Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-05

Every dollar dropped into the hands of
the county tresFurer By taxpayers mdsl
pass over screens which have meshes of
various sizef designed 20 sort out he
pennies and give 10 each fund re share
Oi the money
The same is true Of taxes paid 10 The
city treasurer Scores % clerks and ac-
countapts are required 10 handle the de y
Income Of The two treasures 4 certain
number Of mills muti be diverted into
each fund The work necessary 10 Keep
The accounts Of county. city or state in
proper condition is 80 complex tina, the
average taxpayer does not care TO bother
his head over what becomes OF the money
be pays on his annual assessments.
Before taxes are collected there is as
much red tape As in the commisssry de-
ruartment OF an army A review Of the
work performed by the county and city Of
hcisls in securing taxes for 1900 will show
how much labor is necessary 70 run the
financial end Of municipal and county gov
ernments
Assessors employed Sy the county placed
n valuation OF s2l. s13 @ upon all tn
property In Douglas county. In making
this estimate assessors are supposed 10
have given property in at from one-siNth
10 one eighth Of its actual value. After
sitting as q Board OF Equalization 70 ao-
just any inequalities in assessments. the
county commissioners took this valuation
as basis and fixed the levy for the year.
state and County Levies.
The levy for state purposes was 20 mills
and l1.2 mills was the amount agreed upon
for county purposes. Five mills OF the
state levy was for the general fund, mill
was for the university fund and Is mills
was for the school fund II all the taxes
for state purposes we're 10 be collected
they would amount 10 Sl6S os4 50
The county levy was divided among the
general road bridge bond sinking and
soldiers relief funds and should yield 1914.
$50. rs. Prom taxes in the various school
districts outside OF the Omaha district and
in the villages Of the county the income
should have been S12S5s.lS The total
amount Of state and county taxes paid by
all Douglas county in 1900 should have beer
ssOe. .474 6s
II is estimated that at least - per cent
Of all these taxes will be paid. This vii
give q total tax collection OF sjl7 1853 a.
Much Of this amount has already beer
paid.
what Omsha Pays.
An examination Of the assessments mad,
for state and county taxes shows that th'
property OF the entire county is assessed
al s2l.54b,g55. 60 OF this assessment 81,
.as 636 is on Omaha property. South OmBhi
pays taxes on l.94s $50 7s and the assess
ment Of the property in the county pre-
cincts is s.. 4s7. 7OS 81. These figures shoy
that the city Of Omaha pays eight-tenth
of the taxes Of Douglas county.
Real estate paid four times az much take
as personal property. The total Assessmen
on real estate was ISe while per
sonal property was taxed upon a vslustio
of 81 453 243 81.
The county's expenditures for general puI
poses during the year 1890 amounted {
Ssl4.2?S7l. OF this sum ts4 25s was spen
IN msintsinipg the district courts. Th
poor farm Was maintained al cost {
s21 asa 80. Bridges were constructed an
repaired At cost Of SCI 035.7s. The main
teusnce OF the court house required al Ell
penditure Of s5l .ss2.44 The sum Of s45
SbSS7 was necessary to care for the bon
and interest account Roads were mair
tanned at a cost Of s2s 7ss MisceIlAneou
EXPENDITURES amounted TO tS5, 77s Dougls
county paid S5.SO2 81 10 the Soldiers Pc
lief commission,
During the year the state paid DouElr
county s7S.242Ss for the use OF school
or this sum the Omaha school district /,
ceived s47.s14C3.
kssessment for city Purposes.
The assessment Of taxes for the city
Omaha is made on a different valuatiC
than that placed upon Omaha proper
by the county officials Assessors employ
by the city are supposed 10 have turn'
IN all property al a valuation varying fro
3sls 10 20 per cent OF the actual value A
assessment for 1900 were reviewed by u
council. sitting as board OF eouslzEtio