The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-18
REMARKS.

Inc county tax rate for the year 1901 il
el9hty-two ~ cents on each one huud rad
ts4ol 1o4Iars worth OF taxable property which
T. three cents less than the previous year
Inc state taA rate i three fourths OF one cent
less' making total reduction 70 the tax paw
ers 81 three and three-fourths cents.
Inc reduction in tine County tax rate was
maze. Notwithstanding an Increased apt,r.t-
priatIon ~ s5.jyJ tor the maintenance Of the
pubic schools. which was necessarily de-
manded By tine scnOOl COmmissiouer. s,,,,f,,.,
To tine gradual yearly increase m the ntIrr,t,s5
q punHe schools: and an additional levy 81
st.pD Tor lnsOlyencies and errors. making a
tVtai Oi s4- W on tine present levy tor TIT. pur-
pDse Whlcn i made necessary TO partially a. ser
the unpreeedentedly large amount OF iu.fiIveu-
cirs ahd errors Tor three or four years yssf
Whlcn, IN turn, Is due principally ~ unayOtq-
aO!e errors IA mortgages. These two funds
therefore, snow an Increase VI siiJDoyer Iast
year. several other funds nave been h creased
u lesser degree. but tine net dscrsass In fne
whole levy Is about <5.Ig. which aided r. t1e
sl3.-D, shows d decrease IN Otner fuuqs Of m
ledst. sZI.Nc. the largest item being ABOUT
year F'9-'y'-'">
ne special attention OF the tax usve,s 4.
lnFited 20 tBe permanent reduetlon iu me
bonded aeDt u tine county. 10 tine amount cf
sl"-rc. winch was accomplished Dy red.erltf,x
os,gyef Isl VI thIs year, the per cent. bonus
u the Issue Of 1874 tor said amount when
fArtner rsAbse7 the annual interest .xpeuni-|
ture 10 the amount Of xizi. thus llftin1snofher
burden on the tax payers shoulders. ADDING
ssi5J made last year Dy converting sIss 40
worm Oi per cent. bonds into ~ per cent
Oonas, gives total reduction in the two year.
OF $i-Si.Jp. which j. not merely A sa,.tnz TO-
one year. but Tor eacn year Tor All tIr,,s ~
come All this mas been accomplished alnO-t
shtireIy NiLhOut cost ~ the tax payers. aud /.
the result " sKiIiful tnanclenng
Inc aDOye <lU.JtJ was raised a. folIoyz. T-r.o,,
request 81 the directors " the FREDERICK Gttv
anu jefferson Turnpike Road Company ths
~ shares VI stock OF said company were sold
al puDiic sale, which produced IS 90 ana INC
net premium Of <I.515.zg realized from the
sa!e ~ bonds in 1907. and <4zl.7i appropriatad
from the Contingent Fund. made IN inc 80
ahce' al except the last amount being derived
from sources otuer than the tax payer.
pOckets.
several much needed new school houses have
Deen QUIT. or are IN course Of erection. A
ley-foot span, and several smaller. irgn AND
steel bridges are belng built and ls.zar r,1,5,f1
improvements are being made II ma f..e.,l
the policy Of the Board 70 Discontinue blIisd
.n az roo1sh Drl1yes Of zo-foOt span Or over, a.
ths cost or iron and steel. though -orneygnaf
larger ia the beginning. IL very much g. n,
county. - 80
Ia the accomplishment OF the ato,,a b.,,,,,,
results, referring more particularly 70 the r.
1uetion OF the bonded debt and the infers-s.
charges. the majority members OF the Rad
, nass na1 tDs hearty cooperation % the
deserved, i shared fully by the AFTER. The
AFTER also. accept their due share Of rezt,ynsi-
DtIty 10 tne general management " the
county Affairs.
inasmucn az majority Of the Board will
soon retire. they desire, notwithstanding the
sun0yanees naturally incident u an oetce ~
ms kind and the utter impossibiliry u g4vlnz
Subtraction " egerybs,fy u ext5rrss .a-fS
appreciation 81 the support and coufrezis-
extended 70 them By the general pubic. AMI
De-Pe4k Tor their colleagues and succe940rs
a continuance u the same.
Respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM II. NORMAN. Pres,den.
GEORGE A. DEAN.
SINGLETON z. RRNsBrRG
JAMES y. HAkSE
GEORGE A. 7. sSOCFRER.
Board of County Commissioner.
Attest:
G. C. AUsHERNAH. Clerk.