Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-08-20

said district, amounting to $1,665.oo as
shown by the statement of the secre-
tary of he board Of said district after
| carefully auditing the same, as proyid-
ed By law, and it appeargntah? 4sss..
ed by law, and il appearing that ST.
665 Of said total indebtedness has not
heretofore been provided for by levy,
the board desiring to liQuidate the
same proposes to lay special levy of
two cents (2c1 on the One Hundred
Dollars valuation of taxable property
In said Martinsburg district, as pro-
vided by section s, chapter 9 Of the
Acts of the legislature of 1908.
The aggregate value of the taxable
property in said district, according to
the last assessment thereof is as fol
lows:
(a1 Real estate ..... $3,9t2,280.00
OBJ Personal property :. 1.781, 1885, 90
(c) Railroad and other
property ....... 80. 55S,955.93
Total value for district
1t appearing to the board from a.
statement made by its secretary, that
there was on the 1st day OF January,
1909, an outstanding bonded indebted
ness in said district of s50,oO0.O0 and
the board finding it necessary to in
crease the levy for the purpose OF pay
ing the interest on and to provide a
sinking fund for the discharge of the
principal of such bonds in the number
of years they have to run as provided
by the third proviso, section 8, of the
Acts of the legislature of 1908 1t is
therefore ordered that eight cents
(8c) be, and the same Is hereby levied
on each one hundred dollars of the
valuation of all property taxable in
said district, according to the last as
sessment thereof. for the purpose of
applying the proceeds thereof toward
the payment of said outstanding bonds
and interest thereon.
In accordance with section 3, chap
ter 9. of the Acts of the legislature of
1908, the board of education proceed |
ed to make up an estimate of the
amount necessary to be levied for the
current fiscal year for high school pur-
poses as follows: Seven Cd teachers
at $50 to $125 per month for ten Q0) |
months and it appearing to the board |
that it will be necessary to raise by |
levy the sum of s.. 10000 for such high J
school purposes. and that the total val |
uation of all the taxable property in |
this district. according to the last as
sessment thereof, is s6,252 631.93; be- |
ing real estate to the value of s3912.-
$4,000; personal property to the value
of s1.7S1396.00, and railroad and !
other property, as assessed by the |
board of public works to the value of
1858, 1858 as certified to this board
by the officer whose duty It is to
make out the land books, according to
the provisions of section SO. chapter |
20 of the Code as last amended, |
therefore a levy of eight and one-third |
cents Is 1-3c) on each one hundred |
dollars valuation will produce the es-
timated amount necessa- y for the en-
suing fiscal year.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
County of Berkeley, To-wit:
I, w. A. Pitzer, secretary of the
board of education in and for Martins
burg district of said county and State
do hereby certify that the foregoing !
is true copy from the records of an |
order made and entered by said board .
on the 9th day of August, 1910.
Given under my hand this 9th day
of August, 1910,
w. A. PITZER,
Secretary Board of Education, Martins ,
burg District, Berkeley County, W.
Va.