The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-27

| is reproduced III dHolHSL S~4~lA~A -
this paper, showing graphGs-iy hGr
the tax dollar is divided. "a lcStorS
goes on to explain this dioS-AS-!I-1 VI
/ the tax dollar. /;
The letter also goes into asSIil IT, /
garding the plans for the coh-i1g 49,
which the budget will carry o0A Lvt-g
ting forth the large paving [r&Sr&-AS
which will be carried out wit2oI a-[y{
/ increase in the mill tax. 1t alao SnCws;
how the tax rate might have ON S1tl
! IA mills had not the council p9ere7-<.I !
to provide a fund for the carry 3nS ON
of the school building program.
! Entitled TO Know.
The letter, which is of in-ecelS to-
every taxpayer, reads as follows;
"Mr. and Mrs. Citizen of Keno1S-.:
"This letter has been prepared tSl
bring to you information RELATIVE ~
the government of our city, which wa
feel and know will be of interess M
every citizen of Kenosha, and v-iSsA
probably would not come to your at
tention otherwise.
"This is tax-paying time, and eve3J
citizen is entitled to know how thJl
money he and other citizens pay as
taxes will be spent during the coAl-l
ing year"
There is then inserted in the lett-e'
! the diagram printed elsewhere in this
paper showing how the tax dollar
! divided.
The letter then continues:
This diagram shows that All cent
of every tax dollar is spent for IT,
/ support of the municipality and goe
to pay the city's portion of construct
! ing pavements, sewers, and other i'm
/ provements and to furnish you police
( protection, fire protection clean anC
I repair your streets, collect your ash
es, rubbish, and garbage, maintain
your parks, look after the health OF
the community and all the other nu-
merous services you call upon your
| city to do.
'This diagram also shows that 423
cents out of each tax dollar is SPENT
for school purposes. There probably
is not citizen who feels that this
amount is excessive and who does not
believe that more of the tax dollarl
should be spent for educational pur-I
poses, because the one great thing that
is putting the American people to the
front and making them leaders Of the,
world is our system of free and COM
pulsory education.
ct is also interesting to note from
this diagram that 1873 cents or APP
proximately 1+S of each dollar goes to-
the county and that 80 cents goes TO
the state.
Might Have Cut Rate
"Many citizens would have welcomed
a reduction in the tax rate this Year.
However, with the large building pro-
gram of the schools now undsr way
your council hao thought bes5 to rEiz0,
a pgrG OF tie expenditures for cclool
building b. di-ec; trxation, and this
year VIC heve raised 100000 by direct
ta.:a3ion for CHS p,.ypos9 Thin $751;
600 neens LoYl TX ntllo q this teJI
rat. This VA 6.s1s ~ G1S2s3, kS-l
living thai ~NJ v%-f-l Dr-61%' 70 cor
tilro With 3*e CARL iJ'i'St9Z 9Es-l
81 II r the- E'e-l TO have O slight rs
dIcticn in Yovr t%Nn.
TIC whole txEl+ot 90 TIE v1ar'c Co.
cnGi.ursc fc- IL, IisHiGo Fg-ty kCA
Re le,t as low rs Tcs1ss')f1 v-i&eeo,stt
cutting Goryn tar lIel s:@KSs1d Of.
,rrv:ce you have der a7zsf.
F1vfzT FrStrns CFS1dSs,.
''L9l will Re inteT0~t ii t. l-no-7 st
th9 L;3S-- hos F1v5i 0v>r rly rit-n o.
rsr sc n -o2S, ord nn9 railg0 Of
r~r~cts n LOB or totoi e o10x f.
e milo o. pavement In TIE rear.
IN CT wlipi have h4er peti+iori7I for
r. q n io7St- # t1A :t17nGs-e On tle
strslt improved. TIE S;tJ'e pe~t~a,
or tN.s port that the 1iiT pays o. t.h1sol
in10rov~ rants, sr1o12Hi7s to S1eS,001
he's bec7 r9'3e6 ty direct taX1tion'
withort an increase in yopr tex rasS,
Then il y"'l ewn property en- onA &c
there stE5At7 thst have been P9Vud yoq
sho'llI XIV Eat the city has made =
ssving ov-r tie rries psiS in 1907 az
eyyr9yisl~tCly two dollars per front
feet S-r 9Th eaSs yable front RoCS.
/ This r.e'S1- th-s IL y2r1 have LOT wis
! Sly fOr+ ;--onSsJc AID your stsoet hso
rAe1 rv~d thct tRic 2svemert under
the RI; pv'y7ec her o7st you S1C0 lesS
t.1n IL world have 20 4 pnder the 1891
prices, erG in 1898 ny chs3girr our
method cH paying FER the pevenc0ti
that is, by paying the eortcagNoT -
cash on monthly esLlMateS IE(p11J OK
maxine him finance the whole feb ord
then ply him in bonds az the erd Or
the week, W. were cbl9 20 roGses tbe
c-rt Ct psv@m~nAC in lc23 ,kcEt c9o
ron that Of 1872.
81 ows EoTiaS So wv.
'E:ae total csTin-c "a HL3 c19s Ct occ-1-
s.r7ccing 5his ASSes7 Min e 2~alJ
ovsr what it voYlj hsv1 c9~t .n1eg
tia 1921 prices a-e1cto TO rsnrs tfpE
34CO, 600. Tais q merry aot3-TS s~0p
to all owners Of property % C~SoAs
1hat have Les7 2svDd c:,rinC 1929 .op6
1893. This dscaeapo Or cAutp8s in hee
co1t of pavsrsnts Acs bocn hroorl.
abort by applying god CDoaD7co 0ot1'
DDS 30 this aonoSTaetioa vo1lI, wbi31
business methods we soo t-y00st9 ucs
IN all other city activities.
''Ws take pleasure IN furnishing
these few facts to you and suggeA
that if you wiSh further information
about the working Of your city governS
ment that you get in touch with thu
lefty manager.