The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-04-18
TO-DAY
IN THE NEWS
. y ARGUMENT advanced
A in the anonymous circular
Taxes and Charters

charter IL to the effect that
adoption Of this charter patched
mp for our city during the recent
Legislature IN Santa Fr. will
lower our taxes that there is
safety In numbers" aud that
fivc commissioners, elected by
districts" instead Of three who
represent the whole city. will de-
crease city taxes by stopping
pawn" plans and other improve.
incnts now impcrativcly needed
here.
We arr tremendously impress.
cd by that argument. II IL IN
harmony with u policy that
would restore ward politics In
Albuquerque IN the place Of
rlean-cut business management.
The present city government
aud any city government We
might create can levy taxes only
within limits fixed by the state
legislature. The same lrgisla
ture that passed this remark
able charter hill nj the hrhcst of
influences We know nothing
abou; fixed the present limits to
municipal taN lcyics. The now
rhartrn will not change those
limits Every dollar of eli,
taxes levied this wear will h re-.
quircd tO pay what?
Actual running expenses.
@-Dcficits unpaid bills left
by former city administrations.
. Sinking funds on out.
standing bond issues unwiSclN
lrft by former administrations
without proper pruvision until
the closing years Of the life al
lhc bonds.
Interest un outstanding
bond is-ttcs.
Do the anonymous advocates
Il the district charter propose
to try Ia elect u city government
here that will rrpudiatr Interest
aud sinking fund charges aud
deficits which are just debts
against this city, II not that.
then how do they propose 10 ~
ducc municipal taxes?
Apparently the ouly answer.
Il not rcpudialion, IL that hi,
ity is 10 h. thrown into u state
uf complete stagnatiun that cN.
tensions of the water supply.
necessary Tor growth. comfort.
health and the public safety, are
Ia bc neglected that paving de-.
sired hy property owners i to
bc held up; that u united city
working for the welfare of For.
ward Albuquerque is Ia be- dis
trictcd. returned Ia partisan po.
litirul control and Srt down Ia u
state Of stagnalion.
Do YOU realize what is meant
hy this program OF the mystcr-
iuus new charter advocates?
II is simply this: Ala liwc
when the whole United States
FROM highest government auth.
ority to humblcst loyal citizen
is urging public works. improve.
mcnt, progress aud constructive
activity to the cnd that all may
work aud eat aud b. clothed aud
housed In comfort under III,
new high living cost levels. "a
that good wages may hc paid
work provided for all aud the
wheels of industry may hum
NJ such a time aud ia the midst
of such n muyrmpnt,it j. urged
10y these Anonymous adymatc'
of the new charter that Albn
qucrlnr shall stop slip into th,
slough of utter inuctiOn ahun
don PROGRESS and say goodhy,
10 growth and prosperity
That Is what the anonymous
prOrhartcr circular says.
Does il not sound stranurl,
like Il rule or ruin policy?
Does II not look culiouslN lik,
the old time practice of the po
lilical job.hnntcr;-"whcn ou
Of a job, raise hcll?'
If this proposed charter Will
its tangled "distIicl' system
and its provision placing us all
solutcly ana irrevOcably under