The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-18
rdmore, Wednesday, May 10, 1910
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AN UNJUST CRITICISM.

cisms of our board of county com
missioners. relative 90 the high rate ot
taxat on that prevails in this county
which we believe TO be unjust.
Under the system of taxation in this
state. cities. townships. school dis
tricts and the state and county as
scssments are entirely separate. The
county commissioners have no con
troll over the rate made. excepting
that made for county purposes. ana
are therefore In no sense responsible
ships. and school districts and the
state board controls the leyies made
for the state.
II there Is for instance high rate
made for school purposes. or excessive
rates made for townships or cities, IL
Is entirely the fault of the school and
township boards or the city admins
trations.
In this county the rate has been less
purposes. In fact 1t is lower than al.
most any county in the state, being
only seven mills when under the law
IL could have been eight.
The rate for the city of Ardmore is
thirteen and half mills. the township
five mills and school district ten mills.
Thus 1t will he seen that the county
rate is extremely low under the cl--
cumstances.
The board OF commissioners has
done what few counties in the state
have been able 10 do, conducted every
thing on a cash basis ami there are
no outstanding warrants against the
county which we consider is such an
excellent showing that the board is
eNt tied TO the commendation of every
citizen who values the credit and hiSn
commercial standing Of Carter county.
When II is considered that this
county has built some of the best
roads In the state, roads that would
be a credit 10 most sections OF any of
the older states. roads that viii h"
The source Of pride an lthe comfort of
the traveller and farmer for years to
come. roads that are spoken of 10y peo.
pie who visit this county from all owe"
the state a.d from all sections of the
country as being the best roads they
have ever seen; and when We consider
that this is in sparscly settled region
whore the taxable property Is limited
10 n great extent. IL is without Qu,
ton one Of the best recommendations
the present board of county commits.
siorors can point to as one of the bus
inesslike features of their admiuistra.
ton.
This with the other heavy county
expenses has been accomplished az a
rate OF taxation that is below the
amount the law permits
In Carter county you see no county
warrants, haNkcd about from bank
to bank ard from pillar TO post TO find
Il buyer ~ q fancy price OF discount
Business transactct by the county as
before stated s ON a cash basis and
when work is done. the money is al
ways forthcoming and there is no los
othe man vino does The work or sell
the goods This i itself is q grru.
saving, for when the county has a con.
tract to let it can say TO the bidders
put your bids down low gentlemen
for IL is cash transact ON ana none,
talks
40 waiting here for months aul
years 10 get your pay % trading In
script for the sporulators and money
changers TO get their fingers in the
pie. Its Johnnie On thc spot" wien
the work is completed or the goods
delivered
Carter county $ about TIE only
county i'm the state that can point "a
such a record ard Il is an due to the
level headed business methods Of the
men who are az the helm In the con
troll Of the county's financial affairs.
And SO when you hear a criticism
~ the county board just refer the
critic to this undoubtcd truth. this