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\ • .. '' . • 890 JAN_21912 RECORD OF CITY COUNCIL hPlaMly,it is to provide additional revenue and IsMse it available ae soon m Doselhle. Not only tn. , anticipated deficit should be provided for• The parMouler needs of the City Mich I have mumerated I 11 call for appropriations.not large but urgent. This additional revenue should M sought from sources . i Met now contribute 1ms than their eMre to the FORM burden. A general occupatMn tax ie out of the ! Whe!. !I question. TM business men generally are carryiog m P....bordm m Mould M MM.,Of theis The ! h h hlaboring mar.meets his rau..share directly or indirectly. I 1 PUBLIC BERVICR CORPORATIONS-OCCUPATION TAX. II I believe the public aersMe corporations of this City are far from carryMN their end hof Me load. They occupy oar'tree.and hold valuable public franchises for which Misr mOhe Mt... h i return. They are a close of Maine.by themselves and under the law and the proVisiono of our Charter, h hthey may be so taxed. I II recommend to this Council that you Metruct t.City Attorney to prepare and submit to , the Ray.md Council an erdManoe levying an occupation tax egolmt each of the follow.Public eery.., 1 oorporations.namely,.The Water Company,each of Me two bight Companies.the Syreat CM Mammy,tile 1 1 Gas Company.each of tho two Telephone Companies and eVery other public service corporation doMg Ma- . Mess in the City,the CCC tO M Paid M 1.1-mnual payments and ma mount of the tow.smimt.Citi 1 Ole. consideration and amendment..he named ty Um AdVismy Boor, h 1 COBS CH MUM.TIM CITY MOULD BN MOM= I Me City le now payMN 818000.00 a year fm hlightMg ite Streets.Ruch of thie is f or tight.g street or oes Inge at which otreat railways reoeMe Meir patrone Ond ie Mi..,to wishe the eow- I 1 vice of the istreet railways ot such poMtd safe. I believe Ma public interest requires that so.street J hcressMge be lighted at the expense of t.railway company m.8 Mem CM emh smyMe• I believe the h 1 City under its Charter and Maar the lams of the State cm lawfully require This..An arc light ahould hbe Metallea Md maintaMed by street railoMe at every alternate street crossMg along their linm,md by steam ratio at every grade ems's..in the Cit, /reommand Shot Me city Attorney be inetructed to draft an ordinMce requirMe Mis. , CITIMINS ADVISORY COIMMTNYS I ,.....,A&III I would Mace Me approval of tills council M naming assierol advisory committees from 1 IIP"'w among public minded citiMos Me Weald serve without pay.,have no offMial relatim M Me City and have i no other duty Men to careiddly invmtigate Snd report to Ise on certain matters which are of great Ism ,. portenee to LIM City md its people and Mich neither the Mayor nor this Collo.).have Me tMe to Mok into properly. Mese ommittees will be able to brMg.sse informatim md ow...to Ue coMem of 1 Vaction MM Mil benefit. In other owes they will be able to arouse popular Intereot and mtMo Mm I hthat is needed. 1 TAXATIOS COMIISTEN. I would fMst suggest a citizens oosnittee of times to give lemediMe attention to 1 taxation ana especially to the assesMent lilts of the City. a r es asseeement is Mout to be enMe of 1 City property by the County AesesSor. It is telieved that many Mequitable meessments exist Mom ! Mich mfair and Mademate tmaticel results. I Med.not urge upon mu Ma importance of thM. The MgMeer'a Depertmmt and the City Controllm with little Mdltional expanse cao provide still dot- mittee with Me property 1MM memsary for a working bmis. , OMR COMAITTNIM I seMre also to ome Me followMg committees lessi imme6Mtely urgent but of no lase importmset —A ComIttee of seven on a Port CamMaion for lvh erett. Dile committee will be in- h structel to secure public mtion 1!the committee Minks Mee,ma comIttees of thee each on siddmic 1 h