La Junta tribune., 1899-11-01
osaaoeaAr,e ASSIGNMENTS.

1
were two democrats and one repub-
lican on the board OF county COM
missioners. The total tax levy for
that year was 20 mills. In 1897
there we're two republicans and
one democrat. The total tax levy
for that year was 26 mills. In 1898
two republicans and one demo-
crat. Total tax levy rs mills.
Look up your tax receipts.-Man-
zanola News.
The assertion made in the above
article that the republicans claim
to have lead pipe cinch on the
word economy as applied to county
affairs is correct in every particu-
lar, and the necessary documents
to maintain and prove the asser-
ton to the satisfaction Of every
taxpayer or voter are open to pub
lie inspection at the court house.
The documents will demonstrate
to the satisfaction OF any one, that
the present republican incumbents
saved the county SII, 52o.I5 dur
ing the first IS months OF their ad
ministration, as compared with
the record OF their immediate pre-
decessors for the same period.
This is saving OF nearly 81, 900
per month, which is no small item.
The republicans claim to have a
lead pipe cinch on economy in
county affairs to the same degree
that representatives OF the demo
cratic party have lead pipe cinch
on figures misrepresenting the af-
fairs of the county, and it is very
easy matter to demonstrate the
truth OF both Of these assertions.
In the article quoted above it is
stated that the tax levy for 1896 was
20 mills, when in reality it was but
f6K mills. II the writer OF the ar
ticle had been at all particular about
his facts he could have made a
much better argument(9) than he
did, as the tax levy for that year was
even lower than he stated. There
was very good reason for the tax
levy being lower in 1896, and it is
nothing to the credit OF the demo
cratic party that it was lower.
During the years I894-9s, when
each OF the three parties had rep
rescntativc on the board of county
commissioners. the tax levy was
the largest in the history OF the
county. In 1894 il was 81 mills,
and in 1895, 80 mills. The amount
Of money collected under these
unusually large levies was conse-
quently greatly in excess of what
was expended. and when the board
met it 1896 to make the levy for
that year there was S27, goo. SO on
hand in the county ordinary fund,
nearly enough to pay the running
expenses OF the entire county for
one year without making a levy at
all. Notwithstanding this fact
they made levy of 7 mills for the
county ordinary fund. The tax
collections from the 1896 levy and
the balance on hand January rst,
1897. of $22, ,96o.9o, was all ex-
pended during the year 1897, with
the exception of St,356.o7, which
was the balance on hand in the
county ordinary fund when the
present republican incpmbents
were installed into Office.
The article above quoted then
says that the tax levy Of 1897 was
76 mills, when in reality it was
but 22 "A mills, and to keep upl
its reputation for misrepresenta-
ton it goes on to say that the tax
levy for 1898 was 2S mills, when |
it was but 24A mills. There is
not single figure Of the tax levies
given in the aIove article that is
correct. The conditions that
brought about the low levy Of 1896
are nothing to the credit Of the
democratic. or peoples party ad-
ministrations. The republicans