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Show ; 70 Percent of Beaver County Taxes Used for Education By C. Victor Smith Beaver County Clerk With tax notices barely in the mail, we have already heard numerous comments on taxes. I believe the people are very much interested, and should know, where their tax dollars go and how much tax money is raised in Beaver County. Beaver County's assessed valuation for 1958 is $6,098,620, made on the classification of property as follows: Residential property and improvements, $988,755 or 16.2; Commercial property and improvements, $552,893 or 9.1; Agricultural land and improvements, $1,303,457 or 6.8; Motor vehicles, $381,785 or 6.3; Livestock, $417,606 or 6.8; Utilities and Mines, $2,454,124 or 40.2. The largest source is the U. P. R. R. having an assessed valuation of $1,499,555 or 24.6. The total tax on the above valuation is $356,162.51, and is distributed to the taxing districts as follows : State and Coun- ty Schools $249,873.29 or 70.1; Beaver County Funds, $58,-506.90 $58,-506.90 or 16.5; Cities and towns, $47,782.32 or 13.4. There is also $7,018.97 raised for the state on special livestock taxes. The following table shows a breakdown of the total taxes: District or Fund Taxes Levied of Total State School $ 6,094.46 1.7 County Schools 243,778.83 68.4 County General Fund 27,425.12 7.7 County Indigent Fund 6,094.46 1.7 County Road Fund 12,798.39 3.6 County Exhibit Fund 1,218.90 0.3 County Library Fund 6,094.46 1.7 County Agricultural Aid Fund 2,133.06 0.6 County Weed Fund 609.45 0.25 County Airport Fund 609.45 0.25 County Recreation Fund 1,523.61 0.4 Beaver City 17,231.00 4.8 Milford City 27,207.68 7.6 Minersville Town 3,343.64 1.0 The tax levy on all property in Beaver City is 71.4 mills; Milford City, 74.1 mills; Minersville, 67.6 mills, and all other property in Beaver County, 50.6 mills. |