The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-09
WHAT WILL THE RATE Be?
Commissioners Waiting on The Board
Of Education Before Fixing il.

If the Educational Budget is Reduced
it May Make a Difference in the Tax
Rate-This win be Decided Monday
Might and the Tax Rate VIII be
Fixed BY the Commissioners Tues
day-The Aggregate State and
County Rate VIII be Less Than Last
Year-Why the Insurance on the
Courthouse Was Removed.
There was another special meeting Of
the county commissioners yesterday af-
terEoon for the purpose Of considering the
fixing Of the county tax rate, but no ac-
ti0n was taken.
The commissioners were in conference
with members from the board Of educa-
tion during the entire session. a commit
tee from that board having been called
before them TO see if the educational
budget for the ensuing year could not be
reduced somewhat. The action of the
board in this matter may make a differ
ence Of a cent or two on the LOCO in fix
ing the rate
MIGHT GET ALONG WITH LESS.
Some Of the members of the committee
from the board of education did not think
that they. could get along with any less
than they had last year, but others Of
them were Of the opinion that il might be
possible to cut down the budget to the
extent of 5000. This matter will be set
tied by the board at its regular meeting
next Monday night when it viii be
brought up and every effort made 10 see
where the educational budget can be cut
down, if at all
The action Of She board will be report
ed TO the commissioners at once and they
viii hold a special meeting on Tuesday
afternoon to decide what the rate for the
ensuing year will be.
Capt. MCGOWAN, the tax collector is
ready and waiting 10 start his work at
once and is only awaiting the action Of the
commissioners to begin. He has received
directions from the controller general
with regard to the state taxes and now
only wants the word from the county
THE AGGREGATE LESS THAN LAST YEAR.
While it seems that there is no possi-
bility Of reducing the county tax rate,
the aggregate rate for the county and
state will be less this year than it was
last. Last year the state rate was 81 So
on the 81 ,000 while this year, as fixed by
act Of the legislature, it is S46l. The
county tax rate last year was 1925 on the
81, 900, and this could be easily increased
few cents this year without making
any increase in the aggregate for the
state and county. The state rate is as
small as it is not because the state don't
need any more money, but because it was
fixed at that amount By act of the legis-
laturo.
THE COURT HOUSE INSURANCE.
The insurance on the court house has
been almost all given up by the commits
sioner5 for the reason that the rate has
been raised from three-fourths of per
cent. to "A per cent. The insurance com
panies raised the rate for the reason the
electrical connections in the building
were not put in to suit them The com
panies also required that the court house
should be insured for $4,000, three
fourths of its cash value, instead of $50
600, as formerly. These two changes
would have involved a cost of 81 500
year for insurance, instead Of 1915, as
was formerly paid
The court house is practically fire proof
any way, and in view of all the facts it
was thought that the large amount of in
surance was not necessary. There is now
only s., 600 insurance on the building and
5000 on the furniture. 1t is possible
that some of the insurance on some of the
other county buildings may be dropped
when the policies expire.