The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-03-26
To which the Tribune answers:
TOWN MATTERS.

TOWN MATTERS.
Now that town election is coming
on and the matter of extending the
corporate limits west to include Wat
lington addition has been brought
out there is considerable argument
engaged in among residents as to diff
ferent phases Of the subject. There
has, in consequence, arisen some err
roneous deductions on both sides in
regard to revenues, where they will
90 to and so on. In the interest of
clear comprehension Of the situa-
ton, and that either party may speak
from an exact knowledge Of the facts,
we desire to impartially cover a point
or two, in error with some, just as
they are, exactly and correctly, and
we think investigation will show any
other statement of this particular
ground on the part Of any one, either
through Misrepresentation or inten-
tional misrepresentation, to be wrong.
To make the point that an increase
in tax will positively be necessary
for incidental expenses, some state
that the AZ per cent of saloon money
which will be turned into the town
treasury must go to the road fund
and added to the other road money
which will be collected, and that no
money can be taken from that fund
for general expenses, according to
law We give the section as it is it
the statute:
Fifty per cent of all moneys paid for
licenses shall be applied TO and constitute
a part of the school fund Of the school
district in which said licenses are col
lected. forty per cent to the general road
fund of the county in which said licenses
are collected and ten per cent shall be paid
into the state treasury: Provided, That
forty per cent of all moneys paid for Ii
censes by applicants within Incorporated
towns. cities and villages. or cities acting
under special charters. shall be paid by
the county treasurer TO the municipal
authorities of such town, city or village
for general revenue purposes OF such
town. city or village; fifty per cent of said
moneys SO paid for licenses ure to be APP
piled and constitute part OF the school
fund of the school strict in which said
licenses are collected and ten per cent
shall be paid into the state treasury.
The money does not go to the road
fund at all, but is taken for general
revenue purposes. The present liquor
licenses of Weiser, if remaining as
they are, will yield 50, 900 per an
num- Forty per cent of this would
be $500 for the general town fund
The saloons would pay no more than
they have been paying, but this por-
ton of that would be diverted to
strictly home uses Outside of the
school, which still gets so per cent,
instead of being scattered over the
county
About the road fund In '95 the
tax of 10 cents on the hundred, same
rs the county levy, yielded 1903. 52
from that territory now Incorporated,
which was expended on streets, or will
be. The portion suggested to be
taken in paid the same 40 cents, but
1t went into the county fund and was
scattered over the county, perhaps
less than 500 being expended IN the
neighborhood of where it was col
lected. This end will pay about 5000;
this, plus $500 in present incorpora.
ton, plus $500 saloon money, is
$1,000 revenue, if the limits are ex-
tended, $500 of which is general
revenue and $500 street money. This
is entirely without any other city tax
levy than that now already being
paid. OF this $1,000 but $500 is
now expended here, the other $1,000
goes elsewhere. With the extended
limits il would all remain here and
most of it 60 back to those from
whom it was collected. Ii will have
to be paid anyway, if the limits are
not extended. This is an impartial
and correct statement of that much