The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-06-03
COST OF PAVING STREET INTERSECTIONS
To Moscow Taxpayers:

The present assessed valuation OF
Moscow is $1,785,148 The proposed bond
issue to cover cost of paving street inter-
sections is $4,000 The balance of the
paving will be paid for by the owners
of abutting property, graduated according ing
to distance. The interest on the $4,000
at S per cent. is 81 500 per year By divid-
this 81. 500 by $1,785,148 the result is
found to be eighty-four hundredths of a
mill which is the rate of taxation neces-
sary to raise the 81, 500 interest annual
ly. The $4,000 principal is raised by
the sale of bonds, drawing only 5 per
cent interest, due in twenty years, with
the option of paying at any time after
ten years.
The law provides that a sinking fund
to take up one-tenth of these bonds must
be levied each year., after the expiration
of ten years. Under this arrangement, all
that is necessary to be met each year is
the five per cent interest on $4,000 or
81 500 above named After the ten year
period the levy must be large enough
10 pay off one-tenth of the bonds each
year, and the interest on the remainder
outstanding, until the entire amount is
gradually paid. For the first ten years
the interest charge will be $l,5OO each
year, after that time the interest charge
will decrease $3.50 each year as the bonds
are gradually retired This $l,5OO an
nual interest charge is about equal to
one-fortieth part of the expense of rum
ming the city of Moscow one year.
The present assessed valuation
of the city is used as basis
for figuring what proportion of this
bond and interest charge would rest
against each piece OF property, as 1t is
very material that each person should
know what amount they will be required
to pay. The basis of valuation OF prop
erty NAV change from year to year and
probably will but the relative value OF
any. persons property to the whole value
of the CITY will not change materially,
whether property be assessed at lOO per
cent or 90 per cent of its valuation, and
the amount each person will have to
paw as given in the list below will not
change except as it may be reduced by
the growth of the city.
The construction of new buildings,
extension of city limits to accommodate
natural growth expected, installing OF
new industries, and the many things III
cident to city development, will increase
the total valuation and this will greatly
lessen the charge against each piece OF
property.
About twelve years ago when BOISE
began paving, they had population OF
about 5000, and the bond issue looked
large to some of the opponents, but now,
when they are paying off the principal OF
the bonds with a population OF about
$4,000 and property valuation OF eight
or ten times as great, the payments now,
OIL the principal, are much less than the
original interest payments. Paving was
a very material factor in starting boise
growth and will benefit Moscow IN the
same way.
The following list shows what each
nroDerty owner or tax payer will have to
pay in order to raise the 81, $40 interest
each year. for ten years, and after that
fine. sufficient in additional to retire
the principal indebtedness OF $3u,Un
Anv Growth which Moscow makes dur
ing the twenty year period Will lessen
these figures accordingly.
The figures in the first coIumn give
tbe Annual Interest Charge.
The figures in the second column
give Annual Principal Charge After
10 years-if the town don't grow. AS
Moscow grows the amount Will be re-