| Show I 1 I J llll tAX LhVV I 1 I Iqg The flusucto committee of The City I d t I Council appears In pretty joiil foiru tfilm year ou the recommendation fur I I hj fl Ibe oily tax levy for Ib07 Lt yurt I I yur-t The Council bail to lasts the mailer u i 11 I In special meeting the cummlUee i making on rtoBmmcnilalloCt Then J II I wo a propotlllou to Increase Ibo taxI I i i I I ran to nine mlllt but the U unoll n i I lected It t makltm It seven mills This r I year the finance uommlltee S urea I I t I that tbe non mills will not only bo I ait sufficient to meet the IB jeral ext ernes i I m 1 at the city lot the next year but Rise i will Include a onethird mill tax tj IfL J 1 J r dollars to u public library Hence i 1 I there will bo no luere lu oily taxes I l t I this year notwltbetnndlne a falling fit oil In Ibe assented valuation of properly I Itlr I i prop-erly I I Upon the showing protected by the 1 I I flguieptlie preeeat Council exhlbl e an 7 I k I J Improvement In business admit Istra li I lion Ion that of the few years immediately j I I t im-mediately preceding In the Way 01 economy at leI la Ibu present I 1 I Council theta are members with v is 1 I obleclloiiOblo Ideas from the laxpa I 71 1 i arms itaodpjlnt ou the bandllug of t I ji 0 municipal tinancet but by consider I uj 1A A able walolilne and stirring and coca It ilonal oikicklogso on the part of others Ij I a maturity has been brought together I pi 4 I for preventing these Uesa being carried Into efleot it Is further to I fl1 1 i the credit of the preterit Council that I 11 whereat they bad a load ol 75000 or I 1 more to clear up from tbo debts of the 1 If I 15 I previous administration that baa been it I disposed of and according to the it i i1 I estimate now made Ibe next admin I t litratlou will start out with a balance 1 I of oath on band If 1 continue care Is l f 0 exercised l tl1 I There li no doubt but that a perfect I administration would bave been etlll I 1 more tconomlcal tbat extravagance L i ll baa not been eliminated entirely that Borne reduction agreed upon early In I ISOt have cot been made But con midering the warring I ateresta that have I appeared and the maoy and eltonc 11 f I attempts to mulct the city In large amounts through contracts and otherwise i other-wise the majority of the Council lie I serves much credit for what It baa nc J be f 1f compllibed I In thin line While I the 11 I I NEWS use bad conservative criticism I I < < for the Council when It felt that l public ll t I pub-lic Interests lecjulred especially the direction of those members not Inclined II i I In-clined to strict probity and economy ti J f i U also feels to commend freely the I M I majority which has followed a generally 11 I 41 1 gener-ally wise financial policy Besides I I reducing the Indebtedness without Increasing In-creasing the tax levy the Council has Iii V I secured a much more extended service if ser-vice for the amo money than was 4 given two yean ngoln several respects i j4 I And the taxpayers who have to lul 1 Wait the cash will fuel gratlfled that I there Is no call for an Increased tax i f I rate but that virtually there is a alight I decrease In the general levy l opening i at prospect for further reduction In tile J i i future |
