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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-30

In addition the annual report of the Clerk receipts
and disbursements for the year. want to submit the following
recapuaton of balances:
Balances hand October 1st 1918 and 1919
General Fund 1918."..... S3439 3d. 1919 SCOOPS
Water & Light Fund, 198.. 1859 g. same 1919 499495
Sewer Bond Int Fund, 19l8,~ 244185 1919 S47861
School Fund 1918 .... 1928. 1919 1O1657 deficit
Totals Cash on hand $7723 TO- 1919 $l355557
In view Of the fact that people think that don't
earn down here these figures might be interesting
looked the different reports for the past five
years and find that the largest reported for fines
any single year $25982 Last $e4 as and the
age from $4,000 $60000 You will notice in report
turned in $4,000 and counting appeal and
Others that belong in this period it will about $2500O0 This
not so bad all things considered.
Whether engaged in public private business it is good
thing while stock So have just given you
stock taking of the Cy receipts and disbursements during the
of business year, but there is another side to- the Cy
which you ought have acquaintance with and
which made in this report and that the outstanding
obligations in Bonds have made calculation of the amounts
Okoona will have stand for under the various Bond issues Of
the United States the State County District and municipality
which will be given table further on It ali right travel
when the right road and travel pretty good gait
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-30
CITY CLERKS ANNUAL REPORT
General Fund

To the Honorable Council of the City of Okolona
herewith submit my report of receipts and disbursements of
the different the City of Okoona for the beginning
October 1st 1918 and ending October 1st 1915 as follows
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CITY'S SHARE IN TAX
RECEIPTS COMPUTED
Will Receive $I3,500, 900
From New Income Levy.

New York city will receive approxi-
mately Sl3.5O0.0 as rs share Of the
receipts from the State Income Tax Law
recently passed by the Legislature. The
city will receive about $4,5OO.0O0 as its
share from the revenue obtained under
the so-called Corporation Income Tax.
These estimates are based upon COM
putations Of experts made for the Record
and Guide in the State Tax Department,
Who declare that the income tax reve-
nues will aggregate about s40,OO0,00o in
stead OF $50. 000,0 900, as tho trainers OF
the bill predicted when IL was pending
before the Legislature. The amendment
OF the so-called Emerson Law. imposing
a tax OF four and ne-quarter per cent
upSn the net income OF corporations. is
Inf9aaa.A 70 ppoAacs In revenue about
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OPPOSED TO TALL,
9TH AYE. BUILDINGS
Lawson Purdy Favors Crusade
to Bar "Tenements' From
Upper Avenue. !.

Lawson Purdy. former tax commits.
sioner and vice-chairman of the Zonina
commission, Is entirely In accord with
the campaign now being waged by tho
Fifth Avenue Association to preserve
the beauty OF the city's most noted thor
oughfare by excluding apartment houses
from the avenue north OF Sixtieth
street and south OF Ninety-ninth street.
In commenting upon the fight being
made by the association. Mr.. Purdy
said:
Il urged this rule upon the Zoninc
Commission before the ordinance was
adopted. At that time. however, tho
commission did not receive sufficient
encouragement from persons interested
TO warrant such action Tho commits
sion was guided in applying the rules
by the sentiment of the citizens In each
section affected. We were all Of us
anxious TO restrict the height on
Fifth avenue from Thirty-fourth street
to Fitty-ninth street To one and one
quarter times the width of the street,
The Fifth Avenue Association gave
hearty support TO this proposal and it
was enacted. 1t will be for the great
benefit of that part of the avenue
THE treatment of Fifth avenue from
SiNtieth street north concerns both the
owners Of the property and ali citl-
zens Of the city. II oven concerns the
whole people OF the United States. Fifth
avenue is the show street OF the city OF
New York Anything which impairs
its beauty VIII impair its value. and viii
affect us ALL
Tho value Of the land on Fifth ave-
nue. north OF SixtlCth street to-day is
greater than the value OF the land IN
the best residential part OF Park avenue.
Higher prices have been. or will be paid
for costly sIngle-tamily residences than
have been or will be paid for sites for
tenement houses.
NO one should be mlsled by very
high price being paid for single site
for tenement house such as that on
the southeast corner OF Seventy second
street. Under such circumstances the
price is higher on account OF the sx-
pectation that for many years the owner.
will steal light from his neighbors II
there We're tenement houses on every
block the value OF the land for single
family houses would be very greatly
deprecated. The demand for its use
for tepement houses would by no means
mako up the loss.
THE erection OF tenement houses on
Fifth avenue not only destroys the value
of neighboring single family residences,
and depreciates the land on the ave-
nue., but II also depreclates the land
value on the cross streets as far as
Madison avenue.
IF tenement houses shall be built on
the cross streets they will all be erected
to tho height now allowed by law ia
those streets, which is ninety feet.
Should any street be lined with ninety
foot houses, Il Is quite obvious that
there will not be sufficient light for
all OF them.
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MAYORS ACTION ON
TAX BILL DEPLORED
ReaI Estate Board Declares
Public Favored Measure.

