Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-01

WALLA WALLA FINANCIALLY.

At "a late meeting of the Walls Walla
City Council, w. p. Winans, chairman
ofthe Finance Committee, submitted an
interesting report, of which the follow
ING is an extract:
On the 18th of August, 1882. the CON-
mitsse found the city paying II Per can't.
on e65O0, and 10 per cent. ON 81, 2,O6S.5l,
with an accroing debt, by contract, Of
S7E9666 more. There vas then in the
treasury &4742.74 in the various funds.
How to pay the obligations as they be-
came due and not over-run the limit Of
indebtedness allowed by Law, was the
problem to be solved. A IL per cent.
warrant of $3250 due was paid, and In
providing for the payment Of the con-
iractor for the city hall, the funds we're
exhausted, 90 that in November there
vas no money to pay the absolute neoes-
sary expenses of the fire department.
To meet them . 0ne-mill tax vas levied.
The food in December destroyed
bridges and streets, and made Il neoes-
sary in order 10 repair damages TO levy
special tax Of mills. which produced
enough to cover about half the estimat-
ed damage. aud yet large enough 70 put
the streets, and some bridges, in eondi-
tion 70 be used. A bridge was required
at Third street. People proposed 70
move the Main street bridge there, II
the city would build one the full width
Of Nam street. The proposal was 90
cepted and 70 meet part OF the cost OF
the new bridge one mill tAx was levied.
Il vas also deemed best to levy another
mill tax 10 support the hre department.
The city tax a. levied and collected was,
therefore, for general purposes 8 mills,
for bridge and road mill, for fire de-
paEsment mill, or 81 on each $1,000 Of
valuation. The contracts now made will
more than exhaust the funds ap-
piicabls for bridges The income Of the
city for the year ending June 30, 1883.
from all sources, amounted TO e43yOlO
~, Of which amount el1 ,666.42 Wa re-
oeived from licenses. The city dsbt
amounts 10 $9.9l8.3S, with only t506 62
Of The $5,&38.96 In the treasury appli-
cable TO In payment. The people have
something 10 show for the extra taxa
tion In the shape of city building cost
ing over $4,000; expended on Bridges
and streets. $3.50; payment Of ell IL
Per cent. warrants, 46.500; support Of
hre department, $2,376.82, besides the
salaries OF officers. lt has been the In
preston that the hnes collected BY the
City Justice have equalled the cost Of
maintaining the police force and poliOe
court. This II not the oase. There was
paid 70 policemen durina the year g..
300; salary TO police judge, $500; board
Of prisoners, e6l5; total, W.0lN. The
hnes collected amounted 70 el,47S.3, 3,
lsavinR deficiency Of e2,5S6.75 - the
ceet Of the police force TO be paid out OF
the general fund. The plan Of paying
1AlAries 70 officers works we'll. Uudts
The old rule tho treasurer wo0ld have
received $826.65, instead OF $500; thu
police justice 37Sl.50, instead Of e60Oi
and the attorney general e6D instead Of
e600. BY changes mAde and tbs erec-
tion OF buildings. the city caves 80 .
month rey.t. Tho present monthly pay
roll ID as follows: Aarshal, deputy mar
shal and policeman and strese commits
doasr, $6O zach; surveyor, attorney
tssasurer, justice clerk, $50 each; health
ol1eer. t8, all payable out OF the u
oenss fund; sexton, t7b, out OF the cem
gary fund: enginesfs and stewards fo'
hEe department, tll0; total monthly
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