The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-02-02

remonstrance, and declares that Canton Is
not the worst taxed town in the State. 1t
undertakes to prove that 40 IS 20.
Only one city in the State is taxed 40
mills, and that City is Canton. And the
tax rate in Canton having been fixed by
Democrats, this unparalleled, i~mpoverlsh-
ing exaction finds a champion IN the Stark
County DemocrGtl-Rep. and Rep.
1.-THE Democrats fzed The rateF" Our
City Council, the Republican members vO-
ting unanimously therefor, are responsible
only for some IA mills of the 40; the Re
publican Board of Education are response
BILE for 6 mills Of the 40; the Republican
County Commissioners are responsible for
81 mills of the 40; the Republican Leg
islature are responsible for 4 mills of the
40; the Republican Township Trustees
are responsible for 4-10 mill of the 40
the citizens of Canton, irrespective ofpar-
Y ,having voted to borrow money to build
our water works, are responsible for 81
mills of the 40 to meet the interest; the
citizens of Canton, irrespective Of party
having voted $4,000 to buy the Wikldal
lot for the new court house are responsible
for 81 mills of the 40.
The above is u gentle remonstrance"
this week against the roaring yarn of the
Rep and Rep. We advise u editorial
neighbors to attend some Sabbath School
long enough to learn the Ten Command
ments-especially the n pertaining to
'falss witness." In another article in
this paper we show that, a~ccordingto pop
~ulation, the tax per head in Canton is
below the average in the leading towns Of
the State-this, too Notwithstanding ouI
high rate.
We have stated that our old valuation
is very low-much lower than in Other
towns like Canton. Let us give n in
stance. A gentleman of the radical fra
ternity resides in a romantic and beautiful
residence in the north part of our city, his
spacious grounds extending from North
Market to Walnut. According to his own
statement made under oath, Claiming
damages of the city for opening North
Walnut through his ground) he values his
superb residence and situation at about
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARSl Now,
this magnificent property is on the DuPh-
cate for taxation at only ttOO thousand and
forty nine dollars; and the entire tax at
40 mills. amspnts to the small sum Of
1881
THIS is only one instance out Of many we
might give to account for the high rate Of
40 mills. As we said last week we know
OF blocks in Canton, the yearly rents Of
which, amount to more than the sums on
which they are taxed on the Duplicate.
If Canton is, as the Rep & Rep claims
the worst taxed town" in the State, we
must raise more money according to popu-
lation and wealth than any other town in
the State, as our rate is the highest. Now,
we have shown by the figures that this is
not the case. We do not 'show that &C
is 90" but that a levy of 40 mills. on
Canton's valuation raises n hundred and
six thousand dollars; while a levy of %
mills in Akron raises one hundred and
thirty-nine thousand dollars, and a levy
of 224 mills in Mansfield raises n hun
dred and fourteen thousand dollars. The
40 mills in Canton acts upon a different
basis from the % in Akron or the 332 II
Mansfield. In Youngstown, with ever g
lower rate, 80 $40 mills, they raise within
four thousand dollars as much as Canton
Do not circumstances alter cases2 How
important to tell the whole truth The
radical organ does not seem to wish the
truth to be known in regard to Canton.