Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-08-26
Levy Estimates.



State of West Virgini4, County OF Jefferson.
Town of Ransom wit:
At a regular session Of the Council of the
town OF Ransom Jefferson county, held in
the council chambers thereof, in the Pow
hetan Band building. on the 18th day of
August, 1913, Gerard ID, Moore Mayor
| John Strother, Recorder, and w. A Higgs
| e, >. Robinson, ID, w. Hyatt and &. T.
Smith. members of the council OF said town,
Ia accordance with section 4. chapter g.
of he acts of the extraordinary
session of the Legislature of 1908, the coun-
Gil proceeded to make an estimate of the
amounts to be levied for the current fiscal
year, to cover all mum ipal debts and LA.
biities payable during he said year, in
Guiding probable expenditures for munich
pal purposes and proper allowances for de
linquent taxes. eXpens of collections aud
contingencies, hut deducting therefrom the
money in the city treasury applicable 10 the
service of the year and municipal
claims and doth determine and estimate
the several amounts TO be levied as follows:
ESTIMATES.
Maximum levy IS cents on the hundred
dollars valuation.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
The amount due the said municipality,
collectible from every source. except from
the levy of taxes to be made for the current
fiscal year.
Total estimated receipts none.
Estimated Disbursements.
Debts and demands owed by said munic-
ipalty which will become due and payable
duriug the current fiscal year, including
interest on bonded Indebtedness of every
kind and character.
Election Expenses.
For printing ballots, stationery, etc., $500
Police Department.
Salary of CHER of Police $500
Salary of End Policeman 500
1000
Health Department.
For removal of Garbage etc, 1000
Streets and Alleys.
For repairs to streets and alleys $500
For cleaning paved streets and
paved slleys 1920
For opening aud grading new
streets 10000
1889 20
City Hall Expense
Fo- heat and light 400
For making copies of land and person
al property books 81 extending levies 5000
For Delinquencies.
Real Estate $4,000
Personal Property 5000
10000
Contingent Expenses.
For collectors commissions 800 90
For books and stationery 1000
ITO 90
Contingencies.
Street Lights $1,000
Total estimated disbursements and
amount to be provided for by levy---
81, 1926
1t appearing to the council that the total
valuation of all taxable property in this
municipality according to the last assess
ment thereof, is SOL. III being real estate
to the value of 1922 $40, personal property
to the value of sos, 94S and railroad and
other property assessed by the board of p2b-
lie works to the value of $l09,9S9. as certi-
fed to the council by the officer whose duty
it is to make such report and it appearing
from the foregoing estimates that it's neces-
ssry to raise by levy, after deducting all
credits Sl.756 20 for municral purposes
therefore ii is determined that a levy on
each Ore Hundred Dollars valuation Of
thirty-five cents (35c.) for municipal pur-
poses will be necessary to 'roduce the esti-
mated amount as aforesaid for the ensuing
fiscal year.
State of West Virginia. County of Jefferson.
Town of Ransom, to-wit
l, Gerard D. Moore. Mayor, in and for the
municipality OF Ransom. County of Jeffer-
son and State of West Virginia, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy from
the records of an order made by the council
of said municipality of the 10Th day of
August 1913.
Given under my hand this 10Th day of
August, 1918.
(Signed) GERARD D. MOORE.
Mayor of the Municipality of Ransom, VIVA.