Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 3, 1914, Page 2

PAGE TWO THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., SEPT. 3, 1914. Resume Of State Tax ,other banks in the same county. taxes as was the big bank though fi..,.c.y_p {We found that range cattle were it should have paid as much as CommiSSion'S Work ,‘l""‘;’fi at from three d”‘:‘"; p";_r they did, having exactly the same wad in some counties, to four, 1 L 8 F P t Y ar five, six and ten dollars in other ".n? e ol wealth to l",! taxed. a3 or ras € 5 S e R By equalizing and bringing that SoMBes. sl two million dollar bank up to 50 'sessed at three dolloars in one 5 4 B g P i ver cent., if the tax to be raised S8 la., Sept. Ist IQI - ;3 at six djoin- P ’ . Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. Ist 1914 county and at six in the ad] irom the 41 banks is the same as ' Svening Teleg: ling ¢ ; g on the same . . To the Evening Telegram, ing county, running e sal : last year, that big bank will pay akeland, Fla | ranges and of the same true val- _ . -~ & : . La , Fla. ! el @ .. lwice as much taxes as it did Lakeland, Fla ue. Polk’s range cattle were as- | " 445 3 s i keland, Fla. MR el U last year—taxes that it has es- Knowing that taxes and tax- sessed at s I caped heretofore—and the forty SO ( We can save you money on Wagons. Our stock of | and 2-horse Wagons is complete, and if you need a Wagon for hauling fruit this fall, see us. (. We sell ithe “COLUMBUS” make and the name is a guarantee of quality. POBODC GRIPPPPPPPODOPOPLD O IO 2= POHE §r§uG DK to the people, and since the as- same chaotic condition. thirds as much taxes as they did sessment for 1914 has been made 2nd. We found property w all 1o year. This is what equaliz- by the assessors, the equaliza- parts of the State as a rule as- ing does—and brings a fair con- ty Boards and the levy made ations although the law required done considerable work already and the Tax Comission's work it to be assessed at full cash \;al- il this line | Blitiwe have juetibe: » current vear is S e an at muc TO) y that bR ¢ for the current year is closed and ue and that much property that .. "o . "Cork We have spent & ! A . mbst of our time learning the & been begun by us, 1 thought a off the tax books and not paying ..i Gtuation. But we hase ac- & resume of the work for the year taxes. . complished something. Tact: & and a statement of what the Tax .\\c thought these two condi- Cea i ot asesaeAtalnaHona Commission has accomplished tions were the worst faults and 3 “p) “b, "0 0 $234, 000,000.00. ¢ this year and hopes to accomplish needed our immediate attention. —this year, it will i)e ai)proxi- . ' in the future might be of interest Therefore began at once to get mately $205,000,000.00, or more to the people oi Polk County. all the counties to agree on a than $60,000,000.00 inc,rease‘ last Ph N C E TODD M oo ; one No. 340 ¢ B , Mgr. ganized just a little more than a which most of them were then il e that e e 2, ey H e ’ 3 year ago, about the middle of assessed, so that we might start -~ et bl & Tuly, too late to take any hand in toward a full cash value, and at 7 | = 8! g R We W ant YOUR Business , 5 i) .. all our influence and information % 2 PR TR, sessments having been about desirable end, equalization. The to get a reduction in the State O3 SO DTS BRRI0 completed. The first work was assessors and we agreed on a millage. Only the Governor can ! esw:r smm to begin to look into the situa- basis for this year of 50 per cent. 5 EST oy 3 'S as- AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.60) ! A i and the Tax Commission were State taxes from) last year’s as CALLING, HOLDING AND THE MANNER OF , the bullding or altering and equippicg ¥ out the conditions that were the do not think we have yet gotten constantly writing and wiring sessment=——0r where Polk paid HOLDING, AN ELECTION IN AND FOR THE | rell Memorial hospital. N 4000.( PURPOSE OF VOTING ON THE QUESTION 'ghall be given by the board of comms s ucadt PR i " » cash value, w ink a great .. . . bout OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND ISSUING ¢ attention. W e went into every true L?.\h \:_11 e, .c‘thflrfk 2 gh tion on which he might act. taxes last y.e.ar, it will pay abo A R ;:snorwr:zdg;ytg: :‘.n‘kdel:;%.