Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-06-04

! Mayor Evans then reported that as
far as the City is concerned, it is able
| to make reduction of 10 cents on the
$100 in its tax levy, due to the large
increase in assessment of property as
estimated at the time the bond issue
was voted for streets and sewers. The
tax levy ordinance was then submitted
and adopted, making the rate for all
purposes in the city $1.85 on each $100
worth of property, divided as follows:
Educational purposes s-----------72c
School bonds sinking fund -------- SC
Street and sewer bond sink. fund--35c
! General fund
A poll tax of S1.50 on every citizen
OF Richmond is also imposed. AS orig
inally drawn this said "male" citizen
but the point was laughingly raised
that as women will undoubtedly have
the right to vote, they should pay the
poll tax, too
MI. M. G. Kellogg, who headed a
delegation of sponsors for the Pattie
A. Clay Infirmsry, told of breaking
down of the heating plant,last winter,
and asked for donation from the city
to help install a new heating plant in
this very worthy institution. He said
that the Fiscal Court had just donated
81 900 for the good cause and he hoped
the city would be as liberal. 1t was
pointed out that the city is at present
without funds and in debt and some
question was raised as to how the
money could be obtained. Mr.. Waller
Bennett made strong plea for don
ation He said that he believed that
the city should give $500. He thought
an estimate of $4,000 as the probable
cost of a new plant might be trifle
excessive but declared that if the city
would add $500 to the sum generously
given by the Fiscal Court, he would
be necessary was raised to insure the
new heating plant.
| llle OIl 1lS lccCy hl. DcIllitCC uC-
clared that he did not believe that the
large sum planned to be spent by the
School Board on new heating plant
| at the old Madison Institute property
was necessary He said that he knew
| the plant there now was installed on
| " five years ago and lie did not be-
| hot -6 Ho tal NH n
lot of money spent on a new one. He
thought that the man who put it in
should be employed to see that it was
! out in good shape. He said if it was
in some ones. private home it would
not be taken out. Mr.. Bennett declar-
ed that he nor any other citizen did
not object to paying taxes to any
reasonable amount, if they felt that
they were getting the worth of their
money and he believed that whatever
money was given cor the Infrmary
was mighty well spent.
After the strong arguments advanc-
ed by Messrs. Kellogg and Bennett
Councilman Golden moved that the
sum of $500 be voted for the Infirm-
ary He said that he thoroughly agreed
with Mr.. Bennett in what he had saiC
about the school heating plant and
that in his opinion "That there school
house up there is enough to make {
man sick"
Councilman O'Neil said that he is
in thorough sympathy with the In
Urinary needs, but thought it might
be a good idea to defer the matter
until the audit of the city's finances
is made and report had in July. He
said that it might be shown that the
city could give the Infrmary $3.50 in
stead of $500.
J In seconding, Mr.. Golden's motion
, to give the Infirmary $500 now, Coun
Gilman Terrill said that he was glat
: to hear Mr.. Bennett say that he die
not object to paying taxes if the tax
payers were getting their money:
worth as that was exactly what tht
present Council had been trying to dt
| for the betterment and improvement
| of the city, but they had found 10
t of taxpayers who did not take Mn
Benefits public spirited view of th
| matter.
E The appropriation of $500 was thel
: voted to the Infirmary by a unanimou
/ vote.
: At this point, City Clerk WE. Blan
/ ton asked permission to say wor'
in regard to the schools as he is
!, member of the School Board AM
d Judge Chenault, who had acted a
0 spokesman for the board, had left. Nh
e Blanton said he was an "insurgent
d member of the board, he supposed
d and had tried to keep all expenses t
C the very minimum. He said, however
p that the Superintendent is a "dream
a er, a theorist and idealist," and ha
+ visions of big things to be done flo
e the schools now that perhaps ough
n to be put off until times were easier
: He asserted that it is not the intentio