The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-27
Here Are the Plain Honest Facts, MI. Tax Payer,
What Do You Honestly Think About II Today?

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The Democratic administration next year. will be
obliged to levy two mill tax order provide for the
state taxes % due IN 1919 and 1871 End and he our u ReRu9eag
UP UNDER DEMOCRATIC AUSPICES" So that it
be readily that the Republican has been
Of the ctys bills If they provision for
full payment they could not boast of REDUCED TAX
EST TAX RATE IN THE CITYs HISTORY. And this
increased tax rate would be necessary notwithstanding
shows an INCREASE OF $1es54,OOO over that of two
years previous
grand list amounts to $277 200 which the present admin
istraton has had together with $4,000 by
notes, in of the at the disposal of the
cratic administration in 1911 and still the ciys bills
unpaid and large amounts left legacy to the next
of 1914 for instance about 100000
state tax.
And there are many other smaller amounts Mayor
Wilson recommended to the Board of Apportionment
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this would be sufficient all of the city
This recommendation found ridiculous that
was not even considered by the board and the MAYOR has
1875 MILLS, OF THE PRESENT YEAR ON A VASTLY
TTY OF THE MAYORS RECONEMENDAFION FOR A
Is MILL TAX AND EVEN THIS HIGH TAX RATE
NOT FoR THE e. FACT THAF TT TIE rs
FOR SCHOOLS WERE sCRIMPED, RENDERING
IAL NOTES, FOR NEW SCHOOL, BUILDINGS; and
that there appropriation made for paving this year
$4,000 WERE BoRRoWED By Ge The Hs CITY F FoR @
THIS PURPOSE; THAT ONLY A SMALL APPROPRT-
ALTON FOR SEWERS WAS MADE, AND THAT AS
CONSEQUENCE, NECESSARY SEWER WORK HAS
HAD TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL, NEXT YEAR.
WHEN THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION
will be called to provide adequately therefor And the
same conditions exist in other city departments dae
sufficient appropriations therefor.
It requires great stretch of the imagination
call the stand taken by Mayor Wilson in favor of reduced
appropriation for public schools which he subse
quently obliged to recede from, obedience to public
the schools were oniv saved From
BY THE ACTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
AND REPRESENTATIVES IN THE LAST LEGISIlA-
AUTHORIZING THE BORROWING, OF 100000 FOR
NEW BUILDINGS.
All of this borrowed money constitutes city debt
which must be met both principal and interest,
burden the future city the debt
is fully paid So that it difficult matter
apparent reduced tax rate if you debt for necessary
the money raised by borrowing with the Of
the grand list the tax rate instead Of being what it oUgh
to have been SEVERAL MILLS LOWER
With the added money available for city expensesthe
Wilson administrator instead of taking credit for the
present tax rate ought for having
it several mills lower During the past year. the debt Of
th city has been increased $4,000 or THIS sum 500
600 HAVING BEEN BORROWED FOR SCHOOLS,
100000 FOR PAVEMENT AND 100000 FOR SEW
added $2772OO TO THE CITY,S REVENUE This
sum- together with the borrowed money to the
extent OF $420OOO in of the money available
any of the last Democratic administration
ernore have pointed out appropriation made
pay the state tax of $4,000 DUE THIS NOVEnIBER
Notwithstanding that the administration had immense
at it's disposal and Notwithstanding its to do
it's provide for this state
the eronery to point to his slightly reduced as
an accomplishment worthy of conmendation.
In order to make deceptive showing the tax rate
the has put great debt the city and has
shrked the payment of the state tax Is there anything
in this method of financial iugglery that taxpayer can
approvey Can this deception succeed?
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