Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-04
Tax Rate Fixed at Twenty Dol,
lars Per Thousand.
County Agent Hutchinson Re.
elected.
No Retrenchment Made Against
Deficit In General Fund.

County CouIt met at Jasper Monday
in the regular January term. The tar
rate was fixed at $t.65, which with
the 35c demanded by the State makes
it 50, o. per $100. or $40 per $1,000,
which is pretty high tax for the ad-
vAntages enjoyed. F. N. Hutchinson
was reelected County Agent. 1t took
5000 of the county money to make the
deal, and 800 more will have to be
added to make the necessary amount.
500. which it seems Marion county
must make mp to secure the luxury.
d. A. Tate was reelected County
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
here being no one in opposition to
him. There was considerable debate
over the $40. 600 deficit IN the general
fund of the county, but no remedy
was made. The job Of jauitor at the
courthouse, was abolished. There was
tremendous saving here, something
over 5000, but it was fired away in the
battle over the County Agent. The
usual racket about the county's unfor-
tunates. the paupers. was made, but
no definite retrenchment was secured,
although it was proposed by some to
abolish the outside list at IS per
month, and make those heading assist
ance go to the poorhouse at $15 per
month, or starve. Other justices
wanted to manage the pauper business
just az the United States Government
handles pensioners, viz. by direct for
warding of funds to the home instead
of maintaining poor house.
The following justices answered roll
call: Moore. Barber, Higdon, Thach,
Alder, Griffith, Shelton, Hull, Nc
Reynolds, McGill, Brewer, Wilson
Raulston. Kelly, Graenicher. Hol-
combe, Hogan, Bsarden, McEabb, BIZ
BILE, Tate, Green, Dugan
In the morning session, the time
was devoted to the election Of Coun-
ty Superintendeut.o Public Instruc-
tion, D. A. Tate being reelected, and
also in the appointment of various
committees to make reports Session
was closed at 80.
At ! 80 session was resumed. A res
olution introduced by Squire Hol-
combe, censuring the U. S. govern
ment for it's exploitation of the liquor
traffic thru the mails, was adopted,
only one vote being against it.
The tax rate for ensuing year was
adopted as follows: State 35c, coun-
ty SOC, schools soc; High School 15c,
reads 10c, Pike t0c. Dixie Highway
1G, Bridge sc, General fund bond,
SC, Road bond and sinking fund 25c,
Reports of The amounts spent on the
various roads of the county was made,
and it was SHOWN that sos, 7S9.0 OF of
the $100, 600 for the Dixie Highway
had been suent
In discussing the tax rate the same
old charge that the corporations of the
county were not paying just tax was
made, but it later developed by asser-
tion of one of the justices that the
Chattanooga aud Tennessee River
Power Co the Orms Coal Company,
the Dixie Portland Cement Company
and the N, G. &, St. i. R'y, four
corporations, we're paying half the tax
of the county
The question of pauper allowances
was debated hotly, but no decision
made concerning retrenchment
Tho fee for ferriage at the Rankin
Ferry was restored to the former rate,
SOC, it having been placed at 25c by
the July court, which was not enough. |
Mr.. Hardy, of the University of
Tennessee, then spoke at length of the
work of the County Agent in Marion
and recommended the reappointment
of Agent F. N. Hutchinson. A num-
Der of farmers testified as to the good
resulting to them from the demonstra-
tions on their farms, among them be- |
ing D. T. Harris, who spoke at length |
regarding his results The vote for
the unemployment of county agent .
was II for and against, . not voting.
The reports of the claims or FL
nance COMMITTEES was then presented,
and with few exceptions adopted.
The salary of D. A. Tate as County
Superintendent of Instruction, was
fixed at $3.50. the usual figure.
The court adjourned at about o.
clock, having concluded its business.
To the disappointment and disgust
of many. no retreuchment or; attempt.
to settle the deficit in the general fund
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