The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-06
BIGGER TAX LEVY
IN CHATTANOOGA
More Funds VIII Be Needed to
Meet Deficit
LOSS BY STATE WIDE LAW
In Office of County Court Clerk Re-
ceipts Have Dwndled Very
Heavily Owing to Pro-
hilton Law.
LOSS BY STATE WIDE LAW

Chattanooga, July Especial lit is
stated in county court circles that the
tax levy for the fiscal year will be in
creased 10 cents on the sl09 assessed prop
erty valuation. The increase of 10 cents
in the tax levy will make the tax of
property inside of the city of Chatta-
nooga ST. IS per 500 and $l.55 on property
outside of the city, the additional 10 cents
on property outside of the city being for
the road funds.s A net deficit of approx
mately $4,000, due to the loss of revenue
from the liquor traffic, makes the increase
in tax imperative, and it is only with the
closest economy in all departments of
the county government that the amount
of revenue realized from the levy can
be made to cover the necessary expenses
of the country. The loss to the coun-
~ because of the state wide law is more
than $4,000, but the increase in certain
privilege tax reduces the loss somewhat
Statewide prohibition probably made it.
self manifest in the office of the clerk of
the county court, w p. Hays, on Thurs
day, more than in any other one place
in the COUNTY. One year ago Mr. Hays
office was one of the busiest places in
Chattanooga on July l. On that date
SS694 80 was received In privilege taxes.
OF course the great bulk of this sum
came from the whisky men. On Thursday
the amount taken in from all sources was
$S47.SS, making a difference of S1S4662 in
the amount of money collected by the
county clerk on the first day of July in
1908 and 1909.
City Auditor Payne has refunded the
license for the third quarter of the United
Liquor company, amounting to $3.50. The
company paid for the entire year in adj
vance and is thus due a refund on the
third quarter of the year on account Of
the prohibition law going into effect
July l.
Chattanogas postoffice receipts for the
month of June show a splendid increase
as compared with the receipts for the
same month last year. There is gain
of S6720.75, or q per cent. Each month
this year has shown decided increase
over the same month last year, and Post
master Raulston Is greatly pleased.
The secret service department of the
Chattanooga police system has motor
cycle police" a machine that registers
the speed at which it travels The object
of the invention is to follow automobiles
and register the speed at which the autos
are travelling, and to serve as evidence
against parties exceeding the speed limit
S. z. Williams, his wife and daughter,
Miss Rebecca were seriously poisoned
by eating milk that had been poured over
apple dumplings. 1t is thought that the
milk, upon coming in contact with the
fruit acid, formed a poison, which acted
on the stomach in the same way as pto-
maine poison. All will recover.
Charged with having attempted to wreck
a Queen and Crescent train near Soddy
few weeks ago "Poley' Sutton, aged q
years. has been arrested The person who
attempted to wreck the train had removed
the spikes from the rails and had 1t not
been for watchful track walker the wreck
would undoubtedly have occurred.
As a result of blow from small
block of coal, thrown by d. ]. Mathis, a
fireman. j. M. Brown of Alton PARK,
switchman on the Chattanooga Belt rail-
way, is at Erlanger hospital In a serious
conditions 1t Is claimed that Brown was
approaching Mathis with an open knlte
In his hand after the two men had quar-
relied.