The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-14
u. HEMslEE REPLIES
TO JUDGE JOE WEEMs

am sincere Ia believing that Ia
NV friendly argu msn, with Judge
Joe B. Wsstas thai vas right IN
ursins economy in administering
our county Affairs and believe my
position vas correct in opposing
the increase OF tAxes. but hanknssa
compsls ID. 10 admit ths, Judge
Wseus scored, whea the County
Court. hy vots ci sixteen 10
twelvr. at Charlotte, the 6ra Moo.
day 10 July. raised taxes II cents
The present County Judge and
Magistrates composing the County
Court we're elsctsd In 1918 When
they 6fsi assembled 10 consider the
Issyins ni LAKES in. 1919. thsy esaahi
the prsolie. II increasing the bur.
denioi tsxss aud have hep. np Soe
hab,, each succeeding year aimee
The property osner oi fAekson
County paid more taxss Tor 1919
than they did the previous year
They paid more in 1890 than tasy
aid in 1919 aud paid more tor ls7i
than they did tor i930 The came
this year, and next vssf The tag
payers win bs reQui'ed'io par more
tsres, or about N, 600 90 sdditiousl
OF increase ovst wtat ws paid thls
year and predict thst 10 1913 the
same influence sill be st vork TO
induce the County Court to raise
taxes again A. they increased them
a ~set ago
| think one should he q sport and
take bis medicine without complain.
ina aud theirs IL no use u eritieisius
the County Court Tor raising taxss.
tos II has already been done. bu,
how about year IRON nowT To.
same crowd that increased taxss
this year, u ws Judge the future BY
the past, viii be making the burdens
heavier nsxt year
Let the people pay more taIss
and ,h. County Court sill have =
good old easy tune. Ny hat 10 n
to the hish.tax crowd. There Wese
mos~ p,scss Of property advertised
im sale on account oi delinquent
taxes this year than ever bssoss 10
the history NJ the county and ! pre.
dict that with the increase oi tsxes
made The 6rst Monday 10 July there
will be still . greater number al
property owners unable TO pas
taa-s sest year than bad their
property advertised ios non pay.
men. oi nxes this year, 20 the
music played bv the brass hand OF
the high tar crowd msfrily goes on,
snils the property owners are
rtnn~misIns aud sacrificing 10. pay |
ing ios the musie those sbo are
sucking the pubiic III are loyously
doing the dancing
Judge W.ems appears en.husia.
tic in mentioning the amount oi
money TIE Couniy has TO IT'S credit
in banks but Mr Tsxpsyss. do YOU
remember ths. THE year. i&a. an
additional 100000 10 oi County
Bonds w~ rs@uesi seld> and the
county received funds from the
sale' Mr Taxpayer do you know
that within the last lev months
Dickson County bouo~ed from IN
individual ts. 90 10 pay sa.
penses occurred in carrying on ID.
Hish Schoois' Do you aiso Ane~
Mr. Ts,payer. thM With the In.
ereas~d assessed value OF property
and the iner~ass rsvrnu. received
nv h. County from taxpayer. that
the County has been unsbis - psy
It's county wsrsnts and within the
last few months iesurd 4 ear Ant
amounting to $4,000. 90 sod borrow
I'd THE amount in order that County |
Wsusn,. might be paii' All thi.
additional Indebtedness oi elM. |
NNo 90 has been made within the
last iew mouths Do you, also
know. M. TAXPAYER that sith n |
the last lev months the Couniy
trustee and Coantv Court Clefk
hare collected amounts hom the
taxpayers and have received re.
iauds irun the State and turned
over 10 oar various CountY Depart.
N u.n.. Gums totalina around SiCn..
oDn or
County Bond. aud County War
rants are liens on the County rax
Books. which 10 hen "a every
peics oy property In the County /
Whs, would you think nta farmer
os business mAn who mort 1ased
his isYm os home tos bank Tor
ts,uN. 90 snd thee had the pro-
ceeds from this $500 90 mostsass
loaa placed to his cs~di. in the
hani and then @ arouad and shos
kss bank book and <sve the i'm.
prsseion that BE- Is financially 10,
rocd char. eeesase he Aas H,oCo, |!