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June
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<br /> TO make awards to W. 'I~. Cross to do work at the Union Fire House, for $39.00; to T. W. Thom-
<br />as Roofing Co. to do work at the Annex Fire House, for $38.00; to Mutter & Milti~r to do work at
<br />the Grimes Battery Gun Room, for $8E.55- to W. J. Cross to do work at the Armory Building, for
<br />$147; and to T. V~. Thomas Roofing Co. to do work at the A~mms~ead Buml~mng, for $1 .00. Treasurer authorized to renew notes to amotuut of $SE, 500. falling due in Junes
<br /> To authorize the Street Committee to use at once one-sixth of its appropriation amlowed in
<br />the Budget.
<br /> To authorize the Fire Comm~ittee to sell or otherwise dispose of disabled hor~ee in the Fire
<br />Department, when the Committee may believe it necessary so' to do.
<br /> To extend the time for the assessment of Real Estate for 1915, sm~t~ days from May.lst~ 1~15.
<br />To instruct the-City Auditor to pay a bill of Hilton, Rawlings & Co. td amount of ~75.00,
<br />for auditing books of the City Treasurer and City Auditor, when approved by the Finance Committee.
<br /> To divide the City into the following School Districts,
<br /> "District ~1, All that part
<br />of the City lying and being within the present boundaries of the First, Second and Third Wards.
<br /> "Districz~ SS, All t_hat part of the City lying and being within the present boundaries of
<br />the Fifth and Sixth ~ards.
<br /> "District $3, All that part of the City lying and being within the present boundaries of the
<br />Fourth and Seventh Wards.
<br /> '"And that the City Council name three Trustees from each of such districts, one from each
<br />district to be chosen for a period of one year; one fzom each district for a period cf two years$
<br />and one from each district for a period of three years; and that at least one member of the three
<br />representatives from: each district as School Trustees or member of the Board must be a~resident
<br />of each of the present City Wards; with the proviso that at the expiration of each term, then and
<br />thereafter, successors are to be chosen-for terms Of three years, and with th~ further proviso
<br />that alt incumbents shall hold over until their successors are name~, and quallfied.~
<br /> Sections of the License Tax Ordinance for 1915-16 agreed to by the two branches of Council
<br />May ll~leth, except,~A flat tax of ~5.00 on private automobileS."-
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<br /> And his disapproval of the following matters adopted ~y ~he two branches of City Council
<br />May ll-18th, 1915:
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<br /> To refer to Sewerage Committee, with power to act necessity for eewering~Griffin ~treet.
<br /> "Each private automobile, a fla~ tax of $5.00.~ ' (License Tax Ordinance~o
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<br /> Giving the following reasons therefor:
<br /> "My reason for vetoing your act in sending to the
<br />"Sewerage Committee, with power to act, necessity for sewering Griffin street," is that I can
<br />not approve any legislation that carries with it any expenditure of public monies unless the a-
<br />mount is specified. While I am in favor of the contemplated improvement, my approval is con-
<br />ditioned on the cost of the same. Your failure to name the amount necessary to promot~ this
<br />work was the cause of my withholding my approval. .
<br /> "In relation to the flat tax of $5.00 on every private ~tomobzle, my disapproval of this
<br />tax is based on the fact that automobiles are tangible personal property easily valued and lo-
<br />cated and pay a personal property tax to the City of ~$1.?0 on the hundred dollars, and therefore,
<br />should not be made to pay a second tax simply on account of their method of propulsion. The gas
<br />driven vehicle has e~erseded the horse driven vehicle in a great many instances and is used for
<br />the same purpose for which the horse driven vehicle is used.
<br /> "In my opinion, there is no just reason why the additional tax should be imposed and the
<br />horse driven vehicle used for private purposes is not taxed.
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<br />"F. S. Hope, Mayor.
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<br />"May ~5, 1915.
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<br /> The vetoes of the Mayor having been read and the reasons therefor, the Chair put the ques-
<br />tion, "Shall the action of this body May llth with regard to "referring to Sewerage Committee,
<br />with power to act, necessity for sewering Griffin .street, ~ and imposing "A flat ~ax of $5.00 on
<br />each private automobile, stand as recorded~ not~i~ktanding the vetoes of the Mayor to the con-
<br />trary~"
<br /> ~hereupon, the action of the body May ilth ~ith regard to "referring to Sewerage Com-
<br /> mittee, with power to act, necessity for sewering Griffin street" failed of being suatained by
<br /> the following vote:
<br /> For not sustaining action:
<br /> Ayes-~arkham, Barlow, Cart, Adams, Privett,
<br /> Wilson, Browne, Frey, 8.
<br /> For sustaining action:
<br /> None.
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<br /> And the action of the body on May llth imposing "A flat tax of $5.00 on each private auto-
<br /> mobile" failed of being sUstained by the following vote:
<br /> For sustaining action:
<br /> Ayes--Markham,
<br /> Barlow, Cart, Adams, Wilson, Browne, Frey, ?.
<br /> For not sustaining action:
<br /> Privett, 1. (8 votes being necessary to sustain action
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<br />Thimd. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of May, 19A~, were presented and were order-
<br />ed to take the usual course.
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<br /> The following ordinance ordered to lie on the table by tb~s body Nay 1Sth was taken.up and
<br />read:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED, AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PROTECTION AND SALE OF FOOSTUFFS.
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<br /> Whereupon, Er. Pr ivett moved that the ordinance be amended by adding the following clause:
<br />"provided said ordinance shall be effective between April tat and November tst yearly."
<br /> The amendment was lost and then the ordinance was adopted as presented and by the follow-
<br />lng vote:
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