Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-12

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3A mills is to pay the principal, in
terest and sinking fund on its bond
issues. .Nt
The parish tax Of ga mills is used
for the support Of the parish, which
includes the salaries Of the parish Of
ficials, criminal expenses, health
BOARD expenses, building and MAIN
tenance of bridges and road work in
the parish, and other parish expenses.
We pay 3% mills for the purpose
Of paying the principal and interest
on our bond issue for good hard
surfaced roads.
OF the 10A mills paid for the
public schools, 2A mills is used to
pay the principal and interest Of
bonds issued for the purpose Of con-
structing school buildings, and 8 mills
for parish-wide maintenance tax, and
mills for district maintenance tax.
This makes a total Of Ban mills.
Now let US analyze little further.
We find of our 34% mills, that we
pay 15-100 mills for state bonds and
interest; 3 Y mills for city bonds and
interest; % mills for good roads
bonds and interest; 2A mills for pub
lie school bonds and interest; and one
nill for levee bonds and interest, or
q total Of 11.s25 mills for bonds
alone.
We find that the State of Louis
,ana contributes 2h mills to the
Of the public schools,
that there is . 8 mill parish-wide
maintenance tax, and s mill district
tax; making 10h mills
for the maintenance Of our public
We find that X Of . min il set
aside to pay the Confederate veterans
the $50 per month pension allowed
them by law, but this ID only to vet
Grams whose other income does not
exceed $4,000 per annum, or to their
widows whose other income does not
exceed $1,000 per annum. and whose
to such veteran was cdn-
tracted prior to December 81, 1900.
We find that 32-100 Of . mill ID
set aside for the general engineers
fund and used for levee work.
We then find that the State Of
Louisiana has for its support only
53-100 Of a mill to be used for the
support OF the State government, the
public institutions thereof, and to
preserve public health. Just . little
more than one-half Of . mill Of the
entire State taxes is used for the
support of the State government, the
balance Of it being dedicated y
special purposes as has just been
outlined. To be added to this $500
IF q mill is the State licenses re-
:eived from various occupations
We find of the total Of Ban mills;
l1.025 is used to pay for bonds sad
he interest on the same; 1850 mills is
,sed to maintain the public schools;
md 1910 mills is used for all other
purposes, being for Confederate
'eterans, for the general engineers
'und, for the general fund Of the
State, for the levee board, for the
support of the City Of Alexandra,
'or the support Of the Parish Of
2apides, as has just been enumer-
tied.
Now let US look into some Of the
principal expenditures in order that
vou may understand that our levee
'oard, city commissioners, police
ury and school board are not ex-
ravagant. -
The overhead expenses Of our Lsves
Board are $500 per day and &c mile
Ige to the three members when at
ending meetings Of the Levee Board;
wo inspectors at $4,000 per month,
md one at $500 per month, and q i
ecretary who furnishes an Office and
vhs also draws contracts and fur,
fishes legal advice in minor matters,
It $500 per month.
The City of Alexandra finds that
is S mills, plus the city license, ID
lot sufficient for its support, and the
emaining amount necessary 10 d.
lived from the profits Of our munich
ally-owned Electric Light and Water
works plant. The mayor and commits
ioners receive q salary fixed by the
State Legislature. Some Of the other
alaries are as follows:
City engineer, $4,000 per annum.
City secretary and collector Of
axes and light and wafer revenue,
'2400.00 per annum.
. Superintendent Of waterworks
liant, $2700.00 per annum.
Chic Of police, $24O0.O0 per an
lum.
Patrolmen, $1500.00 per amman.
Chief Of fire department, $4,000
yer annum.
Firemen, $1,000 to $4,000 Der
month.
Engineer at Electric Light and
Waterworks plant (fof IL hours'
watch 7 days in the week,) $1s5.0o
yer month.
First assistant (same hours Of serv-