The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-16

This is considerably less than the
amount usually kept ia the county treas
ury, at any time. and particularly at this
season as but small amount of taxes
VIII be collected before the first OF No
vember
The county cash book for the year dis
closes better condition of affairs than
during previous years since 1891. Taxes
have been paid more readily. and the
amount OF delinquency has been greatly
reduced. The Indebtedness of the county
II is believed has not been greatly re-
cuced. On June 30. 1896. there was on
hand in the various funds SIS 2450S Re-
ceipts during the year following that date
were 1913, i66. 30. There was paid out dur
Ing the year sSl6.53O Ri. Receipts of money
were mostly from tax collections Taxes
We're collected for the following years in
the following amounts: 1891. 81, o09. SC; 1897
S3.14l1; 1898. s2S Ole. -: 1894 $40 661 Il 1855.
sliS, $40 ii; 1895, s33.2ls.i4 amounts received
from other sources. including fines. sales
for delinquent taxes. fees of county Off
GERS. state school money and other state
money, SSe,o2624 The fees earned and re-
ceived by the auditor. clerk sheriff and
treasurer during the year aggregated
sl21 81.
OF the various funds handled by the
treasurer, tour are the propertb of the
state. the state general. state interest.
state military and state school funds. Re-
ceipts IN these four funds were s63, 0oi so.
while disbursements wsre So, $50 To-
The fund OF principal interest TO citizens
of the county is the general county fund
from which is paid the bills for general
supplies. salaries. election expenses and a
multitude Of other claims. This fund has
received during the year $Sl l0i..7 and
from IL has been paid 500 i21.s1. On June
80. 1896. the fund was credited with ST.
5i2.2 Since the first of the calendar year
the fund has on several occasions been
overdrawn. II is in that condition at the
present time. OF the 500 1917 paiu from
this fund during the year $1,000 was the
interest in bonded Indebtedness, SIS AL. IS
was tranferred 10 the salary fund to pay
salaries. warrants were called and paid 10
tine amount Of SgS,s4i4l. and interest on
those warrants of s., sol. ~. The remaining
disbursements were transfers 10 other
funds. and refunding Of taxes illegally col
lected
The salary fund of the county shows
the receipt of so 81. - and the disburse-
ment OF like amount. OF tie receipts
s2s.4ila - Was from the county fund and
sl2.ls1.st represents fees collected by coun,
~ officers.
The county is the tax collecting agent OF
the incorporated cities OF the county Du-
ring the year ending June -, 1921 the
county collected Of cts taxes a total 81
s2S. l@a.54 which amount has been paid
over ~ the different city treasurers. Of
the eleven Incorporated cities OF the coun-
ty nine levy municipal taxes. and two
Eo<alia and Elbertcn 10 not. The nine
cities leyying taxes received the following
amounts: Coltax. sfi Goa =: Cotton Sssi 81
Pennington. 1854 Garfield. $3.50. -
oakesdale 81 243s~s Palouse s.. 2S5. a. Pun
man si0i5,2 =. Tekoa 81 80 -, Unlontown
81 c2g -
According - The treasursr's reports for
the year ending June %. lss. the total
receipts in all funds was bat little over
sSgaos the state funds being crr-ixed with
s1.927-I3. and various county funds with
S2a1 Sos q Of this amount the general coun-
Is fund being credited with receipt OF Ss2.-
So IS. ard city funds So l35 y.