The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-10
Tax Levies Shaved
More Than $8,000,000
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eral property tax is 90 per cent To-
cal created by the county, city, vii
lage, township and school district,
Therefore, relief can be obtained
by reduction of expenditures by
these self-governing local units
theselves.
He pointed out that enormous
variations in the burden Of local
taxation exists in county, city, vii
lage, township and school district
government, and that reductions
should be brought about by careful
study of the facts through COM
mittees working with responsible Of
ficials temporarily and without hys-
terical slashes.
]. p. Mcdonnell, President of the
Wright County Taxpayers Associa-
ton, in his address stated, I'VE
know that the safest way to run
business is to keep down the over
head, and the surest way to effect
public saving is to oversee the pub
lie overhead The individual must
not spend more than he earns, ana
the government must not levy
more than its people can pay.
Because we had confidence that
the County Board would receive us
on common ground, we approached
them in a conciliatory spirit. Levy
after levy was discussed. We sat
together as public spirited men try
ing to meet disagreeable situa-
ton that had grown from insistant
public demands for more PUBIC
improvements. When that session
ended we were promised cuts OF
more than 80 per cent. They in
formed us that further cuts would
be made andEa week later cut an
other $4,000 without interfering
with necessary activity"
F. w. Murphy, director Of the
Traverse County Taxpayers Asso-
citation said: Taxpayers built this
great west. Now in a way 1t has
been taken away from them. Tax
alton goes hand in hand with the
economic, social and business s1tu-
alton. You cannot divorce taxation
from the other fundamental diff
culties that we are faced with to-
day, providing you want the prob
lem solved. 1t is entirely within
your own hands.
Row H. Larson, superintendent OF
schools in Koochiching county,
spoke upon the result from merg-
ing of 10 schools in that county,
without additional capital expendi-
ture. He stated the plan not only
actually improved the school sys-
tenn of that county, providing great
err emulation and school facilities,
but made a saving of $4,000 in the
school budget in Koochichlng last
year. WY.
]. J. Sprenger, president OF Wa
basha County Taxpayers Associa-
tion. stated, "You can't cure ex-
trayasance. We must work togeth-
er as American citizens. We must
all pull together at the same time
for effective tax reduction"
The committee on resolutions
were D. L. Crimmins, a farmer OF
redwood County; C. D. Tearse' a
business man, Of Winona County;
r. A. Malone, a farmer. OF rurai
Hennepin County; c. D. Bigelow,
manufacturer of Mower County
and ]. ]. Sprenger. a farmer OF wa
basha County. Their report wnicn
was unanimously carried was as
follows:
Resolved, that the Minnesota Tax
payers Association re-endorse tne
statement and policies with respect
to our state tax structure, adopted
at the annual meeting Of last year,
which call for expenditure controi
legislation, the requirement tnat
any new tax be a replacement YAK
and the need of an adequate study
of our entire tax system before any
major change is made. In this con-