The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-04-04
Tax Payers Association Meets.

Tax Payers Association Meets.
There was meeting of the Tax
PAYERS Association at Mullikin Hall,
March 22nd.
The meeting was called to order by
President w. Seton Belt. Minutes of
previous meeting read and approved.
Communication of Representative F.
O. Smith read. County Road Engi-
neer L. L. Dent addressed the meeting
on road building in general in a very
able manner. His remarks and the
following discussion were most inter
esting.
Road director, H. Simpson also an
swered to several questions regarding
roads in Queen Anne district.
A vote of thanks was extended to
both gentlemen and they were invited
TO appear at the meetings as often as
possible.
The use of the King road drag was
very much recommended on all the
roads where it could be used, as being
the most economical method of main
tanning roads. g
AS it was getting late in the after
noon, Mr.. E. P. Gibbs, did not deliver
his lecture on road building and the use
of the Split log drag but he will do SO
ILo rovf
The topic for discussion at the next
meeting will be the road question, con-
tinued.
The following resolution was adopted
by reclamation after thorough dis
cussion of the same-rules suspended:
WHEREAS, 1t has been represented to
this Association, that the School Board
receives for school purposes SO cents
of every dollar collected for taxes,
upon basis of upwards of ST, 900, 900,
being Is cents more than is allowed for
all the roads and bridges of the county,
and,
WHEREAS. They have imposed upon
the taxpayers debt of SIG, 600, with
out the proper authority, and against
the wishes of taxpayers; as note for
a portion of which is now being held
by the First National Bank of South
ern Maryland, bearing 6. per cent in
terest; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is further represented
that the School Board is anxious to
erect a school building at Capitol
Heights, a suburban division, near
Washington, and in which the Presi-
dent of the School Board is particularly
interested, at cost of $4,000, where
there is already an excellent and COM
modious school house; and,
WHEREAS, They recently paid GER
tain newspaper 500 for advertising,
without having advertised" and sold
to the lowest responsible bidder; there
fore be it
ResoIved, By this Association, that
it emphatically condemns such unwar-
rantable and unjustifable waste of the
peoples money, and would respectful
ly remind them that, whilst they were
appointed by the Governor to advance
the interest of the schools in reason
able and practical way, they were
neither expected nor supposed to op-
press and impoverish the taxpayers by
imposing burdens heavier than they
can bear, nor by exceeding their
authority. We wish to be just and
fair to all the county officials, and if
any misstatements are included in
these resolutions, we respectfully re-
quest that our secretary be notified,
80 that they can be corrected by an
open retraction in the county press ;;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That copy of these resolu-
tons be sent to His Excellency, the
Governor of MARYLAND, and to the
President of the School Board.
1t was decided by the meeting to
have from now on a meeting every two
weeks.
An effort will be made to have a lee
turer from the Department of Agricul-
ture to address the next meeting.
New members elected-Mrs. H. G.
Kimball, Mrs. M c. Brickard
Upon motion the meeting adjourned
until Saturday, April 9th, at 2::3O p. m.
V. KUKNNE, Sec'y.
The following is the letter of the
School Board in reply to the above res
olutlons:
Office of School Board
Upper Marlboro, Md, Apr. 2, 1925
Mr.. V. KUENNE,
Sec'y, Taxpayers Association.
DEAR SIR
In reply to the resolutions adopted at
the last meeting of the Taxpayers
Association of Prince Georges County,
we desire to make the following state
ment:
We have an indebtedness of $4,000
upon which we pay interest at the
rate of per cent. not 6 per cent. A
part of this Indebtedness is the residue
of debt contracted ten years ago in
order to keep the colored schools open,
the special appropriation which was
made at that time for colored schools,
having been materially curtailed by a
decision of the Court of Appeals in re-
gard to the distribution of this fund.
Another part was caused in 1910 by
the the passage of an Act by the Legis-
lature, increasing the salaries of teach
ers after the levy had been made in
this County for which increase no
special provision could be made as re-
nuired hY said Act: and also by an IN