The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-23
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FAC rsors than one cour. roorn- God
1aows y WAS not ny fault" ssss xr
800 dramatically. He then ccrara-sa
- -.s AlnS county building q: . cost Of ysn.
w WIN that u Pierce county =. - rn..r
% Ae.se He wo1la. ne szss. r.xsorr rr,@r,.s
me lower noor u the present building 90
HAs t1sns1 into of-ssss ard the tssss..stnr 81
}aas on Eighth street Upon nossoz sfss
adopted
.oxnsy matters and s~nops rnstrsrs
we're then generally cfxcus.~s II, rezarsor
70 ths i<sssr Ars Thomas sad taas u
her belief that the beard Dad been
sAssfa in sss exsesn1sgnes and TIA.
a.e nafsa<saas - Or rhe taxpayers were small
IA comparison with the results tze board
n"oso TO obtain she said. luesssnEAlly.
,aaas she believed that tie levy for an
oensf year would b materially ressuo~d
o's also sad that any radsca. departures
ifofa tas eoard's neshcds Of Erocesurs
wousc neceasarsly bs aud J<y-1 5y 4 moro
o'1Aouncec expression OF sentiment ou
tho parf Of the psopse
ihe city Affairs were thar taken UP by
At +fscnton explaining the reductions
max nave been made and those that may
Dc made In the future He gave the as
sessea valuation o, fss2 as s.. issB. 90. when
a.'ere Was 81 mil tax The present As-
i "A
ieFy or 81 mills. he stated that the audit
ms COMMITTEES believed that IL might Ia
lusiheF reduced Auditor Parry aEaag.ned
III. Irscntcns statement hy furnishing
comparative statements for iss2 and the
years succeeding that date down 20 the
present. showing a reduction OF 49, per
cent IN general expenses While the tax
levy as q whole has not been materially
feaaceos u has been owing to a eorrs-
spending Increase In interest For isg9 the
.sx levy was given az 50 ae0 for Isst.
sissoo. . reduction Of slfT 80: for 1855,
sfAaA9. a stiiI sgrtaer saving os saS 80
with total OF szs2 ooc for the two years.
and prooaols reduction for lxys Of SD. 80
making approximately q difference Of 4ssx
per cent 10 the three years In 1850 tax
payers were able 20 pay, and the law On
sales for delinquency vas quickly ensorc-
cd- The city ID and has been on a cash
OASIS and Is conducted on Is psr cent OF
us income from taxes assessed. The
small warrant debt now outstanding has
made another issue impossible and that
fact alone has compelled economy
The expenses Of the city departments
was ssid TO be much larger than many
other cities az greater population owing
70 us large AREA. The figures In matters
or expense IN thu police department. were
given as issi. 80. eo9: iss5. 81. toe. 1896 $40
600. isg tessiuateal. 49, 90. The fra de-
partm@nt during TIE same years VAS
given ~. 1921. si1s. 600. 1895 2s4 90 1895 So
COO AT the same time the operations OF
the IRE department had been Increased by
FIVE stations. The street department,
lighting department, water department
and the sever system were gene over
carefully. and the expenses OF paving I'M
prnvemen;s Fevtswed. The water depart
msnt was represented TO be se.f-xIst ain
ing and IS income was segregated as 10
Its application Mr.. Parry emphasized lhe
fact that the income from the water 6e-
partment was not applied 70 the support
OF any other branch OF the city govern
ment.
Tho conferences adjourned % meet
again Tuesday next at o'clock.