The Washington times., 1922-12-08
ALEXANDRIA TAX
!. ON BANKS To
BELIEVED
Council Orders City Manager
Rich to Collect It or Court
Fight Threatened.


City Manager w. NJ. Rich was in
structed to confer with and to
collect from the three national
banks In Alexandria, Va, a tax
based on IS cents on 800 yester-
day at the semi.monthly meeting
Of the city council.
Two weeks ago representatives
from the three banks were present
at an informal meeting Of the city
council and entered a protest that
the tax Of IS cents on 500 was
unreasonable and Illegal Com.
munications were read at the meet.
ing yesterday which had been re-
ceived by Rich from fifteen cities
in Virginia, and Norfolk was the
only city that announced a tax on
banks Of less than S5 cents. A
communication was also received
from j. Vaughn Gary, counsel for
the State tax board, In which he
stated that ne thought the banks
could be forced by law to pay the
tax, and n needed he would lend
his services to aid the city.
The banks based their plea OF
illegality on the reduction OF taxes
made by the general assembly OF
Virginia a year ago on intangible
property. Gary's communication
states that Governor Trinkle called
q meeting Of the Virginia Banking
Association before the bill was
passed, and they promised not to
take advantage Of its action.
A recommendation was made by
City Manager Rich at the city coun-
icl meeting that a sum not to ex-
ceed $500 should be appropriated for
the use OF the Salvation Army In Sc
curing beds and food for the tran
sient waits who visit the city during
the winter. The recommendation
was accepted and the money will be
turned over as needed.
A report was made by Rich on his
drive to collect the business licenses
and automobile licenses that are due;
SS,115.17 have been collected In back
business licenses and $1.7S1.60 In
city automobile licenses.
It was decided TO open the Armory
Hall an q recreation hall when not
in use by the militia to be used By
the school children and the various
local teams in basketball ghmes.
City Manager Rich was instructed
to confer with the school authorities
on this matter and also to see that
special supervision be placed over
the hall while in use for recreation.
The Kiwanis Club held q 'ladies
night" in Elks Hall last night at
which local talent and several
program arranged by George War
field. chairman OF the entertain
msnt committee. Invocation was
made by DR.. p. r. Halk
An address of welcome was made
by Urban Lambert after which the
following program was carried out:
Solo, Miss Mary Wentworth; radio
concert, Harry B. Cation; address,
Roe Fulkerson. OF Washington,
editor of the Kiwanis magazine;
Kiwanis mysticisfns, J. Randall
Cation, jr., and Irving Diener: tad.
dress by T. Y. williams: short
act. Miss Nina Sutton and Ken.
meth w. Ogden; presentation OF
"boosts,"-- e. v. Register and H.
Noel Garner.
Police are securing the city to.
day for a dog which, has bitten
two persons within the past twelve
hours and thought to be mad, w.
II. Hyde. 225 ". Columbus street.
war bitten on the hand about $50
o'clock last night. John Thompson,
colored s26 N. Albert street, was
attacked later in the night and
suffered bitesf on tlle leg And hands
The dog 10 . white setter with
The Joint committee OF the Red
Cross and anti.Tuberculosis Society
announced this morning that their
collections have now reached
ssss.se. .,@
The oid Dominion Boat Club win
Given an oyster roast NEXT Sun.
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