Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-11
Judge kerwin 5 Reasons

TedSOuS LOT refusing the allowance OF
$4,000 out of the funds in road district
No. l for the benefit of paving dis
trict No. II:
The legislature of 1899 passed a
law known as an act to provide fer
) levying a road tax for working roads
and highways, repairing and building
lridges and for other purpos s. known
as act &C found on page 347 of said
acts.
The legislature of 1901 passed an
act found on page 346 known as act
CXCII of the acts Of 1901 entitled an
act for disposition of taxes raised in
cities of the first class for road build
ing. Section l of the act says:
Whenever under The provisions of an
act approved May s, 1899, (Which is
act &C above referred to) entitled
An act to provide for leyying a road
tax for working roads and highways.
roiaifins and 1igilains brid@cs. and
for Other purposes. a tax shall te col
iected in cities Of the first class. at
least one.ffth ef taxes so raised up
en- the taxable property within tha
city limits shall be appropriated for
the purpose OF road and bridge build
ing outside the city limits and ap-
s,1iGI 10 cai1 !, no
discretion Of the county judge as to
the place or places in the county
where it shall be used
The record containing the receipts
and disbursements of the taxes col
lected in road district No. / are as
follows
To amount collected in 1903, s12-
52232.
To amount collected in 1904, s14,-
1928.
Total amount tax collected in 1908
and 1904. s27.255.1o.
Before using any part of this tax
collected to find what can be used un
der the law we will take therefrom
the tressurers commission. which for
1903 is s27o3s.
For 1904. s31464
Total treasurer's commission for
1903 and 1904. s5S5O2.
Subtracting this amount from the
t0fal tax collected in 1908 and 1904
we have for expenditures in road di:.
trict No. l within and outside the
city limits the sum of s27,255.10.
Less commissions. $5S5O2.
Leaving balance of $26.670.0S.
Before any of this is used to comply
with the law of 1901 one-fifth of this
an cunt should be set aside for coun-
ty purposes; therefore we find that
one-fifth of $26.67O.OS is $5,334.O1 plus.
Subtracting this one-fifth from the
amount to be expended originally We
have the net amount allowed
under the law to be oxpend
&C within the city and road
district No. l. which is the differ
ence between the amount collected
less treasurer's commission, which is
$2G,67O.OS, and the amount allowed
the people in the country, $5,333401
leaving net balance for city purposes
of $21,336.07.
Expenditures.
The record of road warrants Of 1908
and 1904 show the following amounts.
sivipg also warrant number and num-
Ter of paving district, withdrawn
from the funds available under the
law in road district No. L.
1903.
Warrant No. 1863, paving district
No. 9, $500.
Warrant No. 213. paving dstric,
No. TO- $3.50.
Warrant No. 24o, paving district
No 10, $1,000.
Warrant No. 241. paving district
No 12. $3.50.
Warrant No. 446, paving district
No. 10. s125C.
Warrant No. 447, paving district
No. 10. $3.50.
Warrant No 44S. paving district
No. 10, $125O.
Warrant No. 449, paving district
No. -, $3.50.
Warrant No 172, paving district
No. 10, $1,000.
Total expended in 1908, S15.S0o.
1904.
Warrant No. 654, paving district
No. 10, $3.50.
Warrant No. 772, paving district