The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-01-19
THE STATE TAX LEVY.
1t Includes No Appropriation
for the Jute Mill. Penitenti-
ary or Fishway.

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The state board of tax lew,
consisting of the governor, sec.
retary of state and state treasurer
met yesterday and made the levy
of state taxes for the current year
upon the equalized assessment
for 1893.
The total amount of expenses
for the year 1894 as estimated by
the board was $736, ,23o.o1, and
after deducting the surplus in the
state treasury Saved out of the
levy of 1889 amounting to $13,-
448. 81, it was found that the
total amount of revenues to be
raised the fiscal year ending Dec.
81, 1894, for state purposes was
S722,7S2.29, which was appor-
toned among the several counties
of the state according to the
amount of total taxable property
in each. The board ascertained
also that the resulting rate of
taxation upon each dollar of as
sessment within the state SUBJ
Ject to taxation was four and
three-tenths "a 3-1o) mills, and
the levy was accordingly made
tor that sum. The total taxable
property of Benton after deduct
ing exemptions is $3,4oo,431,
and the apportionnent of her
state taxes is $14,621.85.
The levy was computed from
a detailed statement of the ex-
penses to which the state will be
subjected for the year 1894, and
OF the items of deficiencies, pay
ment of which has been author
lied by law, and also the running
expenses of the state, (Which in
cludes the salaries of the state
officers, clerks, janitors, etc.,
teachers and current expenses
of the deaf-1nute, blind and
the reform schools, insane as
ylum, penitentiary, printing,
etc. and the following specific
appropriations:
Blind school Improvement,
IS, 900.
School record books and
blanks, $500.
Buildings state fair grounds,
$1,000.
Portland industrial fair, $500.
Books for state library, So, 500.
Support home at Portland,
So, 500.
Support orphans home Salem,
So, 500.
Support orphans home AL
bany, So, 500.
Support refuge home Portland,
1850.
Aid baby home Portland, ST.
Aid Magdalen home Portland,
So, 900.
Aid St. Mary's home, $1,000.
Electric wiring buildings in
sane asylum, $3.50.
Furnishing and finishing new
lnfrmary, additional buildings,
equipping shops, machinery and
tools, extending fire protection
system, Improvements, alter
atoms and repairs at and about
The insane asylum, $16, 900.
Construction of cottages and
,ongregate dining hall and fur
1ishing therefor, for heating and
sewerage systems and water sup
ply therefor; for construction and
liberation of outbuildings; for
arm and industrial implements
md machinery at the asylum
:ottage farm, $2o,85o.
Fencing asylum lands, $3.50.
Purchase cottage farm, s., 900.
A drain from capitol grounds, !
i, 300. !
Repairs state capitol. So, ;
Roof and painting capitol,
9, 500. '
Purchase of wood, etc., 81, 700.
Cleaning out Mill creek and a
onstructing 1evee from reform r
chool land to penitentiary, $
2, 500. Il
Fencing water ditch, etc., 0
enitentiary, $2,o75. a
Oregon state weather bureau,
500.
Boys and girls aid society of a
Portland, I,25o. d
Patton Home, Portland, e
I, 700. L
Dormitory University of Ore o
on, SIS, 900. u
Additional school buildings,
ork shops, dormitories, 1aun- b
ries and machinery, bakery, en- ol
ne rooms, for full equipment 81
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