Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-08-13
Tax LevieS
For ThiSYear
Are Fixed
One Mills Is Added Tc
Both State and County
Taxes.
COUNTY OUT OF
DEBT IN TWO YEARS


met in Libby Monday and established
the tax levies for 1881 for the county.
The total for county purposes was
placed at "a 2-3 mills, which is one
/. mill higher than last year.
The levy for state purposes-over
which the county commissioners have
mo controls 1-3 mills, also one mill
higher than last year. Certain state
officials who have tax matters in hand
have been vigorously urging county
and city officers to hold taxes down
and reduce the levy wherever possible.
Evidently the state finds itself in the
same condition as do some of the coun-
ties and cities, |. e. that it Is appar-
emily very difficult to reduce taxes at
this time, when property valuations
are going down and when much tax
able property is leaving the tax roll
Poor Fund Causes Increase
The mounting cost of care of the
poor is almost wholly responsible for
the increased levy for county purposes
A few changes were made in the levies
for the various county funds. The
road fund was cut from S to mills
and the mill gained thereby added to
the poor fund The sinking fund was
reduced from mills in 1880 to 3
mills for 1881. But provision was
made for a new fund-the debt re-
demption fund-and it was given 3
mill levy. The levies for all other
county funds were left the same. The
debt redemption fund levy is to raise
money to pay off debt incurred in the
care Of the poor. This might have
been spread over q series of years but
the commissioners thought it wiser tt
pay it off in one year and save inter-
est charges to the taxpayers that would
be necessary if 1t were allowed to rum
The 3 mill levy will retire this poor
fund debt in one year
On Cash Basis in Two Years
Although it has been necessary to
increase the levy for this year, it Is
encouraging to know that in two years
all Indebtedness against the county
will be paid. After which time the
county will be on a cash basis. There
are very few, If any, counties In the
state that will be on cash basis at
that time, with all bonded indebted
ness paid
At the end Of the fiscal year June
30, 1890, the outstanding bonded in
debtedness was $4,000 Since that
time something over $4,000 has been
accumulated to pay off this indebted
ness. That leaves a bonded indebted
ness balance at this time OF $4,000, in
round numbers. One more years levy
after this one will pay off that bal
ance of indebtedness and the county
will be on cash basis
City and School Lcvies Increased
In some instances city and school
levies have been increased. 1t should
again be understood that the county
commissioners have nothing to do III
determining the size of these levies
That matter is entirely out Of THEN
hands. The City Of Libby levy is in
creased half mill, to 25l2 mills; Eur
ekas levy is lowered one mill, to q
mills, Troy's remains the same at z
mills. The county high school levy il
raised from 7 to 8ls mills. Rexfore
Fire District is raised from to IL
mills.
A number of special school levie
nave been increased. Inc Troy ScHoo
levy is raised 81 mills. Libby's is low.
cred half mill Eureka's is increas
ed 8-10ths of mill. But it is in SOM
OF the smaller districts where the BIZ
INCREASES have been made. Rexford'
school levy jumped from 1894 to 2
mills, Getaways from 10 to 20 mills
Glen Lakes from 5 to 1924 mills
Yaak's from 9l2 to 16 mills, Pinkhan
Creeks levy was raised from 2 mill
to Is mills A few levies have bee
reduced. Warland's levy drops half
mill, Manicke's drops from 10 to 81
mills, Iowa Flats drops ! mill, For
tines drops half mill, Palmer's drop
half mill.
Below are given the complete ia
levies for 1881:
tot