The Real Estate Board OF New York
is exceedingly disappointed by Mayor
Hylan's failure TO approve OF the bill linn
itins the tax on real estate. In state
ment issued yesterday tho board de-
'plores the fact the bill Is not to become
a law and attributes its defeat to the
influence OF men Of great wealth. The
statement reads as follows;
The action of the Mayor IN vetoing
the tax Limitation bill was not unex-
pected. The Comptroller opened the
measure from its inception on the ad-
vice OF those who claimed that It's enact
ment would affect the credit OF the city.
Tho Comptroller personally felt ag-
grieved at the failure of the Legislature
to enact a personal tax law with list
ing system and with no exemptions OF
any kind 1t was unfortunate also, as
far as the fate OF the tax bill was con-
cerned, that the Mayors most Intimate
associates, whose advice he most fire.
quently takes, ara men of very great
wealth. Their real estate interests are
slight compared with their enormous
personal holdings. They feared that a
limited tax on real property meant that
the excess burdens of extravagance and
waste would be placed on personal prop
erty. For years these men have es-
capped paying any share OF the cost Of
municipal government and 95 per
cent. of the tax levy has been placed
on real property. When II is remem-
bered that real property is worth but
$500. 100000 and that personal prop
erty, which certainly needs the protec-
ton OF government as much as real
estate. Is estimated at 100000 100000,
the injustice OF this Is apparent.
THE value OF the proposed law TO real
estate was only sentimental. and meant
no reduction in taxes until 1922, still
its enactment would have accomplished
a great deal toward bringing investment
money into the market. Building. so
much needed. would have been greatly
stimulated and the tenants would have
benefited through competition. The
history of tax legislation repeated itself
with the course OF this measure. There
was no open opposition 20 II at Albany
or before the Mayor, The bill passed
the Legislature by unanimous vote OF
both houses, and Mt the hearing before
his Honor there was no real opposition
The men who fight TO escape personal
property taxation do NOT work openly
They labor quietly yet effectually and
for years they have blocked tho efforts
of the 100000 home owners of Greater
New York 70 make them pay for their
share of the cost OF government. Again
they have succeeded. and succeeded in
spite of n practically unanimous public
sentiment and an entirely unanimous
vote of the Legislature and special
message from the Governor OF the State
1T is idle to underestimate their in
fuence. and the real estate owners and
tenants of this city must realize that
49, Nl.tA NJ tNerTa
ization and an absolute demonstration
OF their strength can they compel per-
sonal property to pay It's share OF taxa
ton. The Real Estate Board OF New
York has only begun to fight and will
go 10 the next Legislature with a bill
limiting the tax on real property, and
that BIZ viii become laws"
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PRIVATE ENTRANCE to LIBRARY !.

