The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-08-03
PHILADELPHIA MISS. THURSDAY. Aug 8, 1927

O0I.45 Ciitt went tuf scnDot PURPOSES
made up III all aepa rate s-h0al dis
iricts tax. pnll taxes. and u levy OF
five inills The sl6.464.32 That went
to the drainage 1ilstric was made
MP of The six drainage districts c,,l.
lpctiuns. The $3964 for tick pra.ll-
cation came IN az Solvent Credit
Collections. The S4S. .0l7 33 that wen.
tu that general County Fund was
made up of a ten mill levy with all
processes and perdiems ,Ypu can
readily see that all OF the tax money
IL distribh cd Into many funds. tn
Sppcia ss'iuul disfricts get all uf tlir
$36,53l AZ except $40 4a0 ~ Tine
State sends us $45 0OO 90 or 50. 53I 40
more than the county's total coiicc
ti0n f,r school purposes The tOtni
Tor school purp0 ses
was therefore $7S,53l 40 AT frat
glance this seems To he an enormous
sum u, spend for schools but bear In
lniad Tint there are 1910 p,iucabie
children In this county aud this sends
your child To school the term fur $40
9s counting the si2O00 90 approprla-
tion from the state and for $6.07 not
counting the State appropriate
Does it appear that we get valu.
received for our school tax money?
is an outstanding fact that we
fall to get value received for the road
tax pay. 1t is also u fact that under
existing circumstances and existing
conditions Of the roadsit is Il matter
OF impossibllitiy for you To receive
full value for Your road tax money.
Why? Because. In the firste place,
the money we pay for road purposes
is to work roads and, as a whole, we
have no roads TO be worked OF the
$4S. 100 Ia collected for road purposes. !.
$14,SS6 73 went Tor sinking and In.
terest funds OF the road bond issues,
therby. leaving $33,243.41 to be ex-
pended on the would be roads. This
amOut Ii expended on the roads we
have Ia the way and manner you
and your supervisors see fit and the
roads that you travel over (and
Under are the value that you get
for your road money. In short you
have enough road tax collections to
keep the roads Of the county, II you
first had the roads to keep. But
with thescollections you have it can
not possibly build your roads to say
nothing OF their upkeep. The answer
comes back from you that, ~THE
ROADS BY MY PLACE HAS NOT
HAD A LICK OF WORK IN THREE
YEARS" the answer to that might
be-. The work that WAS done on the
other places washed away the first
rain following the working and left
the road In as bad or worse shape
and Ii had to be repaired and by the
time all this had happened the money
was gone and did not reach you.
CAS- q suggestion. get your supervi.
sor to start at your place or get him
to let the contract to you and
be sure that you do not let him pay
you the contract price before you
have put road up that will not
move with the flrst heavy fog.)
& The $4S. .057. .33 that went into the
general County Fund was drawn on.
more th.sn any other fund. The
County Fund be irs the burden OF all
the officers salaries. builds all your
bridges, keeps the poor house. takes
care Of all charitable donations, paid
for timber estimation and abstract
book, bears the expense Of all your
courts, and pays for offices supplies.
You might he interested In u few OF
the larger allowances
Timber Estimation, IS. 200 on; ABB
stract Books, $500 90, Steel Bridge
on Kentnwka Camel. $500 Cost OF
February Term Circuit Court. 1882
10; a total Of; s23. .4S2 10 In the four
allowances. With a few items like
these you can clearly zee why the
county Is In the financial strain that
1t now is. This year is half gone
aud the county fund is in debt y25.-
600 90 and by the time the year shall
have ended 1t will be behind near $40,
600 90. You will bear In mind that
In comparison very little OF the
tax money IL spent outside the
lcounty. Tne road implements and
county records take up the majority
of the out of county allowances. the
balance therefore goes back to the
people OF the county Ia some way.
i A few words In reference to our
present bond Issues wiilg yon IN
Idea a. tO the amount IL interest
you pay yearly. The county ~ d
whole il paying interest ON near $3.50,
900 90 worth OF bonds This amount
at the rnte 0f six per cent makes yuu
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