Evening journal., 1920-09-10
TAX ORDINANCE
AWAITS MAYOR
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that is the slot machine. No matter
what license man may pay an slot
machines are 10 be taxed.
Under The provisions OF he latter
clause a retail grocery store Will pay
am annual license OF SO and Will not
b. subject tO an additional tax should
such lines as candy. cigars and ice
cream be carried. The same ruling
affe-ts a number Of other businesses.
The proposed license for slaughter
houses was eliminated and an Increase
was made In the fee OF Wholesale
meat dealers 10 SiO0. This was done
for the benent Of local meat men. as
under the previous arrangement the
large meat packers here would have
been required 10 pay 0lly a $50 H.
cense. whereas the local meat dealers.
who slaughter hfre. would have been
roquirer 20 pay si00,
change was also made In the tax
on newspapers. daily papers being re-
qulred 10 take out a license for $50
and The wuekly papers al si1. Credit
order houses We're also placed in The
list ON taXables, being required 10 pay
S25.
When Council took a recess for i0e
purpose Of considering the ordinance,
10 was found that there were only
clght members present aud as nine
were required TO pass The measure
The ianllOr was sent out Ia look mp
another man. Councilman Hopkins re-
sponded
City Solicitor Huxley called oiien-
llon TO certain features OF the ord.
nance, which. In his opinion. should
be changed, among others, noting the
fact that In securing The passage OF
Senate Bin No. .. by The state Leg.
/ stature, he had promised The auOr.
neys that lawyers would be required
| 90 pay only the same amount al
Z doctors and dentists Council agree,
with him In everything except that OF
reducing NE fees required of lawyers
and also made the act read So that eacf
| lawyer pays a license, Instead OF th'
| lrm, as at lrst planned
In inserting a clause In me. type
written copy. Clerk of Council Sim
mons asked FOR pin. He was a
once accommodated by C0uncilinal
Abborgnr. who offered a "COXsurc'
Din. which was accepted and AT
| lached. Immediately several henun
! lican members handed The clerl
"Harding" pins. which were also az
iached. thus preserving the mon
craftsmanship" OF Council.
The businesses and professions el
footed by The new ordinance. ana I'M
amounts they will be required TO pa
are as follows. ..
| Contracting painter ................fi. ~.
Printing Office ...s...s...ss....ss ],
Lumber merchant ................ Z
! Merchant tailor ......sss...sssssss !,
Contracting plumbers ............. Il
Carrying on the business Of selling
sand. lime. mortar, cement
cruched stone. bricks or pile. 2
Hardware merchant ......,....... J.
Cigars and tobacco ..............,
| Cleaning and dyeing works ....-. !
Coal dealers ................sss.s. I.
Retail croccrs ..................ss. j
Wholesale grocers ................
CnnfecuOncrs .............ssssss.
Fruit stands ..........-.......... ]
Gasoline stations .............'..'' z
Gunsmlth ..................s.s
Horse bazaar ...........:.,,.:.-.--.'
, Blacksmith and wheelwright ......
/, ,Paint and glass store ..............
. Photographers ............s.s......
70 'SlOt machines ...................'
y Veterinary surgeon ...............
n Distributor OF spring water .--...
Auto accessories and supplies ....
= EufnliNIt rtNiNN sssstFFf
A. Baker ...................
Bother .sss.s.tsssssss. ..s.ssssssss.
: Wholesale meat dealers ..........il
I Retail meat dealer ................
, Carpet cleaning establishment ....
I "'Rcal estate agent .............. .
Collection agency .................
Contractor and builder .......-.... 2
Electrical contractor ..........--..
. Employment bureau ..............
: Fish dealer ............-........
Public garage ...................-.
Ice manufacturing plant .......... :
Ice cream dealer, retail ...........
Ice cream dealer. Wholesale ......
Laundry ..................
Clolhing merchant. new ...........
'Milk business ............-.... ~
INDalry OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s.fs.ssssss
Sewing machine agency ...s......
Roofing and sheet mefal worker
Architect ........s.-...-..
Contracting plasterer .............
JeWelry store .....................
ATT store ..-......ss..s.s...
ChirOpOdist .....................
Detective agency ...................
! Bicycle supplies ....................
p ] Florist ......-......s ..s-ssss.s..
xxSteamboat and ferry line ......
Hat cleaning ...............-....
Undertaken .....................
nalrdressing and manicuring ......
Stock salesman .................... =
Bill posting agency ............... I
Wholesale druggist ................ 2
News sidnu ...s.ssss...s..sssss
Newspapers, daily ................ Z
Newspapers. weekly .-............
Credit order Houses ..............
Mole Each machine, ''per We
hiclc; "'includes one outside agen
each additional solicitor, $40; xS2a
additional per vehicle; xxeach boat.
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