Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-08-17
OUR TAXES.

Snsf ArhouCh the levy has oeen re-
year ~, - = cents on the SlOO val
--'v- 'iV i,., year to so cents for the
u1uy. year. the increase in the as
c-'.-", -ar-esentS greater increase
s.ss'''t' osss. bv the reduction OF the
i'a" .Ls ne, result being that the tax
.i si -, ~ tine residents of Shepherds
, q" uill he higher than last year
M',3 20, the assessed valuation OF tax
10 ~. -,ooerty was S776, 394.eS for the
a'.. i,,ion Of Shepherdstown. This
S'Fv, S.e, en- increased 25.9 per cent this
mas 80 that the amount OF taxable
!eaI, available is S967 ,936.25. The
Nr.,;3n Nyr.,;H in the levy, it is seen, is
'..Tf u rban the increase in the as
SHE. s...,s,, and that this is true is ap'
$50, in comparison of the net
FlCI" F.,'I from the 57-cent levy and tho
~ ,snt rate. Last year, assuming mat
~ ,roperty was taxed at 81 cents,
a.. -. hat all taxes were collected, the
1,- ..,. ~orli have been S4,425.45. This
49, ,I,houph the rate has been req
..,sl cents. it is noted that th5
-:,T4 will amount to S4,S38.6S, as
'..-,c the same conditions of taxa1
-, and collection. This represents
-, s,,uar increase of S4l3.23 over last
-s,r's total bill, or 9 per cent added to
- amount each individual will have
"a nray. if assessments are really equal
comparison of the corporation es-
,;rates of 1921 and 1922 reveals the
,sason for the apparent need Of mord
nome for running the business oi
Sbsoherdstown. The balance in th'l
hands of the CITY treasurer last year
=, This time was S25221. The pres
-, estimate gives this item at ST.
MlQl To Offset this, however, the
la11 estimate calls for an expendi4
ture of Sl.3SO9l for maintenance of
streets and alleys, for which there
vas no provision at all in the 1921 es-
innate. although much work has been
done This item represents exactly
,he total estimated receipts as siven
in the 1922 estimate, or S1,3S0.91
The estimates show last year it was
necessary to raise by levy, after de-
tu;ting all credits, S3,SS1.97 for regu-
lar municipal purposes, while this
- =.
q considerable increase.
The opinion has been expressed
that the levy has been placed too
high, in view of the large increase in
assessment No one has voiced a
word of complaint against the town
council for their administration of the
affairs of the corporation since they
have teen in Office, for they have been
Efficient IN the discharge of their duty.
But the keynote of the complaint seems
10 be that this is a hard year for the
taxpayers TO bear additional costs of
government, for financial affairs are
none too good throughout the COM
munIty. ShepheriStown's municipal
tax rate is higher than that of Hunt
Meton and Parkersburg, two leading
'ties OF the State, which have a rate
Of ~ cents and 40 cents respective.
y. our 7O-cent rate is the same as
Wa' oi Charles Town. Martins burg
S''o..s a reduction of IS cents on thu
at IS cents.
Although the county levies range
~,Sr o,; ms year than the figures fo7
~" at".N 'he decrease is apparent
.1..-' man real, for the increased
asS.S>''sht Offsets any real decrease
ID .'At.'on except in the case of the
- .'0-. levy. For Shepherds,
..1 ..N.r'-, t's lew has been reduced
-- -' .s1,f N 10 cents for road pur-
.",S Her0er's Ferry district will
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