Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
The Board of Supervisors

HESS UelilS Ihe ldElnS VI IHe COul-
ty levy.
This levy is to raise a sum of
money sufficient for the payment
of county charges for the year 1904
of the approximate amount Of
$1,000 and to create in the treasury
of the county Il fund for the pay
ment of interest on county bonds,
now outstanding, amounting to
Sl44O. and an additional amount
for road building and road work
ing. For these items "A tax OF 5O
cents per capita and so cents on
the 500. of both real and personal
property is levied, and for road pur-
poses 20 cents on the 500.
The so cents tax on real and per-
sonal property IS ten cents less
than last year and it was the opln-
ion of the Treasurer that this re-
duction could be made with safety.
He called attention to the fact that
the bounty on scalps had been re,
moved which would be saving of
fcur or five hundred dollars, and it
was his opinion that owing to the
care and diligence OF our commls-
Esioner in looking up taxable prop
ertv. such as bonds &c. and the ad-
ditional tax against merchants
which will be made this year for
the first time, the total amount OF
tax that would be raised at fifty
cents would fall little short of
what has been raised in previous
years at sixty cents. This, with
| iudicious management of county
affairs as has been heretofore,
would. il was the opinion of the
treasurer. meet the usual demands.
In addition to this tax for gem
eral, county expenses and road
works. district tax for school pur-
poses was LEVIED, as follows:
BLUE GRASS DISTRICT
For county school purposes 10
cents on the 500.
For district school purposes 10
cents on the 800.
For the payment of teachers 10
cents on the 500.
MONTEREY DISTRICT.
For county school purposes 10
cents on the 500.
For district school purposes 10
cents on the 800
For payment of Indebtedness 10
cents on the 500.
STONEWALL DISTRICT
For county school purposes 10
cents on the 500.
For district school purposes 20
cents on the 800.
For special tax 10 cents on the
$500 for payment of teachers.
1t will be noticed that in Blue
Grass a special tax of ten cents on
the 500 for pay Of teachers, and
in Monterey district a special tax
of ten cents on the 500 for indebt-
edness, was made. These two
special taxes are in addition to the
school tax Of previous years for the
two districts named, it being sug-
gested to the Board by the county
school board that an increase for
said districts was necessary. For
several years, by special act Of
the Legislature, Stonewall has rails
ed twenty cents on the $500 more
than the other two districts for
school purposes, therefore this ten
cent increase now made does not
apply to that district. .,
Now, to compare this levy with
that of previous years they are the
same as to Blue Grass and Monte
rev. The board has simply chang
ed the channel of this portion of
ten cents on the 500 from the
general county fund. where it was
not needed to the school fund OF
Monterey and Blue Grass where
it was badly needed. Stonewall
alone will profit by the change as
it is subject to the ten cent decrease
on the general county tax and no
increase is made for school purposes.
therefore, on the whole, the taxes
for Stonewall district will be ten
cents on the 800 less than last
year. !
For the wear 1904, the annual
allowances for salaries to county |
and district officers, were made, as
follows:
Circuit Judge. Highlands part,
(former salary paid judge of coun-
ty court S255.28) S143.98.
IN Colaw, Attorney for Com
monwealtn $4,000.
JCMathaeny, clerk, $4,000.
j Ed Arbogast, sheriff. $4,000:
&c MatheDy, Clerk of Board of
Supervisors, $50.
jC Matheny, clerk, for station
erv and fuel for clerks Office $50.
j Ed Arbogast for attention to
Board and fuel for court house and
Jail S25.
J Ed Arbogast, sheriff, jailor's
salary SIS.
G Winner, supt. of poor, $25.
Oyerseers of poor for the 3 dis