Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1900 — LEVY 34 1/3 CENTS. [ARTICLE]

LEVY 34 1/3 CENTS.

The County Council Again Reduces the County Levy. The county council met this week to pass upon the estimates of tho various county offices and to fix the fax levy for county purposes. All members of tho council were present except Councilman Bellows of Carpenter tp., who f< r some reason did not attend. O. P. Taber, the member from Remington, selected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of M. L. Spitler of this city, was in attendance and proved a valuable member. Mr. Taber’s experience as county commissioner served him in good stead, and he was prepared on all questions that came up to speak intelligently. The estimates were cut to about $42,000, and the tax levies fixed as follows: For county revenue 17 cents For Gravel road repairs 3 1.3 •• For Court house bond In. and principal 14 “ Total 34 1-3 cts. The above is a reduction of 11 cents over last year, and 16 cents over the levy of two years ago. Of this year’s levy 5 cents "is for principal on court house bonds which fall due in 1903, and for which no levy has been made in previous years. Excluding this and the reduction is 16 cents over than last year, and 21 cents over that of two years ago. The taxpayers of Jasper county are to be congratulated on having had so intelligent and honest a county council, and they should see to it that the council to be elected this fall will continue the good work so nobly begun by the present council. The lopping off of the county tax of nearly onehalf which will be felt by the taxpayers next year is a great boon to them, and we do not believe they favor electing a board who will again put the levy back to its old figure. The council adjourned sine die Thursday morning.