Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-12-21
|Tle FislGrSVille Farmers Club
INQUIRING INTO TIE EXPENSES OF THE
COUNTY SYSTEM.
THE CLUB DETERMINED TO PUSH The MATTER
LESS EXPENSES OF COURT PROCEEDINGS THE RE-
ASSESSMENT OF LANDS.
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Reported for the Stanton VINDIcAToR.l
At meeting of the Farmers Club Satur.
day. the following members were present.
G. B. Conner. D. w. Hanger, w. IF.
Gilkerson, W. A. Freed, M. L. Leonard
F. M. Bell, j. f. Leonard, j. d. Conner,
G.. W. G. Karnes. J. w. Paul, A. Fl. Me-
Cue, M. e. Hildebrand, David Coiner, A.
koiler. Geoge Grove, and J. r. Kemper.
Minutes of the last meeting were dis
pensed with, and the question OF raising
barley was discussed by several of the
members, but the consensus of opinion
seemed to be, that our uplands would not
produce barley in paying quantity, and
that it would not pay to go extensively
into it's production.
REPORT ON THE EXPENSE OF THE COUN.
TY SYSTEM.
Capt. Coiner, from the committee
on County expenses, submitted the follow
ing report.
Fishersville Farmers Club, Your COM
mittee beg leave to make the following re-
port:
accounts are kept Of the collections and
disbursements of the County funds, your
committee found that without spending a
great deal OF time and work for the officials,
it was impossible to get the desired infor-
nation, and to make a satisfactory report.
End. From the information obtained,
we find that the expenses of the County
are increasing at Il rapid rate, to wit: In
the year 1889, the County levy was 500,
SOS56. In 1891, 1927 ,6Ol.40. In 1892, $27,-
94044.
3rd. In the year 1893, the revenue was
not sufficient by $s,7E.41, and the County
was in debt to that amount.
4th We were not able to get any infor-
nation for 1S93#; therefore, be it resolved.
LIST. In oruer that the tax payers may
know for what their money is expended,
an itemized account be published once a
year.
End. We have been informed that there
is no limit to the amount of money shat
the Board of Supervisors can expend, and
we would recommend some legislation on
the sub ect.
Capt. Conner, stated in explanation of
the report, that all expenditures Of money
were kept account of as expended for vari-
GUS purposes and not separately, so that it
would entail a great amount of labor to
find just what was expended in each
department of the County government, and
he thought that each department should be
kept separate, and an itemized report of
the various officials be published at least
once year.
The report of the committee was adopted.
= Major Koiner said it was a difficult mat
ter, and one of much labor to get all the
facts, as it would be necessary to go over
all the accounts for several years. before
it would be possible to find just where the
expenses might be reduced.
MI. Paul said he had learned that one of
the greatest expenses was the many cases
coming before the Court, witnesses being
summoned and juries on hand, and often
cases were postponed from time to time,
entailing great expense on the County and
State.
DR.. Hildebrand said we should certainly
try to devise some means of reducing our
expenses, as the farmers could not continue
to pay taxes at the present rate when their
produce was bringing only about half of
the price in former years.
The subject was further discussed by
David Conner, J. r. Leonard, and others.
The question of re- assessment of lands
then came up for discussion. and Dr..
Hanger said the lands should be assessed
in proportion to the prices Of produce.
DR.. Hildebrand said this subject should
be thoroughly discussed, and he proposed
that the Club should meet Thursday, Dec.
9th, and all persons who felt interested in
this subject were invited to meet the Club
at that time. The hour for meeting is
O'Clock z. M.
All further business was then postponed
to next meeting.
J. K. KEMPER. D. W. HANGER.
Cor. Sec. President.
1.-THE net levy for 1898 WAS $50, S91. o.
ED. VINDICAToR.