Evening journal., 1920-08-06
NEW CITY TAXES
AREPUT THROUGH
contInued dom Flrst Pase.

Continued from flrst rage.
OF the city Of Wilmington for any
license to be issued by him under the
provisions Of sections one and two
Of this ordinance. that is TO say. for
each license TO keep a restaurant or
a public eating house, thc sum OF
fifteen si5l dollars, for each license
as a physician or osteOpath, the sum
OF ten $40 dollars: for each license
for a dentist, the sum OF ten $40
dollars: for each license FOR operat-
Ing a barber shop, the sum Of two
and fifty one-hundredths 80 SOY dol
lars for each barber chair used there
in; for each license for operating a
hootblack stand, The sum or two and
ffty-onc hundredlhs $3.50 dollars for
each chair used therein; for each
license To act as a broker. the sum
of nifty $50 dollars; for each license
TO act as a commission merchant. the
license for operating a storage ware
house. the sum OF twenty-five S25l
dollars: for each license for conduct
ing a soda water fountain, the sum
OF ten Si0) dollars, for each fountain /;
for each license for operatin,s an es-
| tahlishment for repairing Of shoes, by
hand. the sum OF nve lS5) dollars; by
machinery the sum Of ten $40 dol
| lars: for each license for conducting
an establishment for housekeeping or
window washing. the sum OF ten $50
/ dollars"
In presenting the second ordinance
allowing for the additional tax. Coun-
Gilman For~ood said
The following is a ] rtial list or
businesses and occupations which
/ Council by an ordinance Introduced
al It's meeting. August ,, proposes 10
/ license and the fees as set forth IN
/ the ordinance for each license.
The Council proposes by other or
/ dinances 10 license other businesses
and occupations, etc. In addition 70
those In the present ordinance II
Is the purpose OF the Council TO II
cense a great number OF businesses
and occupations fixing a small fee
/ for each license: this with the idea
that no one business or occupation
will be seriously -..octod by The fee
| to be charged
The Council is confronted with the
situation that during the coming year
a great deal OF additional money VIII
have 10 be raised on account Of the
increase In the police department and
| the possibility OF a large additional
expense should a paid lre department
/ be ESTABLISHED ana DN IdlolMA lfNfuuN
through a great number OF small IL
censes the Council feels that 10 Will
be unnecessary to raise the tax rate
upOn real estate, which the members
feel Is already sufficiently taxed, and
which rate would undoubtedly have
to be materially increased unless rcNe-
nue. Is raised through some other
source.
ordinances providing license fees for
other businesses and occupations are
being prepared and will be presented
10 Council n 10 is the earnest de-
sire OF the Council that any one ar
fected by the license set out in the
ordinance 10 appear before the Coun-
Gil either at It's meeting as commit
tee Of the whole on Wednesday night
next, or al It's regular meeting on
/ Thursday night next. 10 discuss the
merits and ddmerts Of the ordinance
u Is not the desire OF the Council
10 place unnecessary burdens upon
any Of the citizens Of Wilmington
but the Council Is confronted viii
the situation that II the city affairs
and the various departments are Ia
be properly conducted more revenue
must be raised, and u is tho feeline
OF the members OF the Council thai
The proposed method Of raising such
revenue be distributed over a large
class OF subjects Is the fairest TO all
fho citiyQne of the CITY