Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-05


The republican leader mr., not saying any
thiug about the reduction of taxes. state and
county. TO e., 90 on The simi clear saving OF
st-so 20 the taxpayer isut the people, reentd
less of purity. know This 10 be fact, and are
going to vote the fusion county ticket. The
organ cannot deceive theM,-tocur ,i'Alene
Press
Who is trying 10 deceive the people,
he man who makes assertions like the
ures, OF the one vino freely uses facts
and figures in support Of his state
inents?
u, X nearly II month since the fu-
sion state board of equalization raised
| the assessed valuation ut such proper
/ ~ in this county ;s aiiceIl, common
cattle and patented lands %2s !. 699. 80.
! las he Press, or any fusion organ in
this county, said one word about this
raise? No. Why? because that
would bc giving people information Of
the Kind they are looking for. And
yet scott has the audacity To tell his
readers that some one else is trying to
deceive the people,
II scott were not engaged in trying
to deceive the people, why should he
fail to notice IN item Of such import
ancc &C. them as u raise Of S2Si 500 81
4 IN their assessment
\ low levy does not always indicate
/ ~
taxes depends Just rs much upon the
values placed on your property rs it
does upon the rate Of taxation. II
Scott had any desire To be honest with
Nou and To inform you correctly in
these premises, he would show YOU the
per cent OF decrease In the tax levy
and the per cent of increase in the as
assessed valuation OF your property.
litn II lie did give yen this iniorma-
tion YOU could easily tell whether or
not the low levy is of any advantage
10 yon as II taxpayer. lie does not
want YOU 20 figure on this proposition.
lie wants to deceive you.
The fact Is that the per cent of in
crease In your assessment has been
more than The decrease in the tax
levy and scott, or any one else cannot
prove To the contrary
II scott desired t. give Won light ON
Tie subject he would give you some
such facts rs these: During the seven
years next preceding 1870. the state
required an average tax levy OF 81
cents on each one hundred dollars oi
taxable property In the county. while
la lp"e II requires only ~ cents, a de-
crease of - cents. During the four
Years neNt preceding lsoa, "a levy of
80 cents on each one hundred dollars
OF taxable property was required for
the bond and interest fund, while in
ipm only 20 cents is levied for the
! same purpose a decrease nf ~ cents.
These two Items alonc account for "A
dtrrraSs Of Il cents III the tax levy of
i@sl, II the present levy will raise
sufficient revenue tor state purposes
and the lnnd and interest fund. 1t
g,irS - prove that thu lAN tax levy
Tar county purposes viii produce rs
much revenue ~ the higher lcys ot
. former veafS Anvil this Is due la the
Increase IN The assessed valuation ot
! property.
Wiz selft plaSe iufdrm his readers
ia villa, way the taxpayers ara henc.
. htri ht TIE hNer leV4 nr lau when
that scNN produces more revenue than
E was ever collected before in this hista-
~ q the rattntys In the face ~ these
9 fats the caim ot the fusjonistS is
NEST ridiculous They claim credit
, fer economy ga aceeunt Of he low tax
levy Vet dus pefstn whu is familiar
5 with he iest fape rules 81 arithmetic
; ran 4alrkh learn that The sane lew
lfndeCe> several fhuuSlu,ls ut dollars
ur're rcNrRar than the highest lew
; "a the history nf the county .l6n,
) pnRlncsd IN isJs
nsut that is not an. I'm order m
! place the Ivy ~ =. ~ the fuSinut,tS
Werc teeed "a commit au act which
'Su aot tail IL Affect The credit ef the
cauntS'> mper In the near future
ihey failed Ia place The levy Sufficient.
~ high to Meet the demands upon tie
runds FOR the redemption of ontstand.
ing warrants and nj tho end of this