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years. The le.y for county purpos-
es was fixed at l6 mills, an increase
over last year of two mills. TIE
levy for the county contingent fund
was raised two mills in order TO pro-
vide funds to pay back the taxes on
state lands collected by O,cro county
in previous years. which the SUI
preme court in recent decision de-
ciarei Illegally assessed. and this
was the prime factor in the raising /.
OF the levy for county purposes.
The tax levy in. every town 10 the I
county is higher than last year with /!
the single exception Of Rocky Ford.
The most notable increase Is in
Sugar City. where the total tax levy
is II mills. an increase over the year |
previous Of p mills. In La Junta
the increase over last year is 6 mills.
The levy for school purp Sc in
School District No. ii was raised 5
mills. and the county tax for the
La Junta High School was raised to
the limit II mills. this assessment
being made or the entire property
valuation of the county.
The total assessed valuation in
the county for the year 1908 is S.
456, ,sO6. IS compared to $S.272. las
for the year previous. an increase of
Sl29, 100. This increase is despite
the fact that a valuation Of $4l6. $50
in equity in state lands was omitted
this year on account of an adverse
decision in the supreme court.
The total increase in the assessed
valuation in the various cities and
towns of Otero county was sos, SIG,
and Of this total La Junta leads with
an increase Of s92. .069 nearly one
half of the total increase in all of
the towns in the county. Every
town in the county shows an in
crease in valuation.
The number of tax schedules for
the year 1907. exclusive of unknown
and corporation property. was s. lls.
This year the number of tax sched
ules is 6,G03. an increase Of 424 in
one year and of 1925 in two years.
For two wears this is the most not
able increase in the history of the
country.
Roads and bridges have always
been the biggest item of expense in
Otero county. but this year the APP
preparation is only S3s. 600, which is
IS, 900 less than last year. The ap-
preparation last year was $4,000,
which amount exceeded the entire
appropriation for county purposes
by 81 600. Otero county has over
TOO miles of roads to take care of
and the expense of maintenance is
something enormous.
/ Appropriation for the estimated
expenses of Otero county FOR the
year 1909 were made to the various
funds a follows:
County revenue fund. SAG. 600
/ Roads and bridges fund -. 5000
Poor fund .................. 5000
Contingent fund .... 1900
County judgment bond fund 5000
Court house bond fund - $50
General school fund. 49,. =. lT.W0
1 High school fund ... l2. 100
Total for county purposes Sl49 $50
( Last year the total appropriations
| for county purposes aggregated
sl35. 7l5. showing an increase for
this year of sl3. 1876.
The levy for county purposes was
fixed at l6 mills, an increase over
last year Of two mills. The levy for
county purposes is segregated as
follows:
Mills
Ordinary fund ... 3.S.
Road fund ..-...... 40
Poor fund ..... g
Contingent fund .......... 80
County judgment bond fund. z
Court house bond fund . Il
General school fund ..,...... 20
High school fund ....... Is
L Total county levy. 16.0
| The mill levy for county purposes.
and the levy for municipal purposes
in the various cities and towns. with
the levy for last year given for com-