Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-03-18
The School Levy.

Mr.. Editor Il see by your paper that
"Patron" says he was profoundly Disguised"
at the proceedings Of the County Commits
sioners in regard 10 the levy not being made
by them for the schools. Now as Webster
say he was profoundly, deeply learned and
submissively disguised, think "Patron" is
profoundly, deeply learned and submissively
intolerant when he uses the word disgust
ed" in regard to the Commissioners In any
way. hope he will get over his bilious
spell.
do not see why he need be alarmed
about the teachers leaving. A great many
of them go away every summer and return /;
| greater inducements would invite final de-
parture from the county, aside from any
particular management of the schools.
If you are poor man and want your
| children educated and cannot command the
| means in any way, you have right 10 COM
plain, as your children should be educated.
But considering all things as they are in this
matter, If you are rich and have money ex-
empt from taxation in any way and are
| able to educate your children at your own
| expense until the schools open again, your
demand to levy an additional $1,000 in the
face of large school debt and your wish
for large levy next June to continue the
| schools the year, is an unreasonable and I'M
| generous request; and to have com piled
with 1t, would have been an act of oppres-
sion toward our farmer-taxpayers who have
| everything taxed, from a wedding hoe TO a
wagon, with their land and stock the same,
and few of them owning anything exempt
| from taxation.
Talk about the rumbling of your volca-
noes The rumbling of the tax-gatherers
wagon when taxes are burden is a more
l nynipnna onund IN n tpiiinny vi
land owner with no exemption than O thou
sand volcanoes. But we hope for better
times for our schools and our taxpayers.
Montgomery county has at this time but little
bonded debt We have splendid railroad
and have issued no bonds to obtain it,
Many counties in West Virginia have given
bonds by the hundreds of thousands to get
railroads IT'S said Carroll county has a
debt of $4,000 and runs her schools less
one term and none of her children are sunk
in the ignorance and woe as described in the
petition TO the Commissioners. It's also said
Frederick county has debt 1895, 900, which
1t is as able TO stand under as Montgomery
county is with no debt. Washington coun-
ty issues bonds and builds turnpikes, some
say Montgomery county should do the same
This is, think, an unjust law / can pike
by my gate and taxpayers who never see il
pay for half of it and pay an increase Of
taxes for interest on bonds and finally pay
the bonds. Is it not better TO build turn.
pixies as the people have in the Brookeville
and Sandy Spring country by stock compa-
mics II is better for the tax payers, but the
money lender would rather have the tax.
payers for security than the the turnpike, an
interest bearing bond than toll from toll
gate. If the people of our county get the
schools all right and free from debt, all on
a cash basis, and finally lower and lower
taxes, 1t will be a greater thing than the
consideration of an individual.
GEO. T. WATERS.