Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-02
INCREASED TAX RATE
VOTED AS ORDERED
Council Forced Accede To School
Board Demands, Officials
Say-A Busy Meeting

SSIllOn from Hon. w. D. Clll1lI
nestor of the Richmond bar, tha
he'd "sit there and rot" before h,
voted away the peoples money
IN Outrageous taxes the City
3ouncil passed the tax levy fol
the ensuing year with the SIS!
school tax as demanded by the
City Board Of Education. Mayor
O'Neil, Counciimcn Hamilton and
others explained that the council
men, under the law have absolute
ly no power in the matter; that
the school board can force them
by court action to make the levy
they want. City Attorney Rice
declared he felt sure the rate
would be made $l.50 the legal
limit by the board next year.
Considerable discussion was
Rsd over the failure of the Board
OF Education to obey the law re-
curing publication OF financial
statement annually. Attorney
Greenleaf, representing the board
said that he felt sure the board
had no objection to filing a state
mcnt with the council. He said
that the board is preparing a.
condensed statement for publ
cation in the paper, but he felt
this statement would mot be sat
isfactory" to the council or pub
c. inasmuch as it would be con-,
densed IS much as possible, pro-.
baby with the idea OF saving
cost of advertisement.
The tax levy was then adopted
without further discussion. 1t isl
for $2.55 in the city. This includ-
es $1.35 for school purposes; 75cI
for general city expenses and 25c
8 for sinking fund for city street
bonds. etc.
The council also adopted Ii
cense ordinance for the year be
ginning July lst, 1922. In view
Of the fact that several amend /!
mentS and revisions were suggest !
ed, it was decided that when the
council adjourned it be TO the ey-
.epirg OF Thursday, June 18th atl
which time the changes suggest
ed will be considered and actec !
on.
Councilman Sim Turpin, who
has been away for some time,
was the only absentee when the
Mayor called the council session
to order. Reports of city Off
gers. showed fines assessed by
Poiice Judge G. MarraB Smith.
for the past month $226 and 10
days; Chief OF Police .Devore's
report showed collections of
fines amounting to $249. City
Collector Dykes showed $42l98 !
collected from taxes, etc. These
reports went - the Finance Com
mittee for approval.
Mayor O'Neil said he had been
considering the tarvia question
with.the street committee and
finds that 1900 gallons will be
needed to cover the streets thati
require it. This has been priced
at 10 IL cents a gallon, while
gravel will cost 81 a ton f. 0. >:
kthe quarry, and the freight rate
viii be about $l.40, with the city
getting rebate Of about 15c 4
ton. He said estimates. Showed
about 800 tons would be requir-
ed and the cost would amount 10
about $4,000. On the other hand
the mayor said he had BEEN
shown samples and estimates of
Mexican asphaltic oil, which It
was claimed. would give practi-
cally the same service as tarvia.
The cost Of this would be only
We a gallon, he said, and the city
would be able to use its old
sprinkler in applying it. Upon
motion of Councilman Hamilton,
the Mayor and street committee
were directed to thoroughly in-I
vestigate the properties of this
Mexican road oil and report at
the next meeting. |
The Mayor mentioned that
fremen and policemen are US
paly given a ten-day vacationl
-ach year, but the council didn't |
Fake any action on the sugges-
ton at this meeting.
Upon suggestion from the
Mayor that a vaudeville tent
show desired to come to Rich
mond, the council voted to make
a rate of SIS a day or S100 a !
week on such Shows in the new
license. A request from citizens
of East Walnut street for a light
was referred to the Water aud
Light Committee, as was also a
request from Mrs. Hayden for
better light on North street ex-
<ended.
A motion carried that DR.. j..
6 Bosley be directed to have a