The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-21
TAX LEVY FOR 1896.
tt Will Be l2.5 Mills in the Old
Limits, 81 in the New.
clTYs REVENUE AND EXPENSES.
Total Amount to BE Raised, 1921 ,2eo-3s
-Reveuue Prom Sources other
Than Taxes, s20., 1912.

At a special meeting held yesterday at
rrngon the city council passed an o.
nance authorizing tax levy Tor 10 -,
70 rnllIs in the old limits OF the CITY anu
% mills IN the uew limits Ihls itfy -
the lowest one IN several years :" hile ahe
rate il practically the same as Tor last
vaar being one-teuth 81 q mill less IN me
rev limits. the reduction in the assessed
valuation makes the rate really consilef-
ably lower s
~ fs9s me assessed valuation Was ~
o. hs9 a ri the rate was - mills N the h4d
limits and I07 mills ln the new limits, pro-
a,tcfr,sy = revenue OF sfss SEQ. In 1926 the as
Resged valuation was 81. eco, ana the
rate of l2s mills in the Old limits ana -
mills in the new limits produced sfi,--Y'
Ia 1875 the assessed valuation was ]b.@,'.-
O. and the rate. as established ~ 1875.
ought 70 produce f5ss.I24. or margin u
abotst g. 50 above the estimates
,rhe reduction from the estimates ot eN-
,,enaee for lsa4 on the tax roll Of lH'S. IS
S1nq 2a5 20 and the reduction from the est
mates Of expenses for 1880, on the ron OF
1875. Is 81. -. n the city were en
OFT Of debt the levy this year "ou4a nav
been 4T45 mills. and the amount o. - -, 80
levied against the city would nave OseH
glss.gs2 instead Of s515.fS5-
Unusual Items of Expense.
IA the levy for Isa8 is $3.50. levied for the
nrrpose Of retiring the warrants which
have been outstanding since 1871 ana ia'-
~ 10 per cent. and Wnlch shouiu IHNN
beeu retired hy the funding bonds OF iA'o'
tirgf and second series. II VII &c tNh4eiAi-
hered that these bonds we're soid al us
counf during tie panic. and the proceeds
were not available for several months -
,bst p deficiency 81 about $4,000 exists ~
rho funds AT the present time ! ne cry
has. possession Of "a large BLOCK OF tis va
rants which we're received from -hH'iPn
Krue. the defaulttng city treasure ai''
which e is proposed 20 cancel tht td& ~
tn, levied 10 retire those stiil outstai'aliis'
which amount 10 G.S46. About one-l""i w
~ these warrants We're issued prior 70 tnt
,,,t..xstsof, Of the Ninth ward hence the
levsy 10 retire them IS mafS asdliiS' w
oid limits only The other warrants are
la against the entire city. having Dceh
,ssned since the annexation. Ah'se
go have greatly injured the cfehit %
-. lis, and If a levy had not been maze
sor the purpose Of retiring them the holi-
= would doubtless have gone INTO the
c,,,rte and compelled the city 10 pay theAh
out Of curren; funds =. 49,.
Another Item OF unusual expense - -
s,nktng fund TO retire one loht ~. ~ "a
Grant street plank ROAD oohpS' 80 80
In fund is provided for in the street iuilu
- al is also 81. 600 for interest on t,e
.~.nt etreat bonds. Fully &.'"o OF an''l-
- sv,,.f,se ,fiil be caused by the Two
.t.etfoos next year. and the pupiicatloH 90
to new city charter In two dahs 100
paners OF the city Tor a peFlou VI '''''''
DAYS. 800, ~ r,.r~t, and the
e. e0rnmittee have spent much tnIe
80 labor Ia preparing the levy, ana every
.fgort has been made 20 keep II uoNH ~
re Lowest possible figure. W hFn t''t eo''"
I'll went into committee Of the WHOM -
,er,4av TO take action upon inc propose
ordinance. Comptroiitr la'tY Voc
and vas asked % explain the seNeiA' 60
,,a,ates and the results arrived at
Sweeney Wants Time to Discuss.
e.,,,e of The items brought up discussions
ana a great many questions were ashea'
rarficnlarly By pv. Cr.chton ana Ut 0"e'-
rav The latter wanted the estimates 10
provide for a new pump Tor the water ~
fem. and for the completion OK the Lake
VrDlon sewer tunnel. aud OF connecting
sewers 10 the South tunnel which tNo
uen,s had not been Included by the iinahce
committee. pr Sweeney insisted that these
wee matters OF urgent necessity. ana aS
tho discussion bruadened ont, somebody
raised n point OF order. The doctor sad
that was the way the tax levy ordinances
were always rushed through. After me
finance committee had made its report. m
OF the council % express their Views ara
one suggestions some OF llr sweeney S
remarks irritated James, who thought re
had made some unwarrapted ins!nnaton
against the finance committee, pr. HNee-
nev explained that DE Intended no uncom-
plimeutary remarks about the committee
The members had worked faithfully ia the
matter but he objected - the ordnance
being uassed without members OF the
council other than the finance COMMITTEES,
belng gtvsa an opportunity 80 discuss t.
After the houses met In separate session
the ordinance emhodyinE The report Of the
finance committee was passed. unanimous
Is in the house 81 delegates. and with but
one dissenting voice ga the board OF alder
men, nr Sweeney. who said ho had vo.cd
ngatnst Ike ordinances for TWO or three
years. simply because they we're reported
- late that he had no time % examine
them.
Work OF the Committee.
In presenting the report. Comptrollo-
Parry said the committee had Devised
much ttme and patience - fixing tho tax
rate pr tho next year. THE estimates ~
the different departments had been uiol
last June ana transmitted 20 the council
Since thee new estimates had been re-
uu.red 81 the departments. and the COM
ni,tee had held fully fifteen halliday sos
sions n considering them. aud nearly every
member had teen present at aU ~ :le
meetings. tu fX.uE she tax rate Che plan
had Heen 70 ascertain she 0estlS - che Va
rcns departments. ~ Nu3 out AS closely
a. possible by estimates che revenues taat
Win 80 derived from sources other than
the ROW levy. ard - estimate what the
condition - the frances VIII he on Janu-
arv !. l>2S Then. by taking the amounts
- be required Tor expenses neNt year. an Z
dedu<ttnr the revenue from other sanr-..a
than the levy ana any balance there might