Show hence will keep what it h has received vo DO matter who paid it if this process of reasoning is to be allowed those who do not want to pay taxes at all should be listed along with an estimate of probable public expenses then the latter sum should be apportioned reapportioned among amon those of the citizens who are willing to pay and the matter of receipt and disbursement could thus be readily equalized we know hundreds of people who would be pleased to have other people pay their debts tor for them but we were not before aware that there was any way of compelling such generosity unless in pursuance of a contract COD tract or guarantee perhaps we are doing the council an injustice in these comments if so we shall be pleased to receive more light but we are quoting from the proceedings of last evenings evening a ses session tilon as aa reported and must repeat that to compel a store owner on first south street to pay the be paving tax of the street railway company does not net look to be just whatever tue intricacies trica cies or technicalities of the case may be on the face of the thing it would look to be exactly as an fair to compel one property owner to pay the tax for bis bin neighbor neigh boron on the other side of the street as to compel him to pay it for a neighbor who rolls along the middle of the street |