The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-23
TAX MATTER TALKED
BOARD HEARD THE REPORT ON
 ESCAPES.
Extension of Washington Avenue from VicAkers Street to Central Rail-
 road is Determined
 Upon by Board.

Meeting in regular weekly session yesterday at the court house the Board of Revenue for the county passed upon a number of'important propositions, the session being over two and half hours in length. The first business to attract | the attention of the members present was that of the report of the County Tax Collector, George W. Halls. on the | insoIvents and errors ir assessments | for the year of 1907. The following | is the report:
 nsolvencies-General. sI27.2s; spe- cial soldier. $ss.ss; special school, $2o6es; county, $s44.47; road and | bridge, $137.79. Errors in assessments--State taxes, general, a1,SsS.3s special soldier. | $759.S3; special school. s2.277.99: coun- ty. &s.7s6 .e6.
 The collector also made a report of | taxes in litigation as follows: Montgomery Light and Water Power Company: County, $2,7sS.41; road and bridge. $1,119. .76. Richard Tillis: Coun- ty, sl57 50; road and bridge, sss. State taxes-General. s12s.74; special soldier, s51 .S9; special school $155. 68; county. $259 AT; road and bridge, S25 .96.
 In the matter of the State ys. Rich ard Tillis, on account of escaped taxes. the Board rendered a judgment for the defendant.
 A petition to gravel the Merriweather road was presented by interested citi- zens of that section of the county. The Board authorized the County Engineer to look into the matter and report to the Board as soon as convenient.
 The contract for the grading and graveling of the extension of Washing ton Avenue from the Central of Georgia Railroad tracks to Vickers Street, and ala kA IA AA aNx wsrNkk L.. kHn city limits from Hall Street to the railroad, was let to M. Cody for the sum of $3,500.
 The Board also awarded the contract for the grading and the graveling of the Pattus Road to Mitchell Brothers.
 It was also decided to build a spur to the county gravel pit on the West ern of Alabama Railroad near Cante- louS Station. A right-of-way has yet to be secured from one party. but as this will be soon secured work is to start at once. The spur will cost be- tween $S.OoO and $1o.Ooo.
 The statement of the clerk of the Board was presented and ordered spread upon the minutes as reported. The report follows:
 Disbursements June IS to June 22. Salary, county officers ........3 107. 50 Regular jurors. Civil Division,
 City Court ........-....... l27.SO Speciay jurors, Civil Division
 City Court ................ 500 Sheriff. taking insane to Mt.
 Vernon Hospital ........... 27.4S Sh eriff's bailih. Civil Division
 City Court SO.OO Examining insane pattents.... .00 Sundries, county jail 15.75
 gineer's ofice .......'...... 1o.2o Printing, etc. Probate Oflce.. II. % Postage stamps. County Stu
 perintendent of Education's
 Omce lS,OO Wagons, blows and teams.
 county roads .............. 4e.oo Gravel. freight, switching
 charged county roads ...... 5ss. IT Work done on Mobile Road. 5s3.44 Pay roll, Shirley's team, week
 ending June IS ....-........ 130. 30 Pay roll, A. c. Jones, week
 ending June 1S S............. 124 % Pay for two-horse wagon, A.
 c. Jones ......-...-........ .0O Wages Assistant County En-
 gineer, June 1 to 19..... 4750 Incidental expenses. County
 Engineers office, May 22 to
 June .......-........-... b6 50 One-half expense ditehing. put
 ting in pipe, etc. Carter Hill'
 Road .................s. So. 95 Sundries, Stanalands team .. 6.76 Railroad fare purchase county
 track hands ............... 700 Lumber for bridges, hauling,
 etc, county roads ..... 45743 Painting bridges catoma
 Creek, Selma Road ..... 1a5O
 Total ................& &2.5s2 36 General fund ............., 416.70 Road and bridges ........... 2.I65. .66
 . 03.ss2 35
 s. T. westcott. Clerk.