Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-08-21
PROPOSED LEVY BY CORPORA
TYON OF SHEPHERDSTOWN.
State of West Virginia,
County Of Jefferson,

County Of Jefferson,
Town Of Shepherdstown, to-wit:
At a regular session Of the council
Of the town of ,Shepfferdstown, held ir
the council chambers thereof, in the
municipal building on the second Tues
day in August, to-wit, the 18th day oil
August, 1919, there were present j. n
Hill, Mayor, ]. S. Rightstine, Recorder
and R. G. Miller, T. A. Carter, W. b
Snyder, members Of the council oil
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
the 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 ................ .Sl25.O0
Total Estimates receipts .S2Ol "a
ESTIMATED DISBURSEMENTS.
Debts and demands owed by the
municipality for regular municipal pur-
poses and debts and demands that viii
become due and payable for such pur-
poses during the current fiscal year.
Outstanding orders, including in
Election expenses ........... :S39.OO
SalraleS ............ .SISo'oo
Police department ..........S 2Oo.OO
Salaries ............... ...'9i oo.oo
Health Department .......... $4,000
City nell expenses ........... S4O,oo
Streets, alleys and electric lights
...... ........ 81 10000
Delinquent and erroneous 80. $500
Commissions ...... ........ SlZo.OO
Books, Stationery, etc ........ 5000
Advertising ................S lIo.oo
Water $4,000
Total estimated disbursements S2,902.50
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 Augusta
1919, as provided in subdivision (b).
section g. chapter l26, Acts 1919, and
doth determine and estimate that 1t 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-
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,lO 9,
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 S22,eO2, as
certified to the Council by the officer
whose duty it is to make such report,
and it appearing from the foregoing
estimates that it is necessary to raise
by levy, after deducting all credits,
for municipal purposes and
S663.00, to be added to the sinking
fund; therefore it is determined that
a levy on each One Hundred Dollars
valuation of forty-eight cents (4Sc} 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 hepherdstown, to-wit:
|, J. S. Rightstine. in and for the
of Shepherdstown, Coun-
ty of Jefferson, and State of West Vir-
ginia, do hereby certify that the fore
going is a 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