Honest Doubts On paving bonds in Fayette county
A 1927 exchange urges Hawkeye Beacon readers to publish a fair letter of inquiry about the proposed paving bond issue. It presents eight questions and detailed responses from the Fayette County Paving Bond Election committee, arguing that no new taxes are needed and that state funds, not local taxes, would finance paving. It frames indirect auto and gas taxes as equitable and highlights benefits to local roads and travel.
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Mr. Newell
Rogers
Hawkeye Beacon
Hawkeye
Iowa
W. Stevenson
Fayette, Jons
Mr. Stevenson
Fayette County
O. W. Stevenson
No. 18
Prairie du Chien
Chickasaw
Engineer Finch
State Highway Commission
If Auto and Gas Tax Fails to Pay Bonds
Citizens weigh a five mill property levy as a backup if auto and gas tax bonds fail. Farmers face about 74e per acre yearly, with a 160 acre farm paying up to $12 annually. Town homes assessed at $1,000 could owe roughly $1.25 annually under the failure scenario.
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Fayette County
Hard-Surfacing Fund Rules Clarified in State Law
A report explains the 06 percent provision and the state road fund. The state law requires the highway commission to set aside sums for an maintenance fund 300000 for contingencies and interest on county primary road bonds with the remaining balance to the Construction Fund. The 30 percent paving limit applies to the Construction Fund not the road fund.
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Aay Commission
Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
Legislation on Tax Bonds Tied to County Votes
The piece argues legislators from counties that issued bonds under a law could block reversing the tax. It notes a majority of state senators and representatives hail from such counties and that forty seven counties have already voted these bonds. It claims counties can control the legislature and that every county around Payette has voted bond issues.
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Payette County
Property Taxes Fall On Both Town And Farm Property
A county report refutes false claims that farm property alone must bear bond taxes if auto and gas tax funds fail. It shows farm lands are under half of taxable property, with detailed 1926 valuations: Lands 7,490,546. Late 1,548,344. Personal property 962,304. railways 871,859. express 4,958. telegraph 18,231. electric lines 33,068. telephone lines 1,2088. totals 11,086,393. Money and credits add 5,853,630 taxed separately at full value. Farm property not far from half of county’s total taxable value.
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Thin County
Side Roads to Get Some Bene Fis Under New Law
Fayette county taxpayers who funded bridge construction on roads now classified as primary roads will receive a five year refund from the state road fund. County supervisors will gain about $14,000 annually to spend on local roads and bridges without raising property taxes.
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Fayette County
Paving and Taxes in Fayette County
The speaker argues that despite hard times and taxes for improvements, money spent locally on Fayette County paving will benefit residents. Mortgages on autos used to be common, but now are rare, while people may save by diverting spending to local labor and supplies for durable improvements.
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Fayette County
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Paving
Q. W. Stevenson
Newell
Chickasaw County
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