“of;:.r l‘r}\mix!ut" county in the State with the pos- majority of the assessors have ., . August 1st, he made an $80,000 this year. It means Fok THE ELECTION OF THREE TRUS- | ing the same in a newspaper publishcd i sible exception of Monroe (Key made an honest effort to that end. ¢ that if the Board of County Com- IEES TO SERVE AS A BOARD OF BOND ' City of Lakeland, according to law West) and studied the situation' \We have started in that direc-, P missioners had decreased the SSUES SHOULD THE SAID VOTE BE | gtherwise qualified to vote, who ow tfi ~‘)t hand; we further took the tion and equalization is being ac- f.rnm 4908 40 . WV g unty tax levy over which the OF THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICI- | estate within the city of Lakeland, who : af MIRUNBHS, e . s U h lieved that a further reduction SUNtY y AMENDING ORDINANCE NUM- | paid taxes thereon for the year whe tax books on file in the Comp- complished. nder the agree- h o r i BEING AN ORDINANCE. PROVIDING | 1Hid %o vale ' "the suld clcion s : s as much as e assessor 1In- ! "ALLING, | NG AN i Section V. There shall be elected a i e e sessed at $5.00 per kept after information until we < luati hat th ER OF HOLDING, AN ELECTION IN ection thrée trustees, who shall scrst assessments of the property 1n State are assessed a 5. 0 P thad enough to warrant the re- creased the valuation so that the Axp ror THE ciTY oF LAKELAND, FLOR- hourd of public works, or boud trustes each county of the same class head and other live stock is as-1q .0 ™0 0 epe " he fourth taxes raised for county purposes IDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON 'have such chafacter and capacity as the c and the property of each class sessed in all counties on the would have been the same as last LAND ISSUING BONDS FOR MUNICIPAL | gpect to the said band ssues propose . q he people of Polk County ELECTING THREE TRUSTEES TO SERV! ; 5 and 1-4 mill on the general reve- Year, the people A KD B TRU E | “Section VI. The form of ballots to be: the same class in the other coun-|banks all over State are assessed | = fl?n d, cutting t%:at from 2 would have paid about sixty-six A$4 BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES FoR THE 'in the ‘said lection ahall be 80 arrai ties and we found among many at approximately 50 per cent. m-‘| illsibr 3-4 mills—making the and two-thirds cents less a piece; NT OF THE FUNDS FROM THE SALE TR things to be corrected, two that 'stead of 10 per cent. to 100 per $ s NDS, Ny ihree of H HLIPS X < e .. . Il S 3 g stood out most glarmgly, to-wit;'cent. as last year. As an ex- 1914 against 7 1-2 for 1913, a re- anfl child in the county than was ;‘(!);',gls' OF THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL | ‘Section VIL Laws, charter provisions | & & by . - f the City of Lakel A sald city, are hereby ordained to gorery sessment _of the same classes .Of‘l.lS take one bank in Florida that Mon of - tuekbratn Wl e sult of our first year's work, be-| &a,of the Oty of Lakeland: one hun- |8 In relation to th d .':,'é’"::fi?n:rl& property in the various counties is worth $2,000,000.00 and was thirds per cent. This means ginning a new and unchartered dred and sixty-nine be and the same is here- | yng city of Lakeland, g | 5 Section II. That an election {is hereby b deomeod 10 foroe as the taise and ux property in the same county. of true value. Now, there were ,000 increase in State values, Study the situation without any Siaie of Florida, for the purpose of voting | P4RREF of certifying the same. =~ - | As an example, we found banks a number of banks assessed as there will be $160,00000 less Previous line to follow, having to'for or against the issue of bonds by the ity | o¢ ordinances in confiict with this ordis 000, S ation are always of vital interest We found other property in the smaller banks willpay only two- tion has been made by the Coun- sessed at ridiculously low valu- dition. We believe we have the work on the 1915 taxes has the law requires to be taxed was i e s G S % " The Tax Commission was or- basis of valuation above that at vear the State millage was 7 1-2 . values we began at once to use the tax matters of 1913, the as- the same time toward the more g : i e ; reduce the State millage and he’ ORDINANCE NO. 172 hospital, tion as it