Show taxes that never end the surprising tact fact Is announced that the london city corporation Is still paying land tax for the houses bouses which existed on old london bridge houses bouses that disappeared about the year 1755 it has at last been decided to redeem this ancient tax which by act of parliament has been levied ever since the old bridge was demolished A copy of the old act to Is in the city archives the amount of the land tax Is about 1800 a year and the city will be able to secure a redemption by payment of a lump sum of or so it may seem strange that rates rate sand and taxes have been paid for so BO many years upon houses which disappeared so long ago but it is IB not generally known that it Is the custom when houses bouses are demoll sheu to make way for public improvements to include ifa the parliamentary authorization a clause compelling the authority concerned to make good any loss losa occasioned to the rates new york sun |