are arranged to spring open at your
touch, disclosing convenient storage
space under the caves, while other epaces
hold radiators concealed behind grllles
The windows are of the easement va
riety. which hinge at the centre, and so
can slide either way. making possible the
catching of any stray breeze. The
blinds are operated from the inside. All
closets have sliding doors and built In
wardrobes with drawers and other con-
veniences. The coat rooms have poles
at two levels and these are equipped with
special appliances. The bathroom is
lined with dull glazed tile and has shower
compartments and many built in sanitary
appliances. The bedroom has both cas-
tern and western exposure and barrel
vault ceiling and Is finished. like the
other rooms In this wing. in pearl gray
blending to a cream white at the centre
Of the ceiling.
Many Sun Porches ana Verandas.
One Of the most delightful phases OF
the reconstruction Is the Introduction OF
many sun porches and verandas, so that
every rare aspect is framed for the bene-
A. Of the family, and one can either COM
mand a view Of the noble Hudson In Its
ever changing moods or else be able to
look into the heart of the forest where
1t seems as II the hand of man had never
been laid. Glass inclosed porches. brick
paved terraces and a glass conservatory
traverse the west side of the house. the
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caps with similar detail always used
In Georgian work. The ceiling Of the
porch Is panelled and large bronze
lantern, designed by the architect forms
the central point of interest All the
cornices Of the main building were
changed to correspond to the new char
acter of the structure,
Fortunately the slope OF the roof was
that OF the high up gable variety. 90
that from a CONSTITUTIONAL standpoint
little change had to be made In the main
part of the house exterioriy, the archi-
tect simply keeping the new north wing
and the extension Of the old south wing
In the same key and adding appropriate
Colonial detail, such. for example, as
the separate entrance with Doric coll
umns on the north wing. the groups OF
small Dutch windows and the recessed
dormers In the roof.
Features of Living Room.
Tho new north wing containing .
a0x40 foot living room was OF stucco,
over hollow tile construction. and the
shingled surface of the old part was then
succeed over wire lath TO correspond.
An interesting feature of the new living
room, which is panelled to the ceiling
in natural red gum wood. Is the fact II
has been planned with q view to its use
as an auditorium for entertainments.
Opposite the separate entrance to the
room are large folding doors leading to
sun porch overlooking the Hudson.
These doors are designed SO that at any
time they all may be opened. Including
the transoms and the main frame then
forms proecenium arch and the porch
becomes a stage. Special lighting has
been arranged for footlights and the
doors opening back from small dressing
rooms on either side the entrance door.
On the east side are bookcases with
grouped windows above, and at the
north end OF the room a large fireplace
Is blanked either side by book shelves
| running to the ceiling. An idea of the
scale Of this fireplace Is given when ono
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s22, 900 900, of which New York city will
receive slxty-two per cent, OF the allot-
ment returned by the State to the munic-
ipaIities This is another OF the acts de-
signed 20 simplify the levy of corpora
ton taxes and to aid the localities.
Tax experts here figure that about
eighty per cent. OF the taxpayers AFFECT
ed by the new income tax will be in the
one per cent. class. or, in other words,
taxable for less than 100000 fifteen per
cent in the two per cent class. or tax
able for less than $4,000; and Ave per
cent In the three per cent. class. or tax
able for more than $4,000. 1t was orig
inally intended to levy a straight tax OF
two per cent upon all incomes. but in
the last days of the Legislature the varl-
ant tax was substituted. The experts
calculate II will work out as far as rev.
enue IL concerned about the same as the
proposed tax OF two per cent straight
The sun., 1919-05-11

as in all other commodities. for housing
Is commodity, must prevail. The only
practical relief which any public or pri-
vate organization can constitutionally
or legally provide Is to supply reputable
and responsible builders with adequate
funds on a safe basis for the improve
ment OF vacant land. That is the solu-
ton of the housing problem here, and
the higher rents go temporarily the
more certain 1t is that building on a
very large scale will be commenced.
'Now that the Government bond is
sues are successfully over. the next pub
lie spirited move, which will be as prof
liable In Its way as investment In Gov
eminent bonds, will be TO finance build
ing to relieve the scarcity in housing.
'Our companies stand prepared to
finance reputable builders who have
means Of their own and reputation
in their trade. and we believe that the
first place In which the building revival
will show itself will be the West Bronx,
because of it's location. character, tran
sit facilities. public Improvements and
the high class Of people already there.
IT believe that the best thing that
could happen In regard to the rent sit
uation in New York is a thorough in
vestigatioH Of its causes and Its remedy.
Loose talk. however. on the subject OF
regulation OF rent by the Government,
rather than by the law OF supply and
demand. will inevitably stop the natural
operation Of tho latter law for time,
and In so doing delay relief. No pri-
vate builder can possibly compete with
publicly owned buildings. and while
firmly believe that there never was a
greater opportunity for good builders to
reap fair profits on sound building ven
lures than the present, the setting aside
of normal factors will inevitably retard
the entrance into the field OF men OF
means
THE attention of the public bodies
now investigating the matter should be
directed toward facilitating the supply
of money to reputable builders by those
institutions which In the past have al
ways supplied money for building loans.
II necessary, new legislation should be
adopted to lfberalze and make liquid
building and permanent loans In the
hands of financial institutions.
ct am speaking against my own per-
sonal interest, because my own fnan-
cial arrangements have already been
made, and ann inviting competition,
but as a public spirited citizen feel II
my duty to call the attention of the
community to this very simple remedy"
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MOVES TO LARGER QUARTERS.
Building Managers Association
Leases Space in st. Paul Building.

