The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17


VOLUME XIV MANrEo. NJ c. FRIDAY. APRIL H. 1859 NO. ~
ENDLESS DEMANDS FOR MORE MONEY TO SPEND.
This is something for Dare County people, particularly
its taxpayers to and to make known their wishes
in no uncertain manner Within few weeks, the County
officials are Going to be faced with the decision making
budget This budget how much of the peoples money
the county plans to spend IN the coming year. ana now
expects to get the money.
Whenever the officials agree to spend more money
then they also plan to get from the
people, the officials using the power and responsibility
conferred upon them by the law and the people, to go down
other way look at it, and when citizens before the
County Board demanding money for this or that
is demand that the Board their power to make the
It is our opinion that the peopele of Dare County con-
been getting AS basis for reasoning may assume this
perhaps too much has been paid for some things
and not for which %t balance d up on TINS
But surely the people at this time do not wish to pay
any more than they are now paying we consider 1t una
to make them pay more, in view Of the ugly fact that
they faced every hand with State and Fed
erai We must always remember that when we in
the county tax rate is not the only tax burden
people carrying. .
Our observation of the situation is that there should
incease in salaries this year. and perhaps few re-
auctions emnatons 1t may be that there should be
changes additions personnel in the interests of more
production and efficiency in the performance essential TO
economical and wise management
We believe the people should pay more in the COM
ing year But people pay then is going to
take resolution and courage the part OF the county
board than has before been required in all history OF
the county.
There are people who expect increases in sal
aries The answer should be
There numerous agencies which will fight to IN
crease their budgets We say the should be
There various groups and communities who will de-
may be needless and without legal sanction We say
for this coming year. the answer should be no. 49,
We believe the schools of Dare County should have
more money if it can be shown will be wisely spent. We
think the officials should place schools first at this time and
attempt to find maybe at the expense OF any
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not agree to do this the answer will have to- be no.
tons breug upop by the Golden Of chsery which
they thought would come to end when new group wen
into office Some of the officials thought they could
end it. but they still working under budget set up I'M
3Oh next and which apparently exceeding antlc
pated by $4,000 month In other words by June
30h Dare County will have an increased defc ABOVE that
of last year, by some $4,000.
With the only figures to go upon note by the last
annual audit the county in the red June 3Oh IN
the total sum of SAT 1840 and of this deficit $25
was heaped upon the General fund Unless something dras
tic is DONE the total deficit this year will climb as hgn as
1000 or more
Now before Dare County become solvent; before it
can penny spend for improvements or new things
to help it's people before have dollar to legally con-
tribute emergencies it has to first have enough IN It's
budgetng the of $4,000 or more as may
be determined when this years final spending is finished
This auditors report shows Dare County on June
Oth last outstanding 100000 in delinquent taxes
since 1949 Of course great deal of this has been
ceived that date but the figure again is png up IN
mad heen II orgog Under Special law in the 1855 General
Assembly all taxes prior to 1912 were forgiven
Now this is not to that some worthy projects must
not be recognized To contrary it remains the duty of
officials strive with well as courage
and vision to find ways of maintaining the march
of progress whose ranks have been many worthy c
giving than their share through the years Frog
ss IS essential to the economy County, and only
by maintaining progress our citizens and our
children that the future at home will be brighter one Tor
them and only inst in them pride in their
homeland appreciation for the foresight of their fore
bears.
THE INERT SYSTEM" AS WE OBSERVE IT.
Because somebody who sits up in Raleigh Washing