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Date	Thursday, May 20, 1886
Text	A meeting of the Allegheny Ordinance Committee was held last evening to reconsider an ordinance which was referred back from Councils taxing theatrical and other amusements $40 per month. It was considered by Councils that some provision should be made in the ordinance for taxing professional base ball games. Two years ago a tax of $15 a day was assessed upon base ball, which was reduced last year to $5 and has since been abolished entirely. The members of the committee are in favor a placing a tax upon this amusement, but consider $5 a day too much. The officials of the Allegheny Base Ball Club have expressed their willingness to pay $40 per month, the same rate as other places of amusements are taxed, but the committee considered it best not to make any addition to the ordinance before them, and therefore reported it back to Councils with recommendation that it be adopted. If Councils deem it necessary an ordinance will be drawn up with special references to base ball games.
Source	Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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