Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-04-20

last assessment for state and county pur-
poses, whenever three-iiiths of the voters
of the county assent thereto"
|. l would advise that the Commissioners
proceed immediately to form an accurate
estimate of the amount OF funds neces-
sary to he used for strictly county pur-
poses up TO the time the 1898 taxes be-
come due and payable, and when such
estimate has been carefully prepared,
that the Board submit to the electors of
said county at special election to I've
held for that purpose, the question us to
whether the Board shall he authorized
TO incur such estimated Indebtedness in
excess of the Constitutional limit.
In making this estimate, beg TO call
the attention of the Board to the interest
falling due November LIST. 1898, upon
$50, 900 of Chehalis county refunding
bonds. amounting to $500, and would
suggest that the county's credit should
be maintained, and that this be made a
part of such estimate; also, that the bal
ance to become due on the Elbow Rifle
bridge, near Elma, be included therein,
together with such other items of indeht-
edness as are absolutely necessary to be
paid prior to the coming in of the 1898
taxes.
desire further to call the attention OF
the Board to the fact that am advised
by the county assessor that the 1898
assessment will aggregate lesser
amount than the assessment of 1892. 1t
will thus be seen that the amount of in
debtedness under the Constitutional limit
cannot be as great upon the 1898 assess
ment as it is at the present time, This
YOU will have to take into consideration
in forming your estimate, as there are
certain expenses which absolutely must
be met, otherwise. the county viii be
thrown into litigation and unnecessary
expenses incurred.
The Board. as we'll as the Auditor,
should at all times. be advised of the
amounts of money in the respective funds
of The county treasury, 50 that at no time
warrants would be issued on said funds
in excess of the amounts OF money avail
able to the payment OF such warrants.
Moreover, a margin of from at least ten
to twenty thousand dollars should at all
times be maintained below the limit al
lowed by law or fixed by the people, so
that warrants could be drawn on the
general county fund in cases of emery
encv.
should the electors OF said county re-
fuse at such special election to authorize
the county through its board of commits
| sioners to incur Indebtedness beyond the
Constitutional limit, / would then advise
that the treasurer transfer from the gem
eral county fund to the salary fund a
sufficient amount Of money to pay the
salaried officers of the county until the
coming in of the taxes of 1898, and that
the board stop all work, the payment OF
which is to he made by warrants drawn
on the general county fund.
As much as regret the Issuance OF
county bonds, yet under the existing cir
cglmstances | cannot but feel that it
would be to the best interests of the
county that such special election should
be held at the earliest time possible
that the issuance of bonds sufficient to
meet the actual running expenses OF the
county until the Incoming 1898 taxes,
would save needless expenses, and
would be to the best interests OF the
county.
am therefore constrained to so advise
the board. Respectfully submitted,
GEO. ID. ScHoFIELD,
County Attorney.