Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1915 — Vote Against Proposition to Raise Taxes to Over $6 in Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Vote Against Proposition to Raise Taxes to Over $6 in Rensselaer.

If Rensselaer and Marion tp. taxpayers want to raise the tax levy in Rensselaer to over $6. on each SIOO valuation, by voting a tax of $61,000, would it not be better to expend this $61,000 on our streets and highways of the township, than to give it to a private corporation? The automobile as a means of conveyance is becoming more popular all the time, and ijiore than 200, machines are now owned in this city ’ and township. By next year the number will probably reach 300. The automobile and jitney busses are seriously crippling the passenger earnings of both steam and electric railways and it is possible that some of the latter in a few more years may be abandoned entirely. Let us save our money to improve our public highways, which we can all use without having to pay anything extra therefor.