The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-17
REPORT IS MADE
BY HARVEY JONES
Back Tax Commissioner Sub
mits Figures TO Auditor
COTTON MILL AT SPElGNER
VIII Be Operated Jointly, the State
Sharing the Expense and Profits.
other News of Mont
nomery.
COTTON MILL AT SPEIGNER

Back Tax Commissioner Harvey Jones |
shows total state collections of sos 1854 70: |
county, $94, 73492; total state and county, |
5000. 500. II. The full report is as follows:
Total licenses collected from October |,
1903, to October l, 1904. state s82, 464. 20;
county, $14 100 "a; total. s46Sd43
Raises on undervaluations from Octo-
Der /. 1908. to October, 1904, s7l5s, 775. Al;
tax, $46 49s "a for the state. less tax com
missioner and counsel S50S8 IS; total net
state, Sal. 1869. County tax, $50. 845 &C. less
tax commissioners and counsel, 1904 So;
total net county, $45S11.10.
State tax net, SAL, i15. 10; county, 49,
Oil. 10; total state and county, $50, 1868
Escaped taxes for the year ending Sep
TENDER 90 1904: Valuation 1921 1874 90;
state tax $S2,0S4.27; county tax, $35O17 Is;
! total state and county tax, SCI 101.4
Reorganization: Delinquent licenses,
state, ss2 464. 70; county, $l4, 406 GA; total
state and county, 1861. 43. Raises on un-
dervaluations and escapes increase in
valuation. $715S, 1854; escapes in value,
| 81, 921. $3.50; total raises and escapes
(value), $14075, 609.91.
| Total net tax; state, raises. S41,415.i9;
escapes, $S2,0S427 Total. $7S. 1896; county
raises, $45,S111O; escapes, $S5,Ol7 IS. Total.
J $780, 41s.2S. Total tax for state and county
$16S,9i914
| Summary state revenue collected, or in
process of collection: delinquent licenses.
| 49, 464.79; taxes on raises, S4l,415.59; es-
capes $S2,0S4.27. Total state, Slo5,964.65.
Revenue for counties collected, or in
process Of collection; delinquent licenses,
Sl4406.64 tax on raises, sl5,3l1l0; tax on
escapes. $45,017.1s. Total s9h73492.
Grand total, state, S105964.79; county,
$94734.92; total state and county, $200,699u.
The increase of valuation of property
! for the year enuing September 30, 1903,
resulting from the work of county tax
commissioners was Sill. 222776 For 1904,
4,075,609.91, an increase In valuation for
1904 over 1903 of $1,S52, 1891.
The total increase of valuations for the
year 1904 as reported by the state auditor
is SIG, 4S0, 639. OF this amount Sl4'075, 500. 81
| is a result of work done by the county tax
| commissioners.
| The direct work of the county tax COM
missioners for the last four years is as
follows: Increase in valuations, raises
and escapes 1901, $S,172, $50; 1902, $s,9066S;
1903 81. 222 ZIG; 1904, S14O75, 6O99l. Total in
! crease in valuations $403 1851.
1 Taxes collected, or In process of collec-
|
$780, 1921; 1903. $40, 1906; 1904, $7S,499s6. To-
tai. s272, 32525.
] Delinquent licenses collected: 1901 1884,
$1,000; 1902 $21,719.44; 1903, $30.36O.14; 1904,
$32, 464.79 Total for four years, $llS,934.41.
Total tax and licenses put into the
state treasury by the operation of the
tax commissionlaw, 1891, 259.66 County
tax commissioners have been appointed
in fifty-three counties, the report of for
ty-nine of which are included in this re-
port, the others not reporting.
state Cotton Mill.
| While neither the acting governor nor the
president of the state convict board is in
| the city, it is understood that the con-
| tract by which the state cotton mill at
Speigner is to be operated has been def
nitely decided upon and mutually agreed
to by both sides to the trade. 1t is re-
ported that the man who had the con-
tract last j. A. A. W. Clark, president
| of the Globe cotton mills at Augusta,
Ca, will take hold again, placing his
son, Mr.. Herbert Clark, In charge. The
price to be paid for labor is s. per month
more than is now being received from
the Alabama Cordage company of this
city, working about forty-five women and
others at this time.
The state will be partner in the opera
|
and trouble and getting half of the pro-
ceeds. Mr.. Clark puts In his experience
| and knowledge of not only the manufac-
ture but the marketing of goods against
the mill property of the state The mill
will afford just what is needed to take
care Of the negro boys now at Speigner
for reform purposes AS 1t is now they
are dead expense The mill will be used
to give them work, and at the same time
they will be given learning and religious
instruction. 1t seems that the state and
Mr.. Clark become equal partners on the
terms above outlined. They each pay the
convict board their pro rata share Of the
cost price of those who are worked and
divide up on the profits.
Contested Circuits.
1t is understood the state supreme
court will take up for consideration next
Monday the attack on the validity Of the
court of the Fourteenth circuit, which
will practically include the Fifteenth, and
will likely get to decision by the middle
of the week. Next Tuesday the contested
probate Judge case from Marengo county
will be heard. it is thought. In this liti-
cation the old probate Judge Mr.. Samuel
Prowell, contends that he has a right
to hold another year under the law. The
newly elected man, Mr.. A j.. Hasty, is
seeking his place. The circuit court has
| ueclOeu lndI MT. frOWell mas no right TO
the place, which is in line with the opin-
ion of the attorney general, and that
Hasty should be given the office. This
will be the first case on the we'll adver-
tised succession controversy among many
offices of the state to be worked out for
a decision In tho supreme court. The sli-
preme court will call cases from the
third division next Monday, composing
the Autauga, Butler, Conecuh, Escambia,
Lowndes and Montgomery.
Capital Notes.
The books of the following county Off
GERS of Butler county have been exam
ined and found correct by State Examiner
German: Probate Judge II. D. Lampey;
Sheriff J. II. Hartley; Tax Collector r.
f. Peagler: Tax Assessor A. w. Metcalf;
Superintendent Of Education, C. II. Lew
Is. The increase in tax valuations for
the year are $111S3.
Thomas NJ. Owen, director of the state
Departmet or Archives and History and