Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-16
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Americas. Ca, Sept. 7. 1925.

AH4eAACus' Ga's Oept' IL 1870.
The Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Sumter
county met in regular session. Pres
fdent, N. A. Ray, chairman; C. C.
Hawkins, W. T. Anderson, B. F.
Easterlin and j. E. Poole.
Minutes of regular meeting Au-
gust 8, read and confirmed.
Motion made and carried to desig-
nate that portion of the State
Route No. 8, which passes through
Sumter county, "The Capital High
way"
Pie following resolution was
passed by the board:
Whereas, the Board of County
Commissioners desires to bring
about the closest coordination of
all sources, city, county and state,
for the purpose of securing maxi
mum results, be it
Resolved, that the Americas and
Sumter County Chamber of Com
merce be requested to make a sur
vey of any appropriations made by
the Board of County Commission
ers.
The board instructed county en-
glneer to move all the county gangs
to the Plains road paving project
until the rains made other road
work possible.
/. B. Small, tax collector, has
made his final report to the commits
sloners, showing amount charged
of for lnsolvents and errors, ST.
O94.8O.
The board proceeded to fix the
tax rate for 1925, it appearing from
the tax digest that the taxable
value of all property of the county
of Sumter for 1925 amounts to S.
sol, 1878. The board ordered, for
the purpose of raising revenues to
defray the expenses of the county
for 1925-1926, the following as
sessments be made and the same
is hereby levied upon all property
in said county, as follows:
To pay legal Indebtedness of coun-
ty, Ice on each $1,000.
For court house expenses, 12c on
each $1,000.
For Jail expenses, 12c on each
$1,000.
For bridges, general purposes, 25
cents on each $1,000.
For sheriff fees, 60c On each
$1,000.
For coroner's fees, &c on each
$1,000.
For court expenses, 2Sc on each
$1,000.
For special bridges, 1.91 on each
$1,000.
For support of poor, soc on each
$1,000.
For roads, 800 on each $1,000.
For jury fees, 100 on each
$1,000.
For other lawful claims, soc on
each $1,000.
For retiring bonds, $50 on each
$1,000.
Total, 1900 on each $1,000.
The board being unable to COM
plete it's business it took recess I'M
til Wednesday, Sept. 9, 9 am.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, the board re-
assembled.
The board reassembled with all
members present except G. c. Haw-
kins.
Pursuant to the recommendation
of the county board of education,
it is ordered on motion properly
made, that a mills be and the same
is hereby levied on all property in
the county of Sumter, outside OF
the limits of the City of Americas,
in addition to the tax levy above
specified.
Further following said recon-
mendation it is ordered that a spe-
cial levy be made and the same is
hereby assessed on property of the
respective school district of Sum
ter county, Georgia, as follows:
Andersonville, maintenance D
mills; bonds mills.
Anthony, maintenance 5 mills.
Concord, maintenance 5 mills.
Huntington, maintenance mills.
New Era, maintenance 5 mills.
Plains, maintenance 5 mills;
bonds mills.
Pleasant Grove, maintenance 5
mills.
Shiloh, maintenance mills.
1halean, maintenance HILLS ,
bonds mills.
Thompson (Lysian), maintenance
5 mills; bonds mills.
Union High, maintenance 5 mills;
bonds a mills.
Motion made and carried to APP
propriate $1,000 to the County
Board of Education, to be used for
educational purposes.
There being no further business
the board adjourned.
H. D. WATTS, Clerk.
Bills approved and ordered paid
for the month of August, 1925.
General Fund
j. W. Payne ....---....---------$ 10000
F. A. Wolfe Go. -.----- 300
j. D. Williams ..--.---.------- 800
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