Show the ienir ane afi CITY conan faie miah en the ollita pursuant to the city held the session last beening to accept the assessment roll for the present ear and to is the rate of per rent of taxes on eaid roll abra were present all the members excepting alderman abalen and councillors corey and chapman the first named came sn rpm hie meeting was called to order by the mayor at 8 under the liel of business the assessment roll was presented to the council tor approval ap proal hy the request of llie maor it was that the total of ahe assessed valuation was that 0 last year ft as hut had been alsed at alie rate of 40 per cent while that ot this year was assessed at per cent had that of ladt year been assessed at per cent the valuation would have beep the attorney stated that the city had a right to fix the rate at 25 mills or ano and a half tents on the dollar divided a follows five nulls on the dollar for contingent expenses file inilla on the dollar to open and repair streets five mills on the dollar for sewers and drains ten mills on the dollar for water councillor agritha presented the following estimate at dvo mills on the dollar taxes 2 COO roll tax etc water licenses total COO the current expenses be about councillor blaisdell Bla iadell stated that ilia council was represent iOK llie eople and the people would undoubtedly be very displeased if a five mill per rent on w as voted it would be trebling the former taxes at three mills tho tax would be about be thought to run the city lie eliat rate of per cent be fixed at three mills II 11 T snyder seconded the motion S 31 asked what was to be done in the future for water ee ere streeta and other improvements if ahe motion carried II 11 L griffin wasa boutto etite how much the city could be bonded for he was interrupted by mr blaisdell who informed librn that the city could not de bonded on the assessment but upon the amount of territorial and county taxes H T snyder thought that three mills would run the city nicely councillor douglas favored a three mill tax y M moved to amend mr Dla isdella motion so as to read three mills for contingent expenses and two mills tor freeti tre eti the amendment BBS put and showed a division of vote pending alie calling of the roll on the division mr explained it v as less alan any ol 01 her city fixed and in favor of low taxes he was more in favor of improvements the roll was called the member as follows ayes mr fell Ires liaw turner hank and gritta nays snyder lila isdel 1 and anderson ayes 7 bays the ordinance drawn ap makine lie rate er cent five mills on the dollar was read and passed by a vote of 7 to 4 alie same as on the amendment councillor blaisdel moved that on august ath 1889 at 10 a m at the council chamber alie city council meet as a board of equalization to hear and determine complaints against the valuation of properly carried unanimously this dispo of ahe tar question hr nihed that the assessor aud alector wl ector bo allowed fhe per cent on the amount collected and three per cent for tle amount of tax remitted alie motion carried mr james caffin the and collector act the city stated that he preferred a salary instead of per cent as it would be snoie satisfactory to him alie matter was left as decided hev J replay hill asked for the use of the pavilion aud laster bark lo 10 hold services and a territorial camp meeting on motion the request was granted sir brought up alie complaint of citizens because water in portion of the city had been eliut olt for licurs liours while other portions were having plenty of water was a fault in ahe system somewhere which should lie remedied F M rivana afkend the privilege cf an electric battery on the i areeta tor a few da a free of licurse as he was a cripple referred to on licensed licen sea with to act on motion alie council adjourned until friday at pm |