Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-12

a general way and in round
figures.
Financial: / may say that
my June figures were in the maiH
correct, except that my estimate
of taxes still due upon the 1905
roll appears to have been about
$23o high for the general fund
and about 500 high for the street
fund, as / found our receipts
from this source since our June
meeting has been, general iund
1868 IS and street fund $2o6. IS,
and / am this day informed by
our county treasurer that the
total still due US is but $40.
So allowing that there will
eventually be sufficient amount
collected from back taxes of pre-
vious years to cover the final
delinquencies for 1905, this will
give US an additional amount for
the general fund of about
sI21.5o and tor the street fund
about $48. so, Or a total OF
$500. IS for the general fund aud
s3I5.25 for the street, as against
ST. 900 and $500 respectively as
estimated. My estimates of re-
ceipts otherwise have been fully
maintained except as to fines
which for the past seven months
have been but SIS, with possibly
$40 more yet to be collected,
while my estimate for the full
year was from this source 800;
this is in part accounted for by
reason OF the fact that onr
district attorney has been quite
active in the prosecution of crime
during the past few months and
perhaps some cases may have
been bought as state cases which
have heretofore come under city
supervision; but in turn we have
no doubt escaped more or less
expense in connection with some
of these prosecutions; and all
things considered I think we are
to be congratulated upon the
showing made during the past
year from the stantNzoint oi
troublesome violations of law, ex.
cept, of course, the matter of the
dealings of the so called clut
which seems to have been quite
ably handled by our district at
to1ney. 1 find our total issue O
warrants on the general func
since June S, last, including the
bill presented at this meeting te
have been 81, ,632. 98, in which i:
included an extraordinary ex
pense for repairing the break il
the Jefferson street sewer O.
$185.65, but taxing the total a:
an average which shows for the
seven months an average month
ly expense of 1878, which being
maintained throughout the yea,
will make total of $4,476, ano
as we are to be reimbursed BY
the county for one-half of three
arc lights paid for regularly BY
US, this will bring our total ex-
penses from the general func
slightly under $4,4oo as against
my estimate Of 81. 900 at the be-
ginning of the year, and as such
estimate was made with the view
of keeping our incidental ex-
penses down to the lowest pos
sible figure, knowing it to be al.
most impossible to reduce turthe,
our fixed charges for salaries,
lights and water, therefore,
congratulate you, gentlemen, up.
On this good showing, and wher
it is considered that the revenues
have been decreased by at least
the 81, 900, formerally received
in licenses from saloons, and
some additional by reason of the
infractions of the law being less
under the new system, hence ou1
receipts being reduced from fines,
as shown by a comparison of the
present year, with former years,
and the fact that we are able to
keep our expenses within our in-
come as our present average here
shown, if maintained would indi-
cate without in the least increas-
ing our taxes, l contend. entitle
you to the congratulations of our
entire people. I find our receipts
from taxes will be somewhat less
for the coming year than was re-
ceived during last year, made so
by reason of a general reduction
of values in our assessment for