Show JJ J J The Water Wafer District Levy J AS S FAR as the taxpayer is concerned it is 7 7 v As mostly a question of bookkeeping whether a tax levy for the metropolitan water district is requested from the county commissioners direct or through the city commission It is though good bookkeeping to keep the record record- straight record straight in accord with the city commissions commission's instructions to the district to file its request with the county pi commissioners What is the taxpayers taxpayer's chief concern concern concern con- con 1 cern is is of course How much The metropolitan district is empowered to I f levy a tax of not to exceed 25 cents for each t. t r of the total tax valuation of the city a levy of oft t not to exceed two and one-half one mills for operating operating oper- oper l and maintenance of the district The law contemplates that the district shall be supported support support- ed by income from water rates taxation to be resorted to only to meet deficiencies Rates not J 1 t. t having been increased so that both the city water department and the metropolitan water Jf district may be supported by their yield it is 1 obvious that the district must seek funds as it itis is swinging into action and incurring relatively heavy expenses in work preliminary to launch- launch w ing ig its range long-range water program The district may depend upon it that taxpayers taxpayers' tax- tax j i. payers' payers attention will be focused on its fiscal t operations at this stage Recalling the light vote L by which the district was created many who i voted in the thc election and more who did not are watching closely to see what sort of an adjunct A to city government has been set up and what it is to cost Taxpayers are funny ritters They s seem em to want to know what they are getting 7 for their money The district directors should bear this in mind When it is indicated that the he levy for district purposes may be as low as t. t tenth one-tenth of a mill no great shock is felt Apprehension Apprehension Ap- Ap j stirs when it is mentioned that it f may be quarter one-quarter mill The taxpayers will want to see some new water coming in before they will be reconciled to any appreciable i added burden being placed on their already i overburdened backs 1 t. t |