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Larger Slice 07 Tax Pie Is Borne By Industry Barrioo moment picture has continued on the upswinu this year by hitting new high in the residentlahindustrtal ra tio The citys industrial Inas ment has climbed to approxim ately 40 per cent of the total 1050 3531605 want This when finally computed will indicate rise or between two and three percentage points over the 1969 figures The rui dentinl assessment has convers ely dropped imm 6149 per cent the total to 593 per cent Al the Mm stood in 199 accordion to City Aasuoor Lloyd Partridsc residential no counts or 1981830 business commercial and industrial $10089JN Farm 360615 and Utilities 391160 in 1959 these figures stood at residential 310468060 business 38918515 farm $51730 and Utu iiities 392005 The total taxable usessment therefore hu risen 72 per cent over the year This increasing business ratio will get further boost says Mr Partridge when the assess ment for the 1962 levy is com puted on the now brass works plant and the new shopping plazas Under taxation laws the levy is raised on the pmvlous years assessment WHY THE DIFFERENCE In the interview with Mr Partridge the question was rai sed why should assessment be broken down into residential and commercial Even the tax lorms have two acts of mill rates one for homeowners and the other or businesses Last year or instance the mill rate or residential was 70 and for industrilras Mr Partridge explained that high proportion of business assessment was favorable since then the tax load for schools and services etc was placed mainly upon the shoulders oi industry gt Though industry doesnt sen children to oohooiit pays lar ge share at these cosh through mimicipal taxation be pointed out klA icw ycaurxlsk ago an avora mam the residentialindw rinl ratio said Mr Partridge more Juggot magiwin us to many the townupahouidhnvo had The midgets could no afford all tumourlees be ni With the advent of industry to the town and the increasingly industry the position has im proved so much that Barrie is c1139 to the top of cities on the Mr Partridge pointed out that provincial per capita grants to schools are now applied only on Lrasldestlai assessment Though many municipalities agree that their biggest barrier toindustrial growth is lack oh water Barrie remains pleasant ly endowed with the liquid as PUC records show During 1960 total of 605197 i00 gallons of water were pump ed to homes stores and indust ry for baths reislseration laun dry and myriad at other pur posa The water used last year was an increase oi 5000000 gallons over 1959 and decrease of about 24000000 lrorn 1958 With Barrias accessibility to water twice that gallonngo could have been pumped up for use throughout the city says William Salter General Manag er oi the PUC Mr Salter adds that though in 1946 one well pumping 1000 000 gallons day was suilicient tor the city now tour wells Mary Bayview Perry Anna sheets plus reservoir and booster station are required PUC Engineer Murphy once said The amount at 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