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town .levy S&me one answered about $is,ooo Why is that not adequate to our ordinary government, economically administered? What expe:nses have we as a town that should require the expenditure of more than SS, ooo? The license was "not to diminish taxation, but to raise an amount in addition to the amount raised by taxes. When he suggested that the town council be present, it was to elicit this information. How much more in addition to the $i8,ooo will be raised by the license and what it is for? Until this was known intelligent action could not be taken and not one present knew. Should the license amount to $5,ooo, it would make $23,000 for expenditures each year by the town. He was not opposed to the appropriations that had been made-he thought many of them wise-but an expenditure of $23, ooo each year for running this little government did seem to him exorbitant. He thought it was time to know exactly what debts the town had. He had been informed there was a debt of some $ro, ooo or ;$12,000 or in addition to the bonded debt. How did it get there and to whom was it due? He was not in the habit of disclaim ing ill-will, and he accused nobody. If it was carried by a bank it was probably costing some 8 per cent. interest. If there was this debt it should be funded and taken care :f. He had meant no disrespect when he had suggested that council be requested to be present at this meeting. Would it be disrespect ful for him to ask his overseer what he had done with his funds during his absence? He wanted to know the necessity for this license. Dr. W. E. Pelham stated that the majority of the committee were of the opinion that the meeting ceuld prepare a schedule which would "be agaeeable to councii and which would not be burdensome. If money must be raised in some way and certain businesses were not reached under the present mode of taxation it occurred to him that a license ordinance was necessary. He re ferred to the express company, the telephone system, and enterprises of that kind. TXHE POSITION OF~ THE MINORITY. Mr. Alan Johnstone stated the minority position. The minority were opposed to reporting in favor of the system, because, however low the tax might be made at present, a precedent would be es tablished and it was not known how high the tax might be raised. And it seemed to the minority of the committee a systemof double taxation. The town must take care of its debts. But he with the other minority members of the com mittee thought that the solution was to issue bonds to take up the loating inde'otedness, Then au thorize a special levy for a special pupose,-to pay those bonds,-not to go into the treasury to be expend ed wisely by this council and unwise ly by the next until we have another loating indebtednes. He wanted to get down to business and stop going in debt. Mr. F~. H. Dominick was heartily in favor of the report, but asked the chairman of the committee if he could give any facts in support of his report as to the necessity for the license. Mr. R. H. Welch said, as he un derstood, there were two reasons actuating the majority. :First and foremost, the ordinary revenues failed t., meet the current expenses of the last year, the deficit being about $5,0o0, mainly due to the ex penditure for sidewalk paving. hi sament was for last year only. It was stated that deficits hanging over frc-m yea- to year had ,,ladc the floating indebtednes . Th. debt was here and it mu- .e paid. The 1evy was -s high as it could be placed, and uiless the (Iebt was taken up it would go on increasing from year to year. Another rea son was to devise a mode of taxing a certain class whom the ordinarv mode of taxation failed to reach. A third reason actuating the -vajority was that certain convenierts are enjoyed by the dowz.-town business men which suburban property did I not receive-police protection, -although those on the outside limits paid the same tax as the business men down town. As against these reasons, the mi nority answered the argument that the business part of the town re ceived additional conveniences, by urging that three-fourths of the taxes paid came from within call ing distance of the public square. As to the trades not reached by th. present mode of taxation, it .was urged that the merchants had not asked for protection. As to tLte main point, the minority urgel that the floating debt be paid in the regular way. that the legislature be peti tioned to raise the limit one mill, and that that mill be applied to a sinking fund and the debt funded. Dr. James McIntosh said a meet ing of this kind had been needed for a long time. The town had very often gone into debt when the people did not know what was be ing done. It was well for the peo ple to learn occasionally the amount of their debts. The opera housef water works, sewerage, graded school and other bonds had been put on the town by previous admin istrations. As each administration went into office it was faced by a big interest-bearing debt. He be lieved but for this the revenue of the town would be sufficient to meet current expenses. Council had paid this year $2, 1oo into the- sinking fund held by the commissioners, $r,oSo due in Jan, 1903, and 1,o5o due this year. He mentioned this merely to sbow what was becoming of some of the town's revenue. The credit of the town was good aiL :.c ';-:ds solA well. He hoped that nothing would be done here to injure the credit of the town. If council was in trouble the citizens ought to see to it that by a license system or other taxation the credit of the town should be sustained. He hoped the town would never go into debt again without a fund .in sight to wipe it out. He called to mind by act aal count some $1oo,ooo bonded indebtedness of the town at present. Mr. Alan Johnstone said that all were in favor of sustaining the cred it ot the town. He knew none present who was not. If a license was bound to come, have it distinct ly stated that it was for the purpose of liquidating the floating debt and that when the debt was paid the license would be taken off. He was willing to help council out of trouble and make it happy but he didn't want it done by a license that would continue to torment the peo ple. Mr. George I. C. McWhirter favored the position of the minority An issue of bonds was the best way to lift the town's debt. He referred to the debt of the township incurred by voting bonds which had never been paid, in aid of railroads Col. George Johnstonle said that according to the statement of Dr. McIntosh there was about S1oo,ooo bonded indebtedness on the town. According to the figures suggested by Mr. McWhirter there was an uncalculated debt on the township of which the town bore 90 per cent. The ditch dug through factory town and the railroad through Prosperity which never had done anything, tother cost about $30,000. Add to:s to Dr. Mclmtois estiate anu hvabut .$130 000 lOded Co Jontn adia nSeek inxg light he was ging to probe to the bottoim: if it was possible aind propounded a number of questious to the meeting, some of which were answered satisfactorily and some of which no one present was able to answer. There was considerable discus sion as to why the opera house bonds had not been taken up under the Act creating a sinking fund to be applied ,to the" liquidation of the debt. Dr. 0. B. Mayer stated that no proviso was made for paying the opera house bonds. There was a sinking fund, however, for the water! works bonds. Mr. F. H. Dominick stated that the Act did not create a sinking fund to retire the opera house bonds. but had provided fur 240 $1oo bonds, bearing 5 percent, to D H Wheeler. and had leavied i mill to pay the interest, and if there should be sur plus, to rttire the bonds Dr. Cromer stated that while lie was m-avor the taxable property amounted to about one million and a quarter: and the i mill levy bare ly paid the interest. Dr. McIntosh gave some valua ble information as to the water works bonds, showing that this debt was being liquidated. The com missioners had investments amount ing to about$8,ooo,whichpractically amounted to having retired $8,ooo of the bonds. The commissioners had preferred to buy bonds in which the town was interested when they were obtainable, but they were very high, selling at abott 1.09 Col. Johnstone then wanted to know what the floating debt was, and was informed by Mr. W. H. Wallace that it was somewhere be tween $9,ooo and $io,oo. He wanted to know what this was for and where it was placed and called upon the three bank presidents present to state if their banks were carrying any part of it. President Kinard, of the Com mercial bank, stated that His bank was carrying about $6,ooo at 8 -per Cnt. President Carlisle, of the Nation al bank, stated that his bank was carrying about $3,ooo at 8 per cent President McIntosh, of the Say ings Bank stated that his bank was: carrying about 2,500 at S per cent. 'Do we owe any thing else?" continued Col.. Johnstone. WVe have each year about $i8,ooo in! taxes. How much have we left for: current expenses? Council were gentlemen of character and. intel ligence and they could tell what they wanted with this license. At* the last meeting he wanted to ask council to be present, butt he was told that if the citizens asked the 'council elected by the citizens to be present that council would be in sulted. This was something new in free America! Mr. Cabaniss stated that he had secured a statement from council showing that the income last year from taxes, fines, etc., was $18,30o, sd that more than $23,ooo was paid out for running expenses and for interest on bonded indebted ness. "23,000," exclaimed Col. John stone. He meant no reflection on on any one, but any business man in Newberry would be glad to take a contract at $23,0co for keeping up the streets as they are now kept up. Mr. Cabaniss explained that the $23,000 was not for streets alone, but included all expenditures. $6,oo of this amount simply passed through their hands on to the bond holders. He understood that the, expenditure for paving the side walks was not included in this amount. The chairman suggested that a ommitte be appointed to go to As ttute for the Iotion to de a co-:itte reet.Col. 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