Guilford County Tax Rate Set at 57 Cents, September 1920

Greensboro--The Guilford County commissioners have fixed the following tax rates: State schools, 13 cents; general county, 5 cents; roads and bridges, 17 cents; courthouse bonds, 3 cents; county schools, 15 cents; county school expense and building fund, 2 cents; for a total of 57 cents. The tax rate last year was reduced from $2 to $1.56. This is a reduction in the tax levy of nearly two thirds. (From the Roanoke Rapids Herald, September 17, 1920.)