Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-02-17
COUNTY TAX Levy cur.
Supply Bin FOR Year shows Half
AaiH Less Than for 1880.

1aaH Lees Than for 1880.
The county supply bin an passed
inst week by the house OF representa-
tives for the government of York
county during 1921 carries q levy of
one-haif mill less than was carried in
the bill last year. The bill Is now In
the senate and likely will pass that
oody and become an act by the latter
part OF the week. Last year the pov.
ernment of York county cost the tax
rayers for ordinary purposes $1O7.2s5
This year the supply bill provides for
tho expenditure of $s5.267, or a
mill levy. as against a S1-2 min levy
Ier 1920. The various purposes for
| wnich the money is to be used is as
follows:
For ordinary county purposes
mills. and a levy Of mills for
road purposes as provided by law.
and In Ebenezer township a special
levy OF "a of one mill: and in Ca
| towpa township special levy of
mill; and in York township
special levy of ala mills to pay
the interest on bonds issued by said
townships In aid Of the Charleston,
Cincinnati & Chicago railroad. and
on bonds refunding same: also in
said townships of Ebenezer, Catawba
| and York special levy of 1-2 of
mill as a sinking fund to retire said
| bonds The treasurer of York coun-
~. for collecting and disbursing this
special levy. shall be allowed the
commission as now provided by law.
FOR paying interest on court house
bonds and to provide a sinking fund
for same. n special levy of 1-2 of a
mill, as now provided by law A spe-
cial levy of l mill Is hereby levied to
repay loan for building bridge across
Catawba river. between Rock Hill
and Fort Mill. as provided for in the
act OF 1917: a special levy of l 3 mill
| Is hereby levied to repay loan to
| build bridge across Catawba river
| between York and Mecklenburg
| county as provided for in aot OF 1919,
The county supervisor is hereby au-
thorized to draw his warrant upon
the county treasurer for the amounts
| Tor the purposes herein stated, II so
nuch be necessary. for the fiscal year
| b"ginning January 1. 1921:
| Roads and Bridges-Cross
| roads $4,000: convicts and
| maintenance Of road work.
ing organization $4,000;
| county engineer $500 s 39.SOO
| Salaries - Clerk of court
$500: sheriff $1,000; deputy
sheriff $1,000: treasurer
$500: clerk of treasurer
$500: auditor $500; clerk
t auditor s1.5OO: superin
tendcnt of education $4,000:
attorney 5000: physician
$1,000; coroner $500; jani-
to to court house $3.50: su-
ptrvisor $4,000: two county
commissioners $500; clerk
II board OF county commits
soiners $500; judge of pro-
bate 5000; magistrates and
! c,nstables $1,000 23Oso
| County Boards-Board OF
education 500: board OF
equalization $500 700
| Jail expenses. including
dieting OF prisoners w 1000
Jurors and witnesses 5000
county home. poorhouse
| ana poor .......... 5000
Pest mortems. inQuests and
| luhacS .............. 500
Public buildings. including
water. light and insurance. 5000
Printing. postage and sta
| tionery . oOO
Miscellaneous Contingent:
Vital statistics s5l2: tele-
graph and telephone $500:
sheriff. conveying prisoners
| s4Op; magistrates and con-
stables. for conveying pris-
| oners $lOO ........... 140O
| Military COmpanies-Rock
| Hill military company $3.50:
Fort Mill military company
| S"oo .....-....... 500
| Demonstration Work.
Home demonstration work
$1,000: county farm demon
stration $500: pension COM
| mission 500 :. 1SOO
Interest on County Indebt-
| edness-Interest on current
loans in anticipation of COL
lection Of taxes $S75: in
| forest on court house
b' nds and to sinking fund
fer retirement of bonds.
| $f.ooo 5,475
Iotal ........ $95.267
For ordinary county purposes the
board OF county commissioners OF
York are hereby authorized and en-
| powered to borrow a sum of money
not exceeding $4,000. IL so much be
necessary. at n rate OF interest not
exceeding 6 per cent. and to pledge
| the ordinary county tax levy to Sc
cure the same. 1t shall be the duty
OF tho county supervisor and county
commissioners to purchase all imple-
mcnts and supplies for the chaingang
| and the county home. in such quanti-
ties and on such terms as will guar
al tee the lowest price and be most
| advantageous to the county. And
| for this purpose the county super
| visor and county commissioners. in
| their discretion. may contract upon
| competitive bids each quarter with
| the lowest responsible bidder for all
Implements and supplies for the
| chaingang and the county home. af-
ter advertisement one time. for at
| least one week. in not more than two
| newspapers published in the county.
| ovious to letting such contracts:
| Provided. That the county supervisor
| and county commissioners shall have
/ the right to reject any md oil Liaa