The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-04-02
HOW THE COUNTY STANDS
Supervisor Coleman Informs People
on County Affairs---The State
Of Affairs.

i Editor Leader For the benefit Of
the public. Mr.. Jones and the writ
er have examined into the cost Of
courts from 1904, to and including
January term of 1918. Leaving
out the terms from Nov. 1906 to
Sept. 1910. on account Of books not
being posted up, and | not having
time to post thern myself, / give
the correct table as far as posted. !.
as follows:
/ May Term 1904, $3O77.75.
Nov. Term 1904. $4090.8O.
May Term 1905, S2794. rs.
Dec. Term. 1905, $4S82. 80.
Nov. Term, 1906, $2925. 10.
Sept. Term, 1910, $6345. .95.
Jan. Term, 1911, $6566. 55.
Sept. Term, 1911, $4757.51.
Jan. Term, 1912, $5l19.70.
June Term. 1912, $5825. 10.
Sept. Term 1912, $4l87.98
Jan. Term, 1918 $5440.l1.
Total for terms where books were
totalled. $54, ,27S. so.
Now, figure an average as table
will show Of each years court cost,
and you will have over $50, 600
more added to court cost for the 8
years figured, making total cost
to the tax payers of the county of
over $4,000.
Amount of taxes collected for
general county fund. 1904. $24, 1856.
55; in 1908 or 1903. / don't remem-
Der which, there was collected up
wards of $50. 900. In 1912, the
general county fund collected.
$37, ,561.87.
You will readily see what the
fall off was. Now in September
Iof 1911 the county for general
county funds was $21. 900 in debt.
Next, the Board cut the levy IL
mill, which was equal to a debt of
nearly $4,000. Next. the PEARL
haven property, assessed at $780,
600; not any taxes collected ON that.
Then Nov. 1911, the bridge across
Bogue Chitto on Monticello road
was contracted for for So, $50. all
coming in to be paid for, and per-
sonal rolls not as heavy, by good
deal, as it had been, and no extra
levy to meet any of this extra ex-
pense, to say nothing of the court
house and other steel bridges that
have had to be paid for out of the
general county fund with a levy
of only about 5 3-4 mills, by the
time taxes came in sufficient in
September of 1911 to meet county's
bills. You can see about where il
stood. Upwards Of $50, 600 in
debt. I think.
Another thing that is hurting
general county fund, is public road
contracts. Now, in 1902 the one
mill levy amounted to $6.429. 26.
Subject to pay the 5000 were BAT.
men. $500 each. So. AL. Total road
fund. 1902, was about Sic, $40.
Road mileage in Lincoln county in
1902 would not amount to four
hundred miles.
1912. according to assessment roll
there were hardly 2,700 men liable
to pay the communication tax of
$3. 90, with only about 81 900 more
collected from the one mill levy in
1912. than there was in 1902.
Now. how about your road mile
age in 1912? ! guess upwards of
eight hundred miles.
Now in 1910 Mr.. Greer collected
the communication tax from two
thousand and forty-seven men
that was not due until fall Of 1911,
so these men did not have to pay
any communication tax in 1911. And
] what was the result? The Board
bad to burrow to pay road con-
tractors, and at present time, the
amount behind that will be due
road contractors. by Sept l, 1913,
will be about $19. 900 with a co.,
lection of about $i4 900 this fall to
meet it with.
Now, who is responsible for
conditions? Not /. Now, of the
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