Saturday, August 3, 1850 | The Globe (Toronto) | Page 3, col. 6 |
To the Editor of the Globe.
Toronto, August 1st, 1850.
Sir,—In your reportAugust 1, 1850, pg. 3 of the proceedings in the City Council on Monday evening last, you leave put into my mouth statements which I certainly did not utter; and which, as they may give rise to a misconception of my motives, I take the liberty of requesting you correct.
You make me say, "the real difficulty would be to get £100,000 tax upon the city, and, if this was done, the whole matter was finished." I do not recollect the precise words which I used, but they were to this effect—
the real difficulty would be to get £100,000 stock taken up in the city; if that were accomplished, there would remain but little to contend with.Then, again, you make me state that,
the citizens are so desirous to have it, that they are willing that those only be taxed who wish to be taxed, except for any deficiency which form misfortune or any other cause, might arise. I meant to say that,the citizens were generally desirous of having a railroad, provided that those only were taxed who desired to be so, and that, under the proposed plan, there would be no possibility of taxing the city generally, except to make up any deficiency which might arise from the failure of shareholders to meet their bonds, through misfortune or otherwise.I am, Sir, Your ob'n servant
S. Thompson