The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-08-27

Will now ldht UP thc seAfs wv -N''-
I ist 'g5, which will be remembered by
many Of our citizens as the year of high
! taxes, but think the future historian
will record IL as the year OF liquidation,
or when Beaver county quit the funding
Z business and commenced 70 pay as she
went. and also paid generous amount
| on old scores. The taxes for the year
| 1895 were the first made under the new
revenue laws Of Of the territory, and on
account ef the high valuation Of proper
! ty. and ia some cases high taxatioh made
the taxes ouerous and burdensome upon
the people, especially those who have
only small amount of property and
struggling to accumulate competence.
believe that property Of all kinds, es-
pecially for the last two years, has been
assessed too high.
And 10 show every one just wkat was
levied and for what purpose | will give
the levies of 80 and DY whom made.
There was levied by the territorial Bd.
I Of Equalization 81 4S9 81 for territorial
purposes; by the county Commissioners
for salary fund. 4s9 81. to pay the sal
| aries Of the county treasurer, clerk, sup't
of public Instruction. members of teach
ers examining boards, Co. Atty. Com.
missioners, assessors and Bd. of Health.
For court fund 9 9s9 81 10 pay the
expenses Of courts of all kinds.
o.. D.. L. fnn
to give assistance TO poor persons, who
through misfortune or otherwise, are un-
able to maintain themselves, also to pay
expenses incurred in all examinations In
regard TO the sanity OF persons.
For Road and Bridge fund. 1913 81 for
expenses incurred in laying out and
viewing roads. bridges. etc.
For Supply Fund, 97s 63, to buy
blank books, blanks, stationery, postage
etc.
For Contingent fund, / 463 SO, 10 pay
bounties on wolf scalps, buy coal, rent
of buildings and, in fact, any and all
other expenses not properly chargeable
under asy of the other funds.
For sinking fund, 8 S53 II, TO pay in
terest on county bonds, and one-tenth
of all series of outstanding bonds Of the
county.
For county School fund, 2 441 43 dol
lars to be apportiened to the various
school districts according to the children
/ of scholastic age that are residents of the
same. Tie totals of the levles (special)
of all school districts, made by the resi-.
| dents and school boards of the same, and
certified TO the comfy clerk was 773a
| IL dollars.
Levies were made by the Co. Sup't.
and on the decree of courts, to pay out
standing Indebtedness on certain school
| townships, TO the amount Of 457 13 dsl-
lars. The township boards of the mum
ieiple townships made levies aggrs eating
| PA IL dollars. There were special
school district levies, IL ade by the Co.
! Sup't. of 70 "A dollars for the purpose of
making settlements between certain dis
tricts in regard to expenses incurred un-
der the old township school law. There
was levied by the council or trustees of
Beaver the sum of SO 81 dollars on the
city of Beaver, making a total levy for
all purposes of 80 9l7 81 dollars, which
WAS made as follows:
BY the territorial board of Equalizat-
| ion, 4S9 81 by the beard of county
commissioners, 10 $40 3S. tC pay the cur.
rent expenses of the county: the sum of
S55 II dollars TO pay interest and part
Of the principal of the Indebtedness of
the county. The sum of 2 AL 43 dollars
by the county Board of Commissioners
and 739 II dollars by school districts,
making total Of 10 1S0 "a dollars for
school purposes; the sum Of 457 13 by the
Co Sup't. and decree of courts on
school twp Indebtedness and rs A made
by Sup't on special districts under cbap-
| ter As. article 2, session laws of '95; by
township boards of the various munici-
pal twps, the sum of 2l4 10 dollars
by the trustees of Beaver City SO 81.
Now any one can figure out for thep>
selves just who levied the taxes and for
what purpose the levy was made. And
whenever you hear charges of fraud and
rascality made in general, please request
your informant to state by whom the
| fraud was committed, and be sure to
have him state the particular act that
was fraudulent-and also give some
| proofs at least-and no citizen of the
county will be more jealous in seeing
justice done than the writer of this ar
| ticle.
And while we demand honesty, ups
| rightness and truthfullness of our fel
bowman. let us be honest, upright and
truthful ourselves. and by so doing
| prove to all mankind that the people
of Beaver county are governed by the
God giving faculty of reason and not
by the lowest OF brute or animal in
stinct.
have tried in writing the above to
cast reproach or censure ON no one
and all explanations l haYe given have
been for the purpose of helping the
people 10 understand the figures given.
Trusting the above will be received
in the same kindly spirit as it is writ
teB.
| remain very truly yours.
III. 4, G, PUTNAM.
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