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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1933)
THE KLAMATH NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OKEUON October 14, 1933 K. I. D.-BOARDif ev Reich Bislion will distribute this tai burdrn mora equitably upon all should ers. The enactment of this or dinance into law will open a new era of progress for Klamath Kalis. It will relieve the home owner and the owner of real estate of the mcm.v burden now carried. It will Invilt In dustries here because ot the low lax levy established, and above all It will re tor confidence In property values so necoftsary to the progress of a community." Earthquake Films Shown On Sunday The Long lleacb earthquake will be vividly portrayed in elUleg at the Community chimb at lh Sunday evening pleture service. This unusual set of slides Is made from pictures Ink oil by Kvmmellst smith of Los iim'Io Immedtntt'ly following thu uuuke. Key. Smith held a police coin mliutloii w hlch euabled III in to secu re these plct u res. Included In this set of slide are some pictures of the great quuke ot Hull KruiirUcii of lSOti. whirl. re-nlls In adults that ter rible April day. itev. Smith who has written a dencrtptloit of theiie reiuarUuhle pit tu res which Is full ot human lnietet, that every place he has shown them audiences have packod tin halls. The service starts at 7:30 oVIock, Canada and the United Htntoi together have more than IIMHU directed playgrounds In clilee . IN RAIL GASE PAGE TfclN ORDERS n A ufvoy to determine the ex tent to which the Central Pact tic railway (Southern Pacitlc) use the drainage system of the Klamath Irrigation district. Is to be undertaken tinder the direc tion ot the district board, It was announced tl K. L D. office Friday. This action follows the rail road's Tlctory In a court action to have Its rlght-of-woy and sta tion grounds eliminated from operation and maintenance charges, paid by the district to the federal government The supreme court upheld a decision to that effect by Judge W. M. Duncan. Board Meeting Held Members of the board con ferred Thursday and decided to ascertain particular places and the extent of the use by the railroad of the district drains, which cost $700,000. It was stated at the K. I. D. office that the surrey may result in the dis trict's billing the railroad for the use of drains, or seeking a court injunction against their use by the company. The matter ot charging rail road lands in the irrigation dis trict tor maintenance charges, went Into the courts when the district board reiused to permit the withdrawal ot the land, as opposed to action taken by the secretary ot the interior. The action was based on the allega tion that the railroad land was not used for agricultural pur poses. Water Users Pay Officials ot the K. I. D. point ed out Friday that water users of the district pay for some SS00 acres of roads and high ways through the project, not used directly for agricultural pur poses, as well as for several thousand acres of building sites. Ma Chosen by Chancellor Hitler to head the newly created United German Protestant church; Rev. Dr. Ludwig Mueller (above), for mer army chaplain, met with op position when he was formally conllrmed As Reich Bishop at the national Synod. More than 2000 Protestant pastors protested bia election, charging the Synod was "packed." Three Men Attack Sheriff In Texas WICHITA FALLS, Tex., Oct. 13, (AP) Sheriff Perry Brown ing was slugged and tossed trom a bridge Into the Wichita river here last night by three of seven men he arrested because ot their suspicious actions near a railroad trestle. The river Is virtually dry near the bridge iyid the sheriff, after regaining consciousness, crawled to a tilling station. He was taken to a hospital, where., physi cians said they could not im mediately determine the extent of his injuries. Ten men were taken in custody for questioning concerning - the stuck on me six 1001, powenui i said his attackers were negroes. Text of Mayor's Tax Statement (The following is the text of a statement by Mayor Willis E. Mahoney, made public Friday in connection with a proposed ex cise or license tax based on the gross sales ot local retail establishments.) 'The administration has been able to bring about a marked Improvement in city finances. We should close the year with all funds restored to a cash basis. The bndget for 1934, which is nnn tn hA Mmnlliul will hHntr ' a substantial reduction in the tax levy to the tax payers of this city. . "Bnt, in spite of this improved condition in the city finances, the home owner and owner of city real estate must have further relief. The excessive tax burden that has been saddled upon him threatens to confiscate his hold ings. Dangers Pointed Out It has reached the point where the danger signals are out. Property values are being de stroyed. There Is no longer an incentive for people to buy their homes or to own real estate. This tax burden most be dis tributed. The