The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-07-06
NEW CAPITOL CHART CLASS.

| ne CLASS Ill LlSlOlN VIII Colle
forward.
civilian may tell us when
where and by whom the capital OF
Missouri was located
I'm 1920. at Jefferson CITY. by
the government or the United
| SlateS'"
What are the express terms OF
the act designating Jefferson City
as the capital?'
The grant of land was given for
the purpose of locating the 'perma.
nent seat of government at that
| place, and the land was sold to cit
! liens for money to erect public
buildings upon that expressed con-
dition."
When was the capitol building
erected?"
THE main building was erected
in 1887, the wings in 1887. This
building was struck by lightning
and burned on sunday. February ),
1911, and Missouri is now without
capitol, her state offices being
homelcss.'
What step have been taken
cooking towards the rebuilding of
the capitol at the permanent seat
of government?
The 46th General Assembly sub
mtted two propositions. namely:
Il plan for additional capitol
grounds and rebuilding The capitol.
to cost not less than %l2 million
dollars, and plan calling for addiz
tional capitol grounds and rebuild
, ing the capitol. not to exceed five
million dollars he first plan TO be
submitted at special election Au'
gust ] 1911. and The second plan to
be subnitted, in the event the first
proposition fails to receive the nee
essary two-thirds vote, a! the gen
eral election. November, 1912, re-
Quiring only majority to carry.
The people have Is years to pay for
the 3l2 million dollar capitol and
80 years to pay for the FIVE million
dollar capt. ol-the rate of interest
and taxation in each instance being
the same"
The class in history may be ex-
cused and he class in arithmetic
will stand up"
John may tell MS what the maxi
mum cost of the 3l4 million dollar
proposition will be to the people,
allowing for an average increase in
the taxable wealth of the state. the
rate of interest being 31a per cent
and the tax rate cents on the $3.50
assessed valuation"
III the state continues to in
crease in wealth during this decade
as it did during the past, the prin-
cipal and interest should be liqui-
dated in len annual payments. or
at IA maximum cost of five million
dollars principal and interest"
Now, John. figuring on the same
basis, what would be the maximum
cost of the five million dollar prop
osition?'
at taking so much more of the
annual revenue raised by the . cent
tax levy to discharge the interest |
a nd the amount being a million and
a half larger il would require, APP
seventeen years 10
liquidate principal and interest. or
a total cost of over eight million
dollars"
How much more would the five |
million dollar proposition, TO be
voted upon November. 1912. cost |
the taxpayers of Missouri than
the 3R million dollar proposition
to be voted upon at the special cleo.
ton August l. 1912
Three million dollars-a million
and a half more in principal and
a million and a half more in in.
.erest."
Fake the citizen who has $4,000
worth of property. assessed at ST.
700. how much state capitol tax
would he pay under each PROPOSE,
iono"
Under the 3h million dollar
,lan he would pay 20 cents year
or 10 years. or a total of $500:
lnder the five million dollar plan
le would pay 20 cents each year for
Z years. or a total of s3.4O-:he
e, ord plan costing him 10 per cent
more than the first PLAN
What then should the citizen do
VII. wants to save 100000 to
he state and 20 per cent of his new
apitol taxi" |
Take of his coat and get out
aid work for the 81 million dollar
u oncsition to be voted upon Au.