
they bec"nl" due. then held over 10 per-
NIT couix:,lmen to consult their con-
stituen:S regarding the discount After
a very spirited debat" III which Council
man-at-1.aree Thoncr and City Manager
c.. @. Magic. figured most prominently.
MT. Her. moved 10 reconsider tn" per
cent amendment. His motion was ruled
out on accoun: of his vote last week
against tho per cent amendment
Dr.. Armbrecht. who had previously Of
fered motion to amend The discount
clause to allow a discount OF one per
cent was allowed to offer the motion
to reconsider the vote on the amend
ment. Mr.. Hare secondcd the motion.
SIr. Thonrr demanded roll call vote.
On the motion to reconsider. Arm
brecht. Hare. Elliott and Blum vote
aye Habig, krcss. Thompson and
Thoner voted no. and Mayer Eester
having tn. deciding ballot. voted aye.
declaring the motion carried.
Or. Arnbrecht then renewed his mo-
ton to amend the discount amendmcat
to allow a discount Of one per cent.
Kress seconded the amendcmcnt. Mr..
Hare took the floor and stated that II
the Armbrecht amendment was voted
down he would offer an amendment 20
allow n discount of one-half Of ore
per cent. the legal rates. the equivalent
OF six per cent a gear. Armbrecht and
Kress accepted the suggestion as q sub
stttute for their motion. and the amend
mcnt was put TO vote with the result
that 1t carried 5 to 4. Mayor Eester be-
ing compelled TO break the A tie.
Kress. although accepting the substi-
tutc, voted against the amendment.
Spirited Debate.
Not since the new council took charge
Of tho city affairs has there been such
a spirited debate In open council as
that occasioned BY the tax discount.
When the amendment was called UP
under the order Of unfinished business.