Show NOMORE SPECIAL takesi PROTEST AGAINST TSE T STREET LIGHTING LEVY heavy taxpayers meet and decide to fight the proposed ordinance no ho paving rebate municipal notes the heaviest property owners of the hie city have lost their fight on the matter of their claim of some bome excess in paving tax but they intend to enter a strong protest against the proposed special tax icet lighting which is to bo be poe possibly sIbly bly thrust upon their already burdened shoulders an informal meeting of the heaviest heable st taxpayers in the paved district was urns held last evening at the chamber ot of commerce its main object being to bear the report ot of lawr lawrence ence walker and auerbach tile eom committee mitte appointed to look into the matter of the paving rebate and Us its second object was to consider the proposed spec special lill tax for lighting the city tor foil which an ordinance was introduced in the city council last evening the committee on oil the paving rebate had conferred with the members of 0 the city council and found that legally and technically ally the city has the best of the fight and tile under dog the tax payers have seemingly no redress T the lie committee was discharged with a vote of 0 thanks and on motion another committee composed of J E taylor I 1 IX 1 dinwoodey and daniel cleft was appointed to draw up a petition to the city council praying for or time in which the delinquents on paving tax may pay their taxes the question of the special lighting tax was then brought up and it was suggested that the remedy in such matters hereafter he rafter be that no payments b be 3 made except under protest and after r a short discussion by those present it was ordered as the sense ot of the meeting that a strong pi protest otest b be e made by the various tax payers and property owners against any more special taxes and an d especially this tax for the illumination ot of the streets the property properly owners take the position that the general public shares in the benefits of street lighting an and d it Is unjust to tax a portion of the community for the benefit of the whole and that the street lighting should bo be paid tor for out of the general fund among those present were H 11 W lawrence it 11 walker henry dinwoodey uro odey daniel clift fred auerbach george stringfellow william C jennings W P noble and others A number of ladles ladies property owners were nvere also present CITY AUDITORS REPORT receipts and expenditures during the month of november auditor nay bould yesterday posted his statement for the month of november which reveals the following city taxes 1894 tax sales 1 liquor license 1 I 4 paving flis Erict no I 1 merchants license pines and forfeits 5 license 5 interest ravine second south street water rates poll tax Engl neWs department i cemetery 1 I Cul aulbin culbin bin and guttering Wat ermala extension tax 44 sidewalks franchises 2 M 0 0 sewer tax 1 I 1 S 0 9 rent kent IV 00 TOK dog tax land 54 71 city and county building 0 aco 0 liberty park 8 25 legal expense total S i disbursements joint city and county building gravity outlet sewer salary police department sprinkling sidewalks street lighting waterworks Water works fire department 2423 24 street department idzi 19 79 engineering department vat r m asters department health D department part ment 25 prison department department 57 cr crematory malaty leeal legal 0 expense x n 4 28 49 liberty fark cemetery 97 expense nse 1332 15 sewer refund gas and electric light donation 1 l M treasurers Treasur ers office printing and advertising lildia li liia furniture and fixtures 45 hospital hos 1 i I fat avati extension tax 10 q miscellaneous license refund ic mayors contingent fund fines and forfeits 1 I aillo auditors office dog tax 25 W kr recorders office 30 total 1 i I i 4 outstanding warrants nov 1 warrants issued during november total S warrants paid outstanding dec 1 balance a in treasury nov I 1 receipts in november total T Wax warrants rants paid balance december I 1 the foregoing statement reveals an increase of about in outstanding warrants W which hie 11 auditor Kay bould says Is due to tn the failure ot or holders to lo lim come in and get them cashed the disbursements promise to ro be about as large the present mouth month on account of over 30 1 interest to be ba paid on outstanding bonds amounting to tl the unpaid laborers there will be a meeting of the board of public at JOLO 1030 this mor morning rOng at which the board will again give its attention lon to clai claims ms of sewer laborers against sub subcontractor contractor donald amounting to about the city attorney Atto iney has advised the anard that tile the amounts under tile cc contract 11 tract may inay be withheld and applied to tile the payment of tile the claims in iii question so that the only thing necessary in the proceeding this morning is for the wage ermerd to produce reasonable proof in support of their claim municipal mention the board ot of health Is in receipt of reports sho showing wini the results of experiments upon the best methods of detecting the adulteration of foods NI which ilch were conducted by the united states stales department of agriculture the reports are very exhaustive and embrace everything from molasses to the udder and pump complaints filed with clerk hull yesterday agal against n at tile the tai on water run the total to nearly work owing to the weather yesterday was not begun on the gravity sewer until afternoon |