The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-27

The auditors annual exhibit OF the
finances OF King county left the printers
hands yesterday morning. and IL now
ready for distribution. The report covers
the fiscal year. commencing July !. 1879.
and ending June d. 1890 II was pre-
Auditor Evenson. In almost every
respect shows financial improve
mcnt In this county. for while many
Of the Items OF expenditure are larger
than heretofore. the receipts have been
Increased and the debts decreased
The report seems 10 hs very complete.
covering the exact condition Of the many
funds under the auditors control. A
marked decrease II shown In the amount
81 outstanding warrants. At the time
the last annual report was published there
was a total OF t4l3.ses.9 outstanding.
This year the amount IL decreased Sea
80 Is. leaving a balance OF s3o7.sfsH
The totals OF delinquent taxes are
given year by year since 1872. The
amount due for 1874 ~ ssa. and from that
year on II Increases steadily For i~s
tho sum of Ast. sss 81 is due. A portion
OF this IL due the state. hut there rema ms
ewing 10 tho county ssaa ssSgs.
The expense OF carrying on the courts
10 OF Interest ~ many King county tax
payers During fSs this portion Of this
county government cost EnTtsTT For
1850 II cost s1. I'D 20, the increase being
largely due TO very expensive term OF
the criminal department. wherein tn.
juries alone. cost more than nAeo
An Item. brief and dry ~ itself gives
this information; burial of Union sol
dierS, uf& Last year the expsrsa
under that heading was but $3.50.
fhe entire resources of the county In
Guiding the court house. the land whe con
n stands. the county farm. and an other
real estate. houses, fixtures and cash
@i.h he unr e.. grsneip.l q taxss added.
tossIied az tsa1.sis.A giving an excess
90 tzS,z3sta. Of assets over all Habit
The salary HAT contain. Some tn,er-
eStinx Information for the people Of the
county. The fetal expense under that
head IL given as uNsss@ the iargss,
Item ss'ns nLessa fer The ,rsasursr.s
salary for his office, making n total ~
more than Sse.eaoo Ter this one offsce
Repairs for the court house csst 81.
s&N az aSainss u.1sa for the precsd-
the expense Of maintaining the county
hospital during the past necai year was
n.ssS per month AZ there has BEEN
an average number ~ rs parsons AZ that
tns,itnti1e the expense of maintain ng one
tndtgsaf ts~rHasz one month u slgE THIS
sum Includes expenditures for f0od cloth.
and other n~c~~earte~. II h made 70 IN
siuas in addssioa the expense of mum
hsf Of hurtsi&.
In addition 10 the regular rer.ars the
sgditnr hAR followed ria custom n fosrn~y
years and presented sapplsrn NJ r0n-
tanning much valuable Information ha.fr~
ias thr preseut rear This sspniernenf
contains the statement % The asa tax
rptl mhieh has here iefare been axten-
sively commented upan IN also rsysa
Ia liesail the rates II taSatioa FOR the
sarssns fnnds and shaws toe financial
condition ~ The King raaaty acheot IA.
tfssiA iunw ! last, wish Tho amounts n
th@ stseriai fAxes tevtr.a nv tire sstatrtrts
fer tks@ vrAr A statement tnr fhs ma.
mac ~ shn~ta~ me vpisfetfsN aNf tswss
IN the riaN,v eight rad Districts ~ -.
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