The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-23
ASTOUNDING EXHIBIT.

AS1oNNDAXNU AzAAADAAs
Berkeley County Has Been Drained
or NEARLY q Million OF Dollars I'm
the Form OF Taxation Since the
Radicals Have Been I'm Power.
To the Editor:
From the Marttnsburg Statesman.
The editor of the Berkeley Union has
in his last issue dropped the polite
silence which he has preserved for some
time on the Convention..isspe. In hisl last
paper he has attempted something like
defense of the financial administra-
ton OF the affairs OF this county whilst
under Radical government. | propose
now to make few plain exhibits taken
from the public records, which every
citizen can understand, and which re-
duires few or no comments. In the
first place what were our entire county
expenses under the old SYSTEM
By referring to page 302 Of the re.
cords in the Clerks office Of this coun-
ty, June 1859, it will be seen that the
entire expenses Of this were county for all
purposes Except public roads) including
payment Of principal and interest or
bonds, &c, S9,7SO5l; levy for public
roads, 100000. Total for all purposes,
81, ,7S05l.
BY referring to pages 81, %, 90, 30 Of
the same public records for July, 1850,
it will be seen that the entire expenses,
for county purposes, including support
of the poor, payment OF principal and
interest ofcounty bonds, &c, was ST..
67S.lO; levy for road, s., 1896. Total
for all purposes, Sl4, 1916.
Now let US see what the county OF
Berkeley had to pay in 1870, the last
year OF Radical government IN this
county.
First let us take it upon the basis OF
the valuation OF the real and personal
property OF this county, as contained In
the Union Of the 9Th of August, 1871.
He states that valuation to be So, I46,-
29S0j
For 1870
County purposes, % cts; o0 on sioo''ss1'S 7oS ~
township taxes, 60 cts. on 500 in
Martinsburg township and . cts.
in the six olhers...................".- 22'ndl'ov
Total .S63, ,O3l. SO
But it is said that the valuation con-
tanned in the Union OF the 9TH Of August
-. 81 H., H. and mar.
val ""' =" ,ronor,r mno, ~ " RerkeIev county ;s
rooIIv orIr Assessed Of SO I6O 600 Can.
Ceue ''iS W De ~, """' '''"
''It Tos $50 - ''
County PURPOSES 50 cts. on slOO. ei2.S2
Road tax, 10 cts. on sloO ;::..;r :To; 0'i2S''
lG%RMSlP ;PhhroSe, ;PhpP0 an,S ~ q S5S y o cts % In
the six other townships......~.......... 22,s3lS'
r, soW9a
r. .L:.i. -, :, sf902I s6 ,or
just ~ 'ntnh ~ IS-o Dh"n for oil
co"n'y purpose" ~ Iot0 N' wiz VIZ" IT,. sII
snch purposes III ''o0 II was D"' "
l'S,lO. - ,ho law q,
now let US coi'Paie ~ tne G 49,
lon' when tne Democra'Ic boaro Ini Icn
into power WIN 'iS 'e'y VI VIZ '
Board OF the preceu'"s year
LEVY FOR THE YEAR 1871.
County purposes, 10 cts. on slOO......~s2i.5iLS
Road tax, 10 cts. on " @-.;---,.;'' s;c ol''"
iGWts,',p iW ,II tppns pni binsnnd 40 cts on si0O
in Martnsburg. urg........................... l6,S6sS
AZ ro9 "a
,r, -. 49, coIIow;n, redrc,ion
mus showing .ne 'C''o"'"s
o' ta"e9 III QUO !e"' " .ooo,,0o
RadicaI BGaTa, RodTG is; s Go
.7-oc-o - :,
H'"''o'
Notwithstanding the Democra''c
Board made provision to pay the inter
est on our railroad bonds, ana apPro
priated $500 towards the brIdge on
Back creek, yet there ls saving 70 the
people between the last and present year
OF SIT, 7,O61. .63 in taxes
The Democratic Board Is not 70 DC
blamed that il did not reduce the taxes
more; they are compelled TO carry on
the erpcnsivc system prescribed by the
present Constitution until the people
change it. ,o.o
But compare our expenses IN looo,
which, including crery itemr amounted
to but $4,000, TO the expenses OF the
present system, which, under hadicaI ca
and under Democratic reform IN ioi
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