The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-10
LEVlES
REDUCED TUESDAY
AT TOWN MEETINGS
Several Townships Cut Levies
in Half in Effort to
Reduce Taxes
KINTIRE SAVES 1919
Others Save $1,000 or More
Each Over Appropriations
of Last Year

of Last Year
Reductions in levies which will
save Redwood county residents sew
eral thousands of dollars in taxes
were made at town meetings IN the
county Tuesday afternoon.
The following are reports of cleo
tions and levies voted made by town
clerks:
Clements: Three Lake township
voters decided to cut the road and
bridge fund from $4,000 to $1,000 for
this year. The town revenue fund ap-
preparation was $400.
j. L. Slaymaker was elected town
clerk with AZ votes to succeed Ed.
Staffl who has moved to Morgan,
Elmer Bendixson was elected super
visor with 35 votes to Is for Robert
Parker while William Parker was
elected constable and Joe Blake, just
tice.
Belview: A 40 per cent reduction
in the road and bridge fund, which
was $4,000 last year and 20 per
cent reduction of officers salaries
were voted at the Kintire town meet
ing.
Voters reelected Andrew Ander-
SON, supervisor; Grant Adsit, clerk
and A. M. Monsoon, justice of the
peace and elected Will Mack as the
second Justice of peace and Carl Hag-
en- as constable.
Vesta: Town of Vesta voters elect
ed Frank Kotval clerk and George
Smith, supervisor at the town meet
ing Tuesday. Emil Gladitsch and
Joseph Boushek are other supervis-
ors.
Only 81 600 was appropriated for
running expenses for the year, $500
for the revenue fund and $500 for the
road and bridge fund.
Wtabasso: Vail township pared an
other $500 from its appropriations,
voting $500 for the general fund and
$500 for the road and bridge fund.
Last year $4,000 was voted but the
expenditure was cut, in half at spe-
cial meeting later in the year.
Joe Schunk was elected to the
board of supervisors with Nick Laux
and Joe L. Hammerschmidt. Alfred
Egle is assessor and Robert johann
neck constable. Anton Johanneck was
elected clerk.
Delhi: Delhi township reduced it's
levy for the year by $1,000 at town
meeting Tuesday. $1,000 was appro-
priated for the road and bridge fund,
$500 for the revenue fund and $3.50
for dragging.
Officers elected are: Victor john
son, supervisor; H. c. Brown, clerk;
William Molstad, justice of peace and
Charles Hoepner, constable.
SeafOrth: Sheridan township cut
its appropriation in half, voting
$1,000 for road and bridge and 5000
for the revenue fund.
Robert Moorhead was elected sup
ervisor and Mike Kirby, clerk. Other
supervisors are Leonard Fuhr and
Albert Mielke.-
New Avon: New Avon township
reduced its road and bridge fund APP
preparation by $500 and increased its
town fund by $500. The road and
bridge levy is $1,000 and the town
fund $500.
Will Werner was elected supervis-
or with H. F. Beckman, clerk, Joe
Schwartz, assessor; August Hoffman
and Walter Hoffman, justices and
Cecil Danielson and Emil Jeske, con-
stables.
Paxton: Voters appropriated 81 200
for road and bridge expense and $500
for the town revenue fund here
Tuesday. The levy was half last
years original levy of $4,000 but
$500 higher than the figures set at
special meeting during the year. d.
A. Dennistoun was elected supervisor
and Joseph Clausen, clerk.
Redwood Falls: Only Ia voters
braved the weather to attend the
town meeting. They voted to reduce
the levy from $4,000 to $1,000 and
elected L. o. Bunge, supervisor and
D. M. Tiffany, clerk.
Morgan: A light vote was cast IN
Morgan township where $4,000 APP
propriated last year was cut to S2,-
400 this year. Of this sum, $1,000
will go for road and bridge expense
and $4O0 for town revenue. S. w.
Zaske was elected clerk and Carl