The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-07-23

for Fayette County not exceeding 63c.
The above communication comes to
The Falcon in an envelope bearing the
return card Headquarters of Gov.
A. H. Roberts. Room 1872 Maxwell
House, Nashville, Tenn and we CIV
ing it publicity as coming straight from
the Governor.
Note paragraph says that the law
placing the duty of fixing the tax rate
upon the county courts has not been
changed, and yet note too that para
graph attempts to say what the rate
in Fayette county should be, and bear
in mind this comes right from the gov
ernor. We are not discussing Gov.
ernor Roberts, but we are simply ans
wering a communication sent Us for
publication and we are publishing 1t by
request.
Further, we call attention TO the fact
that the State Railroad Commission is
made the State Equalization Board I'M
der the new law. This railroad con-
mission is the same that assessed last
year the double tenements along mid
land avenue and owned by the N. c.
& st. Louis Railway and used bS them
as section houses, fixing the valuations
on these four-room houses, good ones.
at 500 each, no more than the cost of
front gate today. The 1919 value of
the N. & C's water tank here at their
depot is 800. fixed by the same railroad
commission. the depot comparatively
as low, with the depot, tank and agents
home at Hickory Withe in this county
not assessed. And this is the board in
whose hands we are placed for final ad'
Indication on our tax values.
And this same board has said that
the railroads. telephone and telegraph
property of the state has been fairly
assessed. Negro houses in Somerville
not IS good as the section houses men,
toned above are valued by the state
appraisers sent here from Nashville at
$500 and 5000 each. Is it fair?
Fayette county has teen receiving in
taxes from the railroads each year in
round numbers $4,000. with our rate
at s.. 40 on each 800. But your prop
erty, MIR. Private Citizen. has been
raised In its tax valuation to four times
its old valuation. the railroad commiss.
ion, the end of II all in valuations un-
der the new law, says the railroads
are assessed fairly already. Hence we
conclude their valuations will not be
materially changed. The rate is to BE-
cut rs per the above communication
from 81. 40 to .SS. while the valuation
remsios q httle overa million dollars,
and The railroads will pay to Fayetts
county on this basis $. 500 in 1920 taxcs
inst, ad of the sls, 900 paid last year By
them. And the other $l5.20 saved Il
the railroads must be made no by The
farms and the homes Of this county
lie IL fair?
| Last year with valuation of abou
$4,000. 900 on her real estate. Fayetts
county paid to the state 10 on esci
500. or about $4,000 in state taxes
This year these valuations have beer
raised to SIC. 500. 900 and the state rate
the above communication says will b,
about .25 on each 500. Under thi
plan Fsyette county will pay in stat
taxes this year s42. 600 instead of S2s
600 last year. And this sl4. Oo0 incress,
must come from the farms and tht
homes Of this county in increased taxes
while the railroads. of the county vii
pay SIS zoo less than they paid las
year. Is il fair?
1t is true that the fixing of the county
tax rate is left to the county courts
and As much cursed IS they are b.
30 me people, it is indeed fortunat