The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-02-06
Taxation.

dSdhiOl's
The city council will have no
choice as to fixing the rate for school
purposes and for bond purposes The
school tax is fixed by the school
board, and the law requires the coun'
ell to levy sufficient tax for in
tefest and to provide sinking fnnd
for outstanding bonds.
The city council must base its ex-
penditures for general purposes, fire
department, and for keeping up the
streets and cemetery, on last years
valuations, and the rate of tax for
these purposes are limited by the city
charter.
This Limitation, l understand was
fixed by board of citizens and plac'
ed in the charter and the rates were
fixed at such amount that was
thought that the scity would need
and no more,
However, l shall favor giving the
very best service in these depart
ments, and at the lowest tax rate
possible.
| shall favor the reduction of the
bonded Indebtedness as the bonds
become due, and to refund them at
lower rate when possible and re-
duce the interest charges by paying
ON the principal.
shall favor paying the interest
and sinking fund of all bonds issued
for public utility plants out OF the
revenues OF the plants as provided
for by the charter.
Public Utility Plants.
shall endeavor to cause the pub
lie utility plants to be operated and
to render service according to the
manner and terms prescribed by the
city charter. The charter requires
that certain revenue shall be pro-
duced to take care OF certain charges
and for paying the interest and sink
ing funds on the bonds issued for
these plants, and to take care OF
certain other expenses named in the
charter and that after this the rates
should be reduced Hence, there
could be no reduction OF taxation
from profits of the plants, as the
charter prevents them from being
operated for profit. HpwoyeT the
revenues may be used for paying in
terest and sinking fund ON the bonds
issued for the plants. and 1 believe
that the old water works bonds and
the old electric light bonds ought tc
be taken care Of out Of the revenues
as soon as possible and in this way
reduce the bond tax.
As the charter prescribes the man
ner and mode of running thes'
, plants. and for the expenditure o
, the revenues, and for fixing the rates
am in for complying with the char
l ter law,
/ shall favor increasing the waite
d supply. / have and | am AWAY
E ready to donate towards boring wells
u I believe that wells ought to be sun
; at the waterworks plant withou
c much delay believe we can &c
/ water by going deep enough. The
e have gotten water at Wolfe Cit!
d north of lis, and at Forney, south ,
G us. and l believe that We can get Il
/ Street Improvements.
s believe that all the money tina
N we spend, we ought to put as niue
$ of it as we can in permanent in
d proyements believe we will say
d money by paved streets, and kno
l. It will eb healthier l am in favor {
IS the city getting money to be able
pay one-third OF the cost OF the eros
!. sections Of the streets that are
ID be paved / am in favor Of pr
% gram to this effect 1 shall fave
the building OF sidewalks. HAY
built every sidewalk the city has as
ed me to build and believe thu
IL every one who owns property and
E able, ought to put in sidewalks
3 front OF his property and that If /
Of win not do It he ought TO be mat
TO to do 1t.