The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-26
Tuesday, May 20, 1908.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT FOR NO. 6.

IcSlSlattTc an election is ordered Ill
No. 6 township on INC question Of
issuing bonds for some permanent
road building in tina, township. The
act is published in n,ll in this is
sue Of The Herald and News SO
that those who vote may know Just
what they are doing when they go
to cast their ballots on this qucs-
ton.
The election is to be held on the
fourth day Of June. Those who de-
sire to vote. and every one should
exercise this right. should rcmcm-
Der that III this election only quail
hch electors arc permitted to vote
and that a registration ticket must
be secured. II YOU have no regis
tratinn ticket one can bc had next
Monday, June /.
Mr.. l.. w. Floyd, who is one OF
the largest taNpavcrs in the town.
ship but who lives in Ncwbcrrv
writes Il strong article asking those
IN the township to vote the tax
upon HIM and he will gladly pay it.
ms Is his old home township and
nc has 4 c"mmcnlablc pride in hav
ING 1t take tins forward move
mcnt.
TINS tax sounds large but it
should be- remembered that il is
different from other taxes and does
not pass away each year but will
Sc an investment which will paw
dlvidcndS for manv years after
those who now have the oppor-
iun1ty to vote it VIII have passed
away. II this step should be taken.
a we hope it will, it will put this
township far in the lead OF progress
ct any township in this county and
will be 4 step which no citizen OF
the township will ever regret and
those VIII" are now opposed to it.
II there are any such. will soon
wonder why they opposed such a
wise movement.
Suppose We look at some facts
and tlgures and reason the thing
little. The total taxable property
IN this township is $4,000. Ten
persons own Slo4.OS5 Of this. OF
these len four do not live in the
township but all of them arc not
only willing but anxious to have
these bonds voted and the tax
lrvlcd and the roads built. Four Of
thc other SIN arc known to be
heartily in favor or the movement
and we arc inclined to- think the
other two arc also. The property
OF these ten persons appears on the
tax books as eight taNpavcrs.
Counting them as eight the avrrarc
amount assessed to each is SI2.l2,,
or an annual tax Of S$l So for per-
n1ancnt r"a! building. There arc
"p other taxpayers who paw on an
assessed value OF Salz.oS5. or an
average assessed value OF S,I 20 and
IN average tax for this purpose OF
N11.1". There are SIS other raN-
payers in the township as shown
hN the tax books who pav on an
assessed value OF 81 900 or less. or
total value OF SS7. $3.50. The aver
age tax paid by these 5I7 taNpavvrS
Tor TINS rurN">" would be Sins
rArh-'"r the endowment and plea
sure ana benefit and moncv-Savinc
and tmr-SavinG which would be
the result OF the building OF per
'nanrn' roads. But suppose VIC
group all OF the taxpayers in the
township, the large ones and the
small ones. and the average paid
by each one for this forward and
ClVll'znE movement would be only
SI.Sa' just think Of it. Eight tax
payers would bear Wc- fourth OF
the burden and arc willing to do
II. hen why or how can any one
oppose it. At least three Of these
eight taxpayers do not live in this
township but they want TO see tn,
township build the roads. 1t will cost
SIX OF the taxpayers less than 500
cach and an average Of only SI.IS.
on would be more than repaid on
every trip YOU come to town, not
to speak OF the advantages on ac-
count of school and church..
In the event the county should
engage in road building as it will
90 as soon as the benefits arc seen
III No. 8 this township would oct
her share of the county tax inst