The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-07-19
County Board
Makes Tax Levy
S179,09O, A CUT OF $4,000 UNDER
1921, is NEEDED FOR
1922,

The Board OF County commissioners
was in regular semi-annual session
during the past week. One of the
most important features of their work
was determining the county tax levy
for next year. In view of the desire
of many citizens to have taxes de-
creased, considerable discussion took
place over this topic. But since the
county levy of last year was cut by
$4,000 under the levy of the previous
year, little progress could be made in
effecting the desired reduction with
out being unduly parsimonious.
The levy of last year was:
County Revenue Fund-------$ $4,000
County Road and Bridge
County Poor Fund ID 900
Total ---------------$ $189,O0O
The levy that the board decided up
on at the meeting just held was:
County Revenue Fund $4,000
County Road and Bridge
County Poor Fund $4,000
@ ---
Total --------------$179,OOO
From this it will be seen that the
only item reduced was that of the
Road and Bridge Fund, which was
lowered from s125,OOO to S115,OOO.
This County levy is only one item in
the taxes which are paid at the Court
House every year. The State and
other units Of the commonwealth,
namely the city and the school district,
will at a later date submit their levies
to the Couny Auditor, who will from
the total of all levies compute the tax
rate for this community with the as
sessment mentioned elsewhere in this
issue as the basis.
1t is of interest to know that the
Brown County Commissioners have
during the past week made their levy
in the amount of $180,000, which is
$1,000 more than that made by our
board.
$4,000 Allowed For County Agent.
The sum of $4,000 was granted for
the use of the County Agent in carry
ing on his work. This amount when
paid by the farmers in the form of
taxes amounts to less than one-third
of a cent per acre. On the other
hand the value of the County Agent
IN carrying on the work of the Farm
Bureau is great both in the further
ance of co-operaion among the farm
ers and in the form of rendering ma
terial assistance to the farmer in the
solution of individual problems. /
Altho the County Agent has in the
past worked for the determination of
noxious weeds, the following resolu-
tion was passed at previous meeting
of the County Commissioners: Where
as, the County of Redwood pays part
of the expenses of the County Agent
of said county, therefore, be it re-
solved, that the said County Agent use
his best efforts in so far as his time
will permit to advise and assist the
citizens of the County in destroying
noxious weeds in said County," He
is thus officially designated as Weed
Inspector, the appointment of such an
official being required by state law.
However, by appointing the County
Agent at no additional expense to the
county, the taxpayers are saved per-
haps $4,000 for this year.
Board Lays Out State Road.
The road on the county line between
Morgan and Evan was designated as
a state road by the Board. Similar
action on the part of the Brown Coun-
ty Board is necessary, since the road
is on the County line. AS the distance
of the road on this line is four miles,
it will mean that each county will have
two miles OF road to construct.