The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-10-27
sCOmparlsons of the Taxes Be.
tween Noble and 1lOnrOc'COun.
ties,,
MS MISREPRESENTATION En-
PLODED.

The Woodsfeld Radical lawyer In /.
Communication to the Athens Messenger
dated Sept. 81, calls attention to the tax
alton of Monroe and Noble Counties as
follows:
"We call attention to the relative bur
dens of taxation in Monroe and Noble
the latter county Republican. By the
Commissioners annual report, published
in the Spirit (for which the editor was
well paid J Of October 20, 1867, it appears
that all our expenses for the year ending
Sept. 4, 1867, for county and township
purposes alone, were over S122,OO0. BY
the Spirit of Sept. Is, 1868, as given in
the Treasurer's report, it will be seen that
nearly as large sum has been handled
by that officer for the current year. But
lest this be considered unfair, let us take
the levy of 1857 In our county the
levy for county and township purposes
alone were $50, 900, for State $4,000, OF
which $4,000 was refunded to us, max
ing our total for county and township
$4,000. The total for county and town
ship purposes jim Noble was S59, ,000.-
Wepaid for each inhabitant 50 So tax,
they but 50 S5. At last falls election
Noble County polled. 1882 votes, Mon
roe 1863. Their tax per voter was
$15 20; ours S21 35, or So 15 per voter
more than theirs. Again our levy for
county purposes alone for 1868 is sSI
cents per hundred dollars theirs 80 cents,
or q little more than one third of ours.
These facts are well known to tax payers
on the border, and have caused no little
grumbling. Is it possible that our edi-
tors wish to protect the county from
Radical robbery has kept down his list of
items on this subject? The more we
think of his devotion to the interests of
the county, the more we feel inclined to
wonder at his mastery silence on this
question. Here is field where his ge-
MUS for calculation need find no limit, as
he revels in facts and fancies suggested
by Monroe County taxes"
The first charge which sets forth that
the expenses of Monroe for the year en-
ding Sept. 4, 1867, were S122,OO0, we
shall prove to be false.
The tax levied by the County Commits
sioners, for all county purposes, for 1867,
was, County expenses, sS,62S; bridge
S5,752; poor s4,o26; road s17, ,256. To
tai $685.
The tax levied, for township purposes,
in 1867, by the township authorities, was,
township tax, s23,336, school tax, S27,-
522, Total s5O,S5S. Every cent Of
,chich ,cas paid to the toscaship author
titles.
This same Radical forgot to tell the
people that the law authorizing the Com
missioners to levy three mills for road
purposes, scas passed 6g a Radical Leg
sslature in 1866. The law will expire in
1869.
In addition, there was in the above
county levy, s6,545 of delinquencies,un-
paid taxes of former years.
Now the result of the above is this
Senex's figures. .................... sos, 900
Actual expenses for all purposes
Total amount of falsehood.. .S62, 1888
We will now give the axlevy of Mon
roe County for 1866, which the impartial
"Senex" leaves entirely out of his "com
parison," because it exhibits large de-
crease since 1867.
The total county tax, levied by the
Commissioners, for 1868, including debt,
expenses, Infrmary, bridge and road
amounts to only y......... ...........$29, ,553
Deduct that from the county tax
NOf 1867 ..........!............. 81, ,662
And we find a reduction. .........$6,1 100
in one year of the county levy of SIX
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND
NINE DOLLARS!
Further, the school tax levied by the
TIP. authorities in 1867, was 1922
and TIP. tax S23, 1886; total. .S5O,S5S 90
In 1868 the levy for school
tax is S24,602 Sc, and the
Up. tax S11,53S 05; total. ...36, 140 61
tsi @ S14,717 80
There is reduction in the township
evy in one year Of FOURTEEN THOU
'SAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEW
ENTEEN DOLLARS AND THIRTY
NINE CENTS!
Total reduction of county and town
ship taxes In one year..........S20, ,S26 80
He says, Monroe paid for each inhab-
liant SO s. tax, Noble but 80 SIS.
Let us see. The population of Mon
roe by the census of 1850, was 25,741.
Noble 20,751. But it did not suit 'Senex's'
purpose to honestly state these facts, but
he based his calculations on the vote of