The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-23
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On Road Bind law
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SIS. eco 90 and those rioters llving
oussidsoi the Town Of Dicksqn,
are told that II Commissioners are'
elected who do not fsvof giving
SIS. 1000. 60 ID the Town Of Dickson.
II will mol he binding 0zi the Conn
missiCness 10 pay any special
smonni but that tits optional with
the Commissioners 10 give the Town
oa Dickson any aImssint they may
wish lea than si5aO0.O0 and II
the Commissioners DO not want to
give Dickson ona cent they are not
required 10 DO 20 Ivy lsw. a. the Act
provides that not exceeding si5.
900. 90 shall be spent on the streets
of Dickson. Undoubtedly the last
argument Ia correct.
Section l2 Of the Act requires
funds received from the sale Of the
bonds TO be deposited in the various
Banks Oh the county, bnt no pro.
vision Ii made for the banks to ray
interest 70 the county on this de.
post. The $3.50, 10000 bonds at
5 per cent interest draws annually
$l2, $1,000. This 10 some over
$4,000 q month the taxpayers
will have to pay on this additional
bond issue, but the Banks Of the
county are 10 get the use OF this
money without cost and without
interest. Dickson County receives
interest on othes funds deposited in
the Banks. but no provision is made
for the Banks 70 pay intefes. on
The prnceeds received. from the sale
oil the bonds.
Section II OF the Act reads as
follows:
BE II further enacted, that all
OF the highways designated herein
and every part thereof shall first be
graded before any Of the funds de-
rived from the sale OF these bonds
shall be used for the purpose Of
metaling any parts otsaid highways,
After said highways are all graded,
then the Commissioners in their
discretion may metal such high
ways. or parts thereof designated in
this Act, or in Chapter 1863 Of the
Acts Of 1918, which shall have been
graded under the authority Of the
said Act of 1872
Section | Of the Act desienates
% roads, and ii II costs as much to
grade these % roads as ii has cost
to do road work in Dickson County
during the last II months, il will
take all OF the $3.50 600 90 to grade
the roads, and we will not lave a
single extra pike or msca1emised
road In the county; but those iavor.
ing this bond election, tell us that
when the roads are graded, then in
two or three years We can have
another bond election OF S250,000-
loo TO gravel or metal the roads
that are graded with funds from
sale Of bonds issued this year. II
seems that those who are directly
interested In this bond election OF
August l4th, and who are making
big profits out Of road building in
Dickson Comfy. do not care how
high our taxes get or to what pro.
portions our bonded Indebtedness
grows. Al present. Dickson County,
so far az | know. has the highest
tax rate OF any county 10 the State.
When the first bond issue was
voted, two years ago, the County
Court levied q road tax Of Zoe. or
increased our taxes from S1,30 to
81 90 on the $4,000 worth OF tax
able property; and II the voters
authorize a second issuance Of bonds
on August l4th. this second issue
will draw the same rate OF interest
and be the same burden on the PEG.
ole as the first $250.00000. This
would increase our taxes next year
to $2.70 and II the third bond
election Is carried, two years from
now 10 receive funds to gravel roads
that are graded with funds from
bond Issue No, 2, then our tax rate
viii undoubtedly be over $500
per $4,000. As stated above,
property owners are paying this
year, a 50 90 tax in Dickson County.
In the counties adjoining Dickson
County, the taxpayers this year are
paying as follows. Montgomery
County-$1.25; Houston County
Sl.45; Cheatham County-$1.65;
Williamson County-$l .35; Hirk-
man County--sl.4b: Humphreys
County--si.20; and even In David.
son County, where the Nashville
tell us there lie 80 much
extravaganza aud graft in the city,
the County tax rate is only sl.45.
In Dickson County the road tex Ii
Zoe; the school tax IL 35c. We |
are now paying TO the County twice |
as much for reads as we are paying |
Ios our public schools. and il the
road bond election carries on Aug. |
18th. next year the property own.
srs will be paying four times as