The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-25
MORE REVENUE NEEDED.
Judge Paddock Gives a Compre'
hensive View of the COun-
TVS Finances.

10 THE PEOPLE OF DATES NONNTN,
Mol take this opportunity OF in.
forming the people OF Bates county,
Missouri, thecondition OF the finances
OF the county at the first OF the year
1909, also at the present slime
There was at the first OF the year
1909, outstanding warrants TO the
amount OF $4S, 900, which were draw
ing interest at the rate OF 4 per cent
Tor the lack OF funds 80 meet same.
There has been considerable taxes
paid In since then which has enabled !
the county officials 80 cancel about
$40, 1000 OF the said outstanding war.
rants leaving now about $4,000 un.
paid which will continue to Increase
each month and draw + per cent In
terest and no money TO meet the
county's expenses for the coming
year, which will put Us about $50, 900
In debt again.
/ think | an reliably informed that
some tiiteen years ago the assessed
valuation OF Bates county was about
$40, 100000 and now In 1908 OF
which We are paying taxes for after
an increased population and most
wonderful increase In the value of
personal property and rent FstBtp,
real estate which has doubled and
thrilled in value In the last tileen
years In Bates county, and yet We
have the small Increase in the assess.
ed valuation OF abous Sl,0O0,OOO
which every good reasonable shink'
ing man will say Is not just and right
when by an increase of population
and an increase OF wealth makes
more necessary expenses which in
some way has to be mot. Now |
have arrived to the poins want to
call your attention to The legisla-
ture very wisely saw the difficulty We
were getting into and enabled us to
vole rs lust hli elprtion an amend
menJ 80 .he constitution Of the state
OF Missouri a law giving the county
court where they are not under town.
ship Organization and township
boards where they are under town
ship organization, which is the condi-
ton In Bates county, so levy an
additional tax OF from DC 80 Doe on
the 800 valuation Tor road and
bridge purposes and Tor no other
purpose whatever. This money is
to be kept In the several townships,
and the county court has noiurisdic-
ton over 1t under any circumstances,
and it Is kept and used In the town
ship In which 1t Is paid. - In conclu'
sion will say that they are very bad
ly overdrswn by warrants on the
bridge fund, and there Is II bill now
before the legislature enabling the
township boards to build bridges
costing $500 instead OF $50 and In
view OF oil this you Mr.. Farmer and
you MIR. Business Man II you want
many bridges urge upon your town
ship boards the Importance of levy
ing this extra tax.
We have $1,000 saloon license
money to distribute equally between
the several townships which makes
$50 apiece and which the township
boards can get by applying Tor &c
assist In fixing some bad place in the
public road or to help build small
bridge or culvert. Now In all proba
bility you will see where some small
bridges have been ordered and will
Jump ut the conclusion THAT some
part of the county is favored more
than Others, but investigate matters
before saying too much and see what
part OF the bridge is being built By
subscription and see II you could no,
get one under the same circum'
stances. Asan illustration the farm
ers, southeast OF Butler on the main
Butler-Rich Hill road, wanted q
bridge over a small branch section
% of Mt. Pleasant township, they
petitioned for the bridge and follow
ed same up with good big subscrip'
ton, and we agreed to furnish the
steel to put upon the masonery and
nothing else, and we were also to use
for the purchase OF said steel Mt
Pleasant township apportionmento
the said dramp shop license tax, and
other townships as l have said car
get their spportionment in q like
manner, and will say it is my opin