The courier-index., 1919-02-21
Property Owners Claim Tax
 of 12 Mills Authorized by 7 Act is Too Much for Mari anna---Inequalities in As-
 sessments Are Pointed Out.

sessments Are Pointed Out.
 The road and bridge bill authorizing the creation improvement district for the construction of hard surface Maranna through the fertile lateral from the main highway to Peters, and the of free bridge the St Francis river Cody, dead The bill passed the house Monday morning and immediately sent to the senate Opposition to the taxing and the extent of the territory included in the district m mn xsy % e % M Home o d a The meeting called at the instgaion of and pr the bill unjust property in Marianna In ad-
 on to this source of opposition representative citizens of territory that section in the road and bridge district The result % was the meeting attended by fifty m or sixty senate.
 Proponents of the had lost hope earlier resenatve Elliott to the effect that Senator Ward had stated any Marianna question killing the proponents voted in the affirmative
 McCHntock Makes Strong Appeal
 The principal address in opposition to the bill made to of property in Marianna. The bill four zones zones and M authorizes or levy of % mills m a and six mills in three Zone embraces contagious three includes lands located urfhermo the road Zone four takes in the city of Ma property ill Marianna practically fifty cent basis to twenty-five per the real value. He had made examination of the tax books and found body of 3O
 
 eO the books sSoo another body of 32o assessed at s96O 3 when the cash value s4SO He said the highest could find improved lands in the bottoms is S2O and the being held average of $1OO while improved lands sell for s25 $40 He called attention is only s12SOO He conended that twelve mill tax Maranna property assessed at practically fifty tax bottom lands assessed at oneourh of it's real val g Yet he declared the property that gains the greatest bene lit from the proposed road and bridge IS the farm property ment He stated he in favor of improved highways but anna force them practically exhaust their one road and especially on taxing schedule so as IS na including taxes for water sewerage and paving is B mills the dollar and that if this additional twelve mills almost confscaory Mir. McCntock argued that if the taxes just this is inopportune time to launch road tax on incomes and excess profits and various other Incident to conditions that must be met He insisted the pertinent In his judgment it would be better to wait until oenden and St. Francis counties have completed ther road projects so could profit by their experience
 DaqqeH Explains Sections
 C. Daggett who drew the bill pending in the legs- aurs was asked to explain some o the provisions winch ne did He said he appreciated the fact that men differ on mat rs of that plan could be proposed that would be ab outey fair and equitable but that this bill had been worked out by two meetings of property owners and special com mees that in his opinion the project would be well worth the investment that the bill only provides for maximum levy oi twelve mills here which does not mean the would find to levy the full amount that every safeguard thrown around the interest of the taxpayers tn after the district created the commissioners apPoned ana plans formed they have to be submitted to the county court Tor and that after such the bill provides that mrty days notice must be given for those who oppose me project to file their protests and if majority of land owners either in numbers in valuation of lands oppose the con strucion of the road and bridge the project stops
 Col Wood Sarcastic
 Col E. Wood bitterly opposed the bill and excoriaed the Commercial Club for its activities in this and other public matters He charged that the president secretary and SIX eight faithful met from time to time passed resolutions and endorsed various sndy schemes imposing heavy S the that gumsoe methods used to slip them