The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-12
REDUCTION IN TAX
LEV|ES IN n. NJ. ARE
BEING DISCUSSED
Increase in Valuation May Result
in Lowering the Rate However,
Economy Is Necessary, Says
Head of Taxpayers Body.

0NFfAhi 'eFIthINNuthNt y ne fieFhih
Santa Re. Sept il-As II nov APP
pears probable that New MeNico's
1917 valuation will reach $685. zoe. 0O0
an Increase % over S35. 600. 0OO COM
pared with last year. the question Of
reductions in tax levies II being dis
Cussed. IN the ground that unless
cuts are mPde more revenu han IL
needed will he raised. IL l. held
that the big increase Is valuation.
which Is well distributed among the
counties, makes possible some reduce
ton IN the state levy and substantial
decreases IN many uf the county and
municipal lcvie-. That IL is the pa
triotiC duty OF an ievying authorities
To- make all possible reductions ut
his time. is declared boy former Gov
rrnor Herbert j. HaEerman, prcsi-
dent uf the TaN payers ASSIMILATION.
who deals with the matter In an ar
ticlc on The Nocw Of the Hour. 90
written Tor the TtN Review. In his
article he saws
The prospect of great additional
national taxation Co carry on the war
acc~cutualcs the need Of curtailmeut
and in state. county n mu-
lih AIfiN ~ l'NI'lliN U.s. fNIlfN " ~ WV
burden VIII be- almost too great to
boar II accontuatrs the need ~ co.
operating, Industry and care on the
partof ull offi,ers charged with the
assessment of property and the levy
az taxes, and II forboarancc. unset
1iShuc-s and h%elpfuliess on the part
Df IA" taxpayers themselves n
further increases the responsibility Of
those charged with the expenditure
Of public money and laws upon them
am added duty 10 see 20 II that every
dollar b. rightly used
1T must not bc forgotten that be-
Causc uf the great additional burdens
made necessary hN the war. burdens
that have Just begun higher taxes
at home viii bc more kornlN felt.
/ and whilr an Legitimate Deeds should
J be- provided for, II IA the solemn duty
Of officials To keep down the tax
lcvics, state and municipal These
lcyies have not yet hccn made Lot
the people JEiuitc and discuss the
question before they are made In
1913 county levic- ranged from
I 21-lo0 mills In Mckinley count 10
a. 6.ln mills In Eddv county. Part
W ~N'I y NAl lhllE NlllfIf"Af 'NN N'
simply explained. hut part is mex
vusahlc Public discussion 81 the de.
tails OF county budgets and tax leyies
| would do much toward the proper
control og both, and. In times like
these. IL IN the duty of every citizen
To enter into this discussion before
the appropriations and levies ar,
made / believe most county boards
would wclcomc such public discuns.
| sion
THE municip"' ;cvies In our main
towns are high These. too. aud the
appropriations they are made tu cov-
or. must hc looked after, primarily hy
the taxpayers themselves. Much he'll
can and has been given hy commits.
sious. official and unofficial hut after
AN tho murdcu must rest ON the mcr
and women who actually pay tho
| bills
As was the case I'm 1915 aud 1915
the Taxpayers association. through
lbs director. viii his year co-operat,
with the state tax commission In ad
iusting tax levirS throughout the state
In 1915 this corporation saved IN,
taxpayers over $3.50. 0Op.