Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-14
HAMPTON, Pf1OEBUS AND OLD POINTS, Continued


Hampton on each 500 valuation for
district school purposes
4oc on all property in the town Of
Phoebus on each 500 valuation for
district school purposes.
l2c on all property IN Wythe and
Chesapeake districts on each 500
valuation for road purposes, (the
towns CT Hampton and Phoebus, main
. tain their own roads, hence no road
/ tax on them.)
Very respectfully,
"H II. HOLT,
County Clerk Elizabeth City County.
Virginia
Mote: The tax rate for county
purposes was $1.00 on each 500 valua-
ton In the year 1885, whereas the tax
rate for 1905 Is 3Oc on each 500 val
nation, showing Il decrease in the tax
rate OF more than two-thirds.
THE expenses of the county, eXclu
sive of schools and roads for 1885. was
.45O.iS. whereas the expenses of the
county for 1904, with population and
business more than dohbledD. exclu-
sive OF schools and roads was s .95S
%. or and increase in expenses in
nineteen years of S507 rs.
There was $2.O95.5l levied and cx.
pended in maintaining the public free
schools in 1885, whereas tiare. was lev
led Tor and expended for public fec
schools IN this county for the year
1904. the sum of sci ,1G6.7i."
Permit me to recall the fact that
the real and personal property in the
county aSsessable for taxes for the
year 1885 was $l,397. 012.4S. in the
year lS95 IL was 81 800 90. an in
crease of $l,747,9S6.52 In ten years:
Tor the year 1904 it was 81 535 .207 80
an increase of Sl.390, 20S.50. or in other
words there has been an increas,
from 1855 TO 1904 Of s2.l3S. 1862. Is
II not fair to presume that at the ex.
piratioT>of the 30 years, the time az
which these bonds will mature W.
shall have at least between eight an,
ten millions of taxable values. so tina,
the increase Ut taxation. The ability OF
our citizens To earn more, the introduc
ton into most highly favored spot II
virginia Of new people, new methods
OF cultivating the soil, new factories
new resources CT every kind, will NOR,
than compensate for the small hlrdeI
we are now carving
am in favor of building or repairing
the roads In the whole county, withou
7eieCtloI Di IOdIS, Dhl no most earn
estly hope that The road from Nil
Creek bridge To Hampton bridge vii
at the earliest moment receive the al
tention Of the commissioners and Tn
supervisors. The increase i'm taxatio.
for this year would be less than Sill
in thousand and nj each new asses:
ment IL would he correspondingly less
MAJ be met with the objcctio
that the building of new schoC
building would not represent all part
Of the comfy alike; then let us make |
so-put this new building in n plac,
where II would he most accessible 70
all Of the county and make it til
white high school for the towns
Hampton and Phnehns and for the res
'uf the county. The law permits the
board or supervisors to sell bonds o.
The county for school purposes Nov
is the time for them to act and IL tn
matter is brought before them by on
school board, | am certain that il woul,
have their most careful and promp
consideration. The bonds for buildin,
The roads Of our county would have IL
be authorized by the Legislature. Tha'
meets in January. The money could
be made available in the spring and
1T seems to me that thorough ex.
preston OF opinion should DO made
through the press or otherwise and on.
people be given al opportunity to de
clare themselves; whether or not they
are satisfied with the present school
facilities which we now have for our
children, whether we regard our teach
ers as properly paid. (Think of it, one
of these young ladies teaching for
eight months for s24O. Out of that she
has to pay board for a year, $3.50
leaving $50 to pay fer laundry and to
dress herself. attend summer normals,
etc.
Whether or not the necessity is inn
perious, demanding better roads and
better schools. | respectfully ask you ::
HENRY l.. SCHAfELZ.