The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-02
Practical Proposition
Presented taxpayers
ra NJ rasM1r

taxes and beiteFmeut ~ condielCn.
and as ! am one u the many ara bt
fly heartily IN sylpathy wiih aH
movement having fof It's object Ia
reduction o. taAation. therefore ds
sire to offer 4 suggestion whereby
neat sim can Be saved 10 The taxpay
srs " Grady county. money saved Be
sng equivalent 70 money earned VIVA
desire % cail attention to follows
The ga1paFers o. Grady cop~v ars
1gihS oft each year the 5Rins
sums f0r rent u quarters IL We dIs
fereli county Officials. to-W Cour0
house giTg8 register Of deeds. $780,
county apeFItendtnt $780, county
as gF, Sise. county attorney $3.50:
superior Judge $3.50; distriet Judge
s24a: county surveyor. $50. making 4
grand total of isi4e The sl700 paid
for he use of The court house Is only
FOR that part OF the building used by
fae county. certain rooms being re-
served lot nse Of the federal court end
for which the federal government pays
yearly rental u $500. making a total
rental 81 5000 that d paid BY tie
county ana the federal government
for property taat can be purchased for
less than twenty thousand dollars.
Should the present methods be kept
ap FOR a period Of twenty years. the
taxpayers 0f Grady county win have
paid 0ut ia rentals the total sum Of
sg2so0. With absolutely nothing to
shoW Ger TIE expenditure but redeem
"a warrants issued ID payment FOR use
of the various quarters for county of
fIclais.
The aolutioa which desire to offer
for your consideration is the acqul-
siiion of this property By purchase.
revenue far said purchase to be de-.
rived through a twenty years five Der
cent bond Issue. which. at the present
state 81 the bond market. would read
ily sell for sIo5 b adopting and
putting in force the above suggestion
It would resul. in saving TO the
sounsy oi me following amounts
80 sinking fund each year 81 .e0Oe0
TO interest on bonds eacn
year ------------------ 10000
1qiai ---~-+1---------------s2.9gj.eo
By rent as above enumerated
laayed) -------ss.ii0.0O
Amount saved each year dur
ing Life ofbonds ----------s1, 1900
Earned premium on bonds 100000
At the expiration Of twenty years
instead Of having redeemed warrants
issued IN payment OF renb the county
Of Grady would be owner in lee simple
oi property that viii never be worth
less than the amount paid for it and
besides Il is quite possible to double
in value and viii have saved in the
meantime the neat sum OF s2s. 500.
Aside from this the county has already
been 10 the expense OF building
jail cells, jury rooms, fire proof vaults
at a cost or sS50O, on the premises
they occupy at this time and in event
Of removal this would be practically
lost Afurther saving not heretofore
mentioned would result in the interest
on the accrued sinking fund during the
life Of the bonds. which would be ap-
piled On sinking fund to reduce the
levy necessary to create same.
In offering these suggestions to the
taxpayers Of Grady county ] do so
with an asasst desire to promote the
interest Of the taxpayers and reduce
the burden To the very lowest limit.
and with the fact firmly In mind that
my own interests are identical with
each Of you, being one OF you. and ex-
pecting to remain as such as long as
] i've, and 70 secure good, wholesome
local government. administered as
economically as possible. is the mcen-
tive that prompts me 70 offer this sug-
gestion for your consideration. Again
assuring you that am heartily ia ac-
cord with any and an movements hav-
Tag for their object the hettcrment 8f
conditions and reducing tho burden Of
the taxpayer to the very lowest amount
possible,
Respectfully submitted.
ADV J. D. LINDSAY.
ESCAPES AN AWFUL FATE.