Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-15
make LITTLE CHANGE IN
: EXISTING LICENSE LAWS
Ninety Per Cent of Tax Items
Undisturbcd by Council
Finance Body.
INCREASES ARE NEGLIGIBLE
COmmitter Believes Rercnncs to lie
Derived Through Operation of Or
dinancc VIII Tnkc Care OF Govern
mcnt-Ncw Glasses Are Few.

Derived through operation OF or-
dinancc VIII Tnkc Care OF Govern
mcnt-Ncw Glasses Are Few.
Ninety per cent of the existing
license tax items remain undisturhed
by the Finance Committee of City
Council. Chairman Grundy announced
yesterday. Increases arc moderate
ALL along the line Of those that are
changed. There are no changes in
the existing tax on professional men.
such as doctors. lawyers and archi-
tects, the fees being the same sur-
Eested by the professional mon them
selves last year. While the Increases
are negligible. the committee expects
largely increased revenue, ma inly
from new businesses that have
started up. and from activities on tho
part Of attaches of the Bureau of
Weights and Measures and the Office
of tho Commissioner of Revenue.
who arc daily digging up" sources
or revenue from persons who have
failed for years TO contribute toward
the ciIy's eXChequer.
The most conspicuous increase In
tax is probably. the change In that
on wire mileage in conduits The
present tax is 50. The proposed tax
Will be sic wire mile. There are
few wire miles in the city, however.
and the added revenue Will hardly
go above 81, coo for the yenr Both
the Virginia Railway and Power
notnp"hF ana ,he chesapeake ana
iotomac Telephone Company are
users OF the conduits, which may he
uSed JOINT! by the city for its un-
foreground system.
The committee. in Its search for
revenue. which. II was stated by
members is badly needed. sought to
impose license tax on express COM
panies and on winc-machinc deal
erS. but 1t was found that State laws
prevent
zone ~ tho n,rv rb,cL. =, ,ro
CITY by the General Assembly," COM
inented one mcmbcr ~ tho committee
The electrical contractors ,xcro take,
from q spacific class and placed win
su Other contractors CO ~, ,h,rn
may he no dirrnr.rti,,ior -, ,,a ~
turns. All subcon,rac,ors arc also
required to have a spccial license
before permits are issued nv tbo
building pona-.n,en. and :, l. 10
Ieycd chat much added rcvonue r,r
be dawn from mis- directjon
WI
some OF the new classes are:
motorcycle repairing. SIS: auto vul-
copying pictures. S25; selling pat
ehted rights. 500; public letter
writing. multirra0hins and address
'hs' So; court reporters and public
S,enoeraphers So; auto washing,
Cleaning and oiltnE, sos.
IL Is believed by the committee
.hd' the revenues to be derived
s"Lo"kn operations OF the revenue
ordnance WI! take care OF the gov
fnmeh' ana that the salaries and
tAPehseS OF thc departments OF tho
'uh!cInhh' VIII he fully provided
!' ne committee. in going fully
nv" me expense budgets OF the de-
n-r''.eh's' FOUND food for much
shouGht' and as digestive result.
80" 11"Ee' We're literally trimmed.
ne ",re''oFs We're insistent upon
"tn'''"h or 'heir budgets as pre-
seh'ea' declaring that Mayor Ainsl;e
had ALREADY cut them to the quick.
ne committee however, lent deaf
ears 70 the pleas, and wherever a
SLASH was found possible 1t was
given win patriotic vim.
Many hours were spent In discuss
i"S 'He question OF wages and sal
.,ricS' M'mo'rs wanted 10 do some
Hn'"s /" IcHeNe the situation neccs-
si'at"E reduction OF wages II some
directions and increasing in others
"eE Wei, VIKING TO set.ihc example