existed then, to find of true cash value. Although we & worst and that cried loudest for an assessment 50 per cent. of o " L Te 8 informa. more than $100,00000 in State (ITX OF LoRel FLORIDA, FOR THE | gection IIL Notice of the sad e order reducing the Pension levy FOR THE SAID PROPOSED | “gSection IV. Only resident electors why could be made; so he and we 1ax Commission has no control b INDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, THE 'gapie shall have been last due, shall ke troller’s office and confpared the myent, range cattle over the whole J 1 THE QUESTION OF THE CITY OF LAKE- yter of the City of Lakeland provides it : A | 3 imill (1-4) on the pension lev; in each county with property of |same basis of values. The L) p y | otherwise. | SAID BOND ISSUES AND THE DISBURSE- total State levy § 1-2 miills for average for every man, woman xgr, SHOULD THE SAID VOTE BE three of the candidates for the board f ! . 5 . . . . H 3 0 1st, the great irregularity in as-'ample of what this will do, let ' L R 7 00 PR 2 0 Ly e paid last year. This is the re-! Be it ordained by the board of commission- | saba S, % Latsianl, a0t aninance o i % {by amended to read: R BOW. 8% and even of the same class of'assessed last year at 17 per cent /that notwithstanding the $60,- work,having to take hold and ition IL That an clection is = Beredy |of e said election, and prescripive ¢ . ~ . Higis . f Lakeland, in the . in Florida assessed from a valu- high as 50 per cent. If you will I I e LR R el ent {there was in 1013 in Fiorida. It opposition caused by the fear| nuenty thousand dollars (520,000.00) for |Rance numbered one hundred and sed e Sta i i i 3 be and the same are hereby repealed. : State taxes paid in 1014 than start an innovation, with much poses hereinafter stated: e T i 4 ation of ten per cent of true val-|select forty of those banks P 914 Fire Depa : mbe i Ryl i onei\\-urth $5000000 each ,you willl,, ;) "ror polk County that al- We meant to raise taxes or by fre department improvement and enlarge- | mesing of the ‘board of commissioners i 1 Y ment.. ' y hundred per cent of true value!have just the same wealth though it increased its valuation interested persons who do not “Tight and water distribution system, ang ' it¥) Of Lakeland, on the tenth day ofAd D. 1914. K b . A ! . SO . . light and water plant enlargement. X in others; we found in one coun- in that $2,000,000.00 bank W‘th\almut $1,200,00000 over 1913, Wish equalization. We expect "G i Gre na thirty " thousand _dollars 0. M. EATON, ty that some banks were as- at the 50 per cent, they were pay- the people of Polk County will to do better next year; we are ($130,000.00) for the enlargement of the light cx...i.‘..’:.{"’.,f“{n."“nnf&? o?' c’&filfim s . . 2 5 and water distribution system and the light sessed three times as high as ing almost three times as much ' = | : (Continued on Page 4) and water plant. t: jsave more than $20,000.00 in Buliding and - equipping Morrell Memorig B L+ SWATTS, Clerk. SHPSBIB L BBIBIBB I SIS B OO O DO DO SOHHCHIHEH DO SISO DSRS0 S = fi&&&@@afififi Telephone Number 37 YES, WE DO IT--DO IT RIGHT Srdrgngl AR Job Printing; that he had ordered some Printing done elsewhere, because t he had been told that we confined our attention to newspapers, and did #s8333852 no Job Printing. This gentleman was a new comer, otherwise he would have known that for years we did ALL the printing used in this town; that right now we are doing more, probably than all the other printing offices in the county combined ; that we have a larger investment in printing facilities than the eight or ten other printing shops in Polk County combined; that we have built this business on correct and workmanlike service; that we have both the equip- ment and know-how, and that we give an order for 100 visiting cards the same cayeful attention we bestow on a large catalogue or the publication of a State- wide newspaper. We Do Do Job Printing; Indeed, We Do! %"“’"‘“’3’“‘””*‘*’ GENTLEMAN called at our office and said that he did not know we did T PP PO DGO ISTSISISIFISOSTHOPO S LIPS CHDBO L O 3 T e O NP R 5 B somsaomaes Lakeland Evening Telegram Send Your Next Order to The LakEIand NeWS TELEGRAM BUILDING # First House On Main Street AT THE HEAD OF THINGS B T e T e T T T e T T T T T R G <