The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-03-12

enjoying 80 miles Of likes and it
has cost the man that pays $50.00t
tax but 5000 extra. The third .
year we issue another 800, 900. 90
worth of bonds and build 40 more
miles of pike covering the whole
county. The premium on that
issue pays the interest for its first
year. Thereafter these bonds may
be made payable at such extended
periods that the amount paid de-
minishing the interest will about
hold the levy at the same per cent
as the first year, as is the exper-
fences of other counties, causing
the $4,000 tax man to pay $500
extra for 80 years, instead of
$25.00 extra each year for 6years.
The middle aged business man
and farmer will have retired when
half the time is expired, and en-
joyed the roads all the time, and
the coming generation can pay the
next fifteen years, and it is right
that they should.
Now, the two proposition sift
down to this. Is it wiser and is
the average taxpayer more able
and willing to pay $300,000.00 in
six years and get the pixies at the
end of that time, or are they more
able and willing to pay that
amount in 80 years and have the
pixies at once? Is it wiser for a
man that pays $4,000 tax to have
his tax increased to $500 per
year for six years, or to have his
taxes increased to $4,000 per year
for 80 years, and give two gener-
ations a chance at paying it in
; stead of one, and have the road
all the time?
We here wish to present re-
ference from the records of the
commissioners Of Gallia county
in their pike building that also
covers this point in their eXper-
lence in that county:
Commissioners Journal, Gallia
County.
''We propose to issue five per
cent bonds in Gallia county in the
sum of $3.50, ,O00-$75, 900 this
year and SIS, 200 next year---to
complete within the two year all
the roads laid out on the prelimin-
airy survey. We have constructed
10 miles of pixies to date, and the
total cost for records, engineering,
rights of way, supervision, mater
ial and construction is $44, ,O24. 90
or 50, Bill per mile. In order
that the work may be done ac-
cording to the specification, it re-
Quires about all the time of the
Engineer to superintend and dir
ect the construction of the turn
pixies WHETHER THE NUMBER OF
MILES BE MANY OR FEW. The to-
tai length Cf the roads to be turn
piked, according to the prelimin-
airy survey, is ia miles. Twelve
miles had been graveled previous
to the beginning of our work, and
will need only a small expenditure
to place them in good condition,
and taking these and the 10 miles
piked, from the ia miles proposed
and it leaves SO miles to be turn
piked. The levy made last June
will build nine miles, which will
, leave IA miles to be constructed.
, This can be built in seven years
by making an annual levy of four
mills. BY issuing bonds ,and do
ing the work in two years, the
cost Of the engineer and assistants
} for years will be saved and every
body will have the use of the roads
while he is paying taxes for their
construction. For this and other
reasons we believe the total cost
of construction under this plan
will be reduced to $2000.O0 per
mile. BY extending the time to
II years instead of 7 years, we
reduce the levy to 2 mills instead
of mills, and WE CONSIDER
IT EASIER FOR THE MAJOR
1TY OF OUR TAXPAYERS TO
PAY TWO MILLS FOR IT
YEARS THAN FOUR MILLS
FOR Z YEARS, especially when
they have the use of the roads for
the full time. If turnpikes are
worth having at all, they are GER
tainly worth the interest on the
Investment The reduction of
road taxation in lieu of having
pixies will be one to mill, conse-
guently, the levy for bonded in
debtedness will be increased only
one mill to cnmplafa IN, +,,,,,