The daily sentinel., 1903-02-16
Few Facts
and Figures.

ty within the limits of Grand juno
tion as found by the assessor for the
year 1902, is 81. 156. 422 and the total
levy for all purposes. state. city.
school and county is 602 mills on
the dollar. returning revenue to the
amount of 500. GIG. so. if it could all
be collected. OF this amount there is
received bv the states 4. 625. go.
Schools 23. FOG. So.
City 23, 1873. A.
County IS. loo. so.
Total 500. 616. 60.
The state levy is four mills. fixed
by the state board of equalization;
the school district special levy is 16
mills. fixed by the school board of dis
mills. fixed by the county superin-
tendent of schools. and the interest
ON school district bonds. fixed by stat
ute is mills. making total for
school purposes of 20.5 mills. The
levy of g mill for redemption of
bridge bonds and g mill for interest
on refunding bonds. making total of
9 mill is also fixed bv statute so that
out of the 60. 2 mills total levy, IA. 6
mills is fixed by the board of county
commissioners.
The PURPOSES for which the commits
sioners make such levy are 7. 8 mills
for general revenue TO liquidate bills
arising from courts. coroner. jail.
maintenance of court house, elections.
stationery and printina. and county
officers salaries: / mill for sinking
fund to provide new Jail; z mill
for support of poor; 1.8 mills for col
tingent fund and 3.S mills for roads
| and bridges.
OF the claims againsj the general
county fund. the county commission
ers contract but about AZ per cent of
them. the remainder are fixed by stat
ute and the board has no jurisdict on
except to audit them, see that they
are correct and order them paid.
These are bills for jurors and wit
nesses' services. clerks of courts. cleo
tion expenses. sheriff's fees and ex-
pensse. jailor's salary, board of pris-
| oners. legal printing and county Off
cials' salaries.
The county officials do not include
only the elective officers. but the ap-
pointive as WELL. such as the superin-
tendent OF irrigation. water commits
sioners and their deputies. appointed
by the governor; the bee inspector.
appointed by the county judge; the
horticulture inspector. county physi
clan and their deputies. The county
clerk. sheriff and treasurer are paid
no salaries except they are able to
| mako them from the fees of their sew
.ral Offices
The contingent fund is provided for
the bills for which no regular appro-
priation is made very large part of
it going toward the maintenance of
the hospital for contagious diseases, a
part to the maintenance of the girls
sent from this county to the state in
dustrial school for girls; a part to the
support of the county's insane in pri
vate asylums who cannot be admitted
to the state asylum because of its
crowded condition. and part to the
redemption of erroneous tax sales and
refunds OF taxes enormously and sx-
cessively assessed.
The road fund is expended exclu.
sively upon roads and bridges and the
fact that but few of the county roads
are in worse condition than the streets
of Grand Junction. warrant the ex-
penditures.
OF the $69.616.6 60 taxes collected
within the city of Grand Junction. it
appears that the board of county COM
missioners expend upon bills contract
ed by them. about $1,000 little more
than 10. 3 per cent. of the total, and if
the censure that is dealt out to them
be reduced to the proportion it merits
I it will not cause the individual mem-
bers much los, of sleep.