Building Managers association
Leases Space in st. Paul Building.
The New York Building Managers
Association has moved its headquarters
from 81 Nassau street to larger and
more spacious quarters on the third
floor of the St Paul Building. This
move was made necessary by the grow
ing activities of the association caused
in a large measure by an increase Of -
per cent. In the membership since tho
first of this year. A large conference
room is now available for the use OF
members, and It is felt that the new and
more commodious headquarters will en-
large the scope and greatly facilitate
the work Of the organization.
1t is significant that the association
has returned to the same building In
which 1t har Its inception six years ago.
when II was organized by Bernard 70.
Martin and a small group of other
building managers who realized the ne
cessity of organizing for mutual pro-
lection. The lease was arranged BY
Jerome G. Young Of Albert B. Ashforth,
Inc.
A dinner meeting OF the association
will be held at the Park Avenue Hotel
on Tuesday, May Is. Robert l.. Moran,
president of the Board of Aldermen.
will address the meeting Other guests
Of the evening will include William e.
Walsh, Superintendent OF Buildings for
Manhattan. and Walter c. Martin, Su-
perintendent of the Tenement House De-
partment OF The Bronx. An interesting
feature Of the evening will be an illus
trated lecture on Communication in the
Great War by II. J. Carroll of the New
York Telephone Company.
The sun., 1919-05-11

venture in tho hotel field. the Knott
brothers have figured far into the future
in anticipation OF the day when urban
New York shall have expanded to en-
brace all OF the city's outlying sections.
That day Is sure TO come. they believe.
and their opihion iB the more Impressive
when viewed in the light OF their remark
able success as hotel proprietors
Sheriff Knott is under forty years of
age. yet Ire and his brothers own a chain
OF about twelve hotels. At thirty he
was the proprietor OF four hotels in the
Washington square section. 1t can be
aScribed TO something more than mere
coincidence that all the hotels now oper-
ated by the Knott brothers are located
near parks or squares. Following out
this policy they have selected as the
site for this newest link in their chain of
establishments one OF the finest residen-
tial parks In the country.
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It's recommendations. which are con-
sidered radical. for In some respects
they are In advance of even the stand
ards OF comfort now enjoyed in the
United States.
According to reports received by the
United States Department of Labor
central heating is advocated. This
alone represents long step forward,
for most houses in England are now
warmed by open fires. The committee
looks forward to the time when cheap
electricity will solve many Of the prob
lens of hot water supply. cooking and
laundry work. 1t has Investigated for
immediate use various systems OF heat
Ing water and has inspected many cook
ing ranges. drying racks water heaters
and other devices for diminishing the
labors attendant on homework Wall
finishings that can be washed are men,
toned as highly desirable, and the use
Of glazed bricks and things " sug-
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IELDSTON HILL COUNTRY ESTATE WITHIN CITY LIMITS;
ENJOYS SECLUSON AND SOLITUDE OF BIG ENGLISH PAR
Manor House
RenodelledAlong
Colonial Lines by
an Architect Who.
Appreciated Its
Potential Charms

terraces all paved with herringbone
brick and tho floors of the inclosed
porches of white marble laid diagonally.
Low radiators, painted white. are
placed around the glass walls and are
made less conspicuous by flower boxes
above, placed on legs. These boxes are
lined with zinc and kept filed with
potted plants. The lighting fixtures are
parchment domes placed against the
panelled ceiling. All the windows in the
main hall and dining room have been cut
down and made into French doors, so
that there are now vistas into the two
lnclosed porches and conservatory from
the new living room, the hall and the
dining room.
The architect has In every way pos
sible aimed to develop the natural posi-
bilities of the house and the site so as to
enhance their great natural charms. with
the result that there are few country
homes anywhere 30 ideally located an
Fieldston Hill. the ancestral home OF Ed
ward c. Delaneld. the "city homo Of q
country gentleman"
The sun., 1919-05-11
FlElDSTON HILL , EDWARD c DELAEiEtD'S
HOME ct RlXERDALE- ON HUDSON.

