The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Editor Daily Express

Editor Daily Express:
BY order Of the Tax Payers League
1t was ordered that copy of the
following communication be mailed
to each member Of the city council.
also that a copy be furnished to the
press Of our city for publication
which is as follows;
On the 18th day OF October. 1911
a number Of prominent tax-paying
citizens OF our city assembled at the
city hall and effected a temporary or
ganization by electIng officers. com
mittees. etc. for the purpose OF per-
iecting a permanent organization to
Ne known as the chickasha Tax Pay
ers League. The object and purpose
Of said organization being to aid and
assist the tax payers IN reducing
state, county and city taxes and par
ticulariy in the paving and grading
district First 10 reduce the present
rate OF interest. which is being col
lected on street Improvement bonds.
which Is per cent. This we think
should be reduced to per cent as
stipulated in the paving contract. also
the IS per cent penalty which attach
rs TO such payment after the same
becomes delinquent The relief
which we are now claiming for all
the property owners in the above des-
crihed districts are as follows:
First The contract made and en-
tered into by and between the City
Of chickasha and G. A. Heman, Paw.
ing contractor. dated Nov. 2sth. 1908.
provides that the cost Of said paving
shall be paid in six 90 per cent
street improvement bonds. Now the
city has exercised the right to impose
an additional indemnity interest rate
OF per cent on the contract which
makes total rate OF 7 per cent in
terest on the life OF the bonds. which
Is 10 years Now. we contend that
the city has the power through the
board OF aldermen 70 extend this re-
lief to the tax payers and under pres
ent conditions. II is very important
That prompt action should be taken 10
remit this percent interest charge
for this and future years as it is a
special tax We hold it cannot be
applied to any other purpose than
that for which II was assessed and
collected for TO convince You that
we are Justified IN making this re-
quest we respectfully refer you to
the City OF Anadarko. Oklahoma
They have remitted this percent in.
terest charge for the year 1911. which
now makes their rate OF interest six
90 percent on street Improvement
bonds.
Second. As 70 the is percent pen.
atty on the delinquent payments ar
ter the books pass from the city clerk
to the county treasurer, We think We
are Justified in making the following
claim for relief as to that part Of the
penalty which reverts to the city. as
the city has done nothing to earn this
increased revenue The property own
ers and tax payers outside Of the
paving district has paid no part Of
this accumulated penalty which is
paid into our city treasury. Now as
to the amount Of delinquent tax for
the past Two years are approximately
as follows For the year i9i0l $780,
900. For the year 1911, approximate
" $4,000. As TO the heavy penalty
imposed on the unfortunate tax pay
- ~sha fails 10 nav this tax when
due. we contend that If justice and
fair treatment we're meted out TO
the property owners in the paving
district, only sufficient money or pen.
aities would be exacfcd Of the tax
mayer to settle with the bond hold
er. which is six percent Now when
default is made in the payment OF
any payment when the same becomes
due, then there is a penalty which at
taches to said payment Of percent
this with the interest makes a charge
or penalty OF 10 percent which Il
paid the bond holders on delinquent
payments. YET tic city collects Is
percent to pay an obligation or in
terest debt Of 10 percent The