The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-22
THE COUNTY TAKES.
A wora wllh you seloro you vo..


TAx-Payers, don't complain OF high take
aud hard times 20 long as you vote to per
petuate in power the party that leYies the
INST upon you and sustain the party policy
thnt causes the other.
We fiud the foregoing paragraph in
yesterdays Register. We endorse ii
most heartily and propose briefly to
show why.
When the Democratic party cameinto
power In this county two years ago, 1t
WINS upon pledges OF economy and re-
duced taxation. The necessities of the
war had laid heavy burdens on the
county. They took advantage of the
fact, and wero elected as the champions
of low taxes and economy. The para
graph which we quote above Is aimed
at the Republicans, and the paper from
which We cut 1t bristles with others of
like tenor. Why7 1t is the thiet's cry
of stop theft" It Is to throw men on
a wrong scent and cover UP what Ia
being done here at home.
Those who have paid their taxes this
year and them generally heavier
than they were last year. They wonder
why, and are told 1t Is because the
Radical Legislature increased the valu-
alton Of their property. Now,we takeit
every honest taxpayer Is interested in
knowing the truth of this; and we re-
specifically ask his attention.
The valuation of real estate In Ohio
county on which taxes were laid in
1867, was 1928, $50. 1t was re.asssss-
ed, as all the realty in the State was,
under act OF the Legislature; and that
re-assessed value on which taxes this
year we're laid is, IS. 200, 556-still far
below the cash value; bnt an increase
OF $2,9l0.5g7. The personal property
of the county on which taxes were laid
In 1867 was, 81, 268, GAG. The last yalua-
ton, made by a Democrat tic assessor,
Increased 1t S5sS, 14s; so that the person.
atty valuation on which this years
taxes are laid Is, 81, s49. 1876. The total
taxable property was, therefore, in
1857, S9,546. oO5i in 1868, SIS, Coz 95l-an
Increase Of IS. go, T4e, or about 81 per
eeptum,
The object the Legislature had In view
was not to raise more taxes. but 10
equalize them by readjustipE eTroneons
values. They contemplated that the
rate Of taxation would be reduced 10
correspond with the increase OF the
basis and they accordingly reduced
the tax for State purposes 10 cents ON
the 500 value, or $50 per centum.
Whatdid thesuperyisors OF Ohio county
dor Did they reduce their levy 81 .per
cent, so that the aggregate tax should
be no larger than 1t was last year ?
No; they levied 81 on the SIC0 last wear
on nine and u halt millions, and thew
levied 81 on the 500 this wear ON thiE-
teen millions; thus exaeting from the
county just SIS, 2ST,14 moro for county
levy alone than they raised last wear.
Tho school tax in the city 3istric,
was reduced 10 cents. Last ,Vear :, 49,,
NSents on the 500 value; this. year Il
u 6S. But this reduction is only about
10 per cent, SO that the aggregate tST
raised for schools Is also much lnrgs,
than that OF last year. Last yesr
the ta1abie property In the city tiistrIo.
was S1,0S6,6Ts. The District scI,oai, - -
was $40 266.74. The countv ~, -
SO, rs, or f1Is, e2s.5e In an "a ~
observed all these caIculations ~, - -, y
elusive of ali State tax, either for s So. ~
or school purposes.) This year the taSs
able properly In the same district !,
$3.50, s32. The school tax is 81, $50. 80.
an increase ofSs, ISIS. The county tax
1898, e2s 90, an increase of 81. $500. The
tax for county and school purposes, 1t
win be seen. In the city district alone,