Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-17
County Auditors Find
Fault With Tax Legislation
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as al inducement for people to-: move
in here from other states for the pur-
pose Of getting on the pension roll"
Auditor w. r. Tucker of Cass cOun-
ty points out some laws by which ,,he !
says the tax, burden has been boosted
along, including as 1.-THE legislatures |
additional cxpenses--being double the
amount now, paid to district court
jurors and their mileage. this fact that
we have /. a juvenile commissioner. I,
mothers pensions. and increase in
some OF the county officers made by
sis, deaf and dumb. feeble minded
and similar items all have, to be taken
care off,
Supervisor Useless.
He said that the commissioners of
CasS county felt the governors, action
in doing away with az supervisors in
each judicial district was 1t good thing,
saying the tax supervisor had lone no
good in Cass county.
He sale the law creating an addi-
tionali payment on real estate taxes
had added considerable cost to the
county clerical work. ~
The county commissioners of Ward
county forwarded a resolution in
which the board said that sit is our
aim to scrutinize all expenditures with
an y for and our purpose
is to protect u county and soEr"tax-
| payers, to see that the people receive
100 per cent value for, moneys ex-
pended. and, at the am time, not'le
anything so by default. nor let the
poor so hungry, or let go to ruin such
improvements as the county has al
ready made, but to economic along
all lines and to further only e
projects as have already been. start
ed"
Auditor Andrew BleYett, of James
town. wrote that the Stutsman county
board fully agreed with the governors,
demand for economy and would CO.
operate: Chairman Holden OF Grand
FORKS county wrote the
E. Unruh. auditor OF Sheridan
county wrote that "the board OF
county commissioners want to make
a reduction on everything where a cut
can be made. They have had the
promise OF some schools DISTRICTS. al
ready, and they think that all town
ships, Villages, city and school dis
tricts will cooperate. and do what
they can" \
Cooperation Pledged.
Chris j.. Hill, auditor OF Mclean
county, wrote: 1.-The board of COM
missioners requests me to assurc you
that they VIII co-oDeyate Hth you m
every name possible in conformity
with the suggestions outlined in your
communication and they fsnl certain
that the officers Of the other political
subdivisions Of the rcEntv can be de-
pended upon to do likewise"
Sargent county cs; 'rnntel 'hc
IN levy would he cut $4,000 to sbA.-
0cO in 1922. Ramsey cou1t. rnnortn|
that ihs-rount~ was on a cash, basis.
and in snlendid condition. the hart
bonds having been retired in 13i ..
The Sioux county board of commits
p;oners adopted the governors re-
! quest to reduce expenditures as much
Z, as possible. i
The auditbr of Steele county report
ed that the taxes had been cut $22.-
900. He informed the governor, who
was especially pleased with his letter,
that after the tax had been drawn l,p
1.-THE commissioners decided tifst gener-
III conditions whieS had of,a .sad a'nce
,hc lcvy Wos .ralic. called For action
They recalled afi'a 5tax 's-a.fHapfr
10! a.,I ~ n'"rk kira 20 - t,,,e:rxnrsi
Siovnr agai-. a.linruEtila lev. s22 o6a
.Alnons; tha city commissions which
wrote Sc II sss CT G. fGsnomy ,ysEs taagss
Rockford ard RughN. Man. ether let
tors were received fronl counties,