Show ELECTION AT HUNTINGTON Proposition to ti Levy Lv a Special Specia Tax Ta is I Defeated Special Correspondence Huntington May lla 17 Yesterday a special special cial election electon was wa held in Huntington for forthe forthe the he purpose puro of voting a special tax ta of of one per pr cent for the purpose of starting a 8 foundation for a town to hall hail hallAs hal hailAs As the law requires a a vote to carry crry a proposition of this kind the ob oh object I was ws defeated as a the vote cast ct for the tax tx was wa and and the vote against I was wa thirtyfour Some of the parties pat interested In the tax did lid considerable ble rustling to get in voters Some time ago the people in a public meeting voted vote that the town trustees should call caU a special election eleton to vote on ona ona ona a tax ta to build a jail jai but when the proposition I was wa sprung on them to build a town townhall mil hall hal they could see s that it meant a special tax t for years yea to come Half Hal of one per percent percent percent cent Is as a high as a the te people can cn vote which amounts amount to about abut J per pr year and after the general expenses are paid out of or that there is not much left lef for build lug ing ng purposes |