Smyrna times., 1927-03-23
m ID TAKE OVER COUNTY
||'lIIl mi BONDS; RAISE GAS TAX
,,rT 1T IS SAID, A GREAT
|TgDEN FROM The ooU - ihS

,,r Will Enable Lower Counties
bSs psduce Their Taxes Which
w. Been Growing Each Year
- tbe Legislature voted for
go s.,+a m take over the county road
/, s'r ".ers of gasoline will have to
+sx Of three cents instead of
:. 5oretofore. The latter bill has
4 y nth houses of the General As
|sSr The act increasing the gaso-
|. sy was passed despite the state
!. i members Of the Highway
.ri,,ion that it was not necessary.
4. ne expense of the county roads
,9nsferred to the State, making
4 rsvenue necessary because of
;,tsrest charges. The taking of
h S,r5s bv the State was opposed
|'rfnington, but the rural members
| n for it because it would lift a
IL from the county governments.
I. sr the measures which, it is
|-n,tsd. will save the taxpayers of
4 -,te considerable sum and they
/. reality the first pieces Of real
|.,4rctive legislation beneficial to
|s,r,re as a whole that have been
|rpi BY the present General As
In since it convened at Dover on
|nT 4, Of this year. That they
| assured Of the approval Of Cover
Il pbinson is evidenced by an ex-
n from his biennial message to
lagslature. In that message,
4 dxussing the question Of tax
be stated: "A proposition has
y made which seems to have some
u that the state take over the
rT nad bonds maturing in each
! q during the next two years.
| 100000 in each Of the two low
. sres and S215, 900 in New Cas-
tE7 or a total OF S415,00O, these
81 Be paid from the surplus in
taaral fund which is now about
i60O. This would result in re-
rn Of the tax rate On real estate
Wv Castle county of about 81
gEt On each 500 Of assessed val
|zl; 1874 per cent in Kent county
l5h per cent in Sussex county.
would certainly be some relief
1r agricultural interests. It seems
ne that the proposition is a rea-
Inble one and will not impair our
EEhs to a danger point. The pro
'szam that the state take over all
4 county bonds is impracticable and
Eaadn not be considered"
|iSudiOn in the Taxes in Counties
1 these bills provide for the tax
over Of all county road bonds and
sate aid road bonds issued by the
1les the reduction to the taxpay-
gong to be much larger than
aanate Of the governor in his
age 70 the Legislature. For in
n, u New Castle county it is e.
yea the reduction will amount to
cent on each 500 of assess
n Kent and Sussex counties
Aleved the reduction will be as
\ y per cent on each 500 SO
ne benefit accruing to the tax
gong to amount to a very
Aiaole sum when it comes to
[Ig their county taxes. There
zen some objection to the in
Ii n the tax on gas because c. d.
ealef engineer Of the State
|S'ay Department, while before
%nl 6udgent committee, stated
I increase in the gas tax was
H'.ssary for road building pur-
This increase Of one cent is
s'ended to be used for road
g purposes but will be used by
vac Highway Department to
{! interest on the county road
ana without this increase it
Y impossible to relieve the
= OI their burden of road bonds
H.. 'eneve the taxpayers as will
-3e according to the estimated
:. ABOVE. 1t IS further argued
y Nc, cent increase is a just and
'.lOa OF taxation for the pur-
~ Which the revenue is intend
e II falls upon those who
Es. iOaos and it is asserted they
people who should have to paw
aelt upkeep. p'
= :. Not Consider Real Estate Tax
II, o provides a way to reach the
! my u automobiles but who do not
M real estate and who, with
d ,,l.l gas tax, would pay nothing
Il I.e Se Tor the building and up
|Sg n, !, nlghways. This bill pro-
| b H. q q { gas tax increase has to
b Ht !. iate Tor action by that
|sed tbo { NOT expected it will be