The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-20
TAXPAYERS
SHOULDN'T
| Be GOATS"
Should Not Be Forced to
kPay for Carllnes; Taxes
Must Be Held Down

That Seattle taxpayers should no,
- made 10 pay the purchase price
e Sis. 900. 900 for the municipal street
|niiway system. or any portion OF u.
the positlon taken by the Chamber
= Commerce. by the adoption by the
heard OF trustees Tuesday afternoon
q statement prepared by the bu'
AAu Of taxation. as follows
Observation-Disclosures the fact that the rur-
49, Of the system was approved By The
1o1ors az Seattle under the riedke 81 the
~ raxrrnmsnt that no part OF the eos,
1ould BE- allowed 10 fall upon The var.
myers. the payment OF tha tis.ove,eee
>lxation thru direct taxation 10 now
mx prcposed N seriousness
IArxum~nta advanced IN Justification OF
. prepo.al are--that the system. when
Ia for, will belong TO the taxpayers.
to the cAr-rldess. and % should b
"a for BY the taxpayers, that down
Nm prspsrtv resolves = bensns from
b<rafien % the street ears. and there
Ire should b. taxed TO help pay the eest
che system
@cuuf.clieVs that the argument that
rystem sill belong TO the t@xpaye rs
"a that. therefore. they should par Tor
1. Of no force. When applied 20 a utn-
t~,der municipal o~nsrrhip and on
nston AZ IN. utiiity "a operated Tor
Rvlce and not for pront. and rates 70
kfrons Of the service are Tired az eoSt.
Assng no profit 90 the owners. the tan
kycra
nasuia IN. policy Of paying for ths
yet railway ~ direct TAXATION be fol-
I'D. Il would mean simply that prop
ID owner, 81 seattle would h forced
consrtbuts stS.eso Gee 20 the stree,
|uk1~ay utility. that. a. the dset Was ~
1ur<d. fares would e~ f~<luesd propot.
ueoNfsiy. whenever operating costs would
nnrmit No profit would be allowed 70
n<.rt 10 the GENERAL rund, to decrease
- burden Of G~nerAl taxation and. IN
IL end. the taxpayers would have con.
rthutss sfs.see.eee fer the oeasnt Of the
|ns riders
ww&Y DOWNTOWN
|rDDFERTy SHOULD TAT
The argument that downtown prop
or4y nheuid be made 10 contribute on ac-
eount 81 the benefit confsrrsd ~ the
|otrest railway system l. also speetouH
|nurh property has always paid for the
|bensffts 90 conferred IN their general
kaxes which are levied on the basis Of
he values created hy their location and
h<ces-ahiiisy On Aeeeuat Of transperta-
Non service. TO levy an Additional tar
b account Of TIRE msnieipA ownership
had operation OF the street railway sys-
ten. would mean the collection Of forced
tribute 70 th> support Of the railway With
rsd~r private owusrship tas property
ouners Of tho city were not foresd to pay
my fax IN support Of the street railway
u0stsra- why should they b. compelled
- Dc so--msreiy e~ea1ss the city has se-
.nuiF<d the systsnr
4 rhs taxpayers are already paying sorns
|oeee. 80 addtticsai sAs~s 70 make 40 fur
80 xevxnuee from the eompauy uoier
np4vofs ownership. forfeited. when the
I1ey teak over thu system and which. IA
%r1e1 justice. should be made ~ 70 them
~ profit n spsrassoa pAAd t.ts tho
1ner~i fund
- xBCAFg Y0U
NER OF uOMD
- nsnsioa = mAAs - Snfs vrvrrsd
~ Ownas Of . hons or tuiidinE fos-
~ eur tax laws any tag lsslsd for
mun3e1Dal street railway syttsn upon
~ town property would fail proper
nfeiy upon the owusfa OF al taxable
D~rty. Tns owner Of down town realty
mt F~corp himself BY passing on the
IN Increased rent to tire nasrchent<.
bfunsfnnai men and others. who IN turn
light recover u In ineresssd charges %
betr patrons. but for the owner Of =
Io.nM In which ne lives. or the owner Of =
Rurdine lot % which he hopes 10 eon-
kfruet . hons. there would b. no escape.
~. could not pass on the tat He could
|puiy pay or los. his property.
nsuf above and heyeud al per~oeu1
e~nrsdsrnslsas = the effect which a..
isev~nes in ssssfisu involved In this
prspnaal wosid have upen the csm-
Runity. Tire ne<euify ~ euSbing the
tneyvuse Of tsHafisu In order 10 pro-
se~s s<.ssi~'s eppa~senify 10 gvvw In
y as<frisiiy u gener>iiy recognized.
L.yes N this ets.ses. - wssv eaiiectes1
frvm the taxpayers. u seattle In
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