The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-01-11

The school trustees or the superin-
tendent of education might answer the
question.
Now as to ordinary county: In 1897,
$I3,soo was paid in for ordinary coun-
ty purposes. In 1905, $I7,5oo was paid
in for ordinary county purposes. In
1906, $4,000 was paid in for ordinary
county purposes. This makes an in
crease for 1906 over that OF 1897,
$o,Soo.. But, mind you, in 1905, when
$17,5oo was paid in by the taxpayers
Of Union county for ordinary county
purposes, also was $4,000 collected
from the county dispensary, all OF
which was placed to the credit OF or
dinary county, making a total OF 527,- |
500 for ordinary county purposes for
1905. Now, in 1906, while the taxpay-
ers are paying $500 more for ord-
nary county purposes, than they did
in 1905, at the same time the county
is doing on $1,000 less than it did in
1905, from the fact that the full def !
cheney from the county dispensary has
not been made up by the tax levy.
This information, or explanation, may
be little complcating to some, but
liz you will observe closely you will
see the point.
In 1897, $1,000 was paid in for road, |
This does not include communication
road. In 1905, $1,000 was paid in for
road. In 1906, S17,5oo is the amount
to be paid in for road. This makes the
road tax for 1906 exceed that OF 1897
to the amount of SI4.Ioo. This differ
ence OF money expended certainly de-
mandS more taxes. This money is
paid out on orders from the superviS-
or and the commissioners, as we'll as
that oi ordinary county. Interest col
ectcd for railroad bonds in 1897.
So 1000: collected in 1905 for interest on
railroad bonds. $6,e In 1906 the tax
duplicate calls for 5000 for interest
Jon railroad bonds. Sinking fund col
! lected for the year 1897, $1,000. Sink
,ling fund collected for 1905, nothing.
\ fSinking fund collected for 1906, moth
Hnr. SO you see there is $1,000 less col
Ncted for 1905 and 1000 than there was
in 1897, for sinking fund. Now you
will have to read this carefully in or
der to understand it. During the year
1907 you paid taxes as follows School.
$4,000; State, $1,000; ordinary county.
! SI3,5oo road, $500; interest on rail
, road bonds, $1,000; sinking fund. $1,000:
5 for the aid of Confederate soldiers,
nothing During this year, 1906, you
} paid taxes as follows: School, S3I, 800;
State, $4,000; ordinary county, $23,3oo;
: road, $I7,soo; interest on railroad
: bonds, S7,2oo; sinking fund, nothing;
a for the aid Of Confederate soldiers,
c $4,000. Now the above statement ex-
E plains itself if you will read and study
] it, | forgot to mention that in 1907,
E or year or so before that time, there
E was no aid given the Confederate sol
diers. But now, 1906, the State aids
them to the amount of 100000. This,
j OF course, requires more taxes. You
r will also notice, from the above state
; ment. that in 1897 there was no aid
j given the Confederate soldiers by Un-
i ion county; but this year, as has been
5 the case for several years, there is I-2
f mill levied for the aid of Confederate
$ soldisr' NdG" ,,;s : ,
l. inent. but | have given you facts. You
Will see from the above statement that
taxes since 1907 have Increased con-
o sderabiy. Whether they have been ju-
$ diciousy paid out or not I am not able
) 10 say, since | have nothing to do with
that part OF the business 1t is the
| general impression among the people
u Of the county, that those who work
hr the county charge more for their
work than they ought to- II this is
true, OF course it will require more
taxes than it would il the work was
done for a reasonable amount.
To get this old county out OF debt.
and reduce the taxes, everybody must
work together for the good OF the
county. After reading and studying
the above statement, ii yOu can Sug-
gest any reform | am satisfied that the
authorities would be glad to hear from
you. So long as you charge the coun-
ty more than the work you do is worth.
and vote a special school or any other
SPECIFIC tax upon yourselves, so long
will the taxes be high. There are only
two things that make your taxes high
CT this year than they were last yea