The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-10
SCHOOLS MUST
BEAR THE LOSS
Kick Hurts None but Teach
ers and Children.
Gets ON 500 18cts ON POLL
This Reduction Only on Levy for Raleigh TowE.
ship Graded Schools and for Public
School Fund to Pay Interest
on Bonds.
on Bonds.

The Board of County Commissioners
yesterday afternoon decided to reduce the
tax rate for graded schools and school
bonds by cents on the s1O0 worth of
property and IS cents on the poll.
This action was taken by the Board,
realizing that, while they considered the
present assessment of property just one,
the resulting tax was too heavy. Accord
ton was too high, and reduced that in
stead OF making a general cut IN the
assessment.
The following is the entry on the min
utes:
Upon motion, it was ordered that the
tax levy made by the Board of CommIs-
sioners at its regular meeting In the
month of June, be amended IN the follow
ing respects:
II. That the levy made for the Raj
eigh township graded schools be reduced
from zoe on the 500 worth of property
and 6Oc on the poll to 15c on the $100
valuation and s45c on the poll.
III. That the levy made for the public
school fund of Raleigh township to pay
the interest on the bonds authorized by
chapter 32S, Laws of 1899, be reduced from
&c on the 100 valuation and 1Sc on the
POLL to sc on the 500 worth of property
and 15c on the poll"
making reduction Of &c ad valorem
and 1Sc on the polD.
Applications for reduction in valuation
OF property in Raleigh township were ia
ken up and disposed of as follows:
The A. M. Lewis home place at Will
mington and Halifax street was reduced
from $500 to $4,000.
The Pennington place, owned by F. H.
Wilson, no change.
N. A. Dunn's, property on Hillsboro
street was reduced from $4,000 to 81 $50.
T. B. Moseleys home place. no reduc-
ton.
p. H. Mayho's residence on Hillsboro
road. opposite st. Mary's reduced from
$50, 900 to $4,000.
w. H. Hughes, Sr., granted a reduction
on tenant houses in the eastern division
of the city.
Mrs. S. A. Campbell was refused a re-
duction on PSI acres of land in ST. Mary's
township, valued at $3.50 an acre.
C. NJ Bernard, dwelling adjoining Car
I1OtSl, lGuuItu " f-.VVu, bhC pun
chase price. The Barringer property on
East Hargett street, reduced to $4,000, also
the purchase price.
w. j. Young, Jr., was granted a re-
duction on tenant property IN the eastern
division of the city.
w. N Harris was allowed q reduction
on house on Smithfield street from $3.50
to $3.50.
1t was ordered that all alterations made
by the Board of Assessors in the yalud
lions of property since the adjournment
of the Board of Equalization on the oath
day of August, 1908. be restored and the
figures placed as left by the Board OF
Equalization in all cases.
At this juncture Chairman Green stated
that only two changes had been made in
the valuations of Raleigh property by the
assessors since the adjournment of the
Board of Equaliza ton. One of these was
made by authority of the Board oil Equal
ization on the property Of Mr.. Julius
Lewis and the other on the property of
Mr.. w. H. Hughes Sr., by order of the
chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners, VIII had satisfactory evidence
that an error had been made.
An order was passed that the clerk OF
tkc Boar of Commissioners be directed to
have prepared and that he keep a set o: