The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-26


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| HERE'S MORE ABOUT
| TAX MEETING /
STARTS ON PAGE ONE
last year were stus, 500 Rycr- stat
ed. Tho estimate for next year IL
tsos.sso Dad they have 20 10 to the |
icgtslatureg Couldn't they at least |
have left them where they werer-
REFERS To OVERHEAD
AND 10 DISTRIBUTION
Taxes aris~ from the needs OF the
government. MeaehAln stated. calling
them The overhead Of the human
race" There are two phasrs To the
tax question. he said. first the
amount of overhead. and second. who
shall bear tho burden OF the over.
head Measham ran counter TO the
spirit OF the crowd in dealing with
the second phase Of the question
whom he Eaid. -suppos. w. do cut
the tax rate 20. 30 or even 20 mtiis |
There are ~ beft Who ought 20
pay 1T
Tor Instance. 80 cents out Of
every dollar Errs to maintain the
sehoola Are you going To cut Thai
outy-
Ton let we're eoins to cut that
DOWN. spmsons shouted. and was
heartily aged
Msaeham d~ciarsd that nobody
WIN buy Seattle real estate because
of the high saxes upon n New
York wisconsin and Massachusetts,
had the asxne trvubls We are az.
persnncinx now he snid. -and they
found the why out They had now
tax lawn paved. making a fairer dis
trtbutiou Of the tAx burden"
Jay ThomaA secretary of the
Lo~es Cost Of Government tsax,se,
save the figures on the honded In.
debsodne&s Of Seattle. He Declared
that before going 20 the lceislasure
the people must he able 20 show
that the money they have n hrins
spent right Then viii ba the tiu,s
to take steps 70 raise more, he
said
DECLARES A lot or
WORK DUPLICATED
The total bonded indebtedness Of
King county Is tss.sst.o7o. Thomas
sah
Before we no 10 tho Legislature
for new laws. wc must cut out the
criminal extravaganza right hsrc a,
home" Thomas declared. Just scs
how work is duplicated. You buiid
house First the health inspector
pays you visit Then tho sewer
Inspector. Then the building In.
spector looks II over and finally n
man comes from the lighting depart.
ment At the end OF the month a
man comes to read the water meter.
then another 10 read the light meter.
You get two bills In separate en-.
velopes.
III ! went into a store and bought
n rocking chair In one department
and stove In another. do You think
would get two. separate bills with
their extra postage and all, Isn't II
siliyr'
Thomas scored the building Of the
Roosevelt high school, which. be
said. cost four times M much as
any other high school In the city.
and fayed the systerg OF supervisory
In the school department
There Ia a superintendent In each
building" he said. Then there arc
some 20 odd supervisors. And then
there are supervisors 10 supervise
the supervisors,
COULD SAVE $780, 900
A YEAR HERE
Here Ia another example Of waste.
The county maintains a hospital In
Georgetown. Then they go miles
away and buy farm at the VIII
lows
They raise produce at the VII
lows, cart II many miles by auto
truck 10 the hospital each day-and
then cart the carriage from the hos.
pital hack to the farm. instead of
having the two institutions com.
bined. as would be the common sense
way"
Thomas declared that 1880. 900
could be saved In taxes next year
II rigid economy was practlced In
all departments OF city and county
government. Then we can no TO the
legislature. he added
Take garbage disporai." ne said.
why should we pay $500. 900 for
that item last year7 Cleveland, O.,
with 100000 more people than we
have, paid $4,000 lessr'
SAYS SHE SPEAKS
"F1tOM INSIDE"
Miss Mary =. Bullock, EOS w.
Blaine st., received a rousinR hand
and cries OF "Morcl Morer' when she
concluded few remarks from the
inside" on the question OF school
supervision.
II taught In Seattle schools for
many years before ] quit TO go into
business" she said. what good ts
supervisor? Listen. When the
supervisor comes into tho room and
says good morning, looks around
and goes out, the teacher closes the
door and says. You Just 10 tor
That's the strong minded teacher.