The PRESIDENT protemporc. That mod ification will be made. The next item was read, as follows: On candles.of whatever material made. a tax of 5%. advalor om. The ComFinance reported no amendment to this item. The next item was read, as follows: Ongas.illuminating. madeofcoal wholly or in part or any other material. whenthe productshall not be above200,000 cu ic feet permonth. a.tax often centsper 1,000 cubic feet; when the productshall beabovetwo and not exceeding500,000cubic feet permonth. a tax of 15 cents per1,000 cubic feet; when the product shall be above live 100,000 and not exceeding 5 million cubic feet permonth. a tax of 20 cents per1,000 cubic feet: when the productshall be above 5 millions. a tax of 25 cents per 1,000 cubicfeet. And the general avcragcof the monthl productfor the year precedingthe return require by this act shall regulatethe rate of tax herein imposed. And where anygas workshavenot beenin operation for thenext year recedingthe return as aforesaid, than the rate shall 0 regulatedu on the estimatedaverage of the monthly product: ’romded. That the product required to be returned by law byuny gas company shall be understoodto be.in addition to the gascon sumed by said company or other party. the product charged in the bil 5 actually rendered by the gas company during the month preceding the return: Prom'ded furlher, That all gasfurnished for lighting streetlampsor for other purposes and not measured and alltfas madefor and usedby any hotel. in n.tavern, on private dwelling house shall besubject to tax whatever the amount of product and may be estimated; and if the returns in any caseshall be understatedor underestimated.it shall be the duty of the asstassessor of the district toiiicrensethe same as he shall deemjust and proper: And pro aided fpuorrtahteerlimThitast ogfaasncyocmitpyaonries locatedwithin the cor town. whetherin the (l is trict or otherwise or so located as to competerun eachother shall pay the rate of tax imposedby law upon the companyhaving the largestproduction.