The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-09-30
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1915. NO. 80.

conditions were favorable and now
that these have been overcome and the
council is preparing to dispose of all
the time consuming details prelimin-
airy to paving In order to have the
work start at the earliest possible
date in the spring, this organ OF Day
and Walker continues to WELD Its
hammer for the purpose of discredit-
ing the council and placing every OBJ
struction possible In the way Of this
important enterprise for which 80 per
cent of the property owners concerned
have petitioned,
Its particular grievance now is that
In levying the tax for paving street
intersections the council will force
the taxpayers to pay, thousands of
dollars more than needed" to lie idle
in a bank that does not happen to be
controlled by Day and Walker. If
there was a grain Of truth In this
statement. there might be a possible
excuse for uttering 1t, but as there is
not, its only purpose must be a de-
liberate attempt to mislead the people
with reference to the action of the
council which passed the paving or
|dinance by a unanimous vote. As a
matter of fact, under the law govern
ing the payment of taxes. with which
the Day-Walker organ is no doubt
familiar, 1t Is not likely that there will
be enough money paid in before the
first of July to meet the necessary ex-
penses of the city and 1t Is quite prob
able the city government will be con
fronted with the necessity of issuing
deficiency. warrants before the taxes
are paid in. To talk of thousands of
more than needed" being paid
into the treasury is too ridiculous to
serious consideration. Here
is the law under which taxes are paid
in this state,
Chapter 50. Sec. 113. All taxes
extended on the real property assess
roll shall be payable to the tax
collector, without penalty on and after
the fourth Monday of November In
the year in which such taxes are lev
led, and prior to the first Monday of
next thereafter; and all such
which have not been paid prior
% the said first Monday Of January
'hall be delinquent, and a penalty OF
per centum of all such taxes added
hereto; provided, that one-half of
Iuch taxes may be paid prior to the
aid first Monday of January and the
emaining one-half of such taxes j
hall be paid to the tax /.
~ollector without penalty. on and af-
err the fourth Monday of January in ]
he year succeeding the year in which
UGH taxes r levied and prior to
he first Monday of July next there 2
fter; and II such remaining one-half
I such taxes is not paid prior to the 7
first Monday Of July. a penalty Of I
TX (6) per centum Of the amount of
UGH remaining one-half of such taxes 7
hall be added thereto"
Under this provision of the law It !
be evident to any sane man that y
tile If any more than SO per cent Of
lie real property taxes viii be paid by
he first Monday in January. People
not pay taxes until they have to, v
since the law allows them to pay p
ilf before the first Monday in Janu- II
y with the privilege of paying the II
her half six months later without o.
any penalty, 1t is certain that IL
xpayers generally will take advan- 81
ge of this generous provision. SO al
stead Of drawing from the people al
thousands Of dollars not needed" the tn
uncil will actually be confronted az
It'll a shortage of funds during the M
st half of the year which will not be til
lieved until the second instalIment ti'
paid on real estate taxes, which is pr
e before the first Monday in July. tn
fact it is probable that the money
: paving street intersections will not
paid into the city treasury in time "
meet the payments when due, and "'
tead of giving some one an oppor- "
lity to speculate on city money, the "a,
Y council may find 1t necessary to ap