skill and from a house Of absolutely neg
ative attractions lie has evolved a dig
nified structure possessing all the charm
Of an English country house, conforming
to the site and expressing precisely what
1t aims to be. the home of a country
gentleman.
The intimate relationship which exists
or should exist between q house and it's
surroundings has in the past been little
understood by the average American
architect, and yet it is perhaps of equal
Importance with the designing Of the
structure. It Is hardly misstatement
OF fact to say II Is OF greater value. for
proper placing of a house ami artistic
planting may go a long way toward
relieving the faults OF a poor design,
while nothing can supply the deficiency
OF an inadequate or improper setting.
And so II Is always q source of salts
faction to see this problem solved so
delightfully."- as Is the case with the
Deladeid house
Two story Portico Added.
OF the many features that wrought
the greatest change In the remodelling
Of the Delafleld house the Introduction
OF columned two story portico was
by far the most important. This made
way for the removal Of a porte cochere.
which was too cramped for the modern
automobile, and a pediment on the
front of the house gave the architect
the excuse he needed to introduce the
Colonial idea The entrance to the
vestibule was broadened by putting in
wide Dutch door with sidelights, all
treated and formed by delicate Corin-
THAN pilasters and cornice above
The two small windows to the coat
room and lavatory were made interest
ing spots by covering them with wrought
iron grilles set out from the building
The sidelights and railing above the
cornice are also of wrought iron. The
stair landing has been given a pair OF
French doors which open on small
balcony. These have specially designed
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BUILDING REVIVAL
DUE IN WEST BRONX
District Will Be First to Feel
Construction Boom, Says
Paul NJ. HerZog.

Nothing more significant has hap
pened in the real estate market in years
than the extensive lot buying move
inent In the West Bronx. This move
nent developed suddenly and aocumu-
lated Gtrongth In q surprising manner.
It is bound to assume far greater pro-
portions. however. for II has fits basis
IN the certainty of a resumption OF
building. Just when the building boom
VIII begin is a matter OF conjecture, but
that II will outclass anything Of it's
lind hitherto experienced In The Bronx
's taken for granted by all familiar
with the situation.
Perhaps one of the most optimistic
slghs in the lot buying movement Is the
eharscter Of the men who are back OF
operators like Frederick Brown.
Daniel H. Jackson and Paul M Herzog.
whose Judgment as to the STABILITY Of
certain types OF property has never laid
l-selt open to doubt
Tie first extensive purchase Of uA-
developed land in The Bronx was made
by the Bedford Holding Company. Of
which Mr. Herzog Is president. On May
] this corporation bought from the re-
reivers of the American Real Estate
company unimproved realty covering
a1out five city blocks and two groups
o. APARTMENT houses in The Bronx. In
guiding this company through the trans
action Mr., Bedford was under the Arm
convection that the West Bronx will be
inc first district in the city to feel the
influence Of the building revival. In
outlining the reasons for his activities
day,
The corporations with which I am
'HehtlAed have recently made large pur-
C'ases If vacant land In the West Bronx
""c"nS" the transit facilities now serv-
ts this ueighbOrhood enable quick ac-
...'s from all parts of the greater city.
M delay in supplying this transporta-
Inn mas been blessing in disguise. be-
'uS4 those nelghborhoods which were
,.F'1 reached by rapid transit have been
VT proved with a cheap class OF prop
e'F' the quality of which ultimately
"t.s 4 detriment to the section.
'' me West Bronx, however, I'M
.'"'em'nts have been delayed by rea-
.n or the lack OF transit, 80 that now
e WnrovEmAnts which have been made
'"'" are Of hlsh quality and suitable
''r 'n' neighborhood. The names of
~, w. original owners Of the property In
r,s nelghoorhood indicated the high
'SUmate In which 1t has been held for
many years by some of the shrewdest
I,a estate judges In the city. The name
ASor, Tor example, is a synonym for
s'E'"H real estate Judgment. The
american Real Estate Company. while
luhneHd on "A scheme intended for good
mos md shipwrecked by bad times
'' equation. made no mistakes In
III, quality Of its purchases.
rem prohteering exists to some ex-
,,sNI "a Inc city. but much less than
commonly supposed. and the inevita-
Ple law Of supply and dauaAna tkArs,