The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-10-22

by all the citizens of the county, as
! we heard no objections to il, eithe
privately or publicly, made before
the court.
, The Land and Personal Prop erty
! Books show that the assessed valua-
} ton of all property III Calhoun Coun-
} ty. including both personally and
realty, for the yi.1907, to be s3,607,-
s43. The highest rate of levy al
lowed by the law, IS cts. on the
$4,000 valuation would raise
S12429.52 only, without allowing
for Sheriff's commission, delinquen-
cies AMI exonoratians, which is con-
siderably less than is estimated to
pay the running expenses of tho
} county. In fact only small sum
over what the estimate shows would
be required to pay the running ex-
penses of the county, not including
roads. The court in apportioning
this levy could only allow 10 cts. on
the 800 90 valuation for road pur-
lposes in the districts where the roads
are worked by taxation, which
gives levy of 25 cts. on the 500.
valuation for other county purposes.
| For number Of years Center,
Sheridan and Sherman Districts
have been largely indebted on &C
count Of their Road Funds. For
the last two or three years tho
Court has been taking off Of the
County Funds and putting on to
these funds for the purpose of pay
ing off tins indebtedness, and has
SO far succeeded that for the year
1907, the estimate made by the
/, Clerk shows that Sheridan districts
Indebtedness is $60731; Sherman
districts indebtedness0$I05 SO; and
Center district is ahead 1886 80 and
Lee district $17777. 1t was the
plan and intention of tho court, un-
der the 1905 act, co SO apportion the
levy that Sheridan and Sherman
districts would both be out of debt
r this year but they found it impossi-
bic to do this under the 1907 act.
Tho 1907 levy for Sheridan District will
raise $500 which after deducting li,e de-
linquencies, generations and commissions
: will leave 1861 90 to be expended on the
roads of Sheridan District from the lst day
of July 1907 to the 3Oth day of June 1908
In Center District ths levy will raise
S957.42, which, after deducting the delin-
quencies, generations and commissions,
will leave Sal 96, to be expended from the
lst day of July 1907 TO the 3Oth day of
June 1908; IN Sherman District this levy
will raise $4S5.G6, which nftrr deducting
the delinquencies, generations and COM
missions, will leave S2lS SO to be expended
from the lst day of July 1907 to the Both
day of June 1908 and in Lee District this
levy will raise 1912 o3, which after deduct
ing the delinquencies, generations and
commissions, will leave to be expended
SS64.30 from the LIST day of July 1907 to
the both day or June 1908
We estimate the oxonera;ions and delin-
iqpenCzes from last year and assume that
teey will be the same as they we're then, of
course il is impossible to tell exactly what
they will be. 1t is important that the
Board Of Road Surveyors in each of the
Districts have a meeting al once, and in
Sheridan District divide between themselves
the 90 TO be expended for this year;
in Center the SAL 0G and the $500 80,
, which aggregates Sl33SS5; IN sherman
District $2l8.5S and in Lee District the
1861 30 and the SHIFT surplus, aggregat.
ing Sl042.07 These funds should be divid-
ed between the su rveyors in proportion to
the amount and kind of road which they
| have to keep up, and also we believe that
those who have the largest number of miles
OF the muclI Travelled roads of the districts
should have the largest share Of the funds
1t il the intention of the Court to try to
provide for the deficit in the road funds of
3 Sheridan an sherman districts, by LAYING
a special levy OF 10 cents on the hundred
dollars Violation in these districts, as al
lowed by the 1907 acts Of the legislature
above referred to.
We believe it is the desire Of the Court
0 that the county shall derive the most bene-
tit possible from the money raised to be ex-
pended upon the roads. One of the q eat
est needs OF our counto is good roads This
VIC VIII never have until the citizens Of the
= county take personal interest in them,
! and are willing To make sacrifices in order
I that their condition may be made better
We believe that good public roads would
be more beneficial " Calhoun county than
5 a railroad.
. IT is the desire Of the Court that each
| surveyor of roads shall interest the citizens
who live along the public roo1s Of the coun.
~, to the end that they may act in concert
and that every dollar that is expended shall
n be done il, careful, wise and economical
- manner.
o A. G. MATHEWS,
pvOunoufinor 4AO,.,o,r