The morning news., 1897-08-26
UP GO THE COUNTY TAXES.
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN
THE ASSESSMENT THIS YEAR.

For Every Thousand Dollars in VAL
nations There VIII BE "a Tax of
Seven DOIIars-Last Year 1t Was
only $3.50 Per ThOusand-The
Budget COMMITTEES of the County
commissioners Were Worrying
over the Tax Problem Yesterday.
Report win BE Made at the
Meeting To-day.
Chatham countys tax rate will be In
creased this year. 1t viii probably climb
above the 81 notch, the rate last year
having been S6.5o per $1,000.
This will be shown in the report of the
special committee on. the county budget
at the meeting of the county commission
ers, which will be held to-day.
The committee is composed of Mr.aWill-
lam Kehoe and Mr.. S Guckenheimer who
spent a great part of yesterday studying
over the problem Of taxation for the year.
1t is known that they viii report on this
subject at the meeting Of the commission
ers to-day. but they have not made it
known what Will be the nature of their
report
1t has been the hope of the county au-
thorities that the rate of taxation could
be held down this year, but this seems
impossible now. 1t is claimed that the in
crease of the budget for the county
schools of $4,000 will necessitate an in
crease in the assessment sufficient to run
the rate up to 81 this year.
the rate last year being $780,
and the extra so cents being nee
essary on the basis of the digest for the
year showing returns to be $50 $4,000 to
make good the extra $4,000 for the schools.
The tax returns for the year are but
slightly Increased over the returns of the
year previous, though the budget is
heavier one for expenditures. The total
amount as mapped out in the budget for
expenses during the present year is $24l,-
$50 and there will be but slight reductions
TO be made, it is pretty generally under
stood. in the actual expenditures. OF
course, the budget is made out in the early
months of the year and the amounts are
guessed at or estimated as maximum.
The grand jury passes upon the budget
and there is the end of it. Then the eN-
penditures must be kept under the max
imum amounts. Last year there was
quite a difference between the budget and
the amount assessed upon the tax
payers This difference was due to to
the collection of some back taxes which
were expended, but which did not snow
on the assessment list. The budget last
wear was for total eX-
pense of s227, 800 while the
actual assessments necessary amount
ed only to S1s2, ,437. 1t is probable that
there will be no such difference this year
between the estimated expenses as shown
in the budget and the real assessment
All of this will be more accurately brought
out in the report which is to be made
bv the special committee to-day to the
county commissioners.
The assessment necessary this year will
be above $500, 600 for county expenses. This
much is known. but just how much short
of the budget allowed (S24l,S50), it will be
has not yet been given out. 1t is known,
however, that the rate OF taxation Will
be on a basis necessarily of about per
81. 600 on the valuations as shown by the di-
gest There viii also be an increase this
year in the rate of state taxes, the figure
being 1921 as against $4.56 Of last year
The details of the expenditures as set
forth in the budget for the year are as fol-