The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-11

ANNUAL STATEMENT
SHOWS THE GROWTH OF CHR
Ian COUNTY - VALUE SIX
YEARS AGO ONLY $1,31O,51s.

Six years ago the assessed valua-
| tion of the land of Chelan county, in
cluding the improvements, was 81
31O,513. The same assessment this
year showed values of $S,876,553.
jThe taxable personal property is 81
| l066,505. This is shown by the audi
tors annual exhibit of the finances
OF Chelan county which has just been
published and is for the year ending
June 80, 1909
The number of milss of right OF
way is $3.50, with 1887 miles Of
side track. Since this assessment
was made by the assessor the We
natchee Valley & Northern has ex-
tended its lines several miles tow
ards Lake Wenatchee and the Great
Northern has also added several
miles of side track within the cor
porate limits of Wenatchee.
| The total tax for the year 1908
amounts to $291,96S, divided as fol-
lows; $50,295.67 for the state;
$95, ,5S5.49 for the county, and $146,-
0S7.52 special levies for the four
corporate towns the road and school
districts of the county. Out of this
amount there was collected up until
June /, $22S,595.74, and Treasurer
Battles states that up to the first Of
December fully rs per cent Of the
balance uncollected, $63,375.94, had
been paid in. indicating the general
prosperity of the residents Of Chelan
county.
That the lands which were assess
ed in 1900 and considered OF no val
ue have become so in recent years
is shown by the fact that but a few
dollars of 1900 tax yet remains un-
paid and County Treasurer Battles
received $1964 on the roll up to
June l.
OF the 1901 tax outstanding, am
ounting to $709.sS, $1,000 was COL
lected. OF the $1.161.S6 tax of 1902
outstanding $14931 was collected.
There remains uncollected but So
250.69 of the 1907 tax. The total
amounts paid into the current ex-
pense fund during the past current
year was s75,729.92, of this $5S,-
| SO2.79 was from tax collection and
the balance from fees paid by the
county and miscellaneous collections.
The auditors Office brought in ST.
| 407.10 in fees and the expense at
tached to the Office amounted to s4.-
205.91. The county clerks office
received s2,171.70 in fees and the
expense of the office amounted TO
$1,924.65. The sheriff's fees am
ounted to $1,000 and the expense
of the Office amounted to $4,022.35.
! The county engineers fees amount
ed to $500 and the expense of the
Office was $3,553.47.
The county received from the state
1854 for money which the county
had paid out in bounties for coyote.
wildcats and cougars
Up to June / the county had ex-
pended $2,S35.19 on the A.-Y.-P. ex-
position. Since that time there has
been spent, probably couple of
thousand dollars more. 1t is felt
that the creditable showing made by
the county at the big Seattle fair was
well worth the money spent. There
was spent $S57.75 for advertising
during the current year.
Fruit inspection cost the county
S3,490.40. The judicial machinery
of the county with its adjuncts cost
$7,5S3.61, the greater share of this
expense. s3,46470. was paid out for
juror fees.
The city of Wenatchee received in
taxes $933S.25; Cashmere $1966.92;
Chelan $2044.6S; Leavenworth ST.
955.79. Protection of game in the
county cost $1,0S1.97; $770 of this
amount being paid in from the sale
of hunting licenses and there is now
balance on hand In the treasury in
that fund of $1,000.
| Road district No. /, which covers
the country district near Wenatchee.
received in taxes $96S.65 or So
1929 was paid out for work of re-
pairing and building new roads.
Road district No. 2. which covers
the country around Cashmere, Pc
shastin, Leavenworth and Lake We
natchee, received in taxes $10.S9276
and paid out for repairs of roads.