The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-15

GOUN11 BAfBNsEo.
Assessor. ,....,..t......,...,s 800 90
County Judge. .....- ..,,....... AOl w
County CLERK ,.,t,..., ,,,,,.,. ,2uU "
Sheriff ...... ......, l,A0 90
Commissioners (ss per day.. 200
Coroner. ,........ 200 90
salaries of officers las aboyel $1,000 20
Books for ar d transcribing of
records ,......i.t..s..,,.t.& $1,000 ~
Court expenses two terms) 1000 90
Board IL prisoners .... 5000
I{pnt Of offices Ia l. etc .. l,20O o.
surplus for incidental eXp..., l,SuO w
other county exp. (as abovel 5000 90
%--.----
Totsl comfy EXPENSES ....... $4,000 90
Less earnings Of Co, Clerks office 4OOO W
an, nurposes, NJ se ''N 5000 90
Amount OF tax levy necessary for all
purposes
For County ........sa.4.9 mills, s s,l3S 10
For Road Funds. .r.s3. mills. i'g,s % %
For School Funds. a,,, Z. millsf iitoio %
For state e.............. 20 mllls.., l,lig 80
For Library Fund i mills 1898
Total tax levy ..t... s,,lt5 MUS ss.,0a.lI
Tax levy for Go. expenses.t,9 mills, .SS,l@ 10
Less county ex penses.. ........ 5000 90
Leaves balance surplus .....,.......2 l@ 10
Wasco county tax levy for 1905 was 700 mills
Cascade county tax levy for ilOt,..l75 mills
Saving over 1905 tax leyy........,... 30 mills
Ii can be seen from the above that
every contingency has been provided
for and still the financial affairs OF
tho new county could be conducted
on more economical basis than are
those of the present county. There
is one item of resource, however, that
Is not mentioned III this table, and
vet which Is we'll worth consideration.
When the present tax levy OF Waseo
county Is all paid In the county will
be out of debt. The law provides that
where new county is created and
this condition exists 1t is entitled to
its pro rata share OF the assessed valu-
alton of the county buildings. Fig
uring the valuation Of these buildings
at $40, 600, it can be very easily seen
that our share would be about 50, 900.
This is no inconsiderabl sum and
would 90 very long way toward es-
tablishing buildings for the new
county.
Another startling argument in the
way of figures for county division ID
the almost phenomenal increase In the
valuation OF property in the proposed
new county as compared to the rest OF
Wasco county. 1t is as follows:
Gain in Wasco county,
1901 to 1905, ...,,,., sl,sA,725
Gain in Cascade county
1904 TO 1896. ........... 569 9225-or 81 per ct
Gain in balance of CO.. s76l ,50O-or 81 per ct
With this enormous increase in the
valuation during the past year, 1t is
not overestimating, We think, to say
that it is very likely to reach 81, ,0O0,-
600 or perhaps more during the com
ing yea. With tax levy lower the
first year of the birth OF the new
county than it is at present under the
administration of Wasco county, and
the enormous increase taking place in
the valuation of the territory compris-
ing Cascade county, most any school
boy can see what great benefit would
be derived from the change.
There is neither intention or need
for mourning heavy expense OF any
kind in the establishment of the new
county. Its resources are fully ade-
uuate to its needs, in addition to the
fact that it has become, we may say,
both necessity and convenience
for the most economical transaction
of business In this end of the present