Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1910 — 1910 TAX DUPLICATE IN COUNTY TREASURER’S HANDS. [ARTICLE]

1910 TAX DUPLICATE IN COUNTY TREASURER’S HANDS.

Town of Remington Has Highest Rate and Marlon Township Lowest—Rensselaer Rate Is 3.09. , The county treasurer has given notice that the tax duplicate is now in his hands and that he is ready to receive taxes charged thereon. The table shows the rates in all townships and corporations. The rate in Remington is the highest in the county, viz., $3.60 on the SIOO. Forty per cent of this is for electric light tax, showing that modern improvements come high. The Remington taxables as shown on the books of the treasurer total $390,344, and a 40 cent tax will create a total of $1,561.37. This will be slightly reduced by mortgage exemptions. It is understdbd that the lighting plant at Remington is giving first class satisfaction and that 50 per cent of the residences are to be lighted by Electricity as fast as the houses can* be wired. There are to be no arc lights In Remington for street purposes but the incandescent lights will -be at about every street crossing. The electric light tax in Rensselaer is only one-fourth what it is in Remington, being but 10 cents on the SIOO. As the taxables in Rensselaer total $1,184,194, a fund of $1,184.19 is created by this tax. There are now 34 arc lights in use and 65 smaller lights, and it seems that Rensselaer is getting lots of light for the money. Some years ago before the city bought the light plant the cost was about SI,BOO, and we had but 7 arc lights and 50 smaller ones. This would indicate that the taxpayer is getting too much for his money and would augur for an increased tax for lights and a reduction to the consumer. Monticello pays something like SBO per year for each arc, light. At this rate Rensselaer would have an expense of $2,720 for arc lights alone, while the small lights would probably consume electric energy to the value of $1 each per month or S7BO "worth a year. This would bring the public light cost up to $3,500, but by tshe provision bf-the 10 cent levy only $1,184 is provided. It seems that a re-adjustment of rates would be proper in Rensselaer and that more of the cost should be borne by public taxation with a reduction of the consumer’s rate. The total tax for Rensselaer this year is $3.09 on the SIOO valuation, a reduction of 8 cents from la..t year and of 11 cents from two years ago. The Marlon township rate is $1.72, being the lowest in the county. Jordan is next lowest with $-.76, and Keener next with sl.Bl. Milroy tax is highest at $2.22; Carpenter next at $2-20; Gillam third with $2.15, and Wheatfield fourth with $2.12. Road tax is high in Remington and Carpenter, owing to the extensive road making of the year: It amounts to. 57 cents On the SIOO valuation. Ta” Gillam township it is 55 cents and in Rensselaer and Marion township it is 33 cents. The court house bond tax is only 8 cents on the SIOO, which is a very small feature of the tax. A study of the table of taxation will show .the way the tax is divided and should satisfy eiery person who wants to know where the money is spent Wheatfield town has a tax of $2.55, and $1.45 of this is for educational purposes; 50 cents is tuition tax, 60 cents is special school tax, 20 cents is special tuition tax and 25 cents is for school house bonds. This show's a noble purpose to provide excellent school facilities in Wheatfield. The school tax in Remington is sl.lO, while in Rensselaer it is only 80 cents. Poll tax in Remington is $2.50; in Wheatfield $2.25, and in Rensselaer and every township in the county it is sl. The table of taxation is published legally in the Friday issue of The Semi-Weekly Republican. In order that readers of The Evening Republican may see the table of taxation, it is published in this evening’s Republican also.