Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1908 — TAX LEVY 52.65. [ARTICLE]

TAX LEVY 52.65.

Only Three Cents for Court House Bonds. 2 CENTS LOWER THAN LAST YEAR When the Levy Was 54.65.—Additional Appropriations Made for This Year of *11,634.78 /"The County Council adjourned Wednesday after O. K.-ing the estimates of the county officers for 1909 expenditures, making -additional appropriations for 1908 for bridges and other miscellaneous matters of $11,634.78, and fixing the county tax levy for 1908 assessment at 52.65 cents on each SIOO valuation. This is a reduction of two cents over last year’s levy. There are no court house bonds to pay oft this year, hence it was necessary to levy only three cents to In reality the total tax levy, exclusive of court house bonds is precisely the same 1 as last year, for there was levied then five cents for court house bonds, while this year the levy for that purpose, as above stated, is but three cents and the total is therefore two cents lower. As The Democrat has frequently pointed out, if the taxpayers of Jasper county want lower taxes they must elect some democrats on their county council. Where the county council and county officials is all one-sided the county council law is a farce so far as getting any practical benefits is concerned. Everything askedf or goes through without much question for the partisans on the council generally outnumber those who would really like to do right if they could. Whenever the voters get these facts pounded into their heads, and act upon them, then will there be greater economy in our county government and a reduction in the tax levies, and not before.