The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-23
FIVE MILL LEVY.
The Newberry County Levy Will Be
Five Mills for County Pur-
poses.

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Newberry delegation in the house
from this county. was in Newberry
yesterday.
The Herald and News asked DR..
Wyche if he would not consent to
answer a few questions in regard to
matters of legislation pertaining ex-
J clusively to Newberry county, and he
readily consented to the following in
terview.
It will be seen that. the tax levy for
this county according to the state
ment Of DR.. Wyche has been increas-
ed from three mills to five. Of
course, it appears that the levy for
ordinary purposes is only three and
half mills, one half mill for past in
debtedness, and the one mill for
roads, bridges, and ferries, should be
considered as a part Of the ordinary
county levy, as it is in reality.
"Doctor, YOU have passed through
the four bills providing for the re-
fund for the bonded indebtedness as
suggested by the sinking fund COM
mission Of this county,"
''They have passed the house,
"You have also passed the bond
issue bill?"
1T has passed the house,"
"Your bill in regard to County
Government for Newberry has pass
ed as printed in The Herald and
News sometime ago?'
"1eS. it has passed."
"What is the levy fixed for this
county?"
For ordinary county purposes 3
1-2 mills: for road purposes l mill;
for past indebtedness 1-2 mill. "
"Well, Doctor, that means to pay
this loan which you propose to
make?'
"Well, to pay it in part. To pay
part of it. The past indebtedness Of
the county, as I understand it, is $l4,-
900. It proposes to pay it gradually,
part one year and part again and so
on. The $4,000 which it proposes to
borrow from the sinking fund is to
pay the past Indebtedness Of the coun-
ty and to put it on cash basis so far
as the balance will 60. AS [ under
stand it the county owes about $14,-
900 including the $1,000 note now due
the sinking fund.-
''You have adopted a special Act
providing for the loan Of this $780,
600, going through how many
years?"
"Well, that could only go for this
year, as I understand it. It will pay
it in part. Our idea is this, that we
will pay the past indebtedness Of the
county. We will divide the past in
debtedness of the county into several
years and pay part Of it every year
until is is all paid. The county taxes
YOU understand are pledged for the
$4,000. If we find that is not suf-
ficient-if we do not find sufficient
funds in ordinary county funds to
pay that $4,000 we will still make
arrangement to borrow for the past
indebtedness. The whole county tax
is pledged for the $4,000. One mill
is to be used for roads and bridges
and ferries, only"
"Have you made any changes as
to salaries Of county officials?"
"Why, yes. I could not give you
the full changes that are made be-
cause I do not remember them all cor
rectly. We made the salary of the
superintendent of education payable
ont of the school fund, and we have
increased the salary Of the superin-
tendent of. education 800. There has
been an increase in the magistrates
and constableS salaries in the county
but the exact amount l do not re-
call
"All Of them?''
II think everyone Of them. [ un-
derstand that the magistrate in New
berry gets $3.50 and the constable
$780,"
SIS there anything else Of local
nature that YOU have done?
~ do not recall anything else.'
"When do You think the general
assembly Will adjourn?'
"Friday Or Saturday. We have
been handicapped by the long bal
lotting for associate justice and the
stubborn fight on the prohibition
question: -