Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-28
PROPOSED LEVY BY CORPORA
TION OF SHEPHERDSTOWN.
State Of West Virginia,
County Of Jefferson,

Town of Shepherdstown, to-wit:

county OF JeHerSon,
Town of Shepherdstown, to-wit:
At a regular session Of the council
of the town of Shepherdstown, held in
the council chambers thereof, in the
municipal building on the second Tues
day in August, to-wit, the 18th day OF
August, 1919, there were present ]. H.
Hill, Mayor, ]. S. Rightstine, Recorder
and R. G. Miller, T. A. Carter, W. b.
Snyder, members Of the council OF
said town.
In accordance with chapter 126 Acts
of the legislature of 1919, the council
proceeded to make UP an estimate OF the
amounts necessary to be levied for the
current fiscal year, to cover all NUM-
cipal debts and liabilities payable dur
ing the said year, including probable
expenditures for municipal purposes,
and proper allowances for delinquent
taxes, expense of collections and con-
tingencies; but deducting therefrom
tine money in the city treasury ap-
plicable to the service Of the year and
municipal claims and doth determine
and estimate the several amounts to
be levied as follows:
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
The amount due the municipality for
regular municipal purposes, and the
amount that will become due and COL
lectible from every source for such
purposes, except from the levy of tax
es to be made for the current fiscal
year.
Balance in hands of Treasurer .S76.64
Licenses ................. .Sl2o.OO
Total Estimates receipts go. .S2Ol.64
ESTIMATED DISBURSEMENTS.
Debts and demands owed by the
municipality for regular municipal pur-
poses and debts and demands that will
become due and payable for such pur-
poses during the current fiscal year.
Outstanding orders, including in
tereSt .0OOi.OO
Election expenses ........... .9oo.oo
Salrales ................ SlEo.oO
Police department ......... $4,000
Salaries $4,000
Health Department ........ $4,000
CITY hall expenses ........ $4,000
Streets, alleys and electric lights
...... .......... 81 ,OOO.OO
Delinquent and erroneous -. $500
Commissions ...... .......S 225.0O
Books, Stationery, etc ....... $1,000
Advertising ................ 9l Io.Oo
Water .................. $4,000
Total estimated disbursements S2,e02.50
Amount to be raised by levy. So, 7OO.S6
OUTSTANDING BOND PURPOSES.
Estimates.
The Council proceeded to make up
an estimate Of the amount necessary
to be levied for the current fiscal year
to pay the interest on and provide a
sinking fund for the discharge OF the
principal of bonded Indebtedness out
standing on the 18th day OF August
1919, as provided in subdivision d.,
section 9, chapter l26, Acts 1919, and
doth determine and estimate that II Will
be necessary to raise the amount OF
S66300 for said purposes and to pay
the same will require levy OF nine
cents (9c) on each one hundred doll
lars assessed valuation Of all property
taxable in the said municipality OF
Shepherdstown, for the purpose afore-
said, based upon the last assessment
of real and personal property thereof
1t appearing to the Council that the
total valuation of all taxable property
in this municipality according to the
last assessment thereof, is 2,729, lOS,
being real estate to the value OF $685.
$4,000; personal property to the value
of S336, 295.00; and railroad and other
property assessed by the board OF pub
lie works to the value OF $4,000, as
certified to the Council by the officer
whose duty il is to make such report,
and il appearing from the foregoing
estimates that it is necessary to raise
by levy, after deducting all credits,
S2,7OO.S6, for municipal purposes and
S663.00, to be added to the sinking
fund; therefore il is determined that
a levy on each One Hundred Dollars
valuation of forty-eight cents (48c) for
municipal purposes will be necessary
to produce the estimated amount as
aforesaid for the ensuing fiscal year.
State of West Virginia,
County OF Jefferson,
Town Of Shepherdstown, to-wit:
|, ]. S. Rightstine, in and for the
municipality Of Shepherdstown, Coun-
ty Of Jefferson, and State OF West Vir-
GINA, do hereby certify that the fore
going is true copy from the records
of an order made by the Council of
said municipality on the 18th day OF
August, 1919.
Given under my hand this 18th day
OF August, 1919.
]. S. RIGHTSTINE.
Recorder Of the Municipality OF