owner of real estate can no longer continue to pay all of the cost of govern ment. "In line with the policies of this administration, it has been our plan not only to reduce the cost of government to the mini mum, but also to make a more equitable distribution of the cost f government. This was ac complished when we placed a 4 per cent tax on the gross receipts of the utilities, all of which is being used to relieve the tax on real estate. "We now propose to introduce an ordinance Monday night, levy ing a nominal tax on the gross sales of retail business within the city. No IlaruSlitp Intended "It will be introduced as an administration measure. Under the provisions of this measure, every dollar of revenue raised will go Into the general bond sinking fund. It is directed that such revenue shall be used only to retire outstanding bonds, sub stituting as far as the revenue raised will, for the levy now made on real estate each year. "In my opinion this tax will not canse any hardship on busi ness, nor should it be reflected in an increased cost of com modities. As a matter of fact, business men I have talked to about this plan have been most enthusiastic In their support of such a measure, because they realize that the progress and de velopment of this city depends on lightening the burden of th home owner, and to restore con fidence in renl estate values. "Let me summarize briefly the burden the owner of real estate carries today in Klamath Falls. In the first place there are out standing $1,676. HIS. 29 in local improvement bonds. In addition to this there are $874,000 out standing in general obligation bond, making a total of approxi mately $2.GOO,UOO In outstanding bonds. This represents bonds voted for the building of the City Hall, Municipal Sewer, Sixth street viaduct, the tire station, railroad bonds, airport, city li brary and paving bonds. Debt Itetirement Objective "It Is obvious that these Im provements were needed In Klamath Falls. ft is obvious also that these improvements are for the benefit, ue and conven ience of all our citizens, whether wicy his mo unuci ui c ca vtiuig or not. Yet, under our present system of taxation the man who had faith enough in this city to buy a home or invest his earn ings in real estate is called upon to pay every dollar ot this enor mous debt. ."Can there be any citizen in our community who enjoys all ot these modern conveniences who would object to paying a small tax to help in the retirement ot this debt? I do not think so! "Under the ordinance we pro pose to enact, thoso who do not own real estate would have the opportunity to make a direct tax contribution and do their part In paying off the bonds Toted for their benefit and use. The revenue raised under this ordi nance shall go directly to the general obligation bond sinking tund. It is directed that such revenue be used entirely in the payment of bonds and to subs a tute tor the millage levy on real estate. "Let me now turn to the di rect departmental cost of operat ing our city government. The budget last year called for an expenditure of $379,000 to pay the cost of all the functions of city government, such as fire, police, etc. All but $6,500 of this amount was raised from the owners of real estate. "Let me cite this example. Take the case of the man who had faith enough in Klamath Falls real estate to invest 120, 0u0; Let us see what his tax burden amounts to. If this pro perty is assessed at $10,000 and the total millage levy of 69 mills, levied last year is applied, his tax bill would be iCUu. Let us say that he is entitled to earn t per cent on his investment ot $20,000. His income then would be SI. 200 a year. Out of this $1.2u0 a year income he pays $690 In taxes, or more than 50 per cent of his Income goes to pay the tax bill. Inequality Described "Now let us take the case of the individual who has $2U,000 cash in the bank, or has $20, 000 cash invested in stocks and Donds. This individual does not pay a single dollar toward the cost ot city government. Yet, he enjoys all the privileges and protection of our governmental functions. "So, yon have this condition from one class o! our citizens GO per cent of their income goes to pay the tax bill, while the other half goes free. The tax burden on the owner of real estate is so heavy and the inequalities are so great as io almost dishearten our people. ine tax records ot Klamath connty show instance after In stance where property is going off the tax rolls and ijomg back to the county and city because people can not pay the tax bill. "A problem such as this de mands a solution, and there la a solution. The propuscd ordinance ANNOUNCING The "Laborlite" CI.K.V.NSCIl V.A nyCAHTKHS . Morrd to 824 N. lllli St. I'hnno 743 and we will ilcllvrr at onre j Thi$ Map Leads j I To Treasure I! The Mop-of -India trad- f 1 VIJ- mwk (obov.) k yovr kmy o a rare treat re In winey. Mi-flowed to from India www wmiiw wnvrsj mm . 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