Evening star. [volume], January 15, 1932, Page A-12, Image 12

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PHILADELPHIA SET
TO MEET DEFICIT
Sale of Delinquent Claims
and Atew Taxes Await
Final Approval.
By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 15—The
$14,000,000 municipal deficit which
Mayor J. Hampton Moore and his aides
have been stalking since they took
control the first of the year was backed.
Into a corner today at the point of1
three emergency measures.
The first would authorize the sale or
pledging for loan purposes of some $26,
000,000 due in delinquent taxes and
water rents. Another would provide
for the city collecting rents of land
lords delinquent in their taxes and ap- j
plying them against the accounts.
The third contemplates Imposition j
of special levies—occupational license ;
taxes, motor vehicle taxes and theater j
admissions taxes.
Mayor Moore submitted tne proposals
to a conference of Council leaders Wed
nesday, who approved them tentatively.
They are to go before the Council later
this week
Controller Hadley indorsed two of the
plans but denounced the proposal to
borrow upon or sell the delinquent
claims. He said it was impracticable
and that the banks were opposed to it.
Meanwhile the 25,639 city employes
had another payless pay day yesterday,
about a third of them still awaiting
their December 31 salaries. Controller;
Hadley said he expected to raise the
$1,625,000 pay roll by the end of the
month through the accumulation of tax
payments.
GOTHAM GETS $16,000,000.
NEW YORK. January 15 (#).—New
York City today had been saved tem
porarily at least from financial em
barrassment.
The State advanced $15,000,000 for
school purposes and an additional
Speaks Tonight
_________
WILL ADDRESS WOMEN’S
GUILD AT A. U.
REPRESENTATIVE Rt'TH BRYAN
OWEN,
Who will be the principal speaker at
the annual dinner of the Women’s
Guild of American University at the
college dining hall on the campus,
Massachusetts and Nebraska avenues.
$1,000,000 was borrowed from the Un- j
employment Relief Committee headed i
by Harvey D. Gibson.
Mayor Walker announced he and
Controller Berry planned to meet with j
banking interests shortly with a view to
arranging short term financing.
The city's financiol stringency was
augmented by the forthcoming maturity
on January 20 of $32,000,000 in short
term notes, and an additional $30,000,
000 due soon after February 1.
Meanwhile department heads were
slashing expenses wherever possible.
SHOALS DELEGATION
COMING FOR PARLEYS
Tennessee River Valley Delegates
Will Confer With Hoover and
Secretary Hurley.
By the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., January 15.
—Conferences with President Hoover
and Secretary of War Hurley regarding
Muscle Shoals are the objectives of a
delegation that will leay here Sunday
night for Washington.
Invitations have been sent from
Chattanooga to other cities in the Ten
nessee River Valley for their repre
sentatives to Join the delegation.
Spokesmen say the delegates will
urge the adoption of the report made by
the Hoover Joint Commission as a
means of expediting settlement of the
Shoals issue.
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