The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-17
TAXPAYERS ASSN.
MET TUESDAY
HELD A LENGTHY SESSION AT THE
GREAT WESTERN OFFICE
STATEMENT ISSUED BY AGENT
Tax Matters in the County Are
Treated in Full and Percentages
Showing Apportionment

An informal meeting OF the Directors
of the Iron County Taxpayers
Association was held in Crystal Falls
on Tue 'day OF this week Present at
F, the meeting were Directors, o. q.
Davidson and +. F. Brown, of Iron
Mountain, w. j. Richards, of Crystal
Falls, O. e. Lawrence, Of Iron River,
and j. ID. Ireland, of Duluth, and the
Agent of the Association, B. 9. Nicely.
of Crystal Falls.
The purpose of the meeting was TO
hear and take action on the report oe
the Agent, discuss the business of the
civic units of the County, and 10
transact business or routine nature.
1t will be recalled by the readers of
this paper that the Association was
formed in Iron River in April OF this
year. Its active career may be stated
to have commenced on June 1st The
business affairs of the various Units Of
the County were reported on and
discussed in detail. These Units com
prise the Townships and the School
Districts of Bates, Crystal Falls,
HematIte, Iron River, Mansfield,
Mastodon and Stambaugh, the City
OF Crystal Falls, the Village of Alpha
Iron River and Stambaugh. the Iron
County Road System and the County
OF Iron twenty Units in all.
1t may be said that the Units of the
County, as whole, are in fairly good
condition. The School sytems OF the
County absorbs approximately az per
cent of tho total direct tax levied In
the county the local tax. such as City,
Village and Township, 23 per cent !;
the Couny Road System 10 per cent,
/ the County 10 per cent and the State,
10 per cent. The Crystal Falls School
District has bonded Indebtedness of
500, 000.0 90 aud a floating debt of
$25, 000.0 90. II has expended during
the past two fiscal years for general
and building purposes, 1920. 900. OO
The Forest Park Grade School costing
about $3.50. 600. 90; cost per pupil $4s. "a
for fiscal year l0l3-l9l4.
Expenditures including Building Fund
Bates School District $40, 800. 90 !;
cost per pupil SOL 90 for fiscal yr.
l913-1914.
Hemstite School District, 90 800. 90 /;
cost per pupil 53 90 for fiscal yr. 1913.
1914
Iron River School District, o.. 600. 90 /.
cost per pupil 65. 90 for fiscal yr. 1913.
1914.
Mansfield School District, $500 90 ;
cost per pupil 56 90 for fiscal yr. 1913
1914. -
] Mastodon School District, "a, GOO. 90 !;
cost per pupil A.. 90 for fiscal yr. 1913.
1914
| Stambaugh School District, 65. 600. 90 !;
cost per pupil 40. 90 for fiscal yr 1919
1914.
Some of the recommendations of the
Agent which were acted on favorably
by the Board. and which the Assocla-
tion will endeavor 20 bring about.
were the following
PUBLICITY
That the proceedings of every public
body. or Unit, in the County be
published in one of the County papers
as soon after said meeting as 4,
practicable thaS said minutes cover
fully the proceedings of said meeting
including all bills paid and any salary
Inst arising from same.
BUDGETS
That the budgets of every Unit be
prepared and submitted 10 the taxnay-
ing public for inspection for reason
able length of time pror to the date of
the Meeting for passing on same.
The object being 10 prevent snap judg-
ment being taken on the raising of
public moneys.
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS:
That the Townships take advantage
OF the County Road Commi sion.
wherein said Commission agrees 10
furnish free of charge 20 the Town
ships, the services of the County Road
Engineer or his Assistant for the
purpose Of laying out new roads, re-
building old ones. making profiles,
estimating the cost of the improve.
ment, etc, The only stipulation to
this offer of the Road Commission
being that the townships shall call for
this engineering during the fall or
winter preceding the season when