The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-26
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
TAX RATE FIXED AT 4.80.
GOVERNOR AND CONTROLLER
AGREED UPON THIS FIGURE.

This Is Decrease OF 20 Cents on
$1,000 over the Rate of Last Year.
The Levy viii Raise $2'547,-
b41.S7-Sources from which the
Rest of the states Income Will
Re Derived.
Atlanta, Aug 25.-Gov. Terrell
and Controller General Wright to-day
fixed the state tax rate for 1904 at
81 so on $1,000. which is 20 cents less
than the rate of last year. The low
est rate in the history of the state was
2 so mills during Gov. McDaniel's ad-
rninistration. while the highest was
e.2l during Gov. Atkinson's admins
tration when cotton was selling at 4
and Az cents.
The amount for which the state is
obligated this year is S4021,324 so. The
total amount of taxable property this
year is $3.50, 7S9, 947. while last year
the amount was $5O4617.947, showing
an increase this year of S26122, 900 over
the returns of last year.
The tax levy is divided into three
sections. Three mills are for general
purposes. one and sixty-one hundredths
of a mill are for the school fund, while
twenty-one hundredths OF mill are
for the sinking fund. The tax levy
for the school fund last year was one
and seventy-one hundredths of a mill.
Figuring on the same basis it will be
two mills next year.
The total amount which this levy will
raise is $2,547 ,551 81 gross, The states
other income will be raised from the
hire Of convicts from the Western and
Atlanta Railroad and from special
franchise taxes, and other special taxes
due the state.
Wynn Back in Atlanta.
W. L. Wynn. the fifth of the gang
of counterfeiters recently arrested here,
was brought back from St. Louis to-
day. Wynn is the man who made the
plates from which the counterfeit bills
were printed. He refuses 10 talk.
To Take Laney Back to Texas.
Joe P. Laney, the 16-year-old boy
who is wanted at Dallas for embez-
element of a large sum from the West
ern Union Telegraph Company will
be taken back 10 Texas tomorrow or
next day as an officer is now on the
way TO Atlanta to get him. Laney
to-day received a telegram from his
father at Dallas saying ne was work
ing in his interests. The police have
as yet been unable 10 locate Laney's
confederate Black, and Laney is silent
as to his whereabouts.
For Commission to Consider.
The Railroad Commission will have
several very important matters before
il when it meets tomorrow. The
question of the ownership of the Cen
trail of Georgia's stock is before that
body. and it is expected to set date
for a hearing on the complaint of the
Atlanta Freight Bureau, which
charges thai this stock is owned by
the Southern. the object being to APP
ply rule l and secure lower rates on
shipments over both OF these lines.
The motion of Chairman Pope
Brown to cut all passenger fares to
2 cents a mile viii also be taken up
and date set for hearing.
Joseph NJ. Brown of Marietta. the
new member who succeeded Hon. G.
Gunby Jordan. will sit with the COM
mission for the first time since his APP
pointmeut.
Arbitration boards Authority.
Attorney General John c. Hart has
furnished Controller General Wright
an important opinion relating to the
authority of a county board of arbi-
Udtlon. he holdS tnat no BOARD mas
any authority to fix the value of any
property at less than its fair market
value. His opinion grew out of the
Augusta arbitration.
Governor Going TO Manassas.
Gov. Terrell will probably attend the
encampment at Manassas for a day
or two while the Georgia soldiers are
in camp there. The Governor is very
anxious for the troops from Georgia
10 make a good showing. He has not
yet completed the plans for his trip,
but will probably leave during the last
few days of the camp.