The Cordova daily times., 1921-11-22

S"'h gross earnings on the first $lO,OOO or any part thereof" And that Section of the Telephone Ordi- nance be amended by inserting That the taxes therein provided shall apply only to the gross earnings .'I thi" company derived from it's operations within the city limits aud that the two percent rates of tax apply to such gross earnings of the first $lo.oO0 or any part there of"
 Councilman Donohoe stated that he was very anxious to have the ordin- "ncos more definite and certain and for that reason had brought the mat ter mp shortly after the beginning of the councilmanic year; that he was of tho opinion that tho Alaska Public Utilities were not responsible for tn" back taxes of the Cord1va Power Company and that the city could ""' collect taxes on their business from outside of the incorporated linn its of the town but that they were liable for the percentage tax Of 9 r"r cent on any amount mp to and .n"ludinr 25.ooo on lights and sfo.- ooo on water and slo.ooo on toIc- phone.
 City Attorney Frank II. Poster g}o as his opinion that the taxes ."8Id b" collected and that tho N-
 .o Public Utilities wore subject :. b.me taxed for msiuo~s r.snly,3 mm oarsjdr the city'+ limits citing . rnsr of similar notr. ja rhr stat O, Now Jersey
 Councilman Wolf Was in favor or accepting the amount offered as a compromise in order to get the question settled while the present cooncil Was in power and also to save the expenses of law suit, but the question involved as to whether tho power company could be taxed for business outside of the mcorpor- atrd limits was to be left open with an effort to come to an amicable understanding,
 Municipal Attorney Frank II. Foster informed the Council that it would cost from one thousand to fifteen hundred dollars to carry the question to the Circuit Court of Appeals and that he would suggest in the event that the council did not feel that tn" city should go to the expense necessary to try the question out in the courts that the power company b" offered compromise by the am- rudmcnt of the present light, water and telephone ordinances whereby th" Alaska Public Utilities should in the future pay the 2 per cent tax on all of the gross income up to $l0.- u0o in ease of the water and tclc- phone franchises and per cent on all of the gross income up to $25.- 0op on the power and light franchise within the city limits and that they pay per cent of one half of the r,1"1Ec derived from the gross earn iuA- on all business transacted by tn" company outside of the city linn its If the Alaska Public Utilities accepted this compromise offer. the city to accept their offer for the amount offered for back taxes.
 Councilman Hcaf was in favor of laying the matter on the table until the next regular meeting of council and have the mayor appoint a com mittee of three to confer with the city attorney and representatives of the power company and take up the matter of compromise with them, the committee to report back al the next regular meeting so that or the other.
 Councilman Lund put Councilman Haefs suggestion in the form of motion, same was seconded by Coun- cilman Wolf and carried on q vote of the council. Mayor Council ap- pointed on this committee Messrs iiaef, Wolf and Boyle
 Councilman Donohoe reported that the committee on Assessment and Col lection of Taxes had held meeting with the city assessor and gone over various matters with him.
 Chairman Lund reported that re i pairs had been made on the street l leading to the depot and also on Third and C. Streets and that the | city float work was progressing in |