Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 26, Number 32, Lebanon, Boone County, 5 November 1917 — Page 2

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The Facts Certain Democratic statements are .being circulated among iho voters of Lebanon through tht Democratic orean, by paid advertisements and circular hi nr.-'. The present administration is claiming credit for paying oil' the city .debt and reducing the tax rate for the city. The Republican paity desires to have the voters of the city examine the records- and compare theiu with the statements mentioned above. This i. vh:tt the records show : MUST No! v '".hsi:tiniiti!': tl.e many conflicting sttitemc.ts emanating f i -in :h.e Democratic city machine as to the rate of taxation for next year th -iv lias been no r. -.Let ion in your tax rate. Tlie tax ':!;. as :r.,Ie out by Democratic oflicials an,! over their ow n signatures .show the rate yoo iut e t" pay in the city of Lebanon next year to he S'i.J.I on the !ik). Look on the back of the tax receipt yon received at the treasurer's oitiee today for this rate and then call at the auditor's oi'iic" and ask for the rate for next year. They are exactly the same. MXOND On .'.-.ma v !. P.'P. tin Republican p."' i v came into power afu.-i eight years of Dt mocrati-.-rile to iiiid the cit.v in XM ,'-,-"ni.i)tt. There was w.sh en liand a! the time in the sun; of Sl-V .100 00, hov;r,g a v.''t ocbt for the city at Urn. ti,:n- in t'-r :! of it! "it ':.!'. TP. 17n.11; i 'di-ro'.ying !i.miuv frer; pvivate lender- h: the cii v.

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This ! ,rvc a net o U f oiliv .?.-"! Oit liiidi th- j-'estiit aiin 'n'iiraii m .issuine-i, a:- com I'iiie, with the (!' 1 of :? :i '0,1.01) v!rt-ii the proee..'j.g I.'. : Imi nislrati'u iir.d .vhi.it I hey took ciiaige o.'eity 3 flairs. I , other wnnb the IN-jeii'lica.ii .-dndni.-; Irr.lion paid a tu t suns on the chydeh; o Z :;0o.oi) while th pr sent Derr:oe!-a: ic acmiiu'.-tr.i t ion has paid a net .huh of o.niy $",200.00.

THIRD When the last Republican administration went out of office they left a tax rate of $1.13. The present administration will leave a rate of $l.lo, but this is not all. During the Iat four years the assessed valuation of all the property of the people of the city has increased from $:5, JS8,uiH) in I'M)') to $4,087,820.00 in 1910 a net increase of $399.2:50.00. On account of this increase in assessed valuation the present administration has receive.' in taes ?1-.000.00 more from the taxpayers during their administration than the last Republirai-'admini.-tnitio'.i. They have transferred $2,000.00 from the waterworks to the general fund and by their own admissive, now have $12.77:5.0-1 less in the treasury than the1 Republican administration had v.hen ii surrendered the office to the m, n v. ho are now Seeking re-election at your hand-1, hi other words they have h'd at their disp"-d ap!"'oilnately .;10,uoa00 m re mon-.y iiv.;n the prior adminislratioii had. Where has tiie mom"- gone'.'

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As to the Business Manage- . ment of the Present Demceratic Administration 1 The present administration boasts that they have transferred $2,000.00 from the waterworks fund to the general fund. We ask the people of Lebanon if this is not an empty boast, in view of the fact that there are many portions of the city that are wholly without water and fire protection. o . V; Taxpayer, vou who have petitioned for an extension of the city v.atev mains so that yov ceeid have fire protection :'d crice from the anv. and have ha. I ye". jieti.-in :gni.IY4 e" l'cj", ted. We a A VOM this oes'ion, "Is th.' waW'i'-wo! ks for the benefit of .lie people or should the proceeds from the s;.mo be -! for paying 'he imi'.ing expenses of li.e eily?" VVe coetend iis;;t i,v 1 -..fits aceviiing from the ooe ; lien uf tN mn".ieipa! .e;e:- -IV . id b - .- ! to ! , ji l''.- p!;uit i'l e.o. .1 'vpair a ,! !!'' -t':;-:ion of the mains to i . 1: .('i'timv. of o-e ;;i .-. -is now h.we no The present rdminv-i ra' i. :i liei ps nveeh on lie, f.a I that t'tey h;.e made ,-my public im-I't-'-i tb'. y fail to ti.veh v.oee one of '; e e,". t ihi.;r- ennnc.'-d v- itli the wel- :,'.: i,f our ,-ity. and a menace 10 the heaith of every loan. v..p;.ir. h:1 eiiiid in Lehai oo. T his! is oi:r - irr'.::vy Kevm'e sy -n:. Ju-'t prior Jo lw. '.ik'. -r ('.: (.f eli v :',i:i'v l,e liw present I', t'r- S;,:e i.oe-.'i ,f iP.'.iii'n '.o th. Lebanon ei' !.-.ith..ti; ! for il.e ';no:-!,v.-;nei'r ()f the said reo e-' re.;-. n;. i!iV-v.ij...,iii..n proves that -i v i- !. . !" io l;t;d wii'n v. 1 .i lection !' SI :; i.'"i .-e;ig.. ;.- , 'y, e- in -,- w ,IUi :.' ;,. sn.-w to ilie .sUlel. A. K yof.e f:.'..lh pi-;.:.eia!l t'i b -1 hi'ui co,)dili..:. 'I i'.v : . rt ;!d",ic;:ii";ti"r ''a ; had four ,-'ars i! hi' i: -o i-.-i -.'y tl,i t i t ; :i v ith notning e'! .Mi-lb!.- d I V",'; : . I, jo..:;: ; t, ;,. : to other e' e.. i t L ':,oi, ti',;uTS. I.; -i.e !!' ' " eh 1 - " out by i.h" Pi ti);.e;-;iiie e: y m. ei .! -r ih-ir rilence ar to ',.. 1 f r it ... r.cy of I'r c 1 P v . P.v ao.i police depa. in i.- p-j.c.i.i!. A re v,. t-. a-ume that if ihe !'.,-. 1 . i.- are c "ii..ia in jmiwc-i- th" prese;e pe- . .V:el I i tile- d. , , :.:'h Ml.-- W'i! cO'ltiiilii' tii sau '7 The fo.e-rohig sP,.'e-m. rt of ."acts which 'ray :: :'y b " erified by refe.-ehee to the city iveords e M: ;-. i'Mettv'd for ihe car '; 1 favorable con-.-r.i'-rati.':? of the vou-rs of I., baoon.

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