The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-09-28
OUR PUBLIC ROADS.
Where and How Honey Comes to
Improve Them.

The last Legislature amended the
Road Law permitting the County
Commissioners Of Vance county to
issue S20,0OO county bonds to I'M
prove and work the main roads lead
ing into Henderson. The bonds were
sold for S21 ,1O2 90, or "a premium OF
81, 1929 90 The first principal OF one
bond falls due five years from date.
The interest at five per centum must
be paid annually on the 100000.
which amounts to : 900 annually.
To provide fOr this interest, me
Magistrates at their meeting Ill June
with the Board Of County Commits
siOners levied property tax Of >
cents and poll tax Of Scents upon the
assessed amount of property iii the
county and the polls. Every tax
payer whether small or large has a
right and ought to know how much
his share or assessment will amount
to for road improvements and how
the money mas been spent and from
what source it comes. The amount
of assessed property i'll Vance coun-
tv totals 81 ..JS2, OGS 90: at } cents
Oh the hundred dollars valuation lie
tax will amount to 81 ,37I.0G.
Number OF polls i'll the county are
2,1SS at 9ccntS amounts to S196.9 %.
SO to pay $1,000 interest on the
bonds we have an assessment OF
81 ,J12.4S. From this estimate must
be deducted insOlvcnts. In addition
to this amount to pay interest, the
County Treasurer has deposited
about SIS, 900 of the bond proceeds
at 4 per cent. interest which will like
ly yield upward of 500, making
amount around 81, 900 available the
first year for interest charges and
sinking fund purposes, etc,
1t is interesting To know where the
money comes from to pay interest,
etc, SO We take it by townships.
giving total property assessment of
each, tO-wit:
Sandy Greek A23,94O at Sc. SGT. Is
Middleburg, 111.2G1 at &c. 53.52
Nutbush, 90 26l at &c. 1877
Townsville, IG7 $50 at Be- 5O.:9
WILLIAMSBURG, al ,y6G at &c. -l2.1S
Dabney, l44.4lS at Be. 1892
kittrell, 3J1 ,SGl at Be. l07 81
Henderson, 2.2I9 800 at &c. CT. 81
Railroads Banks
and corpOrations1 ,O46, 46 at Sc. 313.S4
1t will be seen that the seven town
ships outside of Henderson pays to
annual road fund S3S391 The
Railroads and Corporations pay
S313.S4 and Henderson township
pays SG77.S1 or 1901 90 If the
whole assessment.
1t appears from the above csti-
mates that if the taxable resources
of the county continue To increase
there will never be- any reason for i'll
creasing the present rate on proper
ty OF polls to meet annual interest
and payment of these bonds as they
mature: and there is certainly nc
burden i'll the present rate of 3 cent:
and cents
The County commissioners have
adopted u wise plan in giving all o
the leading roads IL preliminary
working before winter sets i'll. This
will put the roads in proper shap'
for machine working and completion
the coming spring and summer. Thi
preliminary work has been done b,
farmers in their respective neighbor
hoods, thus saving the money Il
home. The tax payers expect, an,
believe it will be Il pleasure for tn
County Commissioners to issue, from
time to time, business like detaile,
statements showing how muc1
money is spent i'll each township an,
on each leading road.
Vance county is one of the bes
counties i'll the State and with goo,
roads weeXpect to see her prosper n
never before.
The most iackassical proposition
that has lately come to the from
emanates from the office of the usual
~ brilliant and level-headed Colds
boro Argus.' The local playhous
having been imposed upon by bun
show, that paper suggests that tn
railroads ought to be prohibited b.
law, and indicted for hauling repre-
hensible theatrical combination
through the state. Why certainly
"sue the company" Who else i
responsible for the public being i'm
posed upon?
According to a recent act OF tn
New York legislature, no person no
Il citizen of the United States can car
ry firearms in that state. This i
not a law against carrying deadl,
weapons concealed, or firearms to b
used in defending the person or at
tao kingI Others, but prohibits tn
carrying in any manner of any kin,
of firearms and is for the purpose G
protecting all kinds of birds and i
aimed at the foreigners who are de
stroying them. These Poles. Italian
and other foreigners make no dis
tinction in birds They kill anythin.
that comes in reach of their guns
p As the New York Sun saws of them
any bird that flies, from a blueiay t
wren, is regarded as legitimate pre-
by Them Wilmington Mssenger.
Got Off Cheap.
He may well think. he has got of chea,