The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-05
TINKEY
Is Made Secretary Of The
Citizens Association
And Enters Upon Duties
Wednesday Evening
When Regular Meeting Of
Association Occurs
Annual County Picnic To Be
Given This Year
Permanent Committee On
Arrangements Is Named

mAunyOlnoutO ~ NunhUu
The regular monthly meeting of the
Citizens Association was held We'd
nesday evening in the city council
chamber with good sized attendance.
President Penn was in the chair.
The president announced the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. ]. G. Tinkey as sec
retary of the association in the place
of Mr.. James s. McCrackin. Mr.. Tin
key commenced his duties at once
and read the minutes Of the previous
session, which were approved as read.
The new membership committee re-
ported that the committee was "hun-
cry for new members"
Mr.. w. B. Bogardus gave very
interesting report on taxation.
1t was as follows:
The amount of tax neces.
sary to support public
schools for a year is. :. {. .$50671 go
The amount necessary to
run the city of Mt. Yer
non, o. Observation-Disclosures .$51. 1.111.12
A total of............ of. s1O1.7S2.72
The amount of the real es-
tate duplicate is. ....... 81 160. 804
The amount of the personal
drnIfoota 10 yaor xuae QQn
ID a tolal ;,;y'.,. ',,,a',; $e.o tStoS4
The estimated personal duplicate
for this year is $2,00O,OO0 With that
increase it will be impossible to meet
the expenses of the city government
and public schools of tax levy not to
exceed 1 per cent. The expense of
the city and schools are increasing as
the city grows. Last year on du-
plicate of $8,S73,694, the tax rate was
averaged Las. Can the tax rate be
reduced to not to exceed / per cent
if $2,000,000 are added to the dupli-
cate? If the bill to limit the rate
of taxation not toexceed 1 per cent
becomes law towns the size of Mt.
Vernon will be very much crammed to
carry on their necessary work.
To get sufficient money to run the
city and schools 1t will be necessary
to appraise property above It's true
value in money, which would be un-
constitutional. Our taxation laws are
being very much muddled by ambi-
tious statesmen, so called, who rush
in with schemes that are not thorough
ly worked out. 1t seems that a prac-
tical solution of the entire question
would be to put the subject of taxa
tion in the hands of men who are COM
petent and have them work out sys-
tematic system of levying taxes. AS
it is now certain property Is double
taxed. Under such conditions men
will hide their property. To get laws
that are not unjust, that do not bear
heavily ON some, and lighter on others
should he the aim of our law makers.
So far we had but limited success.
Would not committee on taxation
that Is competent be better to solve
the question tnan newly fiedged states
men who have but limited know
ledge Of the question?
The matter was again brought up
that the members of the Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce would be in Mt.
Vernon on May 25, and it was suggest.
ed that committee of six be appoint
ed from the Citizens Association to
serve as reception committee. 1t
was reported that the secretary had
written to the Chamber of Commerce
in reference to the hours of trains,
ETC., but as yet no answer had been
received. Pending reply from Pitts
burg, the appointment of the commit
tee was deferred.
President Penn announced the ap
pointment OF the picnic committee as
follows ]. c. Tinkey, chairman VIM
H. White, Fred Lawler, VIM. p. Grant
and S. M. Woolson. This committee
at once made a report as being favor
able to holding county picnic this
year and upon motion 1t was decided
to hold the annual county picnic--the
date to be decided upon later The
above committee was continued as @
permanent committee to have charge
OF the details of the picnic.
Messrs. M. ]. Fish and Frank e