Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-01
AMOUNT LEVIED IN ALL COUN.
TIES OF STATE REACHES
ENORMOUS TOTAL.
INCREASE OF 100000
OVER PREVIOUS YEAR
Greatest Increase Is in Amount to Be
Raised For School Purposes-State
Levy Shows Slight Decrease Re.
trenchrent Committee invest aatine
Auto Department
Special TO Times Republican.

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! Des MONIES. March Tine amour,
of taxes levied by all u the counties
of the state 10 be collected in 1915
totals over $50.e00 eco. an increase Of
I almost $4,000, o0a over the total amoun,
chief revenue clerk OF the auditor OF
states office, has received the TAX re-
ports from all Of the counties of the
state except one, showing the taxes
that are TO he levied and expended IN
each county.
The great increase in the amount of
taxes 10 De raised is for the schools.
AS compared 10 1915 there will be an
increase OF about 81 soc, coo IN school
! taxes, The road taxes show an m
crease of SSl6,o0e approximately. The
bridge taxes will increase $G2S. 00A.
These are some Of the principal items
of increase
The state tax levy this year is
slightly under what II was last wear.
The state tax is 42S mills this year rs
against "A mills in 1915.
a meeting called by Senator Justin
r Doran of Beaver Boone county is
being held at the Slavery Hotel today
to consider the question of increased
taxes A state tax payers alliance IS
to be formed. Senator poran sent out
a notice under date OF Feb -. turnout
the state calling attention 10 this
meeting and inviting all interested 10
attend.
He declared In his call rha- the
meeting was for the purpose OF con-
sidering the best means 10 defend oar
interests against the aver increasing
burden Of taxation as we'll as th,- ;:v-
digal waste in the expenditure "
same
Your tax has doubled IN the pasi
few years, has trebled and quadrupl.i
on visible property in a ornpars4t.N ely
shor: time. ne declares
To Flick Horizons Successor
The state board Of control yesterday
received the resignation OF col. Charles
C Horton, commandment Of the Iowa
Soldiers Home ei NarshaIltow1. The
board wax apprlsed some time ago that !
Col Horton would resign but his for
mai resignation did not reach the of /
fee until yesterday. The board will {
prntauiT select a successor within q !
short time
'r"da~ the hoard opened bids on the !
plumbing and heating of the fourteen
new buildings al the .p!leptic colony
at Woodward. This is a big Contract
ana number Of firms were IN conpe-
tHion for the contract Bids were also |
opened on electrical equipment.
Probing Auto Department
AT meeting Of the retrenchment /
and reform committee held at ting state
house yesterday the work OF the auto
mobile department in connection with
the secretary OF states office was Civ !
en- consideration Secretary If State
Alien wishes the authority Of The COM ,
mittee 10 use special appropriation
or $500. in the automobile department
as the regular appropriation has been
exhausted Such an appropria ton was
set aside by the Legislature for Use ST
the automobile department in case the
regular appropriation became exhaust
&c but 1t can no. De used unless the
retrenchment and reform committee
authorizes 1T
"A L. Trick, state labor commission
er, asked the committee permission TO
put on another clerk in his department
for a short time to take care OF sta
tisical work