The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-08

The Assessor .,.,...S Gl ID
Deputy Assessor. Ni ~
ENtdg. tax roll. an -
Maps. postage. etc, " N.& -
Paid In lN95. for
expenses OF coll
lection ana costs
for iSS and 1874,
su!tClatsop coun-
" and city vs..
n. A. smith. S6
H. a Smith. col
lection OF taxes. 400 ~
II. \. Smith. costs
funded. go. t3a
Sheriff Hare. col.
lection OF taxes Lee - sSus 70 S.ss "a
For the six months ending De-
ccmber 81. ISIS, rs follows;
Assessor. ...... Se4 %
Deputy Assessor. 80
For assessment
rolls. 100000. I'D "a
Copying assess
ment rolls. i5i 20
Clerical assistance.
sheriff for collec-
ton. ~ taxes. IN "A
Advertising ... S5 -
Posting tax no.
tees eel, .... Gee. 3lG y .
Land lists and
maps. .,- .... S6 9'sH -
A total paid In 1895 of..,....... Sllsi9 %
Approximately one-fourth OF this
amount should be chargeable TO the city.
one-fourth to School District No. /. one
fourth to the county purposes In the city
and one-fourth for county purposes out
side OF the city Therefore the county
should have credit for $s.e2i.75 which Il
would have cost the city and school dis
trict TO assess and collect their own taxes.
The county has also transferred TO the
city OF Astoria A.1Salj special road tax.
which the charter permits the ouncil TO
expend In the city limits These
less $l67.5S. the amount received by Sheriff
Hare. 2 per cent on collection Of city and
School District No. l taxes. leaves &,lbI u
which Is not an equitable expense OF the
county and should b. chargsable to the
School District No. l and 20 the city
government.
our charity expenses are increasing.
and / earnestly hope that steps will be
aiken by our citizens to organize a board
Of charities that can assist not only the
needy but the officials OF the county
from impositions or charge u neglect TO
do our duty.
We find. Notwithstanding the iiscrim-
mating legislation and conditions above
referred to that during the past year we
have reduced the amount Of outstanding
warrants and called In all prior to De
cember S,lS92 as shown by the following:
Outstanding warrants
January l. lSj.......,, SS,l IFS q
Less cash In general
FUN January /, 1885. 1905 %
Net warrants outstand-
Ing. ............... -. SI.l2l II
Total outstanding war
rants December 81. 1895 $50 IS
Less a In general
fund. zee. ........... $50 95
Net warrants outstand-
ins ........ NZ,t23 ~
r----
Net gain 1891 81
To which should be added our just
credit from the city above. t.l57.l5.
The State Board OF Equalization has
hxed Clatsop county's valuation at about
50, 200. $500: our levy OF 12Ea mills for coun-
~ and road purposes will raise Si. 29s.35
We estimate that fees OF officers. licenses.
etc, at least what were received last
year. s9.02s.s2. making a total of t5.J26.2S.
From this we gill ray the state 100000
due on 1891 and 1899 taxes. leaving Si5.-
1928.
Estimating one-third Of this amount to
be paid Tor lakes In warrants, VIII leave
over 80,OO0O cash with which to redeem
outstanding warrants and will enable the
treasurer to call up 10 July ls.t 1894.
In six months from this time.
/ notice Of late that erroneous state
ments were made In the Budget hat
county warrants were worth only S. cents
hat Is not 30. At least two banks In the
city are paying % cents rash for Clatsop
county warrants. | have heard Of several
private parties who were anxious to get
them at one or two cents more on the
dollar. Respectfully submitted.
l. II